Sentences with phrase «shelters of puerto»

In an effort to assist overwhelmed animal shelters of Puerto Rico, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Maddie's Fund established the Sister Shelter Project, pairing Puerto Rican shelters with thriving shelters in the mainland United States.

The animal shelters of Puerto Rico need a helping hand, and the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at UF is lending one.

The animal shelters of Puerto Rico need a helping hand, and the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is lending one.

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In a 1983 case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit stated: «Puerto Rico, despite the lack of formal statehood, enjoys the shelter of the Eleventh Amendment in all respects.»

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello urged the 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory to seek refuge in one of 460 hurricane shelters in advance of the storm and later ordered police and National Guard troops to begin evacuations of flood - prone areas in the north and east of the island.

«We can not allow this administration to abandon fellow Americans and declare mission accomplished while half of Puerto Rico remains in the dark, clean drinking water is unavailable and thousands of people are living in temporary shelters».

An 18 - member volunteer group will arrive in Puerto Rico by the end of the weekend, bringing heavy - duty shelter plastic, hygiene kits, and more generators via Samaritan's Purse aircraft.

Puerto Rican evacuees from Hurricane Maria's wrath last fall have been granted another six weeks of federal assistance to live in emergency motel shelters in Florida, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Thursday.

With winds of 160 miles per hour (266 km per hour), the Category 5 hurricane had western Mexico on high alert, with the popular resort of Puerto Vallarta and others on the coast opening emergency shelters as hotels were closed.

Though still closed to students, schools in many storm - ravaged parts of Puerto Rico serve as key staging areas for relief efforts, including food preparation and shelter.

The Humane Society of the United States partnered with Kuranda and Bubba's Beds for Shelter Friends in Operation Shelter Snuggle, an initiative to secure 1,000 Kuranda beds for dogs and cats in Puerto Rican animal shelters.

Wings of Rescue in conjunction with our partners the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the Greater Good, and Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team (PART) flew 200 dogs and cats from the high intake Santuario Canita Shelter, Humane Society of Puerto Rico and San Juan Animal Protection and Adoption to Fort Lauderdale Florida where they were transferred to the Humane Society of Broward County, Sarasota Humane Society and other no kill shelters throughout the eastern seaboard.

We have heard back from a major animal shelter in Puerto Rico — and thankfully the facility did not suffer any damage and they have the supplies they need for the influx of pets.

We are one of the four animal sanctuaries or «no - kill» shelters in Puerto Rico, and the first one in the west side.

Love Amplified Award presented by Petco to NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations for Clear the Shelters: In recognition of NBC and Telemundo owned stations marketing and community outreach efforts, in partnership with hundreds of animal shelters across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, the stations» «Clear the Shelters» pet adoption campaign was inspired by a local pet adoption effort spearheaded by NBC 5 (KXAS) and Telemundo 39 (KXTX) in Dallas - Forth Worth, Texas and expanded nationally in 2015, resulting in more than 70,000 pet adoptions.

Hundreds of shelters in 20 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico will waive or discount fees as part of the one - day adoption drive.

More than 400 shelters in the United States and Puerto Rico will waive or discount fees as part of the one - day pet adoption initiative.

«Friends of Culebria Animals, Alianza Pro Rescate Animales, Love Puerto Rico Golden Retriever Rescue, and Island Dog, are all shelters down there who have been trying to recover and rebuild while still tending to all of the animals in their care.

«Even before the first hurricane hit, we were in contact with several of our shelter partners in Puerto Rico, making sure to keep the lines of communication open and let them know we were here for them in whatever way they needed,» said Cindy Szczudlo, Animal League America Director of Rescue Services.

The dogs, if not rescued, would ultimately face euthanasia as over 90 % of the animals that enter the shelter system in Puerto Rico do not make it back out.

But unlike in the mainland U.S., most people in Puerto Rico choose to abandon their dogs on beaches or in remote locations rather than surrender them to one of the island's eight open - intake animal shelters, where euthanasia rates top a staggering 95 percent.

In addition to finding homes for almost 500,000 shelter pets each year through its in - store adoption program in all PetSmart stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities provides funding to non-profits aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster Sshelter pets each year through its in - store adoption program in all PetSmart stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities provides funding to non-profits aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster SShelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster Support.

A total of 33 shelters from 18 states and the territory of Puerto Rico supplied shelter animals (dogs, cats, hamsters, etc.) for the Puppy Bowl.

The challenges these communities, and many Puerto Rican shelters, face is poor public perception, little to no access to affordable spay and neuter, unreliable electricity and the Internet, and a lack of funding and resources.

«It's hard to fully comprehend the damage that Puerto Rico has sustained, the scope of the destruction is just so unfathomable,» said Dr. Mandie Wehr, Director of Shelter Operations and Veterinarian for Coastal Humane Society.

If animal rights groups are successful in driving responsible dog breeders out of business, Strand fears that nonprofit shelters will turn increasingly to sources in China, India, Egypt, Iraq and Puerto Rico, all locales that have exported rabid rescue dogs into the U.S. To address these issues, the NAIA is seeking changes in federal and state laws to:

Humane Society of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a shelter that accepts dogs for adoption from Puerto Rico;

In this issue: Getting to know your community means getting outside your own four walls; a major push to help animals in Puerto Rico; taking effective evidentiary photos in cruelty cases; a rescuer argues for setting aside labels to make more of an impact for animals; why maintaining shelter animals» emotional health is so important; and more.

Clear the Shelter Day is made possible through a partnership between NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations and hundreds of animal shelters located across the country and Puerto Rico.

When you purchase a bag of pet food online or at any of its 1,500 - plus stores across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, PetSmart will donate a meal to a dog or cat being served by a pet shelter, animal welfare organization and food bank.

A rabid Puerto Rican «rescue pup» imported by a Massachusetts animal shelter exposes the glaring public health risk of «humane relocation.»

As non-profit organizations, shelters are exempt from many of the laws that regulate pet businesses, a dangerous loophole that allows them to import and sell large numbers of stray dogs and cats from places as distant as Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Taiwan without appropriate oversight.

Nestled majestically amidst scenic boulders in a sheltered Pacific cove, Casa San Sebastian represents one of Puerto Vallarta's most marvelous examples of «new palapa» architecture.

Affiliated with The Leading Hotels of the World ®, the largest hospitality collection of its kind, Grand Residences Riviera Cancun is a family - oriented luxury resort located on a spectacular sheltered beach in Puerto Morelos, a fishermen village 30 minutes from Cancun in the Riviera Maya.

The Puerto Caleta Apartments are a charming 2 - star complex situated just 250m's from the stunning sheltered beach of Costa Caleta, on the east coast of Fuerteventura.

Bathed by the waters of the beautiful bay of Banderas and sheltered by the imposing Sierra Madre, Puerto Vallarta is one of the most highly - prized tourist destinations in Mexico.

Sheltered to the east by the Sierra Madre Mountains and from the west by the deep blue Pacific Ocean, Puerto Vallarta provides visitors with an unparalleled blend of exotic Mexican culture.

Sheltered from Lanzarote's north easterly winds, Puerto Calero is situated on the south west coast of the Canary Island of Lanzarote, just...