Regular readers know that I have long supported the idea of having a national database of animal abusers as a tool for shelters (as well as rescues, breeders and everyone else who gives or sells pets to strangers) to help protect animals. I believe a brief adoption application, a photo ID (verifying the applicant's name, … Continue reading Discussion: Yay or Nay on a National Animal Abuse Database?
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U.S. Government Reports on Our Pet Expenditures
On the subject of how much money we spend on our pets, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published "'Tails' from the Consumer Expenditure Survey" on its website and the Hartford Courant breaks down the information: The average amount each household spent on pets in 2011 was $502. Households tended to spend 1 percent … Continue reading U.S. Government Reports on Our Pet Expenditures
People want to save pets’ lives. Let them.
I am revisiting a topic today in order to reiterate my position and address the most common responses I receive whenever I post about it. The issue is this: So long as there are pets being needlessly killed in shelters, I favor giving shelter pets to anyone who wants them, provided the person hasn't been … Continue reading People want to save pets’ lives. Let them.
The Long Arm of Restrictive Shelter Policies
The Humane Society of Marshall County in Benton, KY (aka The Benton Marshall HS, as listed on Facebook) says on its website it is a private, limited admission shelter in need of donations. A reader recently sent me a list of the group's requirements for accepting dogs and cats: We can ONLY ACCEPT animals from … Continue reading The Long Arm of Restrictive Shelter Policies
Petsmart Charities/Ipsos Study: The Where and Why of Adoption
Ipsos Marketing conducted studies for Petsmart Charities on a variety of issues related to pet adoption in 2009 and 2011. In this post, I am going to look at some of the survey results indicative of why people want to adopt, where they are getting their pets and why more people aren't getting them from … Continue reading Petsmart Charities/Ipsos Study: The Where and Why of Adoption
Petsmart Charities/Ipsos Study: Why People Aren’t Adopting
Ipsos Marketing conducted studies for Petsmart Charities on a variety of issues related to pet adoption in 2009 and 2011. The results contain a lot of interesting information which I will look at in upcoming posts. In this post, I am going to focus on page 14 of the report which asked the question: What … Continue reading Petsmart Charities/Ipsos Study: Why People Aren’t Adopting
The Gap Between Rescues and Adoptions
I posted on the blog's Facebook page yesterday that I wanted a beagle but was exasperated by so many restrictive and invasive requirements from the various rescue groups I was seeing on Petfinder. I have visited this topic often on the blog and as regular readers know, I am all for reasonable screening (picture ID … Continue reading The Gap Between Rescues and Adoptions
Pictures from a Mobile Vaccine Clinic in South Carolina
We took Schroeder to a mobile vaccine clinic in a grocery store parking lot to get his final puppy shots yesterday. Here are some of the other pets whose owners were waiting with us. The hound, the Chihuahua and the kitty are all from the same family. The black dog is their neighbor. Not everyone … Continue reading Pictures from a Mobile Vaccine Clinic in South Carolina
Shelters Celebrate Lifesaving with Local Communities During the Holidays
Here are a few events being offered this month by no kill shelters in conjunction with the holiday season: UPAWS in Marquette, MI is inviting the public to come to an open house on December 15 for a shelter tour, refreshments, and discounted adoptions. *** The Allegany Co shelter in MD is holding its annual … Continue reading Shelters Celebrate Lifesaving with Local Communities During the Holidays
Directors of Pet Killing Facilities Keep Puppy Mills in Business
There are not nearly enough shelter pets for everyone in the U.S. who plans to get a pet this year. This is ok because some owners, about 1.5 million, are already set on an alternate source (a breeder usually) for the new pet they plan to get within the next year. Of course many, about … Continue reading Directors of Pet Killing Facilities Keep Puppy Mills in Business
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