Sentences with phrase «thinking of adopting an animal»

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People like you all make me sick; if you think of non-human animals as disposable, you shouldn't adopt them in the first place (whether a person can «see the future» is not the issue).

Long - term survival of medicinal plant and animal species depends on well thought - out, widely adopted conservation strategies.

«People tend to think of SDHS as a place to adopt animals, but we're so much more,» says Stacey Zeitlin, SDHS vice president for community engagement.

If you are thinking of welcoming a new furry companion into your life, the best thing you could possibly do is adopt a shelter animal — a decision which could potentially save their life — rather than giving your money to the commercial puppy breeding industry.

The goal of this campaign is to make adopting a pet the first thing people think to do when they decide to bring an animal home.

But there are at least as many dogs and cats at the shelter who are more than a year old - animals who were obtained by people who didn't think through the responsibilities of pet ownership before they adopted the animal.

If you're ready to start thinking about adopting, head to PetRescue.com for a list of animals in your state currently available for re-homing.

«Would I have ever have thought I'd be taking photos of animals and those photos would directly help them get adopted?

Just think of it, if 20 people choose to iFoster and they each know 200 people, and they in turn each know 200 people, each animal's possibility of getting adopted just increased 40,000 times.

If you're thinking of adding a furry friend to your family this holiday season, Found Animals» Adopt & Shop encourages you to adopt an animal from its 12 Pets of Christmas Adopt & Shop encourages you to adopt an animal from its 12 Pets of Christmas adopt an animal from its 12 Pets of Christmas list.

Make sure you do research on the type and breed of animal you're thinking of adopting.

This thought process may be driven in part by the fact that nearly four out of 10 young adults believe animals in a shelter are not necessarily at risk, and that they will remain in a shelter until they are adopted (compared to three out of 10 total).

However, Christie, I think the reason people are so concerned about proper screening at all adoption events is the very chance of an animal being adopted for nefarious (horrible) reasons is just unacceptable.

If you're ready to have a pet at home, you may want to think of adopting a rescue animal.

When a person adopts an animal, I believe that animal becomes his or her property (ick — I hate thinking of dogs as property).

We ask a representative sample of U.S. adults about their knowledge of pets and related issues, how important they think it is to protect companion animals and how many of them have adopted an animal in the past year.

We ask foster dog parents to let us know in advance if they think they would like to do a foster - adopt contract if they are thinking of adding another animal companion to the home.

It's also a great option for someone thinking about adopting but unsure if they're ready for the commitment; temporarily taking care of one of our adoptable animals can help potential forever parents better understand what life with a pet is like!

This emotional journey through the lives of 11 adopted dogs and Bill, a puppy mill survivor turned mountain goat (he loves to hike and rock climb), brings animal rescue to the forefront of people's thoughts and conversations.

Remember, if you are thinking about adopting a new pet, you can view all of our adoptable animals online at ccspca.com, on Facebook or Instagram, or in - person at our Adoption Center, located at 103 S. Hughes, Fresno, CA 93706.

You are in denial about the scope of the homeless animal population and completely unrealistic in thinking it's something that will be taken care of by no kill shelters, which most communities will NEVER agree to financially support, not when you can kill thirty dogs in a day, instead of spending money to feed, house and care for them humanely until homes are found, and indefinitely for those who never will be adopted.

More people begin to think of these animals as adorable future furry family members and choose to adopt, rather than purchase, their next animal companion.

If you think any of the following may apply, kindly think very carefully before adopting an animal.

It's imperative to exhaustively research the type of animal you are thinking of adopting to ensure that he or she is the right fit for your current lifestyle.

If you think you might want to adopt one of our animals, please read through our online Adoption Criteria.

In April of this year, 2004, while shopping at our local Petsmart for food and general supplies for our already large animal family, we noticed while in the checkout line, a woman being photographed holding a large white rabbit, thinking that it was some sort of Easter promotion we wandered over to see that it was instead a rabbit rescue organization adopting out adult rabbits.

To even think of those beloved animals being taken away and killed or adopted out to someone who doesn't understand them is painful to say the least.

Whether you're thinking about adopting a dog or cat, purebred or mixed breed, it's important to make sure your favorite type of animal fits with your lifestyle.

I think most people won't hurt an animal and when you keep them in shelters or worse instead of letting someone adopt them because maybe they don't have a fence or are planning on having kids.

Once you decide that a preloved dog is what you want, your local animal shelter will provide comprehensive information about each canine you're thinking of adopting: their habits, manners, approximate age, cause of falling into the shelter, how to train or not train, what they like and dislike, and so forth.

No I think it's great that you mentioned the budgeting aspect because I think that's something that people that either first time adopting an animal or even if they've adopted before and they're just getting a second or a third they don't really stop to think about how important that is, that it's not just the adoption fee and the food and the collar and the leash but you have to think about heartworm prevention, flea and tick prevention, all the yearly shots that come up and all of that stuff, emergency vet care.

If you are thinking of adopting, this would be a great way to get to know some of our animals.

«Despite the fact that nearly 12.6 million of the 60 million pet - owning households in the U.S. own exotic pets,» said Hess, «exotic pet owners still rarely think about bringing their animals to the vet after they purchase or adopt them.»

The shelters are full of animals that were purchased or adopted by someone who did not think it all the way through and as a result didn't follow through on their commitment.

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«When people like the Luke's are allowed to continue to be in this business I think it is very sad,» said Ginny Tiu, an animal advocate who adopted three of the dogs from the Waimanalo farm.

Of course, here at PetravelR ™ every month is adopt a shelter / rescue animal month, but we still think it's wonderful that October is celebrated each year as Adopt a Dog Madopt a shelter / rescue animal month, but we still think it's wonderful that October is celebrated each year as Adopt a Dog MAdopt a Dog Month.

I think all animal lovers know that by adopting a dog or cat in need of a home, our lives are enriched tremendously.

Thinking of adopting a senior dog or another animal?

If you're thinking about adopting a pet, Osceola County Animal Services is offering a pair of opportunities at its «The Fast and the Furriest» event Saturday.

They think we all have capes and we zoom in and save animals from certain death while simultaneously providing them with all of the medical care they need and an excellent quality of life and adopting them immediately into perfect homes.

If you'd like more specifics about a potential pet, think about looking into adopting through a rescue group, which may be able to give you a much clearer picture of how an animal behaves and interacts in a setting other than a shelter environment.