Sentences with phrase «reduced shelter costs»

With no debt payments, reduced shelter costs and lower restaurant bills, the couple should be able to save $ 25,000 or so annually.

Not exact matches

«The bill, which protects renters living with HIV / AIDS by limiting the percentage of household income payable to shelter costs to 30 percent, would pay for itself by reducing evictions, homelessness, and health costs.

The Southold Town Board unanimously approved Tuesday night a $ 630,000 plan to install solar panels at its animal shelter, a move officials say will reduce energy costs and provide shade for the shelter.

«It's going to cost a lot but you drop significantly what we're spending on the statewide and city shelter systems by reducing the trend of homelessness so you're ultimately saving millions of dollars,» Hevesi said.

On this day, participating animal shelters will offer no - cost or reduced fee adoptions or waive pet spaying and neutering fees.

Purina Pets for Seniors partners with 200 shelters nationwide to provide seniors pet adoptions at a reduced cost (www.petsforpeople.com).

The 2008 decision to begin enforcement of the Tulsa pet sterilization ordinance has also resulted in a decrease in intakes, and an increase in adoption costs have not reduced the number of animals leaving the shelter to go to new homes.

Low cost spay neuter programs, such as North Shore Animal League America's Spay USA, prevent feline pregnancy, reduce overpopulation and lower the cost and burden on cat rescue groups and shelters.

Also, she said requiring dogs and cats to have microchips is not an abuse of government power, but rather, it's a way to save animals» lives and reduce the costs associated with housing them at the shelter.

This annual black tie event raises money to support the mission of Pawmetto Lifeline; to reduce pet overpopulation by providing funds for low cost spay and neuters for pets, as well as rescuing unwanted pets from being euthanized at the local municipal shelters.

Ultimately, the goal is to reduce the number of animals entering a given system through economically targeted free and low - cost spay / neuter services, shelter surrender intervention programs, adoption follow - up programs, and progressive community cat programs.

The first year of life also tends to be quite a bit more expensive because kittens receive a series of vaccines, and will need to be spayed or neutered (this will cut down on medical costs later in life by preventing unwanted pregnancies, reduces the risk of certain types of cancer, and prevents unwanted behavioral problems for which many cats end up unwanted in shelters).

From nearly 200 cats that were at the shelter when adoptions resumed, 19 found homes the first day, during the annual Pet Fest, which was developed to promote responsible pet ownership with low - cost vaccines and microchips and to boost adoptions through reduced fees.

Target Zero's professionals work on - site with, and mentor, shelter staff and government officials, on a pro-bono basis (i.e. no cost to the community or shelter) in communities around the country to implement progressive, proven measures to achieve the twin goals of reducing shelter intake and euthanasia rates.

Therefore, decreasing shelter intake is a key goal for many communities not only to reduce euthanasia risk, but also to decrease the distress for owners and animals from relinquishment, and to reduce costs at shelters and animal control organizations.

While reduced quarantine periods save ARL shelters time and money, the costs for a four - month quarantine are still about $ 1,500 per animal, which is why we appreciate and continue to ask YOU for your support to allow us to help more animals in need.

The SVCAP is a comprehensive approach to decrease feline overpopulation by helping cats in the region through reduced - cost spay / neuter, TNR, SNR, stray cat and shelter outreach, and to rehome cats into adoptive situations through collaboration or pet adoption centers.

In her order, Sasser wrote that Palm Beach Gardens» ordinance was enacted with the aim of reducing the cost of sheltering and euthanizing animals, as well as preventing animal cruelty.

Adopting shelter pets to the public or placing them with rescue organizations generates revenue and reduces costs.

By covering this expenditure, more animals can be rescued and adopted because it significantly reduces the cost of getting an animal out of the shelter system.

By improving our veterinary medical areas, we will be able to better serve an increasing number of shelter pets with more complex needs while at the same time reducing the overall cost per pet.

Community - based programs bypass the shelter entirely, reducing the cost and complexity of the process, whereas shelter - based programs provide an immediate alternative to euthanasia and potentially extend a greater reach, recruiting the participation of individuals both concerned with and annoyed by cats.

The Shelter Dog Swim program reduces expensive medical treatments / surgery (and is better for dogs), and it provides pre / post medical rehabilitation, at a greatly reduced cost.

