Sentences with phrase «shelter deaths because»

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Within a year of his wife's death, William Goryl decided he wanted to adopt a dog from his nearby shelter in Hilton Head, S.C. «I was a little worried because I hadn't had a dog in 15 years,» says Goryl, a retired business executive.

Many times they are surrendered to us or to the shelter because the death of owner and other family members don't want the dog; working too many hours; doesn't get along with a new puppy; there is a new baby in the house; need to move to a place where dogs are not allowed; kids going off to college; allergies; and the new spouse doesn't like them.

These are the types of changes that will lead to a no kill shelter system, because less animals being bred and born in your city means less will be tossed away into what amounts to «death camps», not shelters.

«We got an anonymous call Thursday saying the dogs were at their owners» house,» said Jerry Swanger, Deltona Animal Control manager.The dogs - which a Volusia circuit judge sentenced to death last month because of their aggression toward people and because they have killed five cats - disappeared Oct. 31 from the shelter, where workers found a lock cut and a kennel door pried open.

I want people to see the owner surrenders that are put to death for space and the faces of sweet puppies that never get a chance to find a home because shelter life leaves them full of anxiety.

Like open - admission animal shelters across the country, PETA performs the heartbreaking task of euthanizing animals who are unwanted for one reason or another: because they are aggressive, sick, hurt, elderly, or at death's door and because no good homes exist for them.

The pet overpopulation problem is devastatingly serious and animals are being put to death every day because shelters simply don't have the room.

They end up in the shelter because of family problems, such as divorce, loss of job, relocation, death in family, allergies, etc..

Because even if this is just a curious case of misreporting by the other agencies and PETA did send them the animals, they sent them to their deaths as these shelters kill large numbers of animals.

We acquire dogs from animal shelters, owner relinquishment, strays, dogs who are abandoned because of their owners» death, dogs used for breeding at puppy mills, etc..

Westies who find themselves in the shelter or at a rescue group because of a death or other tragedy in their former human family usually go through a mourning period.

As it relates to the millions of animals that enter into animal shelters every year and don't make it out alive because of space, behavior, breed, or age, they are not euthanized, they are put to death.

However, the latest figures indicate that the number of pet deaths (cats and dogs combined) in shelters is closer to four or five million and that many of those animals are euthanized at owner request or because they are too old, aggressive, or sick to be adopted.

Boxers come to us from shelters, as strays, and owner surrenders because of death, divorce, or relocation.

With so many shelters unable to keep animals for long because of constant new arrivals, fostering can mean the difference between life and death.

In traditional shelters, a diagnosis of parvo would be a death sentence because it is highly contagious and because treatment requires round - the - clock intensive care.

Ginger - Ginger came to us from the local shelter, she had been surrendered to them because of a death in the family.

It is bitter because the bills are named after Grant who not given enough time at the St. Joseph Animal Control shelter in Michigan before he was gassed to death.

With so many shelters unable to keep animals for long because of constant new arrivals, fostering can mean the difference between life and death for these dogs and cats.

Miniature Schnauzers who find themselves in the shelter or at a rescue group because of a death or other tragedy in their former human family usually go through a mourning period.

Adult animals arrive at shelters often because their former households have experienced a death in the family, divorce or layoff and can no longer care for them.

Austin became a No Kill City because of a mixture of stable baseline programs already in existence, political and public awareness of high shelter death, and good, old - fashioned hard work creating new programs (Austin Pets Alive!).

Because of the support of SWA, Colossal has been able to rescue last chance dogs from certain death including Brutus who was an 8 year old Bullmastiff with a massive tumor and dumped at a kill shelter to die.

The thought that their local animal shelter puts thousands of cats to death every year upsets the Bartrons, especially because the bodies are sold to a rendering plant to be turned into soap and shampoo.

Because of their lack of socialization with people they are unadoptable and if taken to a shelter face certain death.

Because Larry loved animals and wanted his generosity to continue after his death, he named Northeast Animal Shelter as the beneficiary of his IRA account.

In fact, many of the pets that are in shelters are there because their owners have abandoned them for all different reasons including financial issues or even a death in the family.

The Montreal SPCA said shelters and pounds will continue to receive abandoned and stray pit bulls and, because they can not be adopted any longer, «healthy dogs and puppies would necessarily be sentenced to death.»

Shelters also tend to lump together all shelter deaths regardless of the reason for euthanasia, even though their data would be of far greater statistical value if categorized, for example, as: 1) owner requested due to health, temperament or old age; 2) shelter mandated because the animal was judged too sick or too dangerous to be rehabilitated and placed; 3) and, shelter mandated because insufficient resources existed to continue maintaining an animal even though it was healthy and adoptable.

The majority of these animals are healthy, adoptable pets that are put to death simply because there wasn't enough room for them as new animals flooded their shelters.

We are committed to these shelter dogs simply because they have NO ONE and are closest to death.

Approximately 2 - 5 % of stray cats (compared with approximately 15 - 20 % of stray dogs) in shelters are returned to their guardians and more than 70 % of cats (compared with about 56 % of dogs) are put to death in shelters each year, largely, shelters cite, because of a lack of adopters, no space, age, and spread of disease.

Although the number of shelter dog deaths is much lower than it was 10 years ago, more than two million dog deaths per year still occur because the shelters have no one to adopt them and no place to put them.

mabey Arnold should visit some animal shelters and see there should be limits so maney animals are being put to death every day because there are no limits.

Because the term refers to a whole host of breeds and mixes, shelter workers and city officials often wrongfully label dogs as pit bulls, which can mean a death sentence for the animal involved.

However, the fact remains that the single leading cause of death of dogs and cats in the U.S. is euthanization in shelters... because an unwanted litter is born in the U.S. every 20 seconds.

Unfortunately, like a lot of dogs, Stevie ended up on «Death Row» because of over-capacity at the animal shelter.

Although the number of shelter dog deaths is much lower than it was 10 years ago, more than two million dogs die in shelters each year because there's no one to adopt them and no place to put them.

She was a death - row dog — primarily because she entered the shelter with a bite history.

Because permanent life insurance reduces your estate's value and pays a tax free death benefit to your heirs, it can be used to transfer wealth while sheltering inheritances from taxing agencies.