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    Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (the “Animal Shelter”). The primary role and responsibility of an Animal Shelter volunteer is to assist animal control officers with the handling and presenting of shelter animals to the general public for potential adoption. The time I’ve spent at the Animal Shelter has been extremely rewarding, so much so that I feel it is a privilege to “work” for the Animal Shelter. I am fortunate to be able to help and comfort animals looking for a human and interact

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    inform the local residents of the over population of animals in the Portales and Clovis animal shelters. With the over population of stray dogs, cats, and rabbits several veterinarians agreed to withhold free/low cost clinics once a month to spay and neuter the local animals. Also informing the residents about the new ID card for your pet with all the information you would ever need. The local community has come together to help with the shelters. Cindy’s Hope for pets is a nonprofit that has also

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    Friends of Coos County Animal Shelter (FOCCAS). Their mission statement is: “Friends of Coos County Animals, Inc. is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, and specifically to support and enhance services for the Coos County Animal Shelter including organizations and causes that promote animal welfare” (Friends of Coos County Animal Shelter). While I was volunteering for this organization I helped out at their booth in the mall, where they try to find these animals homes. My family and I

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    Animal Shelter Thesis

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    Financial statements of animal shelters Many animals throughout the world that go homeless, yet many more die in animal shelters because these facilities become overwhelmed. Humans buy animals from animal shelters and then return them within a matter of time, because they no longer want to take on the responsibility of taking care of them. Most animal shelters have a policy that if the workers can not find a home for the animals within 72 hours from the time they are brought in, they have to euthanize

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    Furry Animal Shelter

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    the success of my animal shelter in the years ago. As a sole proprietor I’m faced with some challenges such as unlimited liability and a higher risk for loss. Also, I will have limited financial resources to keep my organization going, to avoid the lack of funding Furry Animal Shelter has to actively pursue more grants to cover the basic costs of an animal shelter plus the staff and I need to recruit qualified employees to help run the shelter. My number one goal for the shelter is to improve the

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    Animal Shelters and the No Kill Movement

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    million animals are killed in shelters every year. Of these, roughly 95% of all shelter animals are healthy and treatable. (No Kill Advocacy Center). No animal should have to ever be a part of these awful statistics. What will it take to help save these innocent animals from being killed senselessly? Animal kill shelters are horrible, inhumane, and overall completely unnecessary for multiple reasons: No Kill shelters improve adoption rates, all animals lives are valuable, and No Kill shelters save

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    nine dogs likely will end up in traditional animal shelters only to succumb to euthanization if not adopted within a week. “A traditional animal shelter must accept, or chooses to accept, any and all companion animals regardless of health, temperament or space availability, with no limits.” (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue) A growing number of people feel that animals should not be exploited by people and that they should have the same rights as humans. Stray animals outnumber homeless people five to one. This

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    innocent little animals off and don’t give them another thought. How could some person just dump an animal and leave them to fend for themselves. When an animal gets used to having its food handed to them all of their life, they are unable to fend for themselves in the wild. Since they are not skilled at hunting them will most likely starve and possibly die from lack of the skill they need to have in the wild. Since all of these careless people are dumping these innocent animals on the side of the

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    No no-kill kill-shelter There are many choice in the world today for people to make, where to go to college, who to marry and what to eat. These choice do not really deal with morals, but there are many that do deal with what is “right.” One choice someone might have to make is when they find a lost animal where should they take it? Pet smart can scan for microchips, but if they do not find any what comes next? The person could keep the animal, but some people do not have the time or space to take

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    Animal Shelters Annotated Bibliography Mallory Grayson COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication T/TR 2:20-3:40 Kelsey Woods September 10, 2015 Animal Shelters Annotated Bibliography Newspaper or Periodical Baranauckas, C. (2001, June 30). For Animal Shelters, Two Paths. Retrieved September 10, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/01/nyregion/for-animal-shelters-two-paths.html Beginning with the heart-wrenching tale of a yellow Labrador retriever being dumped at the doors of North Shore Animal

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