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  2. Pet adoption - Wikipedia

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    Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet that was previously owned by another party. Common sources for adoptable pets are animal shelters, rescue groups, or other pet owners. Some organizations give adopters ownership of the pet, while others use a guardianship model wherein the organization retains some control ...

  3. Animal shelter - Wikipedia

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    An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals – mostly dogs and cats – are housed. The word "pound" has its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until they were claimed by their owners.

  4. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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    On April 19, 1866, the first anti-cruelty law was passed in NY since the founding of ASPCA, and the organization was granted the right to enforce anti-cruelty laws. In 1867, ASPCA operated its first ambulance for injured horses and began advocating for more humane treatment of animals such as horses, live pigeons, cats, and dogs.

  5. The journey of dogs inside metro Detroit shelters — and the ...

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    Through June 11, Friends for Animals has adopted out a total of 737 animals this year: 497 cats and 240 dogs. The typical adoption fee for dogs above 20 pounds and over 6 months old is $150, small ...

  6. Animal rescue group - Wikipedia

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    An animal rescue group or animal rescue organization is a group dedicated to pet adoption. These groups take abandoned, abused, or stray pets and attempt to find suitable homes for them. Many rescue groups are created by and run by volunteers, who take animals into their homes and care for them—including training, playing, handling medical ...

  7. Clear the Shelters Has Found Homes for Over 1M Pets, But ...

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    Now in its tenth year, Clear the Shelters has helped create more than one million pet adoptions and raised over $4.5 million for animal welfare. In 2023, Clear the Shelters led to more than ...

  8. Too many dogs, too few adoptions: Inside the ‘huge crisis’ in ...

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    The population of animals taken into the shelter skyrocketed to a level no one expected. Instead of taking in a normal 9,000 to 10,000 animals a year, the shelter in 2021 took in 14,000, a new record.

  9. List of animal welfare organizations - Wikipedia

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    Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.

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