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In Massachusetts, the Dakin Humane Society, based in Springfield is waiving 50% off all adoption fees till Oct. 12 to attract people into adopting quickly and help make space in the shelter for ...
The Humane Society of the United States estimates that 2.4 million healthy, adoptable cats and dogs are euthanized each year in the US because of a lack of homes. [3] Animal protection advocates campaign for adoption instead of buying animals in order to reduce the number of animals who have to be euthanized.
After the holding period, an animal is considered forfeited by its owner, and may become available for adoption. Animals involved in attacks or bites are placed in quarantine and are not available for adoption until investigations or legal cases are resolved. Animal control's interest is mainly public safety and rabies control. [5] [6]
23% of dogs and 31% of cats were obtained from animal shelters and humane societies in the US. 20% of dog and 28% of cat owners learned about their pets through family and friends, while 34% of ...
Animal shelters often work closely with rescue groups, because shelters that have difficulty placing otherwise healthy and pet-worthy animals would usually rather have the animal placed in a home than euthanized; while shelters might run out of room, rescue groups can often find volunteers with space in their homes for temporary placement.
Shelter officials wrote on Facebook that the organization has adopted 598 animals this year and reunited 120 pets with their owners. It's now pitching in to help other shelters in Pennsylvania ...
Humane Farm Animal Care is a nonprofit organization [1] established to promote and administer its certification and labeling program, Certified Humane Raised & Handled, for meat, dairy, eggs and poultry raised under its animal care standards in the US.
Red, a 6-year-old make pitbull mix, was among the animals available for adoption Dec. 1, 2023 at Columbus Humane, which celebrated its 140th anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 7.