Sentences with phrase «shelter intake as»

Prior declines in the county shelters intakes as a result of the free and low cost alteration programs had leveled off.

She has evaluated well over 1,000 dogs during shelter intakes as well as for clients and teaches a variety of classes including basic to advanced obedience, sport training (specializing in scent work of all kinds) and has been an active competitor in agility, tracking, obedience and scent work.

Not exact matches

«In addition, shelters anticipate higher poultry intakes, particularly as unwanted birds are turned loose to become strays.»

As the veterinarian who assisted the Bristow shelter for several years, Mitchell welcomed the change in intakes at that shelter after 2002.

I entered the shelter world in 2001 as full time shelter vet for the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley, MN, an open door shelter with an annual intake average of 28,000.

Arnold was rescued by Tickled Pink Weimaraner Rescue (TPWR) from a high - kill shelter in New Mexico, where he had been a stray intake without any known prior history; a volunteer from our NM chapter (and not Mr. Garay as he has claimed) pulled Arnold from the shelter.

Started in May of 2016, the shelter's Community Action Team, abbreviated as CAT Team, targets high animal intake areas within Orange County.

Over the next 5 years she spayed and neutered over 11,000 dogs and cats, and saw the intake and euthanasia numbers at the local shelter decline as never before!

Peter's analysis of the impact of targeted spay / neuter services states that spaying or neutering five animals per 1,000 people in low - income areas will reduce shelter intake by as much as 33 percent over a five - year period.

While the focus remains on saving dogs from California's high - intake shelters, some of the dogs come into rescue as owner surrenders or homeless strays.

A: Administering core vaccinations to all animals at intake — as described by this shelter — is a critical practice in minimizing infectious disease and preventing widespread outbreaks.

These animals are washed through several shelters and each reports them as «intakes» inflating the numbers of dogs reported as being in American shelters and hiding the true origin of the dog.

As explained, shelters are as unique as the animals within their walls; even organizations of the same type can have numerous differences in their missions and daily operations, particularly with the way they manage the flow (intake and outcome) of their animal populatioAs explained, shelters are as unique as the animals within their walls; even organizations of the same type can have numerous differences in their missions and daily operations, particularly with the way they manage the flow (intake and outcome) of their animal populatioas unique as the animals within their walls; even organizations of the same type can have numerous differences in their missions and daily operations, particularly with the way they manage the flow (intake and outcome) of their animal populatioas the animals within their walls; even organizations of the same type can have numerous differences in their missions and daily operations, particularly with the way they manage the flow (intake and outcome) of their animal population.

The animals served by the Spay Shuttle are those that have been identified as being at highest risk for reproduction and then admission to the shelter, based upon breed, age and residence within high - intake neighborhoods in Knoxville and Knox County.

However, at large public shelters in the southern climes like the Aiken County Animal Shelter, intake skyrockets during the spring and summer months every year, creating the same strain on resources, funds and manpower as an extraordinary weather event.

Overcrowded humane shelters empty out, as dumped pit bulls represent much of their intake.

Because their intake is so unpredictable, Open Admission shelters may euthanize a portion of their population as a management tool, although they have become very creative in finding alternative solutions.

The emergency shelter for people escaping the floods couldn't accommodate animals, so the Brant County SPCA set up a temporary intake area for people's pets who were then transported to the hangar as well.

The Target Zero team provides community and shelter assessments and makes recommendations to provide alternatives to surrendering of one's pet to a shelter (referred to as «managed intake» or «safety net» programs) to assist pet owners and Good Samaritans outside the shelter system, community cat diversion and targeted spay / neuter programs.

In late 2011, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) began a partnership with ASAP that was designed to take advantage of GIS technology as well as the creative spirit that we believe is necessary to discover new ways of reducing shelter intake.

Utilizing the same shape and size (in land area) as the intervention area, four control areas were identified that displayed similar levels of shelter intake for dogs and cats as well as comparable numbers of humans, total households, and median incomes.

While serving the two - and - four legged residents in their OKC area, Good Dogma, their non-profit, believes that rebranding shelters as «Animal Community Centers» (ACC) could provide more than an intake, holding and adoption place.

Spay / neuter could have become a household word as citizens began looking for the free or low cost services needed to lower shelter intake and euthanasia rates.

The FSDI began as a small pilot program in 2016 to help our local Suwannee county shelters, and focuses on diverting cat intake from local shelters or removing adoptable cats if they go to the shelter first.

