Sentences with phrase «national shelter deaths»

Seven states (Texas, California, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Kentucky and Mississippi — in the order of number of shelter animals killed) account for 50 percent of national shelter deaths.

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«The death of animals in shelters is a national tragedy - one that we'll finally be able to end thanks to this historic campaign,» said Rich Avanzino, Maddie's Fund President.

But, numbers in animal welfare have been challenging to track on a national level, making it difficult to know where there's the most need, among other crucial information that can mean the difference between life and death for dogs and cats in shelters.

For the past decade and more, national and local animal organizations have blamed puppy producers for euthanasias in shelters and promoted sterilization as the only way to decrease shelter deaths.

Yet the stunning death tolls from tornadoes this spring raise new questions about government subsidies for storm shelters, the psychology of warning response, the possibility of limited tornado evacuations, and the argument that tornado warning and response should be considered a national security issue.