Sentences with phrase «in shelter systems»

In April 2014, Integrating Veterinary Medicine in Shelter Systems received a University of Florida «Online Education Excellence» award for online graduate courses.

When possible and within our financial means, City Kitties works to help care for cats and kittens that otherwise would not survive on the streets or in the shelter systems.

There are literally, millions of dogs dying in our shelter systems each and every year.

It has been suggested that between 3 - 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized yearly in shelter systems throughout the United States.

For many, initial sheltering becomes long - term, with the average family stay in the shelter system at over 400 days.

«People in the shelter system have been abused, people in the shelter system have been literally killed, there have been murders in the shelter system.

There were 866 homeless men, women and children in the shelter system whose last known address was on the North Shore, followed by 109 in Mid-Island and 66 on the South Shore, according to city numbers as of Feb. 28.

NYC is adding $ 12 million to the budget to increase job training programs for homeless people in the shelter system who need help navigating the job market.

In an effort to reduce violence in New York City's overburdened homeless shelters, the de Blasio administration has assigned the NYPD to retrain the security staff responsible for maintaining order in the shelter system.

De Blasio pledged to end veteran homelessness in his State of the City speech in February, but advocates said the mayor's goal relies disproportionately on a grant from the federal government, which will help the city create a housing plan for military veterans in the shelter system.

The city has seen an explosion in homelessness over the last three years, with the number of homeless people in the shelter system crossing 60,000 late last year.

«Even before I was in the shelter system, I always noticed how many abandoned buildings there were.

«Obviously, the Council supports spending money in order to combat homelessness and to provide everyone in the shelter system with a safe and permanent home,» Dromm said.

Cuomo's office has bashed Banks as unqualified to handle indigent issues, and promoted at times spurious claims of violence and chaos in the shelter system, prompting a bitter exchange of letters in February.

However, a recent Quinnipiac University poll found that many voters still did not think the city was doing enough to help the homeless, and Diaz will recommend in his speech that the city start mandating that certain apartments in new developments go to working people who currently live in the shelter system, arguing that compassion must replace NIMBYism.

Faulkner called for a city - residency requirement to be housed in the shelter system to reduce abuse by out - of - towners, and said he'd even house the homeless at City Hall until the issue gets resolved.

And the new supportive housing facility, Quinn said, will help move more families out of the city's shelter system — 70 percent of the people in the shelter system are families with children, something she says «most people don't realize.»

In New York City, the plan would cost $ 11,224 per year for a household of three, compared to $ 38,460 for a family living in the shelter system, Hevesi said.

«This morning, we are here as elected officials, as community leaders, not to denounce or demonize homeless families that are living in our shelter system,» Ulrich said.

«People in the shelter system have been abused... But then because the shelter system is dangerous, the second problem is, the homeless don't want to go into the shelter system.»

There's all kinds of crime that occurs in their homeless shelters and other undesirable outcomes for people in that shelter system in New York City... They don't take [the issue] serious enough.»

«It is no secret that New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis that affects people in every neighborhood throughout the five boroughs,» the report reads, noting that 60,000 families and 25,000 children hole up in the shelter system each night, the highest numbers since the Great Depression.

«Once you help them through those critical first two months and they reach the weight to be spayed or neutered, kittens are the most highly adoptable pets in our shelter system,» Francis said.

The investigative and protest movement that was started by a few women in Beverly Hills has spread throughout the city, with large animal rights organizations jumping on board in an effort to educate shoppers that 20 % of the dogs in the shelter system are purebred dogs who need homes.

The non-profit agency, Captain Care, does its utmost to keep pets at home with their family, rather than in the shelter system.

This also includes trying to help someone find a home for their owned cats if they can no longer keep them, as well as strays or unwanted kittens who are owned (not in the shelter system).

«In a shelter system, that leaves the cats open to a higher rate of euthanasia.

This further proves the point that «pet overpopulation» and the number of animals that are in our shelter system can be reduced and we can reach a no kill state.

As a result, more animals are in the shelter system and quite often killed, instead of working with individuals to match the needs of animals with community resources.

Not every animal will need to spend the same amount of time in the shelter system.

But when the adoption application process for these dogs is too difficult, it creates a bottleneck in the sheltering system.

We are thrilled to report that after being in the shelter system for 1,170 days, Jackson found his forever family after going home for a Slumber Paw - ty!

«We try to reflect what's in the shelter system at the time, the diversity,» Toporoff said.

An estimated 25 % of dogs in the shelter system are purebred.

«We are hopeful that this research will open more doors for more dogs and cats in the sheltering system to go home.»

♥ Promote responsible pet ownership and animal sheltering in this region to include adherence to state and local animal statutes and law, assurance of the Five Freedoms for all animals in our shelter system, and to promote spay and neuter BEFORE adoption in this and surrounding counties

My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE moment while volunteering for Best Friends was at our last Bow Wows and Meows event when Midas, a beautiful, soulful, and stubborn dog who had been in the shelter system for nearly three years, finally found his forever home.

Even before becoming a TV personality, Jackson spend years working in the shelter system, learning about cats, their behavior and what makes them tick.

St. George officially started a TNR program, and no cats have been euthanized in the shelter system for over a decade.

Because we've served hundreds of thousands of pets in our area, the animals who end up in the shelter system now are far more likely to be healthy, micro-chipped, and already spayed or neutered than when we first began our work in the community.

Our expanded programs will both keep cats and dogs out of shelters and also create a path to freedom for those who do find themselves in the shelter system.

Passionately serving as a voice for the harsh reality of the suffering that too many abandoned and abused companion animals face on the streets, in puppy mills, in dog (and cock) fighting rings, and in the shelter system.

[4] None of which bodes well for the cats in its shelter system — «some 280» of them last year, according to the story in Hernando Today, the majority of which never made it out alive.

In shelter populations, the results are often a key determining factor in the management of a dog throughout its stay in the shelter system, including its likelihood of a live release.

Large volumes of cats in any shelter system elevate the risk of disease acquisition and transfer (Pedersen et al., 2004).

The fact that these same pets would likely die if they remain in the shelter system was not persuasive.

We are an animal welfare organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of pets most at risk in the shelter system.

The «Adopt, Don't Shop» endeavor sends an important message to all potential pet owners in the U.S. and beyond due to the massive overpopulation of cats and dogs in the shelter system.

This classification can be a deterrent to adoption and many times, these dogs are in the shelter system longer than any other breed.

At the same time, shelter policies regarding the appropriate disposition of animals should reflect the best interests of the animals as well as the need to maintain the public's trust in the shelter system.