Critter News

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Investigative journalism by the Salt Lake Tribune, following-up on allegations levelled by PETA against the University of Utah's Comparative Medicine Center and the Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute laboratories revealed the two laboratories had used 190 dogs and cats in 2009, all obtained from shelters.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 14, 2011

However, that doesn’t mean they can’t make great companions for the right adoptive family. Sadly, however, one of the reasons people are hesitant to adopt these dogs is because of the assumption that such dogs are always “damaged goods,&# and can’t be re-trained. Here is what I learned from working with them.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 28, 2010

Shy dogs are often among the first to be euthanized in shelters because they are difficult to adopt, but not at DogTown, a no-kill facility. Little Girl, a Catahoula leopard dog mix, is given a second chance and learns to overcome her fears with help from John Garcia, in hopes that she will be adopted.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

This could include violence (torture, mutilation, intentional killings, etc.), ALDF points to the following examples for why a registry is needed to help animal guardians, law enforcement and shelters protect their animals: Robert Rydzewski : In 2004, the then 29-year-old upstate New Yorker shot his neighbor’s dog in the face twice.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 6, 2007

We’ve been educating, helping and begging people to spay and neuter their animals for years, but three million to four million cats and dogs still die in shelters every year because of simple math: too many animals, not enough worthy adoptive homes. Breeders kill shelter animals’ chances to find good homes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 24, 2009

One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. Understanding the animal’s history, wants & perspectives is a powerful tool toward a successful adoption & transition to the animal’s permanent home.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

NEW JERSEY – Animal shelters are full, they have no space, they often have no money, and they have a small amount of dedicated volunteers. There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. There is a strong lack of homes willing to open their doors to fostering a shelter pet.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2013

“Why can’t the kittens be adopted,” I asked in her comments section. We do what we can by giving them food, shelter, and getting them their shots and fixed to prevent more feral litters.” Against my husband’s warnings that talking about this on Facebook was a bad idea, I forged ahead.

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