Sentences with phrase «of dogs in an animal shelter»

It is currently a significant factor in the euthanasia of almost 60 % of cats and more than 30 % of dogs in animal shelters across Canada every year (see Canadian Animal Shelter Statistics, Humane Canada).

• Total number of nationwide animal shelters 5,000 • Number of companion animals that enter into animal shelters nationwide annually 5 million • Average annual number of companion animals that are euthinized at shelters 3.5 million • Percent of dogs in animals shelters that are euthanized 60 % • Percent of cats in animal shelters that are euthanized 70 % • Percent of cats that are returned to their owners 2 % • Percent of dogs returned to their owners 15 % • Total percentage of dogs claimed to be spayed or neutered 78 % • Total percentage of cats that are claimed to be spayed or neutered 88 % • Total number of animals that end up in a shelter that are spayed or neutered 10 % • Percent of dogs brought to shelters that were adopted by a shelter 20 % • Percent of dogs and cats that are adopted from shelters 25 % • Total number of dogs and cats that are bought at pet stores 6 % • Percentage of people that get their pets free or at low cost 65 % • Cost of taxpayer money annually to round up, house, kill and dispose of homeless animals $ 2 billion • Total percentage of dogs in shelters that are purebred 25 % • Total percentage of U.S. homes who own at least 1 companion animal 63 % • Total number of homes that own at least 1 companion animal 70 million • Tags:

However, 40 percent of dogs in animal shelters are characterized as bully breeds, and 20 percent of those are called pit bulls.

A large number of dogs in animal shelters are pit bulls and pit - bull mixes, fighting animals from illegal gambling operations, and many with behavioral disorders.

A study conducted by researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine for Mississippi State University (MSU) indicates that the availability of dogs in animal shelters is at an all - time low.

Announced at the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) Conference in Orlando, Fl., researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine for Mississippi State shared the results of a study that indicates the availability of dogs in animal shelters is at an all - time low.

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«The ASPCA is pleased to be in a position where we can assist animal shelters in Florida by helping move homeless cats and dogs out of impacted communities to free up much - needed space for owned pets displaced by the storm,» said Dick Green, senior director of Disaster Response for ASPCA Field Investigations and Response.

Out of the Earth ~ Natural Raw Diet for Dogs Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.

Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.

Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that runs the city's animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50Animal Care Centers of NYC, a nonprofit that runs the city's animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50animal shelters, opened a pet food pantry in the Bronx in December, and in the first month alone, the pantry gave out more than 2,000 pounds of food for 71 dogs and 50 cats.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The fight for a $ 350,000 dog shelter at the Jamesville penitentiary is featured in the most recent episode of «Pit Bulls and Parolees» on Animal Planet.

Displaced pets are also being helped out of the rain - swelled city, and Hi Tor Animal Shelter (www.hitor.org), along with other shelters in the mid-Hudson, has people on the ground in Houston and plan to return with several dogs and cats that will need homes.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the leading non-profit devoted to animal welfare, reports that in the 1970s American shelters euthanized between 12 and 20 million cats and dogs every year at a time when there were 67 million pets in U.S. homes.

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Did you know that there are approximately 7.6 million animals put in shelters each year (not just in Dallas) and of those 3.9 million are dogs (and 3.4 million are cats)?

A leading national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters.

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While dogs and cats make up the majority in U.S. animal shelters, a smaller number of abandoned birds, rabbits and small animals also need homes.

The number of homeless dogs and cats in the U.S. can not be established by merely tallying up the numbers at all the animal shelters.

Chateau La Paws pours three varietals in partnership with North Shore Animal League, all featuring an adoptable shelter dog on the label, in the hopes of «helping them find a permanent chateau of their own.»

The humble warriors of the Ward - Wiseman Animal Haven (WWAH), modest as any ordinary «saints» and sporting compassionate hearts, have worked tirelessly for years to assure the homeless dogs and cats in Collinsville have a safe shelter until their forever - home can be found.

There's Bradley and Apollo, both very handsome, friendly dogs who first found themselves in the city of Tulsa Animal Welfare shelter with no adoption prospects and now have spent the better part of a year waiting for permanent homes.

To that end, the Humane Society of Tulsa and the Washington County SPCA are among 60 animal shelters across the country that participate every month in PetSmart Charities ® Rescue Waggin» ® program — a national transport program that has saved more than 52,000 dogs and puppies since 2004.

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University has conducted the most comprehensive survey and analysis of the animal shelter dog population in the United States.

If you are currently considering adopting a new family pet we strongly urge you to visit one of the animal shelters in Singapore like the Action for Singapore Dogs or the SPCA, which houses several dogs ready for adoptDogs or the SPCA, which houses several dogs ready for adoptdogs ready for adoption.

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As the newest partner in PetSmart Charities ™ Rescue Waggin» ™ program, the Humane Society of Tulsa will be sending homeless shelter dogs every month aboard PetSmart Charities» ® Rescue Waggin» ® vehicle — a national transport program proudly sponsored by PEDIGREE ® — to animal shelters in other parts of the country where there are more adopters seeking dogs and a guarantee of a good home for all the dogs transported.

From uncertain beginnings in a Lawrence, Kansas animal shelter, each of these dogs displayed the potential and drive trainers look for in prospective working dogs.

Zoi's Rescue of Claremore reached out to a mother and puppy in need of special care and Mary Dickey, Director of Stillwater Animal Shelter, offered to find foster placements for ten dogs.

«Until more people spay and neuter their pets and we reduce the number of animals entering shelters, the Rescue Waggin» program will continue to be a resource for shelters working to change the fate of homeless dogs in their communities,» says Susanna Della Maddalena, executive director of PetSmart Charities, Inc..

Fifty - six percent of dogs and seventy - six percent of cats in shelters are euthanized... many of them healthy, well - behaved animals whose owners simply didn't have time for them anymore.

We linked those staggering numbers with a 2014 study we discovered in Applied Animal Behavior Science showing that the likelihood of a shelter dog being adopted increased significantly when they were observed playing.

The Pet Quality Assurance Act, or the «puppy mill bill,» House Bill 1332, and House Bill 1045, a bill which would have allowed low - population counties to operate a shelter and pass animal control ordinances, would have combined to help the most voiceless of all companion animals in our state; dogs in unlicensed dog dealing facilities and unwanted animals facing abandonment due to the absence of shelters.

The company aims to provide up to 12,000 of its Busy Buddy and FroliCat brand cat and dog toys to pets in shelters across the country, including: Asheville Humane Society in Asheville, N.C., Larimer Humane Society in Fort Collins, Colo., Oregon Humane Society in Portland, Ore., Halifax Humane Society in Daytona Beach, Fla., Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans, Capital Area Humane Society in Hilliard, Ohio, Atlanta Humane Society in Atlanta, Kentucky Humane Society in Louisville, Ky., Charleston Animal Society in N. Charleston, S.C., Foothills Animal Rescue in Scottsdale, Ariz., South Suburban Humane Society in Chicago Heights, Ill., and Austin Humane Society in Austin, Texas.

Not only does adoption save the life of the dog that you're adopting, but it will also make room for the new animal that the shelter takes in.

For every purchase of «Dogtails - Dog Shampoo» a soft blanket is dropped off at a local animal shelter for dogs in need of warmth & comfort.

Though the dog days of summer are fast upon us, spirits in our local pet world are higher, with serious talk on the street of a dog park, an increased focus on the Tulsa animal shelter, and overall more attention on local pet issues.

The Humane Society of Tulsa is one of 60 shelters that participate in the PetSmart Charities Rescue Waggin» program — a national transport program that transfers adoptable dogs and puppies from animal shelters in communities with severe pet overpopulation problems and few adopters to animal shelters in other communities where adoptable dogs and puppies are more in demand.

Spay / neuter laws have had a major impact on the number of «oops pets,» and shelters in many parts of the country are importing dogs to satisfy demand for adoptable animals.

In a recent study, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) indicated that about 1.6 million dogs are euthanized a year by shelters.

A study published in early 2017 showed that America's animal shelters can not provide all of the dogs needed for the pet - loving public.

Launched in November 2014, the initiativeendeavours to provide one KONG toy to every dog under the care of a local animal shelter or animal welfare group by March 2017.

Study: Save 5 times more dogs, cut costs and improve health in your animal shelter Short of finding a magic wand, there's really nothing better than foster care programs for boosting lifesaving, cutting costs and improving health in animal shelters.

The myth that they need to do so may be responsible for the death of thousands of dogs each year as unwanted animals are euthanised in overcrowded shelters.

Of course, some celebrities were in attendance to cheer on the animals, help spotlight shelter dogs and support the cause including Denise Richards, Kelly Wearstler, who adopted a lab mix puppy, Autumn Reeser, Patrick Fabian, Amy Smart, Rachelle Lefevre, Matthew Allen, who fostered a cute white pit bull, and Julie Marie Berman.

As we walked through the rows that contained dogs of every breed, every size, every age, I was overwhelmed with the volume of animals that were in the shelter.

As people from coast to coast celebrate the unofficial start of summer this Memorial Day weekend, dogs in animal shelters across America are hoping that the beginning of a new season will bring with it the start of a new life in a forever home.