Sentences with phrase «which runs shelters»

The Montreal SPCA, which runs shelters and animal services for the city in 12 boroughs, has also threatened to cancel its contract with the city if the ban is passed.

Quinn, now the CEO of nonprofit Women in Need, which runs shelters for homeless women and children, said she'd like to see Cuomo's housing plan passed.

In 1974, there was one: the county's Animal Control Department, which runs a shelter in Astatula.

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Christine currently runs Working for Animals, which raises funds for animal shelters in India.

The 75 - acre Busch Grove Community Park, which runs along Illinois Highway 83, is equipped with a bike path, golf center, safety town, basketball and sand volleyball courts, a fast - pitch wall, a soccer field, a picnic shelter and an outdoor skating rink for hockey games.

The 10 - acre park, which Director Larry DeGraaf describes as «run down,» will get three new baseball fields, a hiking and biking path, new playground equipment, a picnic shelter, a sand volleyball court and an in - line skating rink.

Rodriguez highlighted de Blasio's work to provide shelter to the homeless — which Avella is openly running against — bring universal prekindergarten to the five boroughs and introduce new models for policing.

The Peconic Bay Water Jitney, which ran five daily round trips between Sag Harbor and Greenport all summer long, might not be back next year unless investors show an interest in underwriting the business, according to a Shelter Island Town Board member.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening November 23, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS August Rush (PG for slight violence, mild profanity and mature themes) Freddie Highmore stars as the title character in this escapist fantasy about a promising musical prodigy who runs away from an orphanage to New York City to find his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Myers) only to end up living with a Fagin - like wizard (Robin Williams) and lots of other kids in a makeshift shelter in an abandoned theater which was once the Fillmore East.

Play spaces will typically involve combinations of: • Large areas of hard surfaces (for a range of ball games, rebound walls, etc.); • Smaller hard surfaced areas for hop - scotch, elastics and other small group games; • Large grassed area for running, ball games, athletics and other activities; • Play equipment for different aged students, catering for potentially large groups of students at any one time and providing a range of types of activities; • Small spaces with seating for individuals and small groups; • Smaller grassed areas for a variety of activities requiring intimate spaces; • Sand play areas, dirt, water and planting for creative activities; • Areas suitable for marbles, small cars and toys, digging, and play with loose materials and surfaces; • Areas for dramatic / role play which might include decks, cubbies and planting; • Shade and shelter, drinking water and other utilities; • Shrubs and trees for hiding, shelter, imaginative games; • Tables and seats for a range of group activities; • Gathering spaces for assemblies, performances and community activities; and, • Quiet spaces as well as busy spaces.

Six local stores are participating in the annual effort, which collects clothes and backpacks for kids staying at The Road Home shelter and runs through Aug. 12.

As part of the San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition, the El Cajon Animal Shelter serves the needs of the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon, which boasts one of the highest survival rates in the nation for a government - run animal sShelter serves the needs of the cities of La Mesa and El Cajon, which boasts one of the highest survival rates in the nation for a government - run animal sheltershelter.

Several protesters said they hadn't met Ridgway, but they think the county agency should be led by someone with a history of running shelters and with ideas about how to improve animal care in Orange County, which will soon add a second shelter.

Horneffer said the shelter, which costs about $ 1,000 daily to run, has about $ 25,000 on hand and must make some tough decisions.

In determining who should be awarded custody, the court may want to consider which party has paid attention to the animal's basic daily needs (food, shelter, physical care, exercise, grooming, flea control); who takes the animal to the veterinarian; who provides for social interactions (in the case of dogs) with other dogs and / or with people; who maintains appropriate supervision to assure that state and local regulations are complied with (licensing, not allowing the dog to run free and protecting against circumstances that would endanger her life or health); and who has the greatest ability to financially support the animal.

The animal shelter has been helping all of the homeless shelter dogs escape from the extreme heat — thanks to the support of the local community, dogs who are confined to kennel runs at the facility get to cool down thanks to their own personal pools which have been donated by area residents.

This year's «kitten season,» which will run throughout the summer and into the fall, has been especially intense; shelters currently have more cats and kittens than there are available homes.

Empty kennel runs can be found at dozens of animal shelters in Michigan today thanks to an epic adoption event which was held on October 22.

We are 1 of only a handful of animal shelters in NC which are run by a non-profit organization instead of that county's animal control department.

It has been a long and difficult uphill climb by local animal advocates to convince county government officials of the necessity of both an outside group to run the shelter, and the need for a new building to replace the current shelter which is an outdated breeding ground for many problems.

I currently run the national No Kill Advocacy Center, the only national organization dedicated to ending the systematic killing of animals in shelters which is run by staff who have actually worked in and created No Kill communities.

