Sentences with phrase «than sheltered society»

Eva Leigh's London Underground series features heroines involved in the criminal underworld rather than sheltered society belles.

Not exact matches

«Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected.»

We can wish that weren't so, we can even work hard to implement the changes in society that will mean that more of those women will be breastfeeding rather than formula - feeding, but at this point in time and for the foreseeable future lots of the women in shelters will be in the situation of formula - feeding and having difficulty getting hold of enough milk in their difficult circumstances, and they * will * need the samples.

The Cook County ordinance requires suburban pet stores sell animals from government shelters, rescue agencies and human societies or federally licensed breeders with fewer than five reproducing female animals.

Cook County has since passed its own version of the ordinance, which requires stores to sell pets from government shelters, rescue agencies and humane societies, or federally licensed breeders with no more than five reproducing female animals.

Does Mr. Brownback not factor in the fact that most people still need to spend a minimum amount of money to live in modern society (food, shelter, etc.), and it is those people who can not afford to spend more than a minimum that consumption taxes affect the most (which, as you noted, has often been an argument for income tax)?

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) said in a press release that although more than 350 animals have been brought to its temporary shelter since the tornado hit, the outlook may be turning around for the town's animals.

As an organization whose mission is to end the killing of pets in shelters, of course Best Friends Animal Society encourages people looking for a pet to adopt from a shelter or rescue group, rather than buying from a pet store, breeder or online retailer.

To that end, the Humane Society of Tulsa and the Washington County SPCA are among 60 animal shelters across the country that participate every month in PetSmart Charities ® Rescue Waggin» ® program — a national transport program that has saved more than 52,000 dogs and puppies since 2004.

According to the Humane Society of the United States, more than 3 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters every year.

At San Diego Humane Society, we are responsible for the care of more than 1,500 animals in our shelters on any given day.

More cats than dogs enter shelters, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and 70 percent of shelter cats end up euthanized, compared to just half of shelter dogs.

The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) spends more money on Receptions and Award Dinners in Hollywood and Washington DC for entertainers and celebrities than it does in direct financial support of animal shelters for dogs and cats.

Animal «rights» groups demand dog breeders have a state inspected kennel superior to any shelter or humane society and more sterile than their own home, which nobody inspects.

Groups calling themselves «humane» bring hundreds of strays from across the borders to our shelters and yet it is our own purebreds we spay and neuter while turning our parent «breed» clubs into little more than human societies.

As the only NO - KILL shelter in Berrien County, last year alone the Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan saved the lives of more than 400 cats and dogs.

Typically, these fees reflect the amount of veterinary care that has gone into the animal, but county shelters and humane societies may have lower adoption fees than rescue groups with the same amount of veterinary work if the shelter receives external subsidies.

More than three weeks after an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, nearly 900 dogs and cats remain sheltered at the Humane Society, most of them unlikely to ever be reunited with their owners.

In the past five years, more than 69,000 animals have been destroyed at three humane society shelters operated in Volusia County.

Today, it's fewer than 5 million, and almost all the humane societies and shelters are on board the no - kill movement.»

More than 100 pit bulls were brought to shelters in the Los Angeles area after an animal control officer there was badly bitten by a pit bull, said Barbara Cassidy, director of animal sheltering and control at the Humane Society of the United States.

More than 100 shelters or humane societies in 90 cities nationwide participate in the program full time.

Today's society has a heightened awareness of the staggering euthanasia rates occurring in animal shelters, and there is more determination than ever to reduce the killing of healthy animals.

Each year the society takes in more than 11,000 animals in every size, shape, color and breed.Through this campaign, the humane society can focus attention on the pet overpopulation while helping people understand that shelters are excellent places to adopt a pet.However, before choosing to adopt a pet, the Halifax Humane Society recommends people ask themselves: Are you ready to take on a long - term commsociety takes in more than 11,000 animals in every size, shape, color and breed.Through this campaign, the humane society can focus attention on the pet overpopulation while helping people understand that shelters are excellent places to adopt a pet.However, before choosing to adopt a pet, the Halifax Humane Society recommends people ask themselves: Are you ready to take on a long - term commsociety can focus attention on the pet overpopulation while helping people understand that shelters are excellent places to adopt a pet.However, before choosing to adopt a pet, the Halifax Humane Society recommends people ask themselves: Are you ready to take on a long - term commSociety recommends people ask themselves: Are you ready to take on a long - term commitment?

