Sentences with phrase «than purchasing pet»

TulsaPets Magazine's prime mission is, and always has been, to stress the importance of spay and neuter and adopting a pet, rather than purchasing a pet.

And preparing a healthy, nutritious diet can be considerably more expensive than purchasing pet foods in a bag or can.

Puppy mills: Best Friends is working hard to combat puppy mills, one of the major contributors to animal homelessness, through public awareness campaigns, legislative work, and encouragement of adopting rather than purchasing pets.

«Spaying or neutering your pet, adopting rather than purchasing pets, licensing your pet, volunteering at one of our shelters or donating funds — every action can help ensure the success of a no - kill Atlanta by the end of 2016.»

Make fliers and / or posters about the importance of spaying and neutering, adopting rather than purchasing pets, or other important animal welfare issues and about how to help stop the killing of healthy, adoptable animals in our nation?s shelters.

Puppy mill initiatives: Best Friends is working hard to combat puppy mills, one of the major contributors to animal homelessness, through public awareness campaigns, legislative work, and encouragement of adopting rather than purchasing pets.

Not exact matches

Whilst elements of the presentation raise a smirk or even a giggle (including the alliteration efforts of Popper's pithy personal assistant, played by No Strings Attached's Ophelia Lovibond), and the titular creatures charm as anticipated, there's no mistaking this saccharine star vehicle for anything other than middle of the road school holiday fare that might even inspire a few pet purchases.

Subscribers will also receive a monthly allowance to spend in the Crown Store, the in - game shop where players can purchase cosmetic outfits and mounts, special pets and also repair kits, soul gems and health and magicka potions — none of which are more potent than items that can be crafted by players.

Founded in 2013 by Peter Hudson and Marius Muja, as BitLit Media Inc., Shelfie grew to offer more than 450,000 eBooks and audiobooks that booklovers could purchase at a discount or download free of charge.

Fewer than one per cent of Canadians» total food purchasing happens online, according to a January report from BMO Capital Markets analyst Peter Sklar.

More than 85 % of surveyed retailers said that more than half of their pet food selection is purchased through distributors, and 70 % said that distributors supply 75 % or more of their pet food products.

That said, pet owners visit pet specialty retailers more frequently than they do their veterinarian on an annual basis to purchase food and other essential items.

Rather than drawing customers away from small stores, Wag will attract online shoppers looking to consolidate their pet purchases to one convenient site, making it a bigger potential headache for large online pet retailers like Petco and PetSmart, owner of Chewy.com.

When considering the many types of treats that pet owners purchase for their canine companions, you would be hard - pressed to find products more popular than chews.

There's nothing more depressing than enduring a long conversation on the degree of illness the purchased pet is suffering, followed by questions on how to break the news to the kids and whether it'll be automatically euthanized if it gets sent back.

Birds live much longer than other pets, so purchasing a good bird cage with plenty of room is an investment and should be treated accordingly.

The good news is: there are more complete raw foods, than ever, which can be purchased from specialist suppliers and pet shops.

If you can get chicken feet in the area you live in it is much better to start your puppy on this type of chew than on some rubber ball that has to be purchased from a pet store.

People who make impulse decisions about purchasing exotic pet birds usually find out that avian care responsibilities are more challenging than anticipated.

Exotic pets require more specialized care than cats and dogs, so it is important to be well informed on these pets before you purchase or adopt them.

In this and other ways, it becomes more likely that people will adopt dogs in need rather than purchase them from pet stores or breeders.

Generally, the up - front purchase price of a pure - bred pet is far greater than that of a mixed breed.

They try to solve this problem by encouraging or requiring people to spay or neuter their pets (to reduce the number of cats and dogs who need homes), 57 encouraging people to adopt animals from shelters rather than purchasing them from pet stores or breeders (to increase the number of people looking to provide homes to animals in shelters), 58 and donating money to shelters and foster programs that care for cats and dogs waiting to be adopted (so they can house animals for longer).59 Collectively, these solutions have greatly reduced the number of cats and dogs euthanized in shelters.60 The problem is well understood, although making further progress in solving it may be expensive in areas where all these solutions have already been implemented.

There are many low - cost options for some of the so - called necessary purchases that can often serve your pet just as well or better than the pricey varieties at the store.

The purchase of the trailers for the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services was made possible by more than $ 65,000 in donations and grants from the members of Silver Bay Kennel Club of San Diego, Del Sur Kennel Club, Bahia Sur Kennel Club of Chula Vista, Cabrillo Kennel Club, Hidden Valley Obedience Club, The Obedience Club of San Diego County, Inc. and AKC Reunite, the nation's largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service.