The Drake Center hosted three separate field trips for the shelter's «Animal Keepers» camp, which ran July 13 - 31.

One of the most exciting new directions in No Kill is the Million Cat Challenge, which is run by Dr. Hurley and Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine program at the University of Florida.

One of my proudest achievements was the creation of our shelter medicine class, which ran for 11 years and was open to not only veterinary students but also to any shelter professional or interested community member.

This is a tough one for me as there were a couple of posts I thought would get more traction — but the +1 goes to «Recreating the wheel — very good sentences from the Book, Little Boy Blue» — which I think highlights just how long the ideas of running shelters / rescues like businesses and increasing adoptions through customer service have existed — and why, still 30 years later, too many shelters still aren't learning from these models.

The Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) in Washington State, a municipal animal control facility, hosts an annual, innovative community run in which serious athletes are encouraged to run with their dogs.

Rescuers found the puppy behind Antioch's animal shelter on March 30 with severe chemical burns running the entire length of his belly and up to his ears, both of which had to be amputated.

Seattle Animal Shelter hosts an annual, innovative community run in which athletes are encouraged to run with their dogs.

The Athens County Dog Shelter, the county - run shelter (which is not a part of the Athens County Humane Society), has many dogs and puppies in need of homes — please visit their website if you don't find the dog you are looking for oShelter, the county - run shelter (which is not a part of the Athens County Humane Society), has many dogs and puppies in need of homes — please visit their website if you don't find the dog you are looking for oshelter (which is not a part of the Athens County Humane Society), has many dogs and puppies in need of homes — please visit their website if you don't find the dog you are looking for on ours!

We are not affiliated with the Athens County Dog Shelter, which is run by the County.

We do not accept stray animals into our program until they have been run through the local shelter in the county in which the animal was found.

The shelter sits on 5.87 acres of beautiful property which includes a dog park, walking trail, small block house with 2 cat rooms, a kitten room and 3 dogs runs, plus a puppy palace with 6 dog runs and 16 large dog kennels.

This led to the formation of a county - run animal shelter, which was approved by a narrow commission vote at the end of 2004.

Those whom sponsor a shelter dog have their names added to the back of the event t - shirt, which each sponsor and participant receives upon completion of the walk / run.

But this National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, which runs through the end of November, shelters and rescues across Los Angeles County are hoping those looking to adopt a new furry friend will consider adding a senior pet to the family.

But that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of workers at the county - run shelter, which always is crowded with unwanted or lost pets.

Please know that «kitten season», which in Florida runs from spring into the fall months, often sees shelters filled to capacity and beyond.

One of the most difficult things about running a no - kill animal shelter is turning animals away when we are full, which is usually the case these days.

At the moment, the San Jose Animal Care Center is running a promotion in which the animal shelter is either waiving or highly discounting adoption fees.

Spaying or neutering your cat is not only the best way to reduce the pet overpopulation problem (which in turn keeps cats and kittens out of shelters), but your cat will be healthier in the long run.

Thanks to the new ordinance, which was passed in September by county commissioners, animal shelters can (and must) search the registry, on the country - run website, to see if potential adopters have been convicted of animal abuse — if so, the adopter can and will be denied the right to adopt.

We just have to reform those who are truly at fault: the 3,000 irresponsible shelter directors who kill when they don't have to and the four individuals running the national organizations which defend and protect them: Ingrid Newkirk of PETA, Wayne Pacelle of HSUS, Matt Bershadker of the ASPCA and Robin Ganzert of the American Humane Association.

The open - admission Humane Society of Fremont County, which runs the animal control shelter for seven cities under contract, is a «shelter of last resort.»

Every open - admission shelter, many of which are still running out of archaic, small, shelters, is in a constant challenge of having a limited amount of time & space.

These sponsorships, which also run one month, vary by the animal's breed, size or length of stay at the Shelter.

Just as if you were adopting a dog or cat, it is critical for you to look for a well - run, clean, organized shelter in which the pets look happy and well cared for.

She drafted and analyzed federal and state legislation to protect animals and children, including being the author of the 2009 - 10 legislative bill to ban pound seizure in Michigan (which passed the House and ran out of time in Senate) and a bill to ban gas chambers in Michigan shelters.

She was in charge of the No - Kill Handbill, which at the time, she ran as a daily publication, she created an Austin pet - friendly rental list, and wrote a profile - a-day about an animal in danger at the shelter for a few years straight.

They do that by helping to keep pets in their homes, and by running a shelter prevention program, which prevents more than 2,000 pets from entering the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter evershelter prevention program, which prevents more than 2,000 pets from entering the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter everShelter every year.

This no - kill concept space introduces a «cause cooperative» model, in which the center will showcase adoptable dogs and cats from nine local and regional nonprofit organizations, and the New York City - run shelter, Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC).