Sentences with phrase «thousands of dogs in shelters»

According to a recent survey of Animal Control Facilities many dogs suffering from out of control skin conditions are brought to public animal shelters where they are considered to be unadoptable and many thousands of dogs in these shelters are put down for this reason.

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The myth that they need to do so may be responsible for the death of thousands of dogs each year as unwanted animals are euthanised in overcrowded shelters.

Start with shelter dogs: We all agree that there are plenty (thousands) of dogs, both in and out of puppy mills, who desperately need homes and can be rescued for free, so no one should ever be paying a breeder for an animal.

Get a cat or a dog, there are thousands being euthanized in shelters every day or try fostering injured or orphaned small animals until they are ready to be released into the wild (squirrels are commonly in need of this!)

For Animal Care & Control's second annual «New York's Kindest Dinner & Awards,» 200 animals lovers gathered at City Winery, hoping to spread holiday cheer to the thousands of dogs (and other animals) in the New York City shelter system.

Everyone's pitching in to connect thousands of beautiful, fun - loving, homeless dogs and cats in our shelter with the right families,» said Amy Johnston, Director of Outreach at YWAC.

Yet even with the explosion of trafficking in stolen dogs and the shipments of hundreds of thousands of foreign dogs, many shelters and rescues across America are still empty.

With thousands of dogs in need of loving, forever homes, shelters will do anything to get their charming charges some much needed exposure.

«Thousands of wonderful dogs and cats are dying in our nation's shelters every day simply because they don't have homes.

Looking to bring home a new pet, a grief - stricken online search for adoptable dogs eventually led to some chilling information the couple had previously been unaware of: the thousands of dogs being euthanized in the American shelter system every day.

To help clean out America's shelters, two pet industry leaders, Wahl and Petfinder Foundation, are addressing a dirty issue about pet adoption, and in the process giving thousands of shelter dogs a fresh start.

Having spent thousands of hours in shelters as a volunteer, I see these hapless dogs often bounce from home to home, because shelters are not in the business or practice of rehabilitating problem dogs (which shelters also don't utilize the assistance of their skilled local trainers quite enough, in part because they think they know as much about behavior as we trainers do, or think they know enough).

This type of identification has the potential to save the lives of thousands of dogs who would otherwise die in shelters, unrecognized or unclaimed.

Marking its 16th anniversary of the organization, Broadway Barks again helped hundreds of New York City's shelter animals find permanent homes by informing New Yorkers about the plight of the thousands of homeless dogs and cats in the metropolitan area.

these laws will serve to drive good responsible breeders out, yet will encourage importing thousands and thousands of dogs, and smuggling even more into the country to «meet the need» for adoptable puppies in shelters - dogs that are not bred for good health or temperament - just for a fast buck.

The decision to buy a breeder dog will be responsible for thousands of deaths in «shelters».

Every year, tens of thousands of dogs and puppies, purebred and crosses are euthanized in shelters.

In 2012, the new grant program will help 65 non-profit spay / neuter clinics around the nation provide high - quality, affordable spay / neuter surgeries for more than 23,000 cats and pit bull terriers during February and August — ultimately reducing the homeless pet population by tens of thousands of at - risk cats and dogs that would otherwise wind up in shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director In 2012, the new grant program will help 65 non-profit spay / neuter clinics around the nation provide high - quality, affordable spay / neuter surgeries for more than 23,000 cats and pit bull terriers during February and August — ultimately reducing the homeless pet population by tens of thousands of at - risk cats and dogs that would otherwise wind up in shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director in shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of

Unwanted litters result in thousands of dogs and cats ending up in shelters each year.

And while thousands of dogs, cats and other small animals have been cared for, the lives of shelter pets at RCHS would be greatly improved by renovations, particularly in the veterinary medical facility.

We have come a long way, but thousands of healthy or treatable dogs and cats still land in Philadelphia shelters each year and don't make it back out.

began its life saving work as a reaction, a reaction to a devastating situation in our backyard where thousands (19,458 in 2011 to be exact) of dogs and cats were euthanized at the City's shelter.

You are asking us to take a dog that already has a home while thousands of dogs that don't will die in shelters all over the country.

When I signed the contract as executive director of Peaceful Animal Adoption Shelter (PAAS) in Vinita, Oklahoma, my goal was to save thousands of dogs and cats through local adoptions.

Thousands of former breeding dogs have been relinquished to shelters and placed in homes as pets.

While some animals are lucky enough to be adopted from shelters, don't delude yourself: most cats / dogs in most shelters are killed within days because there are too few adopters for the thousands of worthy animals hoping for a good home.

The only problem is, what about the thousands of dogs that are already here and that die on the streets and in shelters each week for lack of enough homes?

In shelters that have to euthanize, there are thousands of animal lovers throughout the country who devote their time and open their heart so a dog or cat will know someone does care, all the while realizing it could be the the last time that animal will know a loving hand or a kind voice.

In the greater Los Angeles area, thousands upon thousands of dogs and cats end up in animal shelters each year and are killed for lack of space and lack of existing homeIn the greater Los Angeles area, thousands upon thousands of dogs and cats end up in animal shelters each year and are killed for lack of space and lack of existing homein animal shelters each year and are killed for lack of space and lack of existing homes.

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Every year, thousands of unwanted cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters or worse, suffer tragic deaths outdoors after being forced to fend for themselves.

We strive to help bring an end to these dogs being seen as «unadoptable» in New York shelters, a flawed view which results in thousands of loyal companion animals being needlessly euthanized.

There are thousands of unwanted dogs and puppies of all shapes and sizes in animal shelters all over the country.

What could be more in keeping with the Year of the Dog than for more New Yorkers to open up their hearts and homes and adopt one of the thousands of wonderful dogs who end up at our city's shelters?»

** We strive to bring an end to these dogs being seen as «unadoptable» in shelters, a view which results in thousands of loyal companion animals being needlessly euthanized.

In keeping with this year's designation as the Year of the Dog, several dozen dogs from area shelters, including Animal Haven Shelter, Bide - A-Wee, the Humane Society of New York, and Animal Care & Control of NYC, will strut their stuff for the thousands of New Yorkers and visitors expected to attend the festive event.

Kathy and Bobby, along with a couple of adoptable dogs, made the trek to the school and talked to the students about the work and dedication involved in caring and finding homes for the thousands of homeless animals that come through the Shelter every year.

The problem is that there are so many breeding indiscriminately that we have millions sitting in shelters waiting to die a slow, agonizing death, including thousands of purebred dogs who are victims of the breeding industry, which produces many more dogs than there are owners willing to pay high prices for a dog.

These two dogs were living thousands of miles apart, but after they were rescued, their lives intersected at Muttopia, a new shelter for rescued dogs in Santa Rosa.

There are hundreds of thousands of dogs and puppies in shelters across the nation that are waiting for good homes.

Each year, Lake's animal control shelter must euthanize thousands of dogs and cats who aren't wearing ID tags when they arrive at the county pound in Astatula.

You can find virtually any breed of animal in your local shelter — purebred or mixed — but consumers continue to pay hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars for dogs from breeders.

No matter how you look at the issue, the idea of producing more dogs to meet the «demands» of people who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for a purebred pup while there are hundreds of thousands of purebred dogs waiting in overcrowded shelters is incredibly irresponsible.

It is frustrating to me to see rescue groups and adoption - guarantee shelters pulling dogs from other counties, states, and even other countries while there are thousands of dogs in need right here at home

Hi Hanna and welcome - while I agree «old dogs can be taught new tricks», not all can and that is often why we destroy thousands of pets each year in shelters.

In 1997, a small group of volunteers, motivated by the unnecessary deaths of thousands of adoptable pets in our local shelters, recognized that Washoe County needed a new type of animal rescue facility — a facility dedicated to giving the dogs and cats at our municipal animal control shelter a second chance at life before their time ran ouIn 1997, a small group of volunteers, motivated by the unnecessary deaths of thousands of adoptable pets in our local shelters, recognized that Washoe County needed a new type of animal rescue facility — a facility dedicated to giving the dogs and cats at our municipal animal control shelter a second chance at life before their time ran ouin our local shelters, recognized that Washoe County needed a new type of animal rescue facility — a facility dedicated to giving the dogs and cats at our municipal animal control shelter a second chance at life before their time ran out.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Every year, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter takes in thousands of animals at its two locations, a menagerie that can include cats and dogs, rabbits and snakes, horses and hamsters.

Anyway I guess my point is that the option of just continuing preventative in a heartworm positive dog - while maybe not always the most ideal - is cheap and in my opinion better than letting a dog be put down in the shelter because you cant afford the thousand for the fast treatment.

We slaughter thousands of beautiful, vital, healthy animals every single day in the U.S. (Twenty - five percent of shelter dogs are purebred.)

For the last five years, Pilot Rork has been the knight in shining aircraft, rescuing thousands of dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters were they face euthanization.