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    long walks that I would take with other rescue dogs. I had wanted to volunteer at an animal shelter all my life‚ but living in South Korea where shelters are nonexistent‚ I had never had the chance. Now‚ however‚ my family and I were staying for a long visit in the United States‚ and I had my chance. After researching shelters in the area of Phoenix‚ where we were staying‚ I settled on Foothills Animal Rescue. Foothills Animal Rescue is a vital and important addition to the community of Scottsdale

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    The Aiken County Animal Shelter has been helping animals for many years now. They do whatever means necessary to provide the highest quality of care for local animals in need. Whether it be rescuing‚ providing shelter and a home‚ or putting them up for adoption‚ the shelter shows these less fortunate dogs and cats as much love and care as they possibly can. The Aiken County Animal Shelter’s mission statement is to improve quality of life for Aiken shelter animals‚ increase pet adoption‚ and

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    will first perform surgery on the rats. Each animal with be anesthetized. Following standard surgical procedures‚ an incision will be made in the scalp and two holes drilled in the animal’s skull. Electrodes will be lowered into the brain to create lesions on each side. The animals will then be allowed to recover. Several weeks later‚ the effects of destroying this part of the animal’s brain will be tested in a shuttle avoidance task in which animals will learn when to cross over an electrified

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    Humane Society Animal Shelter here in Jersey City. I chose Liberty Humane because I have been a volunteer there for several years and find it to be a very rewarding way of spending some of my free time. I intend to make this an education based project by requiring each of my 36 varsity football players to serve 1 hour with me at the shelter during the season. Some of the tasks we will perform will include but not be limited to dog walking‚ kennel cleaning/ maintenance‚ feeding animals and working at

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    SpokAnimal is a nonprofit animal adoption center based in Spokane‚ Washington‚ whose mission is to “address critical issues surrounding the pets in their care‚ whether that be overpopulation‚ illness or special needs animals” (SpokAnimal‚ 2015a). SpokAnimal main “priority has [always] been taking in animals from area shelters whenever the need arises” (SpokAnimal‚ 2015b). However‚ a major issue affecting SpokAnimal is the increase in displaced or abandoned animals as a result of recent wildfires

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    and even saving a life. Owning an animal for some provides a stronger bond than that of family members‚ as families become increasingly dysfunctional. For those people who wish to adopt a specific breed of dog‚ their wishes can be fulfilled by checking with breed-specific adoption groups as well as leaving special requests with their local shelter. Adoption of cats is also important‚ however‚ the focus of this paper will be on dogs. Adoption of animals helps to decrease euthanasia rates‚ the

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    Only 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year (1.6 million dogs and 1.6 million cats). Each year‚ approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized. Another word for euthanasia is assisted suicide or mercy killing.The worst part is that it’s not only happening in shelters‚ people have taken it upon themselves to have their pet’s put down. Although There are pro’s there are a lot more con’s. The animal shelters use this method for when the shelter is above capacity instead of shipping

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    campaign to raise money for a pet shelter in New York City. The fact is that the winter is very brutal on animals. A lot of animals that are out in the cold do not survive. Therefore‚ there is a growing need for animal shelters to help animals survive the winter weather. Ross Abelow’s goal is to raise $5‚000 to care for the homeless animals at the animal shelters. The GoFundMe Campaign The GoFundMe Campaign should provide the needed money to keep the animal shelters going strong through the winter

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    Documentation has proved that PETA has killed more than 36‚000 animals since 1998 (PKA). The organization runs an animal shelter in Virginia‚ in which some years the rate of euthanization exceeds 97 percent (Activist Facts). In an article written by The Huffington Post‚ an ex-employee of PETA describes how the current CEO encourages its employees to kidnap and murder pets‚ then falsify the records that follow. Ingrid Newkirk often authorized PETA employees to steal pets and kill them immediately

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    Animal Shelters in Japan There are a number of no-kill shelters in the Japan. They do their best under difficult circumstances. They provide health care‚ food‚ some personal attention and daily walks‚ but most have little space and the animals are usually kept in small cages. Some remain there for years if they are not adopted. Nonetheless this is better than the alternative of being sent to the city pound where euthanasia is generally the order of the day. According to the Japan Times‚ 200

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