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.... Anyway it is relevant here because they decided to donate the prize money if they win to a no kill dog shelter in Phoenix Arizona and helping a no kill shelter is a worthy cause in my book. So p...
...es in the Western world the same dilemma presents itself again and again. Most official or semi official shelters organization kill most of the animals that are unfortunate enough to reach their fac...
You probably know by now that animal shelters depends on volunteers for their existence and that in order to create a better world for animals and humans we all have to be proactive donating money
...ence the situation of getting a new dog and choosing a name for him. Most of the dogs that arrive at the shelters already have names and if you take a dog or a cat that are older than few months it ...
... families are forces to leave their homes the pets are often left behind. It is not just that the animal shelters are receiving many more pets it is also the case that many families leave their pets...
Blessed efforts of all kind of local shelters and association may bring an increase to the numbers of pets adoption on adoption day. I see many inviting posts such as this one doing an excellent jo
...ying a pet is knowing exactly his future characteristics. If you want to give adoption a chance to to a shelter or two and see if you fell in love or see a pets whose eyes says that it is yours, it...
...nd movements and I feel a response is in order. It is true that sometimes to donate for the local animal shelter is very important, these are the places that actually take care of the animals, help ...
...tion with more than 1 million members and supporters, a large national outreach department that works with shelters and humane societies all around the country, and an extensive array of educational p...
... all the shots, checkups and altering, what can one expect to pay to have that done.? If I adopt through a shelter I pay them $70-100 and the kitten as everything done or payed for already. So I was w...
...the good news :) we are having a heated kennel block built which now means we can take more dogs from kill shelters and there will be an area of fenced in land where i can take the kennel dogs for som...
...mment that was made in another post. The choice of making this a new topic is because the issue of no-kill shelters just clouded the original topic's issue. It is an important enough topic to rate a p...
...eir feral colony taking to the trees? My colony's feeding station is under a thick bramble bush which is sheltered by a healthy fir tree that extends up 35-40 feet in the air. It's at the edge of an...
...n. We decided that, given our active lifestyle, a cat would fit in nicely. Having volunteered in an animal shelter, there was no argument that our new addition would be rescued. Instead of going to th...
...f so .... I have a friend who found a stray American Eskimo. She's been contacting vets and groomers and shelters with no luck on finding the owners. TO comply with the law she had to turn the dog i...
... dogs owned by doting loving owners is NOT the solution to animal abuse. Most of the dogs winding up in 'shelters' and 'rescues' are there because of temperament and behavior problems CAUSED BY the ...
I took two cats into a local shelter. One was a stray and the other was a friend's cat. The local cat advocates said that we could get them both neutered and that wouldn't be a problem. They came ho
There has been a large outbreak of what the media is labeling feline parvo virus at the Polk County animal shelter in central Florida. I've never heard of feline parvo but they say it's incredibly con
...ster Husky) which was attended by some NO dogs. (The NO dogs were featured on TV that night. I don't the shelter overnight because the shelter had a large intake (12) that day and were going to star...
...to do if they don't come back for it. My aunt, a cat-fancier herself, has advised taking it to a no-kill shelter, and certainly I would do this if there wasn't any other option. She says that old ca...
...'d like them to do better. We cannot afford a vet for these babies, and I don't feel good about the county shelter. How would we find out about any rescue groups in our area? I have scant faith that t...
...y these 3 breeds usually look) and personality. So if it's an interbreed, it's OK for me. I am not sure if shelters or pet stores would have something like that. Maybe there's a market for breeding re...
You are a perfect example of why some shelters don't do same day adoptions. Often people will adopt on the spur of the moment without considering the long term responsibilities of having a pet, and th
...ral Florida. The neighborhood management has decided to catch the cats and turn them into the local animal shelter (where they kill them in 5 days if no adoption). They're outdoor cats but not aggress...
We went to the humane shelter today to adopt two kittens. We want two so we can share them better in our family and so they will be happier when alone, but there were no kittens there. Only older cats
... belong and work for rescues, won't let them own a pet. So then people start to abandon them either to the shelters or the streets. Does this make any sense to anyone out there? I could go on and on a...
...siana state veterinarian. Similarly, animals who require euthanasia in Mississippi or any temporary animal shelter/holding facility in the Gulf Coast disaster area will only be euthanized after a vete...
... She will be in the hospital indefinitely so, a friend of hers brought the cat (I call him Neumann) to the shelter where I volunteer at. Neumann has tested positive for the feline leukemia (FeLV) viru...
Please cross post!!
Shameful policy caused many pets' deaths The ban against pets in Katrina rescues and shelters hampered the evacuation and killed people and animals BY KAREN DAWN September 14, 2005 Two weeks aft
...n animal control facilities. He emphasised that you euthanize an animal that is SICK. What is happening in shelters all over is they are KILLING perfectly fine animals because they are unwanted, often...
We are learning a hard lesson. We have a ringworm problem out of control at our shelter. Instead of being proactive and euthanizing the 4 that originally had it, we are now having to euthanize 20 per
... isn't.). So am I going far enough to find any potential owner before I take these strays into a no-kill shelter? Thanks for any opinions....
...of animal suffering and the 20 years of lies and the growing number (she still gets animals from the local shelter) of innocent victims that this woman/group CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR. So, again, if you se...
About I can suggest is build coyote-proof feeding stations, large enough for the cat to take shelter in. Alley Cat Allies' plan is pretty good, though I recommend a 'back door' with a clear lucite fla
...used to live around the graduate apartment complex of Lehigh University,PA. She/he is already in a no-kill shelter. This week I was supposed to trap the mum and bring her to the same place. But I foun...
...ho was taken from her home when the owner threatened to dump her in the street. She was put into a waiting shelter for one month before I adopted her. I've had 2-cat combos twice before with little ...
...lle, Florida about a year > ago with my lovely wife linda. 3 times a week > for 7 months I visited the Dog shelter and > Humane Society looking for a German > Shepherd. > > There were several times th...
A few questions: How do shelters that don't euthanize keep the pets? Do they cut off the amount of pets they can take in once they reach a certain point? Are pet shelters that don't euthanize preffe
...to know what others have done to protect their ferals. I live in the city, so it's very important that the shelter not be conspicuous to passers-by who might not appreciate what I am trying to do for ...
...ome mistakes and other things I wasn't sure of. Your input would be appreciated. When I first got to the shelter, I asked one of the kennel workers to close sliding door when I distracted him to the...
...e humane society (not my wifes preference). If we could somehow keep the cat wild and outside, but provide shelter for the Minnesota winter, I would think this would be a reasonable solution. We live ...
...wyer write up your placement contract or application? I have some forms for rescue groups from the local shelter, but they don't address this issue. TIA...
...ated that the current owners were going to throw this (declawed) cat into the street or dump her at a kill shelter. I wanted her. I made a couple of calls to Representative #1 who never called me back...
...(bought as pups) contacted me and said he could no longer care for them. He doesn't want to take them to a shelter and one of them is a special needs dog. Needs thyroid meds 1x per day. These dogs are...
...ndous. Estimates are that between 10-15 million companion animals (cats and dogs) are euthanized in animal shelters and rescue organizations each year. This comes down to one animal being euthanized e...
... what is going on other than to also have someone let me know how to get the word out. i have called one shelter so far. i need to call two more shelters around me but afraid that that isn't far e...
Hello, We have a sick purebred Siamese cat in our shelter who will be euthanized tomorrow unless someone steps forward to save him. He has a severe URI and is currently at the Vet. He needs to be ad
... rent and they would not let me take him with me,i had him for almost 8years,I am afraid to leave him at a shelter, even though they say no kill how am i to know he got a good home. let me know if y...
...already. I really can't, in good conscience, take a 16 year old cat who's already been abandoned once to a shelter, no matter how nice it is. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can you offer any help? ...
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