Not exact matches
If I have to close my doors, not only will Bronx families lose a chance at
adopting these loving
animals but I have no doubt that hundreds
of animals will be
back on the street facing a most certain and devastating fate.
In January
of this year, two PETA employees, fully
backed by PETAâ $ ™ s Newkirk and a highly - paid legal team, stood trial on 24 felony counts, including 21 counts
of animal cruelty and obtaining property under false pretenses (lying to the shelters PETA
adopted dogs and cats from, then euthanizing the
animals rather then finding homes for them.)
The society, which pays for this treatment, gets
back some
of the expense when an
animal is
adopted.
I can't imagine the number
of homeless
animals in this country that have missed the opportunity to be
adopted because we have accepted as fact belief systems that have no data whatsoever to
back them up.
The longtime North Shore
Animal League America supporter and devoted board member has personally played a crucial role in saving the lives
of countless cats and kittens in need
of responsible, loving homes since
adopting her first Mutt - i - gree ®
back in 1985.
We publish books full
of stories from people who have fostered and
adopted, and the money we raise goes
back to
animal rescue and humane education efforts.
Such was the case for the Fifth family when they came into the South Jersey Regional
Animal Shelter a few years
back looking to
adopt one
of our big, beefy pit bulls.
If during the trial period you find that the
animal is not a suitable match the adoption fee will be refunded, any
animal adopted from the AAC is always welcomed
back if for any reason you can no longer care for him or her at any point in their life, adopters must be at least 24 years old to
adopt a cat or dog, adopters who rent their home must have landlord approval in order to
adopt, we welcome out
of area adopters, however we require prospective adopters to visit our facility and spend at least one night with the
animal.
When I explained that while I agree we should not
adopt out
animals to people who do not feed them but that several studies have demonstrated that reduced fees increase adoptions but do not impact the quality or longevity
of the home and that reduced adoption fees does not mean that we do not screen homes to prevent
animals from going into the hands
of abusers like her neighbor, she lashed out at me; repeating that because
of what she sees when she looks out her
back window, reduced adoption fees are a bad idea and
animals are better off dead.
But how can people
adopt from PETA when they kill the
animals within minutes in the
back of a van — a donor - funded slaughterhouse on wheels — without ever making them available for adoption?
That means that over 95 %
of our
animals in care go
back out the front door - either by adoption or being reclaimed by their owners... We frequently get progress reports and thank - you's from people who have
adopted animals from the shelter.
That contract protects the
animal to ensure that they are being properly taken care
of PLUS when you
adopt from a Rescue (you do not
adopt from a Breeder, you purchase); a highly reputable / quality Rescue will have ensured that the pet that you are
adopting (that fee goes
back into their programs so that they can continue helping
animals in need AND they never make any money on their dogs for it can cost thousands to properly rehabilitate a dog) is altered, fully vetted including being microchipped and utd on vaccines, had a fecal done, hwt and tick borne disease testing if old enough, put on Heartworm / flea / tick preventative, all medical conditions appropriately handled PLUS fully disclosed along with any behavoural issues; any required X-Rays, other testing such a urine etc. and other bw such as thyroid apart from the pre-surgical when being altered etc..
A. Experience has taught us that
adopting into a home with an intact dog or cat can cause behavior problems that can escalate and can lead to one or more
of the
animals ending up
back with us or at another pound or shelter.
Nothing makes us feel more fuzzy inside then witnessing these happy moments, so sit
back — grab your furry best friend — and watch these magical moments
of adopted animals experience a loving home for the first time.
One source even said that some evacuees are now terrorizing those families who
adopted the
animals in hopes
of getting their pets
back.