Sentences with phrase «shelter personnel»

Find continuing education (CE) and standalone training programs designed for shelter personnel.

What are the names of shelter personnel the breeder contacted to discuss frequency of the breed appearing in shelters, and typical problems seen in the breed?

Her work educating shelter personnel on training, temperament testing and environmental enrichment has helped countless dogs find their forever homes.

It also established minimum standards of care for animals and required shelter personnel to keep records for each animal taken in.

Performed properly, euthanasia by injection is the most humane, safest, fastest and least stressful to the animal and is safe for shelter personnel.

In the case of shelter personnel, is it someone who is good with dogs?

- eliminating the requirement to keep records for animals impounded by shelter personnel, which will only make it more difficult to locate lost animals or those available for adoption.

Few diseases strike as much fear in the heart of animal shelter personnel as canine parvovirus (CPV).

Ask shelter personnel what they have observed.

Dr. Lesli Groshong, Chief Shelter Veterinarian for the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, presents at the 2012 Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Conference at University of Florida on how communications with shelter personnel, clinic personnel and adopters can lead to a positive, healthy outcome for the parvovirus patient.

In this study, shelter personnel contacted a microchip registry for 1,943 of the pets and found that only 58.1 % of them were registered.

«No kill is slow kill» is just as inaccurate and nasty a phrase as the claim of militant no - kill activists that shelter personnel who do euthanasia are «killers,» or worse, «murderers.»

And 24 % of adopters considered information provided about their dog by the foster family when making a decision to adopt, whereas only 3 % of regular shelter adopters factored information from shelter personnel in the decision.

Veterinarians, vet technicians, animal rescuers and shelter personnel among others are bitten on a regular basis.

The MHHS was to provide county - wide enforcement of animal control ordinances, operate the city pound as the Morristown - Hamblen Animal Shelter, conduct cruelty investigations, present animal budget requests to the city and county, and employ a humane officer and other necessary shelter personnel with volunteers assisting in the day - to - day operations.

Adopting From Public Animal Shelters and Humane Societies American Eskimo Dogs are occasionally found here, but unknowledgable shelter personnel will often label any white spitz - type dog as an American Eskimo Dog, even when it's not.

As Director of Maddie's Fund ®, she has launched a series of live and on - demand webcasts on various shelter medicine topics designed to help shelter personnel address medical and behavioral problems in shelter dogs and cats, thereby helping them save more lives.

I would caution even the most well - intentioned shelter personnel against developing a distorted and inflated sense of their ability to judge who is fit or unfit to have a pet.

Animal shelter personnel wage a constant battle against it.

The Koret Shelter Medicine Program has led the way in educating shelter personnel about the need to vaccinate against this deadly infectious disease as soon as an animal comes through the door.

Adopting From Public Animal Shelters and Humane Societies Coonhounds can be found here, although shelter personnel may mislabel any small hound as a beagle, and any medium to large hound as a foxhound or coonhound.

INKAS» members also assist shelter personnel at area super-adoption events such as those run at major pet stores.

There are 40 openings in the project, 20 of which are reserved for MSMP and local shelter personnel and 20 for students in the College interested in shelter medicine.

Rather, every decision is very carefully considered by at least three trained and compassionate staff members and is carried out by the most modern humane means - a painless injection of sodium pentobarbital - administered by gentle, caring and trained shelter personnel.

Where a behaviorist is unavailable, experienced shelter personnel can make the assessment, mindful of the following general guidelines:

Dr. Groshong's communications strategy presents shelter personnel, clinic personnel, and adopters with a vision of a positive, healthy outcome for the parvovirus patient.

Working together to meet that kind of crisis can help make rescuers and shelter personnel feel united.

Some of the provisions that are subject to repeal would mean permanently reducing the required holding period for animals to 72 hours prior to euthanasia, eliminating the requirement to provide veterinary treatment for shelter animals, and eliminating the requirement to keep records for animals impounded by shelter personnel, which would only make it more difficult to locate lost animals or those available for adoption.

Next, Maddie's ® University will help bolster your lifesaving impact through continuing education and standalone training programs designed for shelter personnel and the community.

Our shelters have dedicated veterinary and shelter personnel who evaluate animals for health conditions, stress, and other behavioral issues; we make every effort to provide medical and behavioral care to rehabilitate all animals.

There is nothing «humane» about destroying an animal that might otherwise have lived a happy and healthy life had it not been for the «adamant» contentions of shelter personnel.

Many animals that are returned or surrendered to the shelter because of behavior issues could have remained in their home if the owners had proper guidance from trainers, shelter personnel, or veterinarians.

If the shelter personnel know that this is a pedigreed dog, that information should be given to the adopting family.

If you get separated from your pet while in an emergency shelter, contact the shelter personnel — if you have made a handout with your pet's details, give it to whomever handles the pets at the shelter.

If you obtain your cat from a shelter, discuss with the shelter personnel what they have observed about the cat's personality and try to learn why the cat was given up.

Together with the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association, Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Purdue University offered a day - long workshop for veterinary and shelter personnel.

However, shelter personnel can be overzealous in labeling every medium - to large shorthaired black dog as a «Lab cross.»

Through the use of such assessments, shelter personnel may develop an increased awareness to the needs of these cats and attempt to provide measures to improve their well - being within the shelter environment.

Animal shelter personnel can guess at the breed of an abandoned litter of pups, but they can not really tell much by looking at a roly poly bundle of fur with the little round face and short legs.

Rescue and shelter personnel should also discuss some of the other issues that owners of pit bulls face such as breed specific legislation and making sure that their insurance carrier has no breed restrictions.

Nominations are accepted from RIVMA members, their clients, and the humane community, including wildlife rehabilitators, Animal Control Officers, and shelter personnel.

As manager of Forsyth County's animal shelter, Iacopella will supervise, coordinate and manage the daily activities of the animal shelter personnel.

Are you a Veterinarian, Vet Tech, Groomer, Doggy Day Care, or Rescue / Shelter personnel?

At the time he first came to PZF, the shelter personnel pointed out that he had extensive dental disease.