If you are technologically inclined, offer to build or host a website at no cost (or reduced cost) for an animal shelter or animal rescue organization.

Pretty soon an «un-vicious cycle» is created where animals move through the shelter more quickly, illness and stress is reduced, volunteers and adopters are happier, costs decline, and resources are freed up to focus on the life - saving preventive work that is at the heart of all we do.

Conversely, for any given outcome, shortening the length of stay to that outcome will reduce costs, lower risks for behavioral and health problems for each animal, and provide better conditions for shelter animals and people alike.

Contact the shelter for the availability of discount coupons to reduce the cost of surgery.

680 animal shelters participated by offering no - cost or reduced - fee adoptions.

To reduce dog intakes, municipalities should consider how the establishment of free or low cost puppy training programs (potentially mandatory for shelter adoptions) might impact shelter populations.

By keeping veterinary costs affordable, we reduce shelter relinquishment and acheive our mission.

By participating in one or more of our low - cost programs, you and your employees can save lives by reducing the number of animals entering our shelters.

In 1999, I founded Emancipet with the hope of reducing the number of animals coming into the shelter in the first place by providing low - or no - cost spay / neuter and other health services, and yet the fact remained that by 2008 more than 14,000 animals were being killed every year.

In 2013, the shelter's full - service veterinary clinic joined our program to offer ongoing, reduced cost care to our veterans» adopted pets.

Monthly donors provide a reliable income for the Shelter which aids us in effective planning and reduces administration costs.

On Monday, the shelter announced reduced adoption fees, lowering the cost to adopt any adult dog, 6 months or older, to just $ 40.

Without free or low cost spay / neuter that is readily available, it is not clear the mandatory law will work to reduce significantly the numbers of unwanted animals that end up at the city shelter.

There are also many resources here for feline medicine, feral / community cats, information about reduced - cost spay / neuter, animal shelter reform, and ways to help support Suwannee PAWS, Inc, a 501 (c)(3) tax - exempt organization serving the Suwannee Valley region of Florida.

But what are they waiting for to enter the 20th century's NOKILL status and reduce «euthanasia» numbers all the way down to less than 10 %??? Many shelters all across the country are successfully following the NOKILL programs and achieving a 90 + % save ratio --(without it costing mllions of dollars).

In the latter case, while dogs may catch a disease, most shelters provide treatment, provide spay and neuter services, make sure dogs are free of fleas and ticks, and often also give out vouchers for a reduced - cost vet visit.

«These free and low - cost services will have a significant impact on reducing the number of homeless pets entering shelters or being abandoned on the street.»

Studies across the U.S. have shown that TNR not only curtails nuisance behavior, but it also costs less, drastically reduces shelter euthanasia, and, over the long run, will reduce the outdoor cat population of a community.

Making changes as outlined has minimal impact on the shelter budget and any increases will be offset by reduced euthanasia costs and increased adoption fees.

Taking the dogs from shelters at an older age can also reduce the time of keeping such dogs, reducing the cost even further for the benefit of both the dogs and the recipients.

The goal is to reduce the number of animals entering a given system through economically targeted free and low - cost spay / neuter services, shelter surrender intervention programs, adoption follow - up programs, and progressive community cat programs.

Program Manager of Grants and Adoptions for PetSmart Charities ®, met with Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, The Arizona Humane Society and Alliance for Companion Animals to announce the impact that the Fix.Adopt.Save program has on dramatically increasing the availability of no - cost spay / neuter services to reduce shelter intake and euthanasia.

Rabies Clinics ASF partners with the Shelter each year to provide low - cost vaccinations and micro-chipping assistance, which reduces the number of pets relinquished to the Shelter for financial reasons an increases the chances that a lost pet can be returned to its home quickly and safely.

The shelter offers Pets for Patriots members a 25 % adoption fee discount and reduced cost pet training classes — all in addition to the many benefits provided by Pets for Patriots to help make companion pet adoption more affordable for military veterans.

has focused on dramatically increasing the availability of low - cost and no - cost spay / neuter services to reduce shelter intake and euthanasia.

«One of the most effective ways to reduce the number of puppies and kittens ending up in shelters is to provide low - cost spay / neuter services,» said Jill Van Tuyl, director of community initiatives at the ASPCA.

The animals will be offered at a reduced adoption fee, which will help promote adoption, but the shelter will still have their costs covered.