This presentation explores innovative approaches to saving cats» lives, particularly in communities
where shelter euthanasia rates are high.
Not exact matches
She created the nonprofit organization «Pets for Vets» (http://www.pets-for-vets.com)
where returning veterans suffering from PTSD and
shelter animals awaiting
euthanasia will all benefit.
Our priority is to pull from other
shelters where animals that are at immediate risk of
euthanasia due to overcrowding.
Severe cases often result in relinquishment to a
shelter,
where a dog's options are
euthanasia or re-adoption.
She attended the University of Georgia,
where she began honing her training skills while helping improve the behavior of local
shelter dogs to reduce
euthanasia rates.
Every day, hundreds of animals are taken in trucks, vans and cars from overcrowded Southern
shelters where euthanasia rates sometimes reach 70 percent to states in the North,
where puppies and kittens are not as plentiful.
Monterose says relocating animals from overcrowded
shelters to those
where adoption demand is high saves those pets from
euthanasia and allows new dogs and cats in need of loving homes to be accepted at the freed - up facilities.
100 % of their adoptable pets are rescued from open - admission
shelters where their age makes them first in line for
euthanasia.
In this Friday, March 4, 2011 photo, dogs fill a kennel at the Lenoir County Animal
Shelter in Kinston, N.C. Animals routinely go from overloaded Southern
shelters like this
where euthanasia rates sometimes reach 70 percent to the puppy and kitten - starved states of the North.
Our mission is helping dogs that are homeless, in public
shelters where they are at risk of
euthanasia, or given up by owners due to inability to properly care for the animal.
We rescue dogs and puppies from high - kill
shelters and high - risk situations in Georgia, West Virginia, the Carolina's, Tennessee, and Kentucky,
where dogs are only held anywhere from three to seven days before
euthanasia.
For 5 - year - old Belle, below, the scenario is a sad replay: Her adoring dad died suddenly and his family took grieving Belle, a Devon Rex, to a public
shelter where she faced
euthanasia.
Adoptable animals who are at risk of
euthanasia, or are languishing in limited - admission
shelters who are struggling to adopt them out, will be transferred on set days every week from those facilities to the Rescue Center,
where they will receive medical attention, safe housing, and proper care while awaiting weekly transport to approved Northern rescues (including Felines & Canines).
Kristen previously served as the Assistant Director at the Fairfax County Animal
Shelter in Fairfax, Virginia,
where she helped overturn «pit bull» adoption restrictions, doubled adoptions and cut
euthanasia in half, bringing Fairfax County to no - kill.
Our dogs come from local
shelters, and beyond,
where they are often at high risk of
euthanasia.
A nonprofit that transports Phoenix area small dogs at risk of
euthanasia to nonkill
shelters in other states,
where they are more highly sought after and have a greater chance of adoption.
One state interested in Houston's pet surplus, Perini and Carlock said, is New Hampshire,
where a landmark 1994 law gave the state the lowest
euthanasia rate in the nation, thanks to a state - subsidized spay / neuter program for pets of owners on public assistance and for animals adopted from
shelters.
GSGSR foster dogs are rescued from
shelters and pounds in New Jersey
where most were facing
euthanasia.
We are dedicated to rescuing dogs and cats left homeless for whatever reason — animals in public
shelters where they are at high risk of
euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, animals given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
«By reaching a subset of the population uncertain about
where they'll obtain their next dog or cat and convincing them that an animal
shelter is the best source, we can end the
euthanasia of homeless dogs and cats in this country,» said Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.
For example, the Sonoma Humane Society and Wine Country Animal Lovers took in animals from a
shelter in neighboring Lake County,
where cats and dogs had been at risk of
euthanasia, to make room for fire evacuees.
Sadie was rescued from a rural
shelter where, despite being a sweet and beautiful girl, her age worked against her and she ended up on the
euthanasia list to make space for incoming animals.
Donations help us rescue dogs from
shelters where they are facing
euthanasia, transport them to foster homes, care for their medical needs, and find them loving homes.
Founded in January of 2017, we are dedicated to rescuing dogs left homeless for whatever reason — dogs in public
shelters where they are at high risk of
euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, dogs given up by their owners for whatever reason, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
Most of the animals in our care are rescued from inundated
shelters across California
where they would otherwise face
euthanasia.
This video will teach you how to care for orphaned pre-wean kittens instead of surrendering them to a
shelter where they are at risk of
euthanasia.
