Sentences with phrase «shelter dog advocates»

Advertising adoptable dogs to our family of «pit bull» and shelter dog advocates is great, but a lot of them already have homes full of dogs and are tapped out.

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As rescue pets become more and more common family members in today's households, it's wonderful to know that there are rescues and shelters out there advocating for, rescuing, and adopting out dogs with all kinds of disabilities.

«I'm a dog guy,» Duffy said, «and I'm a huge advocate for no - kill shelters.

Animal advocates point out that, while every bit as wonderful as other dogs, black dogs have the hardest time getting adopted from shelters.

As a passionate shelter advocate, she says it saddens her the way too little exercise can sabotage a dog's chances.

In order to cut mills out of the story, animal advocates want mill dogs out of the stores and shelter / rescue animals in.

I am certainly not trying to advocate for breeders over shelters, or stores over animal rescues for people looking to adopt a dog.

Most dog - industry spokespeople — veterinarians, humane shelters, animal charities — have bought into the sentimental, but anti-scientific tropes promoted by pit bull advocates.

For instance, cats and dogs are sometimes euthanized in animal shelters that can't find homes for them.56 Animal advocates want homes to be found for any such animals that need them.

They wanted ARC to be part of a documentary they were creating and our emergency shelter would be their first stop on a five - thousand - mile journey around the U.S. as they would interview animal protection leaders, veterinarians, animal advocates, and other experts to learn what they are doing to reduce, and ultimately end the needless killing of 3 - 4 million homeless dogs and cats each year.

As both an older dog and a very large breed, Lily more than qualified in the Pets for Patriots program, which advocates for the adoption of the most overlooked shelter animals.

It will also benefit advocates working on behalf of pit bull dogs, both in shelters and in the community.

Being a huge animal advocate the best way I can think of celebrating Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day is to go into local shelters with a special treat for each of the dogs.

While OAA strongly advocates adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue as this plays a large role in overcoming our pet overpopulation problem, we urge those that purchase dogs from breeders to do their homework.

We network and advocate for the shelter dogs, work with owners to keep dogs from entering the shelter, promote spay / neuter, and enrich the lives of shelter dogs.

«Get Your Pet will save thousands of dogs and cats from surrender to the stressful shelter system, exposure to illness and the possibility of being euthanized, «said Get Your Pet Founder and life - long animal welfare advocate, Angela Marcus.

Pit bull terriers To help keep pit - bull - terrier - like dogs out of shelters, Best Friends is fighting breed - discriminatory legislation and advocating for breed - neutral dangerous dog laws.

For the past two years, I have been advocating for the passage of two bills to protect Michigan's shelter pets: a bill to end pound seizure (giving shelter cats and dogs for experimentation) and to end gas chamber euthanasia.

On this episode of Max A Pooch's Awesome Animal Advocates learn how an amazing organization of angels helps animal shelters and rescue organizations provide for the special care senior dogs sometimes need, and find homes for these dogs.

In addition to our shared accomplishments, what continues to impress me most is the variety of ways that pets arrive at our shelter — the unique circumstances that surround each — and how our team stands at the ready to respond to the needs of these pets, their owners and in some cases, the advocates for each of these cats and dogs.

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Because there are homeless pets awaiting adoption in every community in the nation, the ASPCA strongly advocates that persons wishing to acquire a dog consider adopting one from a shelter or other source of homeless animals.

One Love is a completely volunteer - run nonprofit organization that advocates for pit bull type dogs with a focus on shelter enrichment, community outreach, public education and sterilization.

After intense overnight negotations, the advocates and the truck driver reached an agreement for the release of the dogs to local shelters.

Last month, long - time Lucas County Dog WardenTom Skeldon resigned amid a swirl of controversy surrounding what animal advocates in the city decided was a lot of unnecessary killing of animals in the shelter.

Stacey Cobb, an animal lover and advocate, has a Facebook page dedicated to helping shelter dogs find homes.

The large breed mixes are the LAST to get rescued from shelters, but ALR has continued to be one of their biggest advocates because YOU keep proving to us that there is someone for every dog and different is good.

-- Jill Rappaport, animal advocate and NBC News correspondent «If you love soulful seniors or you're in need of a reminder of the wonderfulness of people (i.e. those adopting one of the many senior dogs in shelters), you're going to love this book.»

In addition to celebrating the segment's fifth anniversary, New York Live anchor Ben Aaron will celebrate the birthday of his dog and animal advocate Jill Rappaport — host of the upcoming adoption special, Best in Shelter with Jill Rappaport — will lend her support as a live guest.

I foster and adopt senior and special needs dogs, and advocate for shelter adoption of all animals, particularly older dogs and cats.

Bo, the six - month - old Portuguese water dog gifted to the Obama's by Sen. Edward Kennedy, was proving an unpopular choice among animal welfare advocates, though some tempered their remarks by pointing out that, while not a shelter or rescue dog, Bo had been rejected by a previous owner.

«Best In Shelter With Jill Rappaport» is a celebrity - filled search for the country's most lovable rescue dogs hosted by journalist and animal advocate Rappaport and features Betty White, Bernadette Peters, Bryant Gumbel, Lindsey Vonn and Emmylou Harris.

But Donna Patnesky, a shelter technician at the Jackson County Animal Shelter, says she and other dog advocates have concerns about back - yard breeding of large dogs, if only because of theishelter technician at the Jackson County Animal Shelter, says she and other dog advocates have concerns about back - yard breeding of large dogs, if only because of theiShelter, says she and other dog advocates have concerns about back - yard breeding of large dogs, if only because of their size.

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Nevertheless, the new report is likely to fuel the sometimes vitriolic debate between environmentalists who see free - roaming domestic cats as an invasive species — superpredators whose numbers are growing globally even as the songbirds and many other animals the cats prey on are in decline — and animal welfare advocates who are appalled by the millions of unwanted cats (and dogs) euthanized in animal shelters each year.

Yet although these scientific surveys show fewer total euthanasias, animal rights groups claim 10 million, 12 million, even 22 million dogs euthanized in shelters and advocate breeding restrictions as the only sure cure.

We are advocates and protectors of every dog and cat at our shelter, so our adoption application is very thorough.

Part of that involves advocating for what is in the animals» best interest and care in operations of the Marlboro County Animal Shelter from which we have saved over 1200 cats and dogs annually via our Rescue and Transport Program.

Samantha: And as for the rescuing aspect of it, I think that's something that as dog lovers we kind of all advocate for is rescuing and I think like you said, huskies are one of those breeds that kind of they're known for being high - strung and when they get turned in to a shelter or surrender to a rescue somebody might say they're destructive or they're not good with kids or whatever the case may be, and it's not necessarily that the dog is destructive or the dog doesn't like children but just that they have so much energy and then they get labeled as such and then other people don't want to adopt either.

The better I do the better the chance that my message of advocating for Shelter dogs can be put out there.

Animal - welfare advocates argue that many local animal shelters in Kentucky are continuing a legacy of subpar care for dogs and cats.

Animal advocates, including a Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program alum, met in in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, last month to discuss and develop a collaborative strategy to tackle the illegal trafficking of dogs to supply the nation's brutal dog meat trade.

The law was signed amidst a bunch of the shelter's adoptable dogs, and happy animal advocates.

Shelter volunteers unfortunately are not dog experts, they are animal advocates — most of whom are completely debilitated by their own empathy for an abused dog's plight.

Many animal advocates say the most pressing issue is to reduce the kill rate at the Orange shelter, which handles about 20,000 dogs and cats a year, as well as other public shelters.

Since the birth of the U.S. humane movement in the late 1800s, shelters and animal welfare advocates have searched for kinder alternatives to the drowning, clubbing and public shooting methods that were once used to dispose of unwanted dogs and cats.

While the fight to save thousands of pit bulls is being held in the courtroom, pit bull advocates have been working together to rescue the at - risk shelter dogs.

They advocate specifically for «pit bull» dogs — the ones most likely to be discriminated against at this time — but their work goes further than that as they share sheltering best practices that help shelter dogs and the people who work with them.

Every day was packed full of learning about dog behavior, basic training, shelter enrichment, advocating for «pit bull» dogs, and so much more.

Animal Planet's smash hit show, It's Me or the Dog star, Victoria Stilwell (exciting new season airs in January) is an outspoken advocate for the adoption of shelter dogs as a first - choice.