Sentences with phrase «number of animals taken»

Pet shelters attempt to find homes for the animals they deem suitable as human companions, but a far greater number of animals taken to pet shelters end up with the death sentence than with a loving home.

Unfortunately, resources are seldom adequate to support the large number of animals taken in by these organizations.

We rescue animals OUT of primarily municipal shelters (city - and county - funded shelters whose adoption rates are very low in comparison to the number of animals taken in).

National euthanasia statistics are difficult to pinpoint because animal care and control agencies are not uniformly required to keep statistics on the number of animals taken in, adopted, euthanized or...

March 2014 saw the fewest number of animals taken in at the Blount Co pound since it opened in 2006 — 138.

The number of animals taken on the ark was about 16,000 including dinosaurs.

Let's face it: Noah's Ark is totally impossible — the ship is way too big to be made of wood but WAY too small for the number of animals taken.

«I've been manager of the shelter for five years and every year the number of animals we take in goes up and it all falls on irresponsible ownership,» he said.

We get to this number by comparing the number of animals we take in to the number we adopt out.

Even with the increasing number of animals we take in Circle of Friends Humane Society has managed to still have a less than 1 % Euthanasia rate and a 91 % Adoption Claim and Transfer rate.

Not exact matches

Neither the government nor the live export industry was willing to take this obvious measure to reduce suffering, even though both admitted that religious festivals such as the Eid al Adha (or «Festival of Sacrifice») where large numbers of animals are sold to individual buyers presented the greatest risks to Australian animals.

Some of us took the road for the animals, others followed the road with the «Save the Environment» sign; some came this way for health; still others ended up here following a number of roads with countless detours and hills that seemed too high to climb.

Instead, it appears to be related to a much more fundamental metabolic constraint: the length of time required for the animal to reach its theoretical maximum speed, based on the number of «fast twitch» muscle fiber cells in the creature's muscles, as compared to the length of time it takes for those cells to run out of readily available energy.

And that's why it took so long to get this animal put together: we had to collect huge numbers of bones in order to get enough that were complete.»

SpaceX has said that it will take a number of measures to protect endangered animals.

Growing numbers of ships in the Arctic could also exacerbate the problem of invasive species, foreign plants and animals that enter and often take over ecosystems.

Prehistorians say the find is exceptional not just because of the number and variety of animal images, but for the sheer size of its four main halls and smaller interconnecting galleries, and the care the cavers took to leave the floor undisturbed.

The battle over animal experimentation in Italy took a nasty turn this week when anonymous activists posted fliers showing photos, home addresses, and telephone numbers of scientists involved in animal research at the University of Milan and labeled them as «murderers.»

The constructions would take advantage of the natural features of each forest patch to protect the animals from the sun and enhance the number of cool spaces.

Writing in the June 2017 issue of Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Nunez takes on the conventional wisdom in the field right now — a widely accepted view in cognitive neuroscience, child psychology and animal cognition that there is a biologically evolved capacity for number and arithmetic that we share with other species.

A growing number of findings point to the fact that several dinosaur species were social animals and maybe hunted together and took care of their offspring after they were hatched.

«As for the high number of turtles, one of the reasons is that the zoos have to take over many confiscated animals after smugglers have tried to trade them illegally,» she says.

The constructions would take advantage of the natural features of each forest patch to protect the animals from the sun and enhance the number and comfort of cool spaces.

I took so many pictures (an obnoxious number), so I'm sharing a small portion & some of my favorite animals today!CONTINUE READING

I take issue with the film's curiously high number of «When Animals Attack» scenarios, too, with Tripp running afoul of everything from chipmunks to dolphins.

, Rambi reappears here but can only be played if Donkey Kong jumps into an Animal Crate with Rambi's face on it; Rambi is also usable in a minigame unlocked after taking pictures of a certain number of Banana Fairies.

Take for example the number of vanishing animal species.

«The number - one thing people with animals need to remember is that you can always take your animals with you,» says Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of San Diego Humane Society (SDHS).

Mechler points out that the rabies component could dramatically increase the number of public agencies willing and able to administer the product, essentially taking some of the burden off of the animal welfare community while increasing efficiency in animal welfare efforts.

The estimate quoted from ACE's work is actually an estimate of the cost to spare an animal all the suffering associated with life in industrial agriculture, because most of the programs taken into account there aim to reduce the number of animals in industrial agriculture overall (for instance, by promoting veganism and vegetarianism).

While all around us in America today our economy has imploded, a historic number of Americans are out of work and all our jobs are being replaced by foreign immigrants or off - shored to other countries, the Cult of the Animal has taken over our very lexicon and showcases the destruction of American society.

It's important for shelters (and rescuers) to know their own limits, but if they're not out there educating people and working with other shelters and rescuers, then they're really only saving the limited number of animals they can take in.

«We need to promote an understanding of the devastation free - ranging cats can create and the number of birds and small animals they take,» Montalbano said.

Recently, a Louisiana shelter has relinquished dogs to Omaha - area rescues and shelters a number of times - it seems the LA shelter is unable to care for the animals and the Omaha - area shelters and rescues listed here have taken on dogs a number of times in recent months.

It is easy to be in your shelter and focus on your numbers, but sharing really does reinforce that we are all in this together, and it takes all of animal welfare to really affect change and make a difference.

In the summer months, however, the number of citizen - surrendered animals doubles between the people who surrender their pets to the Shelter when they go on vacation and the people who didn't fix their pets and dump the puppies or kittens at the Shelter for the rest of us to take care of.

Even if you find a home for all members of a litter, this takes away from the number of homes willing to adopt an animal, and so merely displaces the problem from the kittens or puppies of your pet's litter to other animals.

Customers interested in taking one of these animals to their forever home, should be at the gate to our entrance no later than 8:00 AM to pull a number, reserving your place in line.

Bringing that number all the way to zero is the goal of the campaign, which marks the first time in its history the Ad Council has taken on an animal welfare cause.

Ideally you'll want to keep your pet with you, but if you must separate temporarily, include on your list the addresses and phone numbers of any nearby veterinary offices and boarding kennels that could take your pet in an emergency, as well as the nearest animal shelter.

A number of researchers and animal advocacy groups have studied this question, in large part to learn how they might entice possible adopters to take the plunge.

Because of increasing numbers of fatal attacks by the breed and potential liability problems, allowing people to adopt pit bulls from shelters is like «taking a crap shoot,» said Randall Lockwood, an animal behaviorist at the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C.

Suwannee PAWS began primarily as a reduced - cost veterinary clinic, but due to the overwhelming numbers of homeless pets in this and surrounding communities, we were quickly flooded with requests for taking in animals.

At LA Animal Services, our ability to take in these abandoned animals is directly dependent on the number of reliable foster volunteers we have waiting to take these babies home to raise.

A small proportion of animals must take medication for life, and another small number, unfortunately, die of Valley Fever in spite of drug treatment.

Aside from the toll it takes on your dog to give birth to a litter and raise pups, the number of homeless animals who are euthanized each year makes it an irresponsible decision to allow your dog to mate.

Since the merger, RCHS has substantially increased the number of animals it cares for who are taken from other shelters that

The shelters ability to save many of these orphaned animals is directly dependent on the number of foster volunteers waiting to take these babies home to provide temporary foster care.

While we take every precaution to protect our staff and volunteers, the risk of contracting minor infections (i.e. Ringworm), is present in all animal shelters and facilities with a large number of animals.

From January 2012 - November 2014, there was a gradual decline in the number of dogs taken to Camden County Animal Shelter from our core PFL area each year.