Sentences with phrase «highest euthanasia rates»

Kern County's shelters are bursting at the seams and register some of the highest euthanasia rates in the country.

Black cats have the lowest adoption rates and the highest euthanasia rates.

Over the past 9 years, Carson Cats has rescued over 11,000 animals from the Los Angeles County Shelter System which has one of the highest euthanasia rates in the country.

«Research showed that the animals with the highest euthanasia rate were orphaned healthy kittens under the age of 8 - weeks, simply because they had no one to take care of them overnight,» explains Jenny Bonomini, Nursery Manager.

The problem for the government is that if they are really going to investigate the LDH for high euthanasia rates, they will have to provide some kind of definition of what they consider the rate should be.

This is the statement that the Minister released announcing the proposed review, «Minister for Agriculture, Jaala Pulford, has directed authorised officers within the Department to investigate allegations relating to high euthanasia rates, accommodation and housing of animals, identification of animals» owners and the assessment of animals for re-homing.»

Of these items, «high euthanasia rates and assessment of animals for re-homing» are going to be difficult.

According to Wikipedia, Black Dog Syndrome is defined as «the low adoption and high euthanasia rate of black dogs in shelters.

Minister for Agriculture, Jaala Pulford, has directed authorised officers within the Department to investigate allegations relating to high euthanasia rates, accommodation and housing of animals, identification of animals» owners and the assessment of animals for re-homing.»

Considering the tragically high euthanasia rate for these dogs, members of pit bull advocacy groups, and other dog lovers, choose to adopt them as family pets.

While the MPP focuses on both cats and dogs, the issue of lost pets is particularly relevant to cats, given their low reclaim rates in shelters; high euthanasia rates; decreased likelihood of having collars, tags or microchips; and propensity to hide when frightened.

These discriminatory laws, however, continue to plague the breed leading to extremely high euthanasia rates across the U.S. Thousands of family pets have been euthanized due to BSL; today, there are at least 700 cities that have passed some level of BSL.

They also had a high euthanasia rate.

She joined Austin Pets Alive as Executive Director in 2008 and began applying best practices in efficiency and operations to resolve Austin's previously high euthanasia rate.

Organizations once known for high euthanasia rates are now embracing lifesaving and inspiring their communities to join their cause.»

The majority of our dogs and cats come from animal control facilities (aka «the pound») with high euthanasia rates.

Kerry had rescued one puppy at a time from a shelter in Lake County that had a high euthanasia rate and no rescue organizations to assist them.

With FCRC, Felines & Canines will be able to pull animals from facilities with high euthanasia rates and get them cared for and ready for transport to receiving rescues (their Chicago shelter included).

Under city management, overcrowding was addressed with a high euthanasia rate with very short time limitations on the lives of the animals.

In Australia, according to Nell Thompson, G2Z coordinator, over the last 5 - 10 years, people have gained a better understanding of the country's companion animal issues, and, dissatisfied with high euthanasia rates, have been demanding change.

This amount of animals has resulted in even higher euthanasia rates, animal suffering, and the downsizing and rid of facilities capable of addressing these issues.

He is from a rural animal control with a high euthanasia rate and had a congenitally defective eye that was causing him discomfort and needed to be removed.

Companion Animal Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit animal rescue organization formed in 2002 in response to the high euthanasia rate of adoptable animals in Humboldt County.

It's because a lot of the shelters with high euthanasia rates have regional overpopulation, where these particular shelters experience a higher population than the environment can sustain.

Shelters and rescue groups across the country collectively experience «Black Cat / Dog Syndrome», characterized by low adoption and high euthanasia rates of black pets.

The animal shelters in the West Georgia area are overwhelmed with unwanted animals and consequently have high euthanasia rates.

We work with over-crowded, under - sourced and many times rural shelters with high euthanasia rates to save dogs that would have little or no chance for adoption in their local geographic area.

