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In 2001, the center acquired a trio of captive young animals (a bear cub, a lion cub, and a tiger cub) after they were confiscated from a convicted drug dealer during a raid at an Atlanta home. [6] The three cubs were brought to Noah's Ark by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources with many health problems. [ 6 ]
Hazel turned up on a family’s doorstep in Decatur, Georgia, just under a mile and a half from the vet facility. Thinking she was the neighbor’s dog, the homeowner tried to shoo her away.
Dog Land was an eight-acre tourist attraction consisting entirely of different breeds of dog that was open from 1960 to 1974 near Chiefland, Florida. It was conceptualized by Bob Shetterly, Vincenzo Calvaresi, and C.J. Wade, head of the Lexington Kennel Club.
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Many homeless pet owners reported that having a dog facilitated conversation, but at the same time having a dog had a negative impact on their ability to find housing because homeless shelters, rental housing, and subsidized government housing continue to have strict regulations against allowing pets to reside with their homeless owners.
In 2013, Colorado listed rescue dogs and cats as the state pet, [20] [21] [22] as did Tennessee in 2014 [23] and Delaware in 2023 replacing the Golden Retriever. [24] California also named the shelter pet as its state pet in 2015 because of all the abandoned shelter pets each year.
In 1985, he assumed management responsibility for zoo operations of the Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo, Inc, which was privatized and rebranded as Zoo Atlanta. [22] Maple retired from Zoo Atlanta in 2003. Duane Rumbaugh, a professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta, was a longtime advisor and researcher on animal behavior and welfare.