The purchase of the trailer was made possible by more than $ 22,000 in grants from the American Kennel Club and AKC Reunite, the nation's largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service.

Dogs purchased from breeders are likely to face fewer challenges than those adopted after their racing careers have ended, but both can make loving pets in the right homes.If you're up for the challenge, there's one out there who needs you.

A study by Best Friends Animal Society in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine studied 6,000 dogs and discovered that those from pet stores are more likely to have behavioral problems than ones purchased from small breeders.

The cost of adopting or resucing a pet from a pet shelter is typically significantly lower than the cost of purchasing from a pet breeder or pet store.

The trailer's purchase was made possible by more than $ 22,000 in donations and grants from local Wyoming and national dog organizations, including the Central Wyoming Kennel Club, Rocky Mountain Tibetan Terrier Club, the Altitude Vet Clinic, the Tibetan Terrier Club of America, the Puli Club of America, and AKC Reunite, the nation's largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service.

While you will have to have more patience than in an instant - gratification pet store purchase, you'll also be able to meet at least the mother and possibly the father of your puppy, seen the conditions in which your puppy was bred and raised, see the documentation of what health testing was done on your puppy's parents and grandparents — and have someone to call when you're tearing your hair out because Puppy is going through teething or has hit adolescence.

The trailer's purchase was made possible by more than $ 22,000 in donations from Queen Anne's county and the members of the local Talbot Kennel Club, as well as the American Shetland Sheepdog Association Foundation, the Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America, the Pharaoh Hound Club of America, and AKC Reunite, the nation's largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service.

You'll save money - Adopting a pet is much more affordable than purchasing one from a pet store or breeder.

Consider these options rather than purchasing from a broker, pet shop or middleman.

Another reason we like to see people adopt adult dogs is that many puppies up for «adoption» or «rescue» are actually the product of backyard breeders who like to take advantage of people's desire to rescue rather than purchase their next pet.

This means that animals purchased from pet stores have a higher risk of health problems than those adopted from a shelter or bought from a licensed breeder.

Whether you have had a kitty in your home before or this will be your first time with a cat, consider adopting your newest family from a shelter rather than purchasing one from a pet store.

For every bag of cat or dog food purchased March 1 — Dec. 31, 2017, PetSmart donated a meal to pets in need and beat its goal of 60 million meals with more than 63 million meals generated through this leading philanthropic program.

In March 2017, PetSmart launched its Buy a Bag, Give a Meal ™ program — for every bag of cat or dog food purchased March 1 — Dec. 31, 2017, PetSmart will donate a meal to pets in need and expects to donate more than 3.6 million meals in Canada in 2017.

What I find most interesting and concerning about the survey is that it identifies millenials as being the least likely demographic to associate puppy mills with animal cruelty and the most likely to purchase, rather than adopt, a pet.

The bad news, according to a survey * released recently by Best Friends Animal Society, is that more than 40 percent of Americans are unaware that virtually all pet stores obtain dogs from puppy mills and nearly one in five people still chose to purchase a new dog at a local pet shop rather than adopt from a shelter or rescue organization.

Animal shelters in Brazil are underfunded and overcrowded, and many families automatically bypass shelter pets - choosing to purchase a pricey puppy rather than adopt a free rescue.

Veterinarians have long complained that dogs purchased from pet stores are much more likely to suffer from health problems than those obtained from breeders.

If you're not dealing with a pet shop, request to purchase the puppy on - site rather than agreeing to meet in a public location.

Did you know that adopting a pet from the shelter is much more cost effective than purchasing one from a pet store or breeder?

«Petco always recommends that anyone looking to add a new pet to their family consider adopting a companion animal in need of a loving home — rather than purchasing one — even if it's an animal we sell in our stores,» a spokeswoman says.

I refuse to purchase the party mix Non naturals for they do carry dye colors and how ironically that is the only kind I have found at a grocery store except one and aww now I found it more expensive at that particular grocery store than the pet store!?

It's anticipated that more than nine million pet owners will purchase a Valentine's gift for their pet this year according to the «2005 - 2006 American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey.»

Our reader is likely to shop at higher end, neighborhood pet stores, pay for professional training classes and grooming, purchase high quality food and toys, travel with their dog on weekend getaways, and take their dog to the dog park or doggie day care more than twice a week.

I purchased my pet's policy when he was 6 months old and assumed I'd locked in a certain rate based on signing up at an early age, rather than waiting until he was 2 (sort of like a life insurance policy).