«Our Chicago agency has worked with no -
kill animal shelters such as P.A.W.S. to execute campaigns on a local level, so this is a wonderful opportunity to educate a national audience on this important issue,» said Draft.
Not exact matches
We confront the largest national and international problems facing
animals, which local
shelters don't have the reach or the resources to take on,
such as
animal fighting, puppy mills, horse slaughter and soring, seal
killing and other forms of commercial slaughter of marine mammals, captive hunting and the wildlife trade, and inhumane slaughter and factory farming.
Here in Lake County, we are fortunate to have several no -
kill shelters that will house unwanted
animals until
such time that a good home may be found for them.
When
animal lovers learn about the cruelty and
killing that are rampant in U.S.
shelters, and that national
animal protection organizations
such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (ASPCA) and People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) defend these
shelters and thwart efforts at reform, the first and the most logical question they ask is: Why?
Such networks are generally led by no -
kill rescue groups who take cats and dogs out of
animal control facilities or traditional
animal shelters, place them in foster homes, and then find the pets permanent homes through their own adoption events, publicity, word of mouth, or advertising.
Conceivably, every single dog and cat transferred by PETA to
such shelters would either have been
killed or displaced another
animal who was
killed.
At the same time, when my organization, the No
Kill Advocacy Center, works with activists nationwide to pass legislation to add more protections, such as making it illegal for shelters to kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New Y
Kill Advocacy Center, works with activists nationwide to pass legislation to add more protections,
such as making it illegal for
shelters to
kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New Y
kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New York.
Many no -
kill shelters will never accept
animals that will be difficult to adopt,
such as older or injured
animals.
The
shelter's high
kill rate, policies on pit bulls, and
such little regard for
animals that a 10 lbs dog was shot (and
killed) with a tranquilizer dart and other transgressions led to Skeldon's pressured resignation.
PETA also fights reform efforts nationwide, including legislation introduced by
animal lovers in several states mandating simple, common sense procedures which would protect
shelter animals:
such as requiring
shelters to provide prompt and necessary veterinary care rather than allow
animals to suffer, to work with qualified non-profit rescue organizations rather than
killing animals who have a place to go, and to end convenience
killing for savable
animals when there are empty kennels or cages.
We promote the
animals in a variety of ways, including helping post information to adoption websites,
such as Petfinder, and acting as a liaison for the
shelter with foster homes and no -
kill rescues.
Such a framework must be open and inclusive of all types of organizations: municipal
shelters, private humane societies and SPCAs, and high - functioning rescue, spay / neuter organizations and national
animal welfare organizations, with the only qualification being a commitment to no -
kill.
Speaking of the extraordinarily high
kill rate at PETA's «
shelter,» Starr said that PETA's argument that most of the
animals it receives are old, sick, or injured is no excuse, since the Richmond SPCA receives
such animals too, and it treats and rehabilitates them and finds them homes.
However, not every community has the resources to form
such partnerships that make no -
kill shelters successful, says Misha Goodman, president of the National
Animal Control Association and director of animal services for Iowa City,
Animal Control Association and director of
animal services for Iowa City,
animal services for Iowa City, Iowa.
They are active in the local community and committed to supporting and working closely with local rescues,
such as the no -
kill Safe
Animal Shelter where they both serve on the Board of Directors.
1) To educate the public on the plight of
animals that have found themselves in high
kill shelters throughout Georgia and on the responsibilities involved with pet ownership,
such as spay / neuter and heartworm prevention.
No -
kill pressure has probably caused some
shelters to try harder to get
animals adopted rather than
kill them at
such staggering rates, I worry, though, that in the effort to reduce the number of
animals killed, screening for appropriate adopters may be less stringent.
Proponents of «catch and
kill»
sheltering use «practical» arguments in favor of ending life all the time,
such as «
Killing dogs and cats is necessary because there are too many animals and not enough homes» or «Feral cats suffer on the streets and therefore killing is the compassionate option.
Killing dogs and cats is necessary because there are too many
animals and not enough homes» or «Feral cats suffer on the streets and therefore
killing is the compassionate option.
killing is the compassionate option.»
To achieve this goal, we are partnering with
animal lovers across the country to help ensure the passage of these laws against powerful,
kill shelter lobbying organizations
such as HSUS, the ASPCA and PETA, and we have put together the tools to help others do precisely that.
The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in
such organizations turning to buying dogs offered at auctions by commercial kennels: «As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of
shelter animals killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all
shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»
(5) the humane
killing of an
animal that is diseased or disabled beyond recovery for any useful purpose, or the humane
killing of
animals for population control, by the owner thereof or the agent of
such owner residing outside of a city or the owner thereof within a city if no
animal shelter or licensed veterinarian is within the city, or by a licensed veterinarian at the request of the owner thereof, or by any officer or agent of an
animal shelter, a local or state health officer or a licensed veterinarian three business days following the receipt of any
such animal at
such shelter;
Whoever overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates or
kills an
animal, or causes or procures an
animal to be overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded, overworked, tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, cruelly beaten, mutilated or
killed; and whoever uses in a cruel or inhuman manner in a race, game, or contest, or in training therefor, as lure or bait a live
animal, except an
animal if used as lure or bait in fishing; and whoever, having the charge or custody of an
animal, either as owner or otherwise, inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon it, or unnecessarily fails to provide it with proper food, drink,
shelter, sanitary environment, or protection from the weather, and whoever, as owner, possessor, or person having the charge or custody of an
animal, cruelly drives or works it when unfit for labor, or willfully abandons it, or carries it or causes it to be carried in or upon a vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner which might endanger the
animal carried thereon, or knowingly and willfully authorizes or permits it to be subjected to unnecessary torture, suffering or cruelty of any kind shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 7 years in state prison or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years or by a fine of not more than $ 5,000 or by both fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that a second or subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $ 10,000 or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
As a no -
kill shelter, we're committed to taking the space and time needed to help dogs
such as Percy find families that can support
animals with special needs.
They also promise to donate 10 percent of its profits to various
animal charities
such as
animal rescues and no -
kill shelters.
Though the fine print of the American Veterinary Medical Association's past Euthanasia Reports contain strong evidence of the cruelty and danger of carbon monoxide gas chambers used to
kill shelter animals, the AVMA has continued to insist
such use of the medieval devices in
animal shelters is «acceptable».
Though the fine print of the American Veterinary Medical Association's current and past Euthanasia Reports contain strong evidence of the cruelty and danger of carbon monoxide gas chambers used to
kill shelter animals, the AVMA has continued to insist
such use of the medieval devices is «acceptable».
This course will address these and other issues
such as pet surplus -
animals entering
shelters and those euthanized in
shelters; the «no -
kill» movement; reasons for relinquishment to
shelters; recognition and documentation of
animal abuse; dog fighting, and the role of the veterinarian in the recognition and reporting of these activities.