There are many reasons why trying to eradicate cats from the environment doesn't work: there are too many cats and not enough animal control resources, removing one set of cats from a location
where food and
shelter is available creates a vacuum for a new set of cats to fill, the people who feed and care for the cats resist their capture, and the public is against
euthanasia.
The Cattitude Team prevents unwanted litters from growing up on the streets or entering overcrowded animal
shelters where they'll be at risk for
euthanasia.
Performed on a large scale, the success of such programs is felt at animal
shelters where fewer cats are admitted for
euthanasia.
About Kitten Rescue Kitten Rescue was formed in 1997 by a volunteer who intercepted unweaned kittens as they were being brought to city
shelters where they faced certain
euthanasia.
They are responsible for the majority of kittens born in this country and, unfortunately, many of the kittens from these litters as well as adult feral and stray cats eventually end up in
shelters where they're at high risk for
euthanasia.
The Pet Rescue Center team spotted Pixie at a high kill
shelter where she was at risk of
euthanasia.
The Association of
Shelter Veterinarians envisions that these guidelines will be used by the profession to maintain consistent veterinary medical care in all settings
where spay - neuter services are provided and to promote these services as a means of reducing
sheltering and
euthanasia of cats and dogs.
The majority of our animals come from animal control groups and open admission
shelters throughout Texas,
where overcrowding and overpopulation lead to the
euthanasia of millions of healthy, friendly pets every year.
I learned so much about the need for increased promotion of
shelter dogs, especially those at kill -
shelters like AC&C,
where the
euthanasia rates are simply too high.
It's because a lot of the
shelters with high
euthanasia rates have regional overpopulation,
where these particular
shelters experience a higher population than the environment can sustain.
An estimated 25,000 feral cats each year were ending up in Atlanta's
shelters,
where the only option was
euthanasia.
We are dedicated to rescuing cats left homeless for whatever reason — cats in municipal
shelters where they are at high risk of
euthanasia due to animal overpopulation, abandoned and homeless strays, cats surrendered by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
But unlike in the mainland U.S., most people in Puerto Rico choose to abandon their dogs on beaches or in remote locations rather than surrender them to one of the island's eight open - intake animal
shelters,
where euthanasia rates top a staggering 95 percent.
By preventing unwanted litters from ever being born, fewer unwanted litters are born and therefore fewer homeless dogs and cats end up in over-burdened
shelters where they face
euthanasia.
We rescue our animals from
shelters where they face impending
euthanasia.
To meet the demand created by having fewer adoptable dogs and to save dogs from
euthanasia in areas
where supply is still high, some
shelters have begun the practice of moving dogs from areas of high supply to areas of low supply.
They are dedicated to rescuing dogs left homeless for whatever reason, dogs in public
shelters where they are at high risk of
euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, dogs given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
By 1994, Deb and Kerry's home - based, part - time rescue efforts had evolved into a full - time, successful collaboration
where dogs were rescued from Lake County (plus other
shelters with high
euthanasia rates), given veterinary care and spayed or neutered, and then adopted out to qualified homes.
By flying and transporting animals out of areas
where they are at risk of
euthanasia due to overpopulation, not only will the animal passengers find a forever family, but DIMC creates more space in the
shelters for animals who might otherwise have remained at large or been euthanized.
The CanINE Express Transport Project humanely transports
shelter dogs from south central Indiana — areas with extreme pet overpopulation and high
euthanasia rates due to kennel overcrowding — to
shelters in areas in our country
where there is a need for well - socialized, healthy dogs.
Early in his career, he was helping 50 local rescue groups as their supervising veterinarian,
where he saw many
shelters and rescues give up because of lack of money to survive — and
where euthanasia was the only option to control a population of homeless animals.
Star's outdoor garden is
sheltered by a gazebo and contains a fountain, garden swing and meditation area
where owners can spend time with their animals, say good - bye and accompany their pets while
euthanasia is performed in this peaceful and private setting.
Petaluma, CA — North Bay Canine Rescue — Dedicated to rescuing dogs from crisis situations, some of which include
euthanasia by animal
shelters, neglect and other forms of abuse, or «free to a good home» ads, which result in dogs being bounced from one home to another, or being acquired by animal brokers («bunchers») and sold to research laboratories
where they are used for testing, then discarded («cruelty industries»).
Our Humane Relocation Program saves numerous pets from states
where municipal
shelters are overflowing and
euthanasia is widespread.