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  2. Children wrote essays to help get shelter dogs adopted - AOL

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    Second grade students wrote essays from the perspective of dogs and one cat to help the shelter pets get adopted into forever homes.

  3. Animal rescue group - Wikipedia

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    There are two major differences between shelters and rescue groups. Shelters are usually run and funded by local governments. [5] Rescue groups are funded mainly by donations and most of the staff are volunteers. While some shelters place animals in foster homes, many are housed on-site in kennels. Some rescue groups have facilities and others ...

  4. Animal shelter - Wikipedia

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    A high kill shelter euthanizes many of the animals they take in; a low kill shelter euthanizes few animals and usually operates programs to increase the number of animals that are released alive. A shelter's live release rate is the measure of how many animals leave a shelter alive compared to the number of animals they have taken in.

  5. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty.Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, [4] the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."

  6. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Wikipedia

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    A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is a common name for non-profit animal welfare organizations around the world. The oldest SPCA organization is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , which was founded in England in 1824.

  7. What Knox County pet owners need to know about Young ... - AOL

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    Knoxville and Knox County's animal control is changing. Here's what the shift to a nonprofit looks like. What Knox County pet owners need to know about Young-Williams taking over animal control

  8. RSPCA - Wikipedia

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    RSPCA animal centres deal with a wide range of injured and rescued animals, working alongside its inspectorate, volunteers, and others to ensure that each animal is found a new home. There are currently 17 RSPCA animal centres across the UK and a further 42 centres ran independently by Branches.

  9. No-kill shelter - Wikipedia

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    A no-kill shelter uses many strategies to promote shelter animals; to expanding its resources using volunteers, housing and medical protocols; and to work actively to lower the number of homeless animals entering the shelter system. [1] [2] Up to ten percent of animals could be killed in a no-kill shelter and still be considered a no-kill ...