"Misusing The Word 'Euthanasia'" Killing: It's not just euthanasia anymore! Here's a thought: Use the right words and improve communication! We might even clarify some of the issues! This is fairly simple advice, but somehow, the humane community has...
A Shelter Manager's Thankless Job - something good from craigslist "I am posting this (and it is long) because I think our society needs a huge "Wake-up" call. As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little...
"Animal Abuse: Why Cops Can and Need to Stop It" - Training Video "It is my hope that this is watched by every police department and sheriff's office in the country," says the ASPCA's Ledy VanKavage of "Animal Abuse: Why...
Groundbreaking Book Chronicles America's Homeless Animal Tragedy "One at a Time: A Week in an American Animal Shelter" We are thrilled to announce the availability of a new tool in the battle against pet overpopulation and animal homelessness. As former...
'No kill' gains a foothold in pet shelters The goal is fewer animals put to death. Spaying, neutering and adoption play roles. New York is in; Phila. is interested. By Miriam Hill Inquirer Staff Writer NEW YORK - At the...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://members.tripod.com/havaneserescue/id21.htm 106 Things You Can Do For Rescue (Originally 100 Things You Can Do For Rescue by John Bodenheimer) Can you... 1. Transport a dog? 2. Donate a dog bed or towels or...
Older pets present you with a "what you see is what you get" - their personalities are developed and they know who they are. A kitten or puppy's personality is still unknown and you do not know what type of...
Forwarded message - please reply to agianotto@pet-abuse.com An open letter to animal advocates Dear animal advocates, There are few in society that can understand your frustration, your pain, your horror at the terrible cruelty and grave injustices carried out every...
Forwarded message - for info, please contact Carole Presberg at shepdog@gis.net Another point of view on bringing shelter dogs from the South New England Border Collie Rescue is withdrawing from the Pet Rock adoption event on September 7th. Our reason...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://tinyurl.com/yjwffm Becoming a Foster Parent: Are You Ready? By Melissa Bahleda, M.A.T., C.B.C. View and print the pdf version of this article, or use the "printer friendly" link above, and distribute to your...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://network.bestfriends.org/animallawcoalition/news/7559.html Note: This is an excerpt from the article about Tammy Grimes. I believe it's important enough to send as a separate message. Best Friends Announces Citizen's Good Samaritan Law Best Friends Animal...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.nokillsolutions.com Can We Legislate No Kill? Legislation is often thought of as a quick solution to high rates of shelter killing. "If only we had a law," the argument goes, "all the bad,...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://tinyurl.com/ev8y7 Charity canister money hard to trace Sunday, August 6, 2006 By KEVIN DeMARRAIS RECORD COLUMNIST NorthJersey.com How can you resist? Help, the big sad eyes and skin-and-bones profiles say as they stare...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.livescience.com/animals/060725_dog_bark.html Constant Barking Drives Dogs Nuts, Too By Sara Goudarzi, LiveScience Staff Writer posted: 25 July 2006 Continuous snarling of multiple dogs in an animal shelter can create a disastrous symphonic recipe for...
Forwarded message - please reply to tami@thebeakretreat.com (Note: Descriptions are graphic - if this is hard to read, imagine what it must be like to live through it!) DEBARKING OF DOGS IN THE USA - AMERICAN FRIENDS ?????? Sadly, debarking...
Forwarded message - please reply to info@njcapsa.org Designer Dogs -, The Puggle Captures The Hearts Of Dog Owners For more info about Puppy Mills, visit New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse http://www.njcapsa.org/ CBS News Sunday Morning – "Designer A...
Differences Aside: Animal Welfare Groups Come Together for the Good of Animals December 7, 2004 2003 Hilary Schwab A job worth doing is worth doing together. That's the basic idea of a groundbreaking new document designed to impact communities and...
Forwarded messsage - for info, please visit http://dogsindanger.com DogsinDanger.com - web site for dogs scheduled to be euthanized I.m writing to let you know about our new adoption website solely for urgent shelter dogs. DogsInDanger.com is an Internet-based national shelter...
Concerning Animals: Don't be fooled by pet store claims Sunday, November 28, 2004 BY JOAN LOWELL SMITH For the Star-Ledger DON'T BE FOOLED by an "AKC" label on puppies in a pet store. A potential customer thinking that's like the...
Dutch Oven: Billboard Turns Up the Heat on Puppy Mills in Lancaster County,PA March 11, 2005 By Rebecca Simmons Blazing red barns, quaint horse-drawn buggies, and breathtaking landscapes greet the thousands of tourists who come to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania each...
