Association of Shelter Veterinarians – April 25, 2024
AVMA News
MAY 23, 2024
The Association of Shelter Veterinarians held its annual member reception on April 25 in New Orleans. The association presented awards and announced new officials.
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Shelter medicine receives full recognition as specialty, fish medicine receives provisional recognition
AVMA News
APRIL 3, 2023
The 9-year-old veterinary specialty in shelter medicine received full recognition from the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) in March, while a new specialty in fish medicine received provisional recognition.
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Association of Shelter Veterinarians – April 19, 2023
AVMA News
JUNE 1, 2023
The Association of Shelter Veterinarians held its annual member reception in Baltimore on April 19. The association presented awards and announced new officials.
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Overcrowding a factor in San Diego shelter outbreak of Strep zoo
AVMA News
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Four dogs at the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) have been euthanized after being infected with Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (also known as Strep zoo), which was complicated by infection with bacterial agents.
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Finding Shelter
4 The Love Of Animals
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Finding Shelter is an amazing documentary about an English family who found themselves unexpectedly rescuing street animals in Bulgaria. It’s not just … Continue reading → The post Finding Shelter appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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The Shelter Pet Project
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 1, 2009
Did you know that every year, of the 8 million dogs and cats that enter animal shelters, 3 million of these healthy and treatable pets are euthanized? Luckily, The Shelter Pet Project hopes to change this! Here is one of the great PSAs that The Shelter Pet Project has out. It is such a sad statistic.
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Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 21, 2016
We always love it when we get a chance to read about how dogs help people, and the book Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life certainly fits … Continue reading → The post Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life (..)
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50 Years. 50 Shelters.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 13, 2013
50 Shelters. ” a program that will support 50 cat-focused shelters nationwide and donate up to $200,000 in product and monetary donations to acknowledge these shelters’ dedication to the cats they serve and helping them find forever homes. 50 Shelters” Program Gives Thanks in Three Ways. 50 Shelters.” 50 Shelters.”
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The Shelter Pet Project
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
The Shelter Pet Project is a wonderful public service campaign from The Humane Society, Maddie’s Fund and the Ad Council! The project goal is to help the many great pets waiting in shelters. The campaign motto is “a person is the best thing to happen to a shelter pet”! Follow on Twitter [link].
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PETA Settlement over Shelter Records
Critter News
DECEMBER 24, 2010
Follow-up from the Utah scandal in which shelter animals were being sold for research purposes. The Davis County Commission has agreed to pay the legal fees of an animal rights group after settling a lawsuit over animal shelter records. For the full story, go to NECN.com. PETA will have access to the requested records.
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Is Shelter Appreciation Week a Sham?
Critter News
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
Nathan Winograd has an interesting piece in the Examiner about the recent HSUS Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. It's not that he's unappreciative of people that work with animals, but rather the state of many of the shelters that are being appreciated. Tags: animal shelters. You can read about his background here.
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The Shelter Pet Project
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 30, 2018
Did you know that every year, of the 8 million dogs and cats that enter animal shelters, 3 million of these healthy and treatable pets are euthanized? It is such a sad statistic, you can read even more about the.
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Scandal at Los Angeles Animal Shelter
Critter News
JUNE 9, 2011
Brenda Barnette, General Manager of the Animal Services Department, said 64 animals have disappeared from six shelters in roughly a year,” Zanhiser reports. “Of Of that total, 39 were housed at the city's North Central shelter on Lacy Street — a missing rate considered unusually high.” Excerpt from CityWatch.
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Shine a Light on a Shelter
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 17, 2012
Purina ONE® beyOnd® brand dog and cat food and GOOD have teamed up to host the Shine a Light on a Shelter challenge and award a $10,000 grant to an animal shelter doing great work. Do you know of a shelter that is doing good work on behalf of homeless pets? The public will be invited to vote for the most innovative shelter.
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Shelby at the Shelter
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 25, 2012
But for some reason, on a non-spectacular weekday morning I found myself reading a story about how a local shelter was calling for more volunteers to walk pups, as the number needing to be adopted had gone up drastically as during a down economy, many families were forced to leave their animals in the care of shelters.
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National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 21, 2015
October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Orvis has partnered with PetFinder’s Foundation to benefit pet shelters and provide homes for … Continue reading → The post National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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Vile Practices at Tulare County, CA Animal Shelter
Critter News
JUNE 1, 2009
Cookson were accused of participating in an “off the books” arrangement wherein Harmon and Cookson carried out unauthorized mass euthanasias at the Tulare County, California shelter – reportedly using nonstandard and painful methods – by falsifying records to cover their actions.
Utah's Shelters Providing Strays to Labs for Research
Critter News
NOVEMBER 29, 2009
Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year. University officials say they only collect animals from shelters willing to participate and pound animals are steered toward nonlethal experiments. From the AP.
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4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 30, 2015
We want to wish you a very HAPPY national shelter pet adoption day by introducing “Happy” the Cat and “Happy” the Dog! These beloved Pet Ambassadors of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries were adopted last year by Crown … Continue reading → The post Happy National Shelter Pet Adoption Day!
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Paws UP for Union Township Animal Shelter
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 12, 2012
Rock & Rawhide , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions for dogs and cats in shelters by providing toys and other items that serve as a form of distraction therapy, reducing the stress and noise levels. This shelter has hundreds of dogs and cats coming and going on a daily basis and need our help!
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Cat Summer video help shelter cats!
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 28, 2014
For every video view until Labor Day, Friskies will donate 1 meal (up to 1,000,000) to shelters across the country in Colonel Meow’s name! The post Cat Summer video help shelter cats! Watch below, and be sure to share! Be warned, it’s a fun song that is a bit of an earworm! appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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Species Spotlight: Scaly-sided Merganser
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2025
The species has high requirements for safety, shelter, and water conditions (source) – not exactly ideal to survive… Source The Scaly-sided Merganser is listed as Endangered, with a global estimated population of about 4660 individuals (HBW).
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PurinaOne is Helping Shelter Pets
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
If you want to help shelter pets with just a click of the mouse, be sure to visit their page and watch a video! They will donate up to $300,000 to help homeless pets this season, so please visit YouTube.com/PurinaONE and watch a video about their new pet food, beyOnd. You can learn more about it by visiting PurinaONEbeyOnd.com.
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An evening walk along the mudflats of Playa Dorada, Panamá.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The mangroves, with their intricate root systems, serve as a natural barrier against erosion and provide shelter for countless species. Panamá’s Pacific coast is a blend of beaches and dense mangroves, a harmonious meeting of land and sea that supports an incredible diversity of life.
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Purina Cat Chow Shelter Volunteer of the Year
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 20, 2015
We are excited to congratulate the Purina Cat Chow “Shelter Volunteer of the Year”, Liz Taranda! Purina Cat Chow ran a contest in 2015 to honor shelter volunteers as part of the “Building Better Lives” program.
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Smooches for Pooches campaigns help shelter pets find true love!
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
‘Picture Me @ Home’ provides animal shelters with turnkey marketing campaigns to help increase adoptions, community support and donations in February! Animal shelters need … Continue reading → The post Smooches for Pooches campaigns help shelter pets find true love! And just look at how cute these pets are!
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4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 30, 2012
Animal Tracks – Professional portraits reveal shelter animals’ true selves. If you are a photographer and love animals, please consider volunteering your time to help the animals at your local shelter or rescue.
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5 Surprising Things Your Local Animal Shelter Needs Right Now
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 29, 2010
The Pixie Project, along with 250 other animal shelters and nonprofits across the country, have posted their needs on TheGivingEffect.com, a new website that connects donors with local causes that need stuff. According to TheGivingEffect.com the top five things most local animal shelters need are: 1. About The Giving Effect.
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10 Compelling Reasons to Add a Shelter Dog to Your Life
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 3, 2011
It’s Adopt A Shelter Dog Month! Here is an article full of wonderful reasons to get your next furry friend from a shelter. 10 Compelling Reasons to Add a Shelter Dog to Your Life.
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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of April 2020)
10,000 Birds
APRIL 12, 2020
However, a weekend where you can celebrate Easter, Passover, the beginning of migration, or just an excuse to stop sheltering in place for a few hours is bound to be a good time! April weekends always promise but only sometimes deliver.