By 1994, Deb and Kerry's home - based, part - time rescue efforts had evolved into a full - time, successful collaboration where dogs were rescued from Lake County (plus other shelters with high euthanasia rates), given veterinary care and spayed or neutered, and then adopted out to qualified homes.

The CanINE Express Transport Project humanely transports shelter dogs from south central Indiana — areas with extreme pet overpopulation and high euthanasia rates due to kennel overcrowding — to shelters in areas in our country where there is a need for well - socialized, healthy dogs.

Philadelphia shelters have a very high euthanasia rate due to overcrowding — during spring / summer, about 70 % of surrendered cats and kittens never leave the shelter, including pets surrendered by former owners.

Lucy Ling was adopted on March 5, 1999 at the age of 7 months from a mid-Michigan shelter that practiced pound seizure and had a high euthanasia rate.

How HSTV Operates: HSTV partners with open admission shelters (shelters that are funded by tax payer dollars and do not refuse any animal) in 33 surrounding counties and growing that are faced with low adoption numbers and consequently high euthanasia rates.

While adorable puppies and kittens seem to have no problem finding new homes, senior pets often spend the longest amount of time at the shelter before being adopted — but many do not get adopted at all... Because of low adoption rates for senior pets, old dogs and cats have higher euthanasia rates or even live out their lives in a shelter kennel.»

The more rural and less affluent counties exhibit larger intake at animal control facilities and experience significantly higher euthanasia rates.

Barnett, who helped start ACN to combat the county shelter's high euthanasia rate, recognized that great strides had been made by both ACN and AHS.

100 % of the animals we rescue come from open - admission shelters with high euthanasia rates for older animals.

OBOL donates nutritious food, blankets, pet beds, leashes, collars, harnesses, toys, pet clothes, and other critical supplies to keep pets of the homeless happy and healthy, thus allowing them to stay with their loving, human companions rather than being relinquished to overpopulated shelters with high euthanasia rates.

(Source: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 1998) Myth Busted: No evidence exist that pet stores contribute to pet overpopulation, shelter overpopulation or high euthanasia rates in shelters.

The group also works to educate people about the overbreeding of racing hounds and the high euthanasia rates associated with the racing industry.

Back then, she says, her local facility in Ohio had bad conditions and a high euthanasia rate that were too painful for her to confront.

Did you know that black dogs have the lowest adoption rate and the highest euthanasia rate than any other color dog in...

Shelters that are currently experiencing a high stray kitten intake and, as a result, have a high euthanasia rate for kittens — especially those with URI — will benefit from the Foster to Surrender program.

Of all the dogs that enter the shelter system, pit bull types have it the worst with a shockingly high euthanasia rate of 93 percent.

Many German Shepherd Dog owners, in particular, requested that I allow their dog to mate with Nasha but I firmly turned all requests down after explaining that unless you have a license to do so (a) breeding wolves is illegal in Florida as is buying and selling them; and (b) this type of «back - yard» breeding contributes to and exacerbates the already overwhelming problem of dog and cat overpopulation which results in horrifyingly high euthanasia rates at most of our nation's animal shelters.

Leftover Pets is a 501c3 non-profit organization established in 2005 to reduce the high euthanasia rate in Georgia shelters.

Not exact matches

According to an article by Asiaone, euthanasia rates have been decreasing — from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, a total of 963 animals were put to sleep at the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), down from 1,068 the previous year — but these high numbers still prove that overpopulation is a glaring issue, and more can be done to educate everyone about it.

Dogs we bring in from high - euthanasia rate shelters often have heartworm disease.

We also try to help minimize euthanasia rate of healthy, adoptable dogs by rescuing them from high kill facilities.

The LDH could argue, with some justice, that they are not contravening the Code, and that there is no bench mark for «high» euthanasia rates nor any mandate for saving life rather than ending it.

We've lived here since 2005 and the euthanasia rates in this county are so high it's sickening.