Empowering individuals within a society No More Homeless Pets Forum - 3/33/05 - Cultural Differences Question from Tracy: My take on your introductory comments is that if we want results, we need to empower individuals that already belong to a...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/mar_apr_2009/the_behavior_department_enriching_a_shelter_dogs_experience.html Enriching a Shelter Dog's Experience THE BEHAVIOR DEPARTMENT: ENRICHING A SHELTER DOG’S EXPERIENCE By Liz Marsden Providing stimulation is easier than it might seem It’s bedtime at my house, and my dogs...
Finding the Perfect Dog There is no such animal. So, stop looking. By Jon Katz Americans love animals and know little about them. We are used to convenience and short cuts; we respond to marketing. Meanwhile, the pet industry needs...
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We have seen this over and over again all over the world. This is the fundraising prescription that has worked for organized religion since the dawn of time, and it works for animal protection charities too. Remember: you are not...
Dogfight Over Animal Rescues Groups Disagree About Bringing Puppies North September 5, 2003 By CAROLYN MOREAU, Courant Staff Writer Arlene Trollop loves to save doomed pets. In four years, her animal shelter has found homes in New England for more...
Help Support National Law for Humane Euthanasia Several decades late, many dollars short - Help stop the inhumane killing! Cross-posting appreciated. Every day, my inbox is full of messages begging for help to save animals in kill shelters where the...
Helpful Guide Lines for Rescuers Hope it helps get you through those tough days. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Rescue organizations experience high burnout rates, especially in popular breeds. Several years ago, Barbara Pietrangelo, a breeder and rescuer of Weimaraners in Pennsylvania, put together...
No More Homeless Pets Forum - 3/23/05 Helping our group become more ethnically diverse Question from Monica: Our shelter/animal welfare organization is without any cultural diversity - we do not have volunteers or board members of color. I know because...
Homeless Tails - Get Your Shelter's Pets Featured on this Great TV Program New Jersey Animal Shelters are invited to feature adoptable pets on NJN Public Television "Homeless Tails." Host Sandy Levine invites animal shelters from throughout New Jersey to...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NMHP/ NMHP forum: How can strong-minded people work together? Question from Maureen: I'm really glad to see this topic on the No More Homeless Pets forum! I live in an area with lots of shelter and rescue groups. Unfortunately, these...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://raleigh.craigslist.org/pet/194857878.html Was found posted on Craigslist under PETS in Raleigh, NC. Not for the squeamish!!!! I put dogs in the gas chamber Reply to: comm-194857878@craigslist.org 2006-08-16 Yes, I Gas Dogs and Cats for...
Media do's and don'ts From No More Homeless Pets Forum Question from Katrina: Do you have any parting words of advice, maybe do's and don'ts, that you've been itching to share with us this week? Are there any particular pitfalls...
http://www.state.nj.us/health/animalwelfare/documents/mac_faq.pdf NJ - Municipal Animal Control Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services June 2009 Animal control is one of the most common topics that the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS),...
New Animal Care and Control Site In partnership with the Virginia Animal Control Association, Pet-Abuse.com is pleased to announce the re-launch of http://www.ACOFunStop.com as the premiere site for animal care and control professionals from across the world to gather and...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/magazine/08animal.t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NY Times Magazine - New Tricks - Shelter Dogs April 8, 2007 New Tricks By CHARLES SIEBERT “Let me know when you’re ready,” Diane Mollaghan called out as I rummaged one recent...
No More Homeless Pets Forum Join us each week for an ONLINE conversation with leaders of the No More Homeless Pets movement. Moderated by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the No More Homeless Pets Forum provides on-going discussion and information for...
No-Kill Philadelphia by 2015? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Alliance for Philadelphia's Animals http://www.animalalliancepa.org/ and the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA) http://www.pacca.us/ say they will work together to turn Philadelphia into a no-kill community within the next decade. As...
Subject: PACCA -- Philly NEWS dog Licenses and info Posted on Tue, Nov. 23, 2004 Licensing requests are coming By Stu Bykofsky stubyko@phillynews.com THERE ARE an estimated 150,000 dogs in Philadelphia, and while the law says all dogs must be...
Proving intent of dog fighting From No More Homeless Pets Forum - nmhpforum@bestfriends.org Question from Patricia: For the first time our rural county, with population of 15,000 is having reports of dog fight training. Our state law (North Carolina) states...
When Simonet first studied canine laughter while trying to learn more about how dogs communicate, she found that dogs at play vocalize in more ways than researchers had previously identified. Earlier studies had noted barks, growls, and whines, but in...
(Note: This is a long and complex article - but it contains some extremely important information and is worth reading to the end.!) No More Homeless Pets forum - 3/23/05 Racism and pit bull terriers Question from Linda: Your answer...
Response from Jonathan Gibson: I mentioned earlier that rejection letters are one of the hardest things to do as a rescue volunteer. It's usually no fun to be a part of dissention and to cause people to be upset or...
Rescue Transport Groups Here is a list of rescue transport groups that can be very helpful when trying to set up transport runs. These are email lists dedicated to transport by volunteers of rescue dogs & cats all over the...
