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California’s municipal shelters must release dogs to animal rescue organizations

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The infographic from the No Kill Advocacy Center spells out the obligations of California’s municipal shelters when there is a request from an animal adoption or rescue organization to take a dog or dogs. There are only three very specific circumstances under which the municipal shelter can refuse the request. Nathan Winograd has a Facebook …

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Chloe Mitchell and Puka her female tabby

Woman who paid $900 to adopt a shelter cat claims that she was scammed

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NEWS AND VIEWS – SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES: Chloe Mitchell adopted a female tabby cat from a shelter. We don’t know the name and address of the shelter! She paid the shelter US$900 which is an awful lot for a shelter cat. It goes well beyond the normal shelter adoption fee. Mitchell has a …

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Camilla's coronation gown

Queen Camilla’s hand embroidered coronation gown included her 2 dogs but at what cost?

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NEWS AND OPINION: Queen Camilla’s coronation dress was hand embroidered and it included two dogs as you can see in the photo above. They were included as a tribute to her to rescue dogs. They are both Jack Russell Terriers and their names are Beth and Bluebell. They were both adopted from Battersea Dogs & …

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Paul O'Grady

Paul O’Grady has died aged 67. The world has lost a great animal lover and equality rights campaigner

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I, like millions of others, are shocked this morning to learn that Paul O’Grady’s partner Andre Portasio has announced to the world that Paul O’Grady has died at the age of 67. He died peacefully at his home. The Mirror newspaper speculates that he died of a heart attack as it runs in the family …

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Tough for animal shelter staffers

Emotionally battered but driven to help, animal shelter worker is at the end of her tether

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Mel A works at an animal shelter. She does not tell us where but I think it’s in America. I would like to use all of her words but I can’t because there would be a violation of copyright. But they are very powerful. I can use a small clip. Here’s the beginning: “Yesterday was …

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Shelter Friends, Dnipro

Poland supplies Ukrainian animal shelter where the workers will never abandon their animals

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NEWS AND COMMENT: I am pleased to report that Poland supplied enough food and essentials to the Shelter Friend animal shelter near Dnipro, to keep them going for a couple of months. The owner and founder of the shelter, Maryna Bolokhovets, who said that she will never leave, also says that the air raid sirens …

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Andrea Cisternino

Animal shelter owner in Kyiv, Ukraine refuses to leave his 400 animals during Russian invasion

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NEWS AND COMMENT-KYIV, UKRAINE: Andrea Cisternino, a former photographer from Italy, is being described as a hero for remaining at his animal shelter of 400 rescue animals in Kyiv (Kiev), the capital of Ukraine, while the Russians invade the country. For me, the only animal story in town at the moment is how the people …

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Shelter dogs are normally restless and stressed for at least 12 days from entry at the shelter

Shelter dogs are generally still anxious after their first 12 days

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A study from Utrecht University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine researched the extent of anxiety among dogs who been rescued and placed in animal shelters. They used night cameras and a small activity tracker on the dogs’ collars and cortisol measurements in the urine both of which are indicators of stress. They found that, in general, …

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Abandoned dog at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Increase of 27% in cat and dog abandonments predicted for next five years

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NEWS AND COMMENT: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home predict that there will be an increase in the abandonment of unwanted dogs by 27% over the next five years based on data from previous recessions. They found that 31% of 2,000 dog and cat owners had acquired an animal during the first national lockdown in the …

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Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home CEO

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home which opened in 1883 at risk of closing due to Covid-19?

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NEWS & VIEWS: The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating effect on the income of Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. The pandemic has simply all but put a stop to their income stream. To compound matters they have not been able to take advantage of the government’s emergency funds available for charities. The Edinburgh Evening …

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What is unethical behaviour at animal shelters?

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What is unethical behaviour at animal shelters? It’s probably a philosophical question but I’ll try and stick to real situations. And I’m not sure that there are any absolute wrongs and rights in this discussion. How pragmatic must managers at animal shelters be? We live in the real world and you can’t make decisions on …

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Animal shelter cats and dogs are commercial “assets” so how are they used?

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The millions of cats and dogs that pass through animal shelters in the United States annually are commercial assets if you look at them that way. I am not suggesting that you should but under financial pressure shelter managers might, and in doing so it may encourage them to engage in less than ethical practices. …

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