ASPCA’s Post

Earlier this week, San Diego County’s leading animal welfare organizations joined together to share an important message: Our shelters are in a state of emergency. We have been struggling with record numbers of dogs in care for well over a year. Local shelters and rescue groups caring for rabbits and small pets are at maximum capacity and cannot take in more animals. And now, we are facing the impact of annual kitten season when shelters are flooded with thousands of kittens born to the hundreds of thousands of community cats living in San Diego County. We are moving toward a preventable crisis in San Diego this summer if our community doesn’t act now to adopt shelter pets, foster an animal from a rescue or shelter, and spay or neuter. The situation facing our shelters is already extremely challenging and it will soon become worse. Summer is the busiest time of year for animal shelters in San Diego County, and there are already more animals in care than we have space for. Although we are facing a crisis this summer, it’s one we can avoid! As we prepare for kitten season and the highest intake of stray dogs over the July Fourth holiday, we are asking everyone who shares our passion for animals to come together and help by adopting shelter pets, fostering and supporting spay and neuter efforts for pets as well as community cats. We are steadfast in our commitment to Stay at Zero euthanasia of healthy or treatable shelter pets and keeping San Diego the safest place for animals in the country. We hope you will help us spread this message as we all play our part to be there for animals when they need us most. Learn more about the state of our shelters and how you can make a lifesaving difference for animals at sdhumane.org/helpus. #FrostedFacesFoundation #SanDiegoHouseRabbitSociety #CountyofSanDiegoAnimalServices #RanchoCoastalHumaneSociety #PAWSofCorondo #EastCountyAnimalRescue #FeralCatCoalition #SpayNeuterActionProject #CityofChulaVistaAnimalServices #FriendsofCatsInc

PLEA SENT!!! Animal ID: #12-1707 Name: Jake Gender: Male Stray Intake:12/11/23 Location: S. Minnesota Date Available for Adoption or Rescue/Transfer if not claimed: 12/15/2023. If you believe this is your pet, please visit our shelter as soon as possible during our hours of operations: Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm If you are interested in adopting a pet in our care, we require a 30-minute on-site interaction. You can visit our shelter at Beeville Animal Control 1408 Cook Road Beeville, TX 78102. If you are interested in fostering a pet Phone: (361) 362-7612 Email: kiki.gonzales@beevilletx.org If you are a rescue organization that is interested in becoming a rescue partner, Phone: (361) 362-7612 Email: beevilleanimalcontrol@beevilletx.org For additional information on specific pet statuses please email our team at beevilleanimalcontrol@beevilletx.org Please note, our organization, the City of Beeville Animal Control, is not involved in soliciting, receiving, or using pledges for specific pets in our care. This thread will not be monitored for comments. Pets that are transferred into the care of an adopter, rescue partner, reunited with their families, or have not found placement and have been humanely euthanized due to capacity constraints will receive an updated status of "No longer available" on this page.

The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation seeks to create a healthier and more equitable Maine, where all people, animals, and environment thrive. The Foundation’s Animal Welfare Grants provide support to animal shelters throughout Maine, primarily through one-year operating support grants of $15,000 to $40,000 per year. Support is also provided for efforts working at the intersection of social services and animal well-being, including service and therapy animal programs, social service or other community organization-based programs that support animals to stay with their families and out of shelters (e.g. pet food pantries), programs that support families and animals together in times of crisis (temporary sheltering for animals and people facing domestic violence or other disasters), and those that otherwise address social justice issues as they pertain to animals. (Support for cat