Forwarded message - please reply to kdewees@hotmail.com Rescues or dog/puppy brokers?? Too often I am hearing more and more about so-called 'rescues' who are nothing more than dog/puppy brokers. It takes MUCH more than just transporting dogs from one area...
Saying Thank You: Supporting Your Shelter During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week by Rebecca Simmons It was a perfect match. The German Shepherd puppy starting up at Tanya Miller needed a homeand Miller and her husband were looking for a...
Screening a potential home for pet Published in the Asbury Park Press 4/14/03 By TAMMY MCKILLIP, CORRESPONDENT Rosemary Todino, volunteer president of the Jersey Shore Animal Center in Brick, says that many well-intentioned animal owners are shocked when she calls...
Are Animal Shelters Really Nothing More Than Killing Machines? An Animal Shelter Reality Check Copyright 2004 Kelly **** This answer is provided by Kelly, a Dog Park forum member and host of the Vegetarian Cuisine forum on About.com. Thank you...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.sunbearsquad.org:80/ Animal welfare defenders: They need you now. Animal welfare alert! Animal lovers, let your heart guide your hands. Prepare now to help animals in need. Animal abuse, neglect, and distress is endemic,...
Temperament Testing - A Dirty Little Secret http://AnimalRadio.com =========================================== ANIMAL RADIO | January 12, 2004 a not-for-profit tri-weekly newsletter =========================================== LISTEN TO BEST FRIENDS on ANIMAL RADIO: A list of 70+ AM-FM RADIO STATIONS that broadcast Animal Radio is at...
Employment, Volunteer, and Internship Opportunities http://www.humanesocietyu.org/careers_with_animals/opportunities.html Professional Organizations and Associations http://www.humanesocietyu.org/careers_with_animals/professional_organizations.html Publications http://www.humanesocietyu.org/careers_with_animals/publications.html HSUS Professional Development Opportunities http://www.humanesocietyu.org/careers_with_animals/educational_opportunities.html Working from the Heart: Career Paths to Helping Animals an introduction to the many careers helping animals http://www.humanesocietyu.org/careers_with_animals/working_from_the_heart/ This guide will provide...
The Value of Good Volunteer Management: Profiles of three organizations reaping its benefits Volunteers can provide a huge benefit for animal shelters, or they can be a detriment, depending on how the volunteer program is set up and managed. Says...
The case for heavy petting (article on rescuers) Article is on both MSNBC and Slate sites: http://slate.msn.com/id/2083699/ http://www.msnbc.com/news/921586.asp?0ql=c7p#BODY The case for heavy petting By Jon Katz (jonkatz3@comcast.net) June 3, 2003 I was walking in a nearby park recently when an...
1. Go To School! Dog school, that is. Grab a handful of tasty treats, find a suitable canine and get to class. Helping teach shelter dogs to sit, stay, walk calmly on a leash or shake paws will make them...
Turning a bio around to accentuate the positive No More Homeless Pets Forum - 3/29/05 Question from Deb: This is definitely one of our toughest cases. We've had Bailey for going on 3 years now. She fosters with me 6...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.cfamidwest.org/hoarding.html Understanding Animal Hoarding and its Impact By Linda Berg I would like to talk to you about a growing problem within the fancy. Without a doubt, each of us has been sitting...
Want to know why rescue groups have hardly any fingernails left? Read these stats. Statistics on Pet Overpopulation Source: HSUS (courtesy, Beatrice of Voices for the Voiceless) Date: 24 October 2003 An estimated 4 to 6 million dogs and cats...
For the people who love to tell it like it is, I thought this was something great! It's what most of us want to say, but may not always find it so easy to say it quite like this? Found...
No More Homeless Pets Forum - 3/25/05 What kind of culture is the animal rescue community? Re: question #7Question from Suzanne: I have recently joined several rescue listservs, wanting to become involved in rescue. I have been astonished and dismayed...
Response from Jonathan Gibson: I'll bring the subject of making our Foster Home Manual available online up at our next Board meeting in a week and a half. After that time, please send an email to this forum moderator at...
NJ - Long article - Where are all these pit bulls coming from? Posted by Libby Williams libbywill@earthlink.net Although this article is specific to NJ, communities and shelters everywhere are affected. Comments can be posted at http://tinyurl.com/g53kr Where are all...
Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://network.bestfriends.org/Blogs/PostDetail.aspx?bp=4898 Winograd on No Kill Conclusion First: Therefore, it is safe to say that a shelter has achieved No Kill and has therefore "zeroed out" deaths of savable animals only when it is...
Writer tells of reducing the tragedy of homeless animals Kathryn Kovach Guest Column With another autumn upon us, local animal shelters are trying to cope with the influx of dogs and cats from people who viewed pet ownership as temporary...