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Purina Pet Haven, Manhattan’s first-ever dog park in a domestic violence shelter
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 23, 2015
We are happy to introduce Manhattan’s first-ever dog park in a domestic violence shelter! The new dog park is located at Urban Women’s Retreat (UWR), a emergency … Continue reading → The post Purina Pet Haven, Manhattan’s first-ever dog park in a domestic violence shelter appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
The area, including the University and several high schools, was put on lockdown and we were instructed to “shelter in place.” Also, I had a feeling he should probably be sheltering in place as well. ” So what choice did I have but to watch my feeders all day? Call it practice for the Great Backyard Bird Count.
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A kestrel in the rain
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
This was not just any rain but the kind that sweeps across a landscape nearly horizontally, driving all in its path, birds and men, to take shelter. So intent on keeping out of the storm in a landscape largely without shelter, it seemed to take little notice of me or the car as I paused to enjoy a close view. It was a male Kestrel.
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Yellow Bitterns in Singapore
10,000 Birds
JULY 14, 2019
We entered the shelter at the Symphony Lake due to an impending storm and watched a Yellow Bittern feed below the shelter. Singapore Botanic Garden is also a good location for Yellow Bittern. We were lucky during one of our visits to the area. Yellow Bittern from above.
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197 Huizaches, Granjenos, and Nopales
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
They do not make good shelter, but their flowers are an important nectar source for Broad-billed and other Hummingbirds, and their juicy fruits attract many of the same species that eat Granjeno fruits. In this case, this more mature Huizache shelters a Prickly-Pear… on the north side, of course.
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Where Are You Birding This Fourth Weekend of May 2020?
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2020
I’ll be breaking shelter in place for a visit to friends in New York’s Southern Tier. We should all savor this moment, one of the best birding periods of the year, bar none. Even better, May 2020 features as many weekends as a month can accommodate, so live it up!! Corey will diligently be birding in and around Queens.
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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2022
The Congo Basin is the only place to shelter all three subspecies of gorilla: the Western Lowland Gorilla, the Eastern Lowland Gorilla and the endangered Mountain Gorilla. The region also provides food, fresh water and shelter to more than 75 million people of nearly 150 distinct ethnic groups.
Best Bird of the Weekend (First of December 2013)
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 8, 2013
Alas, I had no time outdoors this weekend, which leaves House Sparrows sheltering a giant wreath as my Best Bird of the Weekend. The weather outside is frightful, but winter birds are so delightful… guess that’s as good a reason as any to brave the cold.
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Where Did The Birds Go?
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Buckthorn (though invasive and non native) provides both food and shelter and when it’s removed, it will keep birds away that like heavy cover and berries but the open space may eventually attract different birds. Can food, water and shelter be found? Sometimes it can be a change in habitat. Is it temporary?
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Where Are You Birding This Final Weekend of March 2020?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 27, 2020
If you can’t hit your favorite hotspots, embrace the solid mundanity of sheltering in place by working that yard list hard. The question of where you are birding, however, assumes special significance when people are urged to maintain safe social distances even in parks and on trails.
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A pair of Beach Stone-curlews
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
There are some dense mangrove bushes there and they can shelter from the heat in the shade. They are often between the high tide and the area behind the dunes where there is often a lagoon after the big tides. Pair of Beach Stone-curlew between the ocean and the lagoon.
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264 Oriental Plovers
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2012
Here are some photos of a lone Oriental Plover on Cable Beach. Oriental Plover The other extreme is where you have a very hot day and the birds move off the vegetation on the plains and seek shelter from the heat. They roost in literally thousands taking advantage of the sea breeze and then returning to the plains to feed in the evening.
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Another Disgusting Bird Mill Shut Down
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 15, 2011
If you insist on owning a pet bird, at least adopt one from a shelter. Don’t keep pet birds because to do so means you are supporting an industry that fights tooth-and-nail against regulation and continually is found to abuse animals.
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Water, Water, Everywhere
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
It turned out to be an inspired choice, because my usual style of birding — parking at a trailhead and walking kilometers away from both my car and most other forms of shelter — would indeed have been disastrous. Instead, I was able to stick close to my car, taking shelter in it when necessary, and still see lots of birds.
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