Sentences with phrase «pet shelter employees»

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Many of our employees are volunteers at shelters and some are even foster pet parents,» DePaoli says.

Shelter employees often know the pet's personality well and can make a good match, says Daffron.

Trupanion's pet - passionate community gives back through member contributions, the Shelter Support Program, and regular Trupanion employee charity events, including our annual pet food drive where we've donated over a ton of food to the Seattle Humane Society every year for the past five years.

How To Calm Your Dog, Nan brings 23 years of experience and works with dog professionals, shelter employees and volunteers, and pet dog owners.

Toys While you'll hold off on the catnip if you're getting a kitten, ask the shelter employees what kind of toys they'd suggest for a pet that's your cat's age and temperament.

Last December, Trupanion employees donated over 6 tons of pet food to three local animal rescue organizations including Seattle Humane, Everett Animal Shelter, and the Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County.

Urban Resource Institute shelter employee, Junior Pilgrim, accepts URIPALS pet supplies and equipment from Jenny Coffey and Debbie Fierro from the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals on November 10.

Employees and animals at the Orlando Humane Society have two reasons to celebrate: The agency is breaking ground on a new shelter and is marking its 50th year of service to pets and people.

Ask to check isolation areas at the shelters and ask employees to check the dead animal pick up list in case your pet was hit by a car.

As an animal shelter office employee, I take numerous lost pet reports in person and over the phone every day.

No shelter manager / worker, animal control worker, dog groomer, pet supply store employee, etc., etc. has to DEMONSTRATE any insight into canine genetics, behavior, or competency in dog training, in order to be hired.

Know the breed and coloring: If your pet is a mutt or you're not sure of the breed, consult a veterinarian, trainer, shelter / rescue employee, or other person who has extensive experience identifying animal breeds.

No more relying on under - resourced shelter employees, who attempt to predict how a pet will behave in a home environment.

With local and national events, memorable volunteer opportunities, and a mission that resonates with so many around the country, Best Friends Animal Society can offer your company a way to engage as a team while helping a cause that is close to the hearts of your employees and your customers — saving the lives of pets in shelters across the nation.

As part of the 2017 NADPD campaign, Hill's employees created 5,000 pet emergency go - kits and donated them to shelter partners in disaster prone areas across the U.S. Shelters used these kits to underscore the importance of pet preparedness, and some even handed out kits to pet families evacuating from Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

This steady decline in intakes and deaths pays tribute to the tireless efforts of shelter employees, responsible dog breeders and rescue volunteers who have worked, prayed, and bullied their way to a future when the demand for pets would equal or exceed the supply and they would no longer be forced to euthanize healthy, adoptable animals.

For shelters that have contact with owned pet animals, such as obedience classes or vaccine clinics held at the shelter, make sure areas are cleaned and employees wash hands and change clothing between caring for shelter animals and handling pet animals.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

And finally, the third PETA employee told me that pet overpopulation is real and responsible for shelter death rates.

While at the veterinary clinic or animal shelter, we suggest that you ask an employee to scan the pet for a microchip.

Individuals interested in becoming certified dog trainers, such as owners of dog daycares, employees of pet rescue shelters, veterinary clinic employees or any other motivated pet owners will see the most benefit from taking the course.

In this issue: The dangers of exotic pets; basics for sheltering animals during disasters or rescues; a little training can make shelter dogs more adoptable; a California group makes an impact for animals despite limited resources; keeping up employee morale; and more.

Mr. Lefgren supervises the activities of 135 employees, an annual expense budget of $ 13.9 million and the operation of the largest municipal shelter in South Texas that holds over 30,000 pets annually.

Though the decision to turn the break room over to the pets left staff without a place to warm up their lunches, or take a much needed break, the employees were steadfast in their decision to help — the shelter manager said,» No matter, they chose to do without, so we wouldn't have to make tough decisions and euthanize due to space.»

You may have heard, Trupanion employees are busy collecting 10 TONS of pet food for local shelters as a part of our annual pet food drive.

Get recommendations from a like - minded friend, neighbor, animal shelter worker, dog trainer, groomer, boarding kennel employee, or pet sitter.

In Lansdale, Penn., a store employee at Pets Plus shows off an adorable shelter dog brought to the pet store for adoption.

We're humbled and inspired by the teamwork shown by our partners and Employees to coordinate and fly 64 animals from Houston shelters that needed to be moved to make room for families» displaced pets.

Become a best friend to pets and the people who work there; work hard to make shelter employees your clients.

This is important, because there are other approaches to animal - abuse registries that, unfortunately, do not take the safety of store employees, shelter volunteers or even individuals attempting to rehome their pets into consideration.

«The employees here were so moved by seeing so many pets adopted, that there was hardly a dry eye in the shelter by the close of Cyber Monday.

The two house cats in the shelter and personal pets of employees have not been infected because of vaccinations.

WAGS Pet Adoption employees love the work they do and created a fun video to share the message of considering adoption of a sheltered pet.

Employees donated needed pet supplies to the shelter as well as contributing over $ 400 to be used toward the shelter's vet bills and our new building fund.

Employees of the shelter or volunteers for rescue organizations can discuss with you your needs and provide suggestions regarding selecting a new pet.