Gracie's story shows
how shelters and rescue groups can work together (even across state lines) to save more lives.
Learn
how shelters and rescue groups can implement strategies to limit their liability for saving lives.
Learn how Petfinder.com got started,
how shelters and rescue groups use it and how you can find a new member for your family on the site.
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Not exact matches
Listen to learn
how dedicate private pilots are helping animals,
shelters and rescue groups, as well as who gets to fly
and why.
This 24 - hour fundraiser always proves important for area
shelters,
rescues,
and animal advocacy
groups, so we're eager to tell you
how you can participate in 2018!
Wondering
how you can help your local animal
shelter or
rescue group find permanent homes for the cats
and kittens in their charge?
The HSUS program provides free vaccinations
and spaying
and neutering in 30 U.S. cities, including Philadelphia,
and trains
shelters and rescue groups how to use these tools, going door to door
and block by block in underserved neighborhoods.
Shelter and rescue group employees know which animals get along with other animals
and children,
and sometimes offer a trial or foster period to see
how they adjust to home life.
Everybody Wins: Learn
How to Change the Way Animal
Groups and Veterinarians Work Together is part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund ®, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to shelter staff, veterinarians, rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats community -
Groups and Veterinarians Work Together is part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund ®, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to
shelter staff, veterinarians,
rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs and cats community -
groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs
and cats community - wide.
How Stress is Sabotaging Your Cat Adoption Efforts, its companion webcast,
How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts,
and future webcasts on preventing
and treating stress
and the behavior problems it can cause, are all part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to
shelter staff, veterinarians,
rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs
and cats community - wide.
Removing Barriers to Adoption:
How Evidence, Innovation
and Compassion Grow Pet Adoptions will be of interest to individual advocates,
rescue groups,
shelter staff
and volunteers,
and anyone who may be struggling to understand the appropriateness of this sea change in adoption approaches, including donors
and board members.
This commitment to save elderly dogs from euthanasia has resulted in Old Dog Haven being the largest senior - dog
rescue group of its kind in America, though their service areas are
shelters in western Washington.Their plight has inspired a new book, «My Old Dog:
Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts» by Today Show writer Laura T. Coffee
and illustrated by Lori Fusaro.Judith said she is amazed at
how many are willing to open their hearts
and homes to their pets,
and as thrilled with their fantastic donors who make the vet bill coverage possible, but it's turning out more
and more people are being drawn to the «castoffs» of the canine world.
At the same time, many veterinarians feel
shelters and rescue groups place unrealistic demands on their time
and pocketbooks,
and don't understand
how veterinary practices actually work.
Shelters
and foster - based
rescue groups who observe a greater - than - normal number of coughing dogs in their care can consult this document for more information, including
how to contact the Maddie's
Shelter Medicine Program at UF
and other experts for assistance
and advice.
It also gently educates children about
how and why
rescue groups save dogs in
shelters.
I also spent years volunteering
and fostering for
shelters and rescue groups,
and saw first - hand
how lack of affordable veterinary care affects the lives of our pets.
When she began a personal endeavor to assist
shelter Dobermans,
and volunteering with existing Doberman
rescue groups, she quickly realized
how many beautiful
and precious Dobermans were suffering in
shelters across Texas;
and that existing Doberman
rescue operations were all running at full capacity most of the time.
Both
shelters and rescue groups are vitally important to helping pets in need but there are differences in
how they are run
and what services they offer.
How can
shelter veterinarians,
and those working with kitten nursery programs or
rescue groups, provide the best care for this population?
How likely is it that a senior pet can adapt to ending up in a
shelter, being pulled by a
rescue group, placed into one or more foster homes,
and finally adopted — with a few stops at adoption events long the way?
How can animal
shelters and rescue groups best treat it?
Does your
shelter or
rescue group counsel adopters on
how to carefully
and gradually introduce a new cat into the family?
How can
shelters or
rescue groups assist their foster caregivers
and expand the number of foster families?
Yes, animal
shelters and rescue groups can fight back against Facebook's latest squeeze on
how many of your followers can see your posts —
and it won't cost a penny.
How Stress is Sabotaging Your Dog Adoption Efforts is part of an ongoing series of educational programs from Maddie's Institute, the academic division of Maddie's Fund ®, providing the most innovative animal welfare information to
shelter staff, veterinarians,
rescue groups and community members to increase the lifesaving of homeless dogs
and cats community - wide.
If you've adopted a pet from an animal
shelter or
rescue group, you know
how powerful the bond is that exists between the pet
and their human family.
If you'd like your
shelter and rescue group staff, volunteers, fosters
and adopters — as well as cat loving community - members — to speak cat, it may be time to host a party to watch our free online course, Feline Communication:
How to Speak Cat!
There needs to be required record keeping
and supervision of all
rescue groups, no matter
how small,
and all
shelters, as well as breeders.
Many
shelters, sanctuaries,
and rescue groups will allow you to contribute for a cat of your choosing,
and they'll send you updates
and pictures to show
how your kitty is doing.
Yes, the child may care for it for a few weeks or even months, but go to any
shelter or
rescue group and ask
how many animals per year are given up or neglected when the kids stop caring for them
and the parents do not want to.
Learn
how to choose
and find the right dog for your family,
how to buy a dog from a breeder or adopt a dog from the animal
shelter or
rescue group,
how to use temperament tests to evaluate puppies
and adult dogs.
If you run a
rescue group or
shelter, see
how you can get involved, for the good of animals near
and far —
and for your
group as well.
You would be surprised
how many beautiful purebred dogs end up in
shelters and rescue groups.
Grow
and Keep your Fosters Happy —
How can
shelters or
rescue groups assist their foster caregivers
and expand the number of foster families?
Suddenly calls
and emails were pouring in from
shelters and rescue groups from far
and wide, wanting to know
how they could follow APA!
Before purchasing a dog from a breeder, consider
how many homeless pets enter
shelters and rescue groups each year.
You can find out
how they do it,
and how you can work with local
rescue groups in your area to provide treatment, from Dr. Natalie Isaza in Treating Heartworm Disease in
Shelter Dogs: 500 Dogs
and Counting!
However, while there was a huge amount of space spent to keeping animals out of the
shelter (which is important),
and proper care for animals in the
shelter (also important), outside of one section on working with
rescue groups, there was little information on
how to get them back OUT safely.
Inga Fricke, director of
shelter and rescue group services for The HSUS, is convinced that lots of
shelters want to lend a helping hand, but in many cases, they just don't know
how to start the conversation.
If you'd like more specifics about a potential pet, think about looking into adopting through a
rescue group, which may be able to give you a much clearer picture of
how an animal behaves
and interacts in a setting other than a
shelter environment.