Inspired and motivated to make an impact in a city with an unfortunate animal welfare legacy, Guinn and her partners founded LifeLine Animal Project, a non-profit organization designed to end
the shelter euthanasia of homeless animals and transform Atlanta into a no - kill community.
This ensures that all cats in a colony are humanely managed and prevents
shelter euthanasia of cats who are part of managed colonies.
The ultimate goal of MPG and the Found Animals Foundation is «to end
shelter euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals.»
LifeLine Animal Project, Atlanta's leading non-profit animal welfare organization, was founded in 2002 with the mission to end
the shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals.
Not exact matches
Some longtime animal welfare professionals can remember the days
of tiny cinderblock
shelters hidden away from the community, bare concrete kennels and unthinkable
euthanasia rates.
Adding to the conundrum are the facts that basic record keeping in animal
sheltering is not mandatory, the state sterilization law actually lacks a penalty if it is violated and our humane
euthanasia law exempts cities under 10,000 from mandatory compliance; this exempts over 80 %
of our municipalities from compliance with this statute.
While there seems to be hope on the horizon for the future
of many Tulsa animals, Jenkins and all those at the Animal
Shelter are already doing everything within their power to reduce
euthanasia rates and the production
of homeless pets, based on the results
of a 2007 audit under Mayor Kathy Taylor's administration.
Rescue organizations can help one at a time, but affordable spay and neuter networks are the real answer to «fixing» the problem
of homelessness, suffering, overflowing
shelters, and
euthanasia of thousands.
Judy Kishner, President
of SPAY OK, said, «In addition to the health benefits
of spaying pets before sexual maturity, the failure to spay a pet in a timely manner results in
euthanasias, animal abandonment, wasted
shelter resources and more.
While breeders are a good source, some
shelters also provide a pet for less and offer the advantage
of rescuing it from
euthanasia.
Working toward a shared goal
of «getting to zero»
euthanasia for healthy and treatable animals, the El Cajon Animal
Shelter is an open - admission shelter that houses stray or relinquished animals within its jurisdiction; dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, and birds are all up for ad
Shelter is an open - admission
shelter that houses stray or relinquished animals within its jurisdiction; dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, and birds are all up for ad
shelter that houses stray or relinquished animals within its jurisdiction; dogs, cats, rabbits, reptiles, rodents, and birds are all up for adoption.
Previously, treatable animals were at risk
of euthanasia in
shelters due to sheer numbers and limited resources.
This declaration comes just two months after San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition (SDAWC)
shelters ** announced reaching «Getting to Zero,» which refers to reaching zero
euthanasia of healthy or treatable animals in San Diego.
We surveyed municipal
shelters regarding general practices and asked for 1) the number
of animals received, 2) the number euthanized, 3) method
of euthanasia and carcass disposal, 4) what agency typically handles cruelty complaints, 5) are animals adopted out already altered or with a spay / neuter contract, 6) if a contract is used, is it enforced, 7) an estimate on number
of calls for help from outside
of jurisdiction, 8) is there a tag and / or spay neuter ordinance and, 9) is it enforced?
It's rare for an animal
shelter to fund such a costly procedure, but SDHS got Princess the lifesaving surgery she needed — showing the lengths the agency will go to in pursuit
of its mission to end the
euthanasia of treatable animals in our community.
Together, the San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition (SDAWC) *, which is comprised
of seven local animal
shelters, has been working towards «Getting to Zero,» a movement to eliminate the need for unnecessary
euthanasia of homeless pets in San Diego.
July 1 was a historic moment for our community as the San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition publicly announced the accomplishment
of reaching zero
euthanasia of all healthy and treatable animals entering the
sheltering system.
«The audit
of the
shelter in 2007 recommended all kinds
of things,» Jenkins says, «from ways
of conducting
euthanasia to redoing the floors.
So for a
shelter to cease its practice
of humane
euthanasia, it would have to cap the number
of animals it could accept and would have to turn animals away.
Limited accurate
euthanasia records may be available (based on method, or combination
of methods, and therefore payment), but accurate records
of animals entering and leaving the
shelters alive are actually rare outside
of shelters in larger municipalities.
It's transitioned from a limited - admission
shelter to an open one, quintupled the number
of animals in its system and reached the epic milestone
of zero
euthanasia for healthy animals five years ahead
of schedule.
The foundation
of that philosophy, in many cases, supports hoarders; legitimate organizations have unknowingly supplied hoarders with pets to get them out
of their
shelters in order to lower their
euthanasia rates.»
Located in a warehouse across the street from the Humane Society's San Diego Campus, the Kitten Nursery opened in February 2009 with the goal
of providing 24 - hour essential care to orphaned litters
of kittens from
shelters that would have otherwise had them headed for
euthanasia.
By adopting from a
shelter or rescue group, a dog or cat is given a second chance and the nation's pet overpopulation problem decreases without the threat
of euthanasia.
Recent news about the suicide
of a Taiwanese vet and director
of an animal
shelter has raised concerns about
euthanasia and the pressure put on animal
shelters.
Locally, viewers will be able to watch special programming that raises awareness about the actual pet adoption day as well as issues, like the overpopulation
of shelters in San Diego and the dangers
of euthanasia on NBC 7 San Diego.
Petaluma Pet Pals rescues dogs, puppies, cats and kittens at risk
of euthanasia at high kill
shelters in the Bay Area and beyond.
Our priority is to pull from other
shelters where animals that are at immediate risk
of euthanasia due to overcrowding.
While this decrease in
euthanasia is and should be applauded, it also means that although we have had fewer animals taken into the
shelter than in the past decades, the animals that do come into the
shelter are now being housed longer instead
of being euthanized to create space for other incoming animals.
One
of my clients» indoor cats escaped and turned up four years later at the local animal
shelter, and was saved from
euthanasia due to the presence
of a microchip!»
Out
of the success
of animal
shelter evolution in Jacksonville, Fla., grew Target Zero, a group that helps communities end
euthanasia in their
shelters and save 95 percent or more
of their homeless pets.
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals also states the
shelter intake and
euthanasia are down and the number
of animals being placed in forever homes in the New York City is up dramatically.
According to Wikipedia, Black Dog Syndrome is defined as «the low adoption and high
euthanasia rate
of black dogs in
shelters.
Dr. Michael Good, owner
of Town and Country Veterinary Clinic, founded the organization when he saw first - hand the need to get adoptable pets out
of overcrowded
shelters to prevent unnecessary
euthanasia.
The Rescue Crew was created especially to help fill a need in the local rescue community for
shelter animals facing imminent risk
of euthanasia without rescue support.
Just passing some fantasy ordinance banning
euthanasia just ignores the overpopulation reality
of the situation, something every bit as pretentiously bogus as calling yourself a no - kill
shelter.
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The core strategy
of the campaign focuses on five key initiatives that offer every
shelter, in every community, practical choices to reduce
euthanasia and to increase live outcomes for
shelter cats.
Behavior problems are the most common reason for relinquishment
of a pet — to a
shelter, rescue, another home or even
euthanasia.
Your TX Rescue Connection is a foster home based rescue organization located in Texas: a dedicated group
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shelters, especially those at risk
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shelter, since you clearly knew that was an option and are well informed
of the
euthanasia rates in this country.
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The sponsors
of the resolution are convinced that the early - age approach will reduce
euthanasia of unwanted pets by preventing unwanted litters and by making
shelter policies
of spay / neuter before adoption more effective.
Before the first animal control
shelter or animal protection
shelter releases the animal, it shall obtain from the person to whom the animal is to be released a written statement by the second animal control
shelter or animal protection
shelter that it is willing to accept the animal for purposes
of adoption or humane
euthanasia.
She attended the University
of Georgia, where she began honing her training skills while helping improve the behavior
of local
shelter dogs to reduce
euthanasia rates.
This will be an even bigger problem especially starting next February,» Chiang predicted to ANIMALS 24 - 7, «when all
of the
shelters in Taiwan are to become no - kill
shelters due to the new zero -
euthanasia policy that passed the legislature last year.