Sentences with phrase «pet retention»

We would love to see more pet retention programs develop, providing the option for financially disadvantaged pet owners in all areas of the country to retain the companionship of their furry seniors.

The organization's focus is on increasing pet retention and educating pet owners on dog health, behavior, and daily care.

Most studies of pet retention report that 5 - 10 percent of cats are not in the original home six months after the adoption.

Our multifaceted approach to pet overpopulation includes free and low - cost spay / neuter, adoption initiatives, and innovative pet retention services.

It takes pride in its multifaceted approach to pet overpopulation that includes free and low - cost spay / neuter, adoption assistance, and innovative pet retention services.

Managed admission affects pet retention, staffing, use of space, disease control, capacity for care, and risk management.

The percentage of pets obtained as gifts still in the home is the same as, or lower than, the percentage reported for general pet retention.

Additionally, the organization has implemented pet retention programs as a way to keep animals from ever entering municipal shelters.

To provide fixed income pet owners of older companion animals with critical vet care services in an effort to increase pet retention and reduce the number of senior pets entering the shelter system.

Just telling people not to buy from pet shops doesn't answer the critical issue of pet retention.

As the largest No Kill animal shelter in Kansas City, we care for more than 10,000 animals a year and work collaboratively with Animal Control and other animal welfare organizations to increase the number of homeless pets adopted, and focus on lifesaving programs promoting pet retention, identification, lost pet reunions, and pet ownership education throughout the community.

In an effort to eliminate pet homelessness, Texas Humane Heroes helps make pet ownership more affordable and increases pet retention by offering public low - cost clinic services.

«This progressive adoption approach has gone hand - in - hand with pet retention programs that, similarly, reject old notions that pets should be taken away from people at the first moment there is an indication of a problem or a challenge.

It also supports pet owners, particularly those who are in at - risk and under - served populations, focused on pet retention and reclamation.

Our innovative Pandora Fund is a pro-active pet retention program that focuses on assisting fixed income owners of senior dogs to cover the cost of critical vet care, allowing senior dogs to maintain an improved quality of life in their current home and preventing the high risk of euthanasia at overcrowded kill shelters.

Educate citizens in order to prevent animal abuse and promote pet retention through responsible pet ownership

Desiring to make a difference in the lives of humans in her community as well Cathie developed the Pandora Fund pet retention program in 2016 and changed the name of the organization to Elder Paws Senior Dog Foundation so as to go beyond just rescue.

While rescues and no kill shelters are critical to addressing the problem once an animal enters the shelter environment pet retention programs, like those in Riverside, Carson, San Bernardino and Santa Barbara, are one of the most effective ways to save lives by reducing the number of pets entering the shelter system to begin with.

Midwest Pets For Life is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, dedicated to assisting the elderly, the disabled, the homebound, and low - income pet owners in times of need by offering pet retention programs, services and education, while implementing sustainable programs and services that enhance companion animal ownership.

Conclusion) It is past time for the media, ignorant consumers, and legislators to educate themselves about and address the true nature of failure of responsibility and pet retention instead of blindly accepting intentional misrepresentations perpetuated by the Animal Rights Groups and Shelter Industry.

Additionally, to help stop pet homelessness at the source and to make pet ownership more affordable to aid pet retention, TXHH offers a public low cost clinic that includes low - cost spay / neuter services and monthly low - cost vaccination clinics and micro-chipping.

Elder Paws Senior Dog Foundation is a 501c3 California non profit organization (EIN # 45-5291667) that strives to encourage pet retention by covering essential vet care costs allowing dogs six years and older to stay at home with their humans rather than being surrendered to Central Valley kill shelters.

He cites pet retention, SNR, modificiations to the physical environment of the shelter, and other changes as reasons for the improvement.

The group takes pride in their Community Adoption Program which includes off - site adoptions, community involvement, spay / neuter, behavioral modification, medical support, pet retention guidance, pet re-homing support, and value for money.

Focusing efforts on sheltering the animals most in need also frees up resources that can be directed towards community pet retention programs that focus on keeping pets and people together.

Through our own pet retention and community medicine work in New York and Los Angeles, we are learning how effective collaboration between animal welfare, law enforcement and human service agencies can be in helping people keep pets, reducing the numbers of animals entering shelters, and allowing more effective use of shelter and law enforcement resources.

Ironically, kill shelters are so enmeshed in their so - called «open door» philosophy that they are blind to any proactive steps that might limit the numbers of animals coming in through those doors, like pet retention programs, or that might increase the numbers of animals adopted, like comprehensive marketing campaigns.

We are a municipal animal care and control organization focused on reuniting missing pets with owners, finding new homes for unclaimed pets, facilitating pet retention through outreach and assistance, encouraging compliance with local pet laws, and promoting pet sterilization.

Although both Fulton and Dekalb remain open - admission shelters that take in approximately 15,000 - 16,000 dogs and cats each year, LifeLine manages intakes by making pet retention a big point of focus.

Our goal is to promote pet retention before a crisis, increase awareness of local animal welfare services, and showcase ways in which human service programs can collaborate with animal welfare organizations to prevent pet relinquishment, increase client engagement, and expand services for pet owners.

We tend to think of money as most needed in paying veterinary costs to treat the treatables, but money is also crucial for pet retention programs and for hiring employees to run volunteer, foster, social media, and rescue - placement programs.

«Through support and partnerships, we are able to promote pet health, as well as pet retention.»

Cat's Cradle rescues over 800 animals each year, adopts out over 600, transports over 250 to other no - kill organizations for adoption, and assists over 175 families with pet retention programs.

Rochester Animal Services (RAS) is a municipal animal care and control organization whose mission is to provide information, assistance, and pet re-homing for the Rochester community to support pet retention and encourage compliance in order to help people and animals.

It also serves as a key part of the shelter's Project Safety Net, the umbrella effort to reduce animal homelessness through an emphasis on pet retention.

A grant from Grey Muzzle supports the Elder Paws Senior Dog Foundation's «Pandora's Fund» program, a pro-active pet retention program that focuses on assisting fixed income owners of senior dogs to cover the cost of critical vet care.

Elder Paws Senior Dog Foundation, formerly a senior dog rescue, began offering it's Pandora Fund pet retention program in Sept of 2016 after seeing a critical need in the community that was not being met.

While rescues and no - kill shelters are critical to addressing the problem once an animal enters the shelter environment pet retention programs, like those in Riverside, Carson, San Bernardino, and Santa Barbara are one of the most effective ways to save lives by reducing the number of pets entering the shelter system, to begin with.

We should examine solutions from the standpoint of increasing pet retention and improving pet distribution, rather than the assumption of pet overpopulation in the US.

While solving the complex societal issue of poverty is beyond the ken of the animal welfare field, we absolutely can solve some of the obstacles to pet retention by committing to the following principles and actions.

Cat's Cradle's programs include rescue / foster / adoption, financial assistance for spay / neuter, TNR, and pet retention programs (including behavioral counseling and veterinary assistance.

We also help to advise those who may find themselves in the difficult situation of considering surrendering a pet during tough times, and work with them on a pet retention program.

So BARCS developed a pet retention program that provides advice on behavior, training and resources, like vaccinations or food, that might make the difference for a pet owner.

Pawsitive Alliance works across Washington to help cats and dogs in need — working to help end the euthanasia of these pets by increasing adoptions, supporting spay and neuter programs and improving «pet retention» (homes keeping their pets).

Roughly half of shelter intake on average is owner surrenders, and some pet retention programs have claimed high rates of success.