Craig Brestrup, then director of the Progressive Animal Welfare Society, writes the book, Disposable Animals, challenging the commonly held premise that if animals are not euthanized in shelters they likely face fates worse than death.

For more than 30 years, Best Friends Animal Society has been leading efforts to end the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters.

It's usually more expensive to adopt a dog from a rescue group than from an animal shelter or humane society.

These trends suggest that fundamental differences between the species and their role in our society may lead traditional sheltering programs to be less successful when applied to cats than to dogs.

Initiated by the Best Friends Animal Society, the more than 90 - member coalition has focused on adoption campaigns to reduce the population of animals in shelters.

Alley Cat Allies also gave emergency funds to the Humane Society of Louisiana, which transported more than 700 animals from Texas to shelters around the country.

OHS is the largest humane society in the Northwest, and adopts more animals from its Portland shelter than any other single - facility shelter on the West Coast.

Her generosity supports the Humane Society in providing warm shelter, loving care and medical assistance to more than 2,000 animals in Kootenai County each year.

Some dogs come from local animal shelters and humane societies that contact us because the dog may need more medical care or one - on - one attention than they can provide.

«Caring for an animal who underwent surgery in a home is less stressful than recuperating in a shelter, even in a shelter as clean and «medically safe» as the Humane Society of Greater Miami,» says Dr. Maureen Swan, Chief Medical Officer of the Humane Society of Greater Miami.

«Fostering an animal who underwent surgery is less stressful than recuperating in a shelter, even in a shelter as clean and «medically safe» as the Humane Society of Greater Miami,» says Laurie Hoffman, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Greater Miami.

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.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals drew on its disaster relief fund to provide grants and donations of more than $ 1 million and pledge an additional $ 2.5 million to shelter reconstruction in the region.

3) Atlanta Humane Society imports thousands of animals while others die down the street — this is why I think we need to put more focus on no kill communities than no kill shelters

It's more than just cute: It's actually breaking down barriers between the shelter and its community, says Mary Steffen, vice president of operations at the Humane Society of Broward County in Florida.

«Here in San Diego, we have a dozen animal shelters and more than 200 registered rescue groups,» John Van Zante of the Ramcho Coastal Humane Society told CBS8.

Currently, the Society has a live release rate of 93 percent; of the animals coming into the shelter more than 9 out of 10 animals are adopted, reunited with their guardian or placed through a rescue group.

Since 1959, Lincoln County Animal Shelter (formerly the Boothbay Region Humane Society) has served more than 20 communities in the Greater Lincoln County and Sagadahoc County regions of Maine.

Our society produces more dogs and cats than we can provide proper care and shelter for.

In preparation for flooding expected to occur along the Mississippi River, The Humane Society of the United States will transport more than 100 dogs from Natchez - Adams County Humane Society to make room for the influx of animals the shelter expects in the coming days.

The Humane Society of Boulder Valley is a community supported, open - door facility that provides shelter, medical care and behavioral rehabilitation to more than 9,000 animals each year.

At Halifax Humane Society in Daytona Beach, more than 11,000 animals were euthanized in the past fiscal year, a number that will be reduced after the ordinance takes effect, said Mel Stack, president of the animal shelter's board.

Prior to joining the Sanctuary, he served as the vice president and director of operations of Hawaiian Humane Society where he oversaw a staff of 50 ran the admissions, shelter adoptions and partnerships, lost and found and animal care services at Hawaii's largest shelter, where more than 30,000 animals would arrive in need every year.

Here at the local shelter, the adoption rate is more than 98 percent, according to the Humane Society.

* These dogs are readily available — you can go to a shelter, humane society, etc. * She will be much cheaper than buying a purebred dog — the average cost will be somewhere around $ 100 or less (if purchasing from a shelter or humane society, they will include spaying / neutering procedure as well as first set of vaccinations) * You will be giving a dog that was abandoned another chance at life (if you adopt)

Although the ultimate goal of the Humane Society is to operate as a «no - kill» facility, humane euthanasia is still currently performed at the animal shelter simply because more animals are turned over to us than are adopted.