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In August The News & Observer reported data from open-intake shelters across the Triangle, showing that more than 7,000 animals were surrendered in 2021 in Wake County alone, with more than 500 ...
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.
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, BISSELL Pet Foundation, and Animal Rescue Corps rescued more than 150 dogs from an alleged puppy mill. NC lawmaker seeks federal pet protections
In the U.S., private ambulance companies provide emergency medical services in large cities and rural areas by contracting with local governments. In areas where the local county or city provide their own emergency services, private companies provide discharges and transfers from hospitals and to/from other health related facilities and homes.
Emergency services are often considered first responders, and typically have dedicated emergency vehicles. Emergency services have one or more dedicated emergency telephone numbers reserved for critical emergency calls. In many countries, one number is used for all of the emergency services (e.g. 911 in many parts of the Americas, 999 in the ...
The dog was “so shut down” that he barely ate, officials said.
Until the professionalization of emergency medical services in the early 1970s, one of the most common providers of ambulance service in the United States was a community's local funeral home. [9] This occurred essentially by default, as hearses were the only vehicles at the time capable of transporting a person lying down.
Every county or city animal shelter, or animal shelter operated under contract with a county or city or otherwise in receipt of State or local funding shall prepare an annual report in the form required by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services setting forth the numbers, by species, of animals received into the shelter, the number ...