Since the DLG doesn't track the animals by age, its difficult to know if there is an increase in
the surrender of litters of puppies.
Not exact matches
If we are working with an individual who does not want to
surrender the mother
of a
litter, we will offer to pay to have the mother
of the
litter spayed so she does not have any more unwanted
puppy litters in the future.
He was
surrendered along with four
of his littermates (Christy Ellin, Levi, Countess Aliesha, and Tyrion) and four younger
puppies from another
litter (Valentino, Petey, Helaku, and Medley).
History: This
litter of puppies was released from a breeder
surrender situation and are just the sweetest pups around.
[About
Puppy Mills] Rescue dogs come to us in a variety
of ways: many
of the dogs are
surrendered by their owners; others are from unwanted
litters because pets were not spayed or neutered; many are dumped or lost and unclaimed from a shelter.
Dogs or a single
puppy — $ 50 per adult dog or single
puppy Cats or a single kitten — $ 20 per single adult cat or single kitten Rabbits & Small Animals — $ 15 per single pet
Litters of kittens or
puppies — $ 50 (this is three or more kittens or
puppies surrendered during one appointment / session.)
That very same week a rescue group I work with out
of Ohio had a
litter of 5 week old
puppies surrendered to them by a back yard breeder.
«Unwanted
litters of puppies and kittens are also
surrendered to shelters over the Christmas period, often the result
of unplanned breeding or being unable to rehouse all the littermates,» Ms Currey said.
This can be done for various levels
of shelter intake (e.g. strays, owner -
surrenders,
puppy and kitten
litter intakes) as well as spay / neuter services delivered in the community.
Helen Woodward Animal Center offers a «Spay... Don't
Litter» program for people looking to
surrender litters of puppies or kittens.
A
surrender fee
of $ 40 per dog (or
litter of puppies) or $ 30 per cat (or
litter of kittens) is requested at the time
of surrender.
Many unwanted
litters of puppies and kittens are born every year and some
of these undoubtedly end up in the pound or are
surrendered to rescue organizations.
Unwanted and unplanned
litters of perfectly happy, healthy
puppies are
surrendered every day.
You might find out the newly obtained
puppy was chasing the cat being
surrendered whenever he would go by the
litter box, or the episodes
of urinating outside
of the
litter box took place only after the cat returned from outdoor adventures, or the cat would soil in the hallway right outside
of the laundry room where the
litter box was kept (could the soiling be related to the cat being scared by the sound
of the washer and dryer?).
Ashin says the shelter typically sees a spike in intake during summer months for several reasons including the fact that more
litters of puppies and kittens are
surrendered following the spring mating season.
Because
of the large average
litter, many owners can not place the
puppies in homes and they are
surrendered.
Among the 30 animals brought back to Animal League America is a
litter of six adorable six - week old Pit bull
puppies, and two bonded cats
surrendered by their owner just as our rescue team was preparing our units for departure.
«We would get
surrender calls for
litters of puppies that were clearly mixed pits often.»
He was used as a breeding dog in Star Valley, WY and was
surrendered with all
of his
puppies, his brother and the mother to his
litter after the couple breeding went through a divorce.