It effectively and humanely manages the community cat population, reduces shelter intake and «euthanasia» numbers, and reduces calls to animal control agencies so they can focus on life - saving work such as adoptions, which also saves taxpayer dollars in the process.

While we can not pinpoint the Spay / Neuter Wyoming Program as the sole contributing factor to this dramatic decrease, we share the belief held by participating shelters and municipalities that this program has been a major driving force behind these massive reductions in euthanasia and overall animal intake at shelters.

As a result of the program's progressive efforts, many Wyoming communities have benefited greatly from decreased intake at their local shelters.

The organization has also been teaching the community how TNR for community cats is good public policy, as it effectively and humanely manages the community cat population, reduces shelter intake and «euthanasia» numbers, and reduces calls to animal control agencies, saving taxpayer dollars in the process.

She currently works as a shelter veterinarian at Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services, a municipal shelter that has an annual intake of about 20,000 animals.

In this overview of shelter dog and cat diarrhea, Dr. Barbara Hanek of PAWS Chicago, Dr. Heather Budgin of Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Foundation in Walnut Creek, CA, and Dr. Elizabeth Berliner, Director of Clinical Programs for Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, share their experiences of beating diarrhea while still moving pets as quickly as possible from intake to adshelter dog and cat diarrhea, Dr. Barbara Hanek of PAWS Chicago, Dr. Heather Budgin of Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Foundation in Walnut Creek, CA, and Dr. Elizabeth Berliner, Director of Clinical Programs for Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, share their experiences of beating diarrhea while still moving pets as quickly as possible from intake to adShelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, share their experiences of beating diarrhea while still moving pets as quickly as possible from intake to adoption.

Before using the calculator, obtain the approximate human population of your community using U.S. census data, as well as intake and outcome data for the shelters that serve the community.

The Pyramid consists of six programmatic levels all designed to reduce the intake of cats and dogs coming into shelters, as well as get them out as quickly as possible.

Managed admission can also reduce intake, as experience has shown that many owners are able to find a new home for their pets themselves, especially when the shelter helps them arrange a social media campaign or referral to a rescue.

Even with the same intake, the same adoption rate, the same great policies and promotions, the LOS will be twice as long at Shelter B as at Shelter A, simply by dint of having more animals available.

Today, the best estimates are that we have only one - fifth or less shelter intake per thousand people as we had in 1970.

And generally, our very small, outdated, 42 year old shelter continues to be a challenge as, at 14,000 square feet, is roughly 1/4 the size of a shelter that would be necessary for an intake of roughly 10,000 animals.

Shelter intake is thought to have been static in the U.S. as a whole since around the year 2000, but Michigan demonstrates that there is still more to be gained, at least in some places, by low - cost, high - volume spay / neuter programs.

The «Save Rate» is the calculation of animals that leave our shelter alive divided by our total intake, as is the industry best practice.

In fact, the statistics we have (imperfect as they are) indicate a very strong trend of falling shelter intake dating back to 1970.

Approaches to preventive measures as simple as vaccination varied widely between — and, in many cases, within — shelters, depending on who was tasked with intake of animals on a particular day.

We intend to implement upgrades to the living quarters of our cats in intake and isolation, as well as some general shelter repairs.

Wings of Rescue's 2018 Mission is to fly as many healthy adoptable pets as possible from overcrowded, high intake shelters to shelters with empty kennels where our precious cargo will not only be guaranteed safety, but also be quickly adopted.

Many communities are seeing dramatic drops in cat intake and euthanasia at their local shelters as a result of TNR and other spay / neuter programs.

However, even shelters with ample capacity may choose to offer alternatives to intake as a different, and in some cases more effective, way to serve cats and community members.

In collaboration with the Lead Pet Caregiver and Admissions Specialist, perform intake exams for verification of health and behavior wellness, as well as data entry of animals» history in the shelter software.

Spay and Neuter Kansas City provides low - cost spay and neuter services for underserved areas of the city and families in need as a means of animal population control, to lower shelter intake, and for those pets to have healthy lives.

The existing shelter, which is approximately 7,000 square feet, was built in 2003 as a stray animal intake facility to serve Freeport, Clute and Lake Jackson.

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I would go so far as to say that any shelter that kills 82 % of their intakes is not treating animals ETHICALLY.

Ultimately, although there are benefits to adopting a senior dog from a group that can provide your future dog with high - level evaluation and care prior to adoption and support for the adoption after, the senior dog that is the best match for you and your family is just as likely to be found at an open - intake shelter as at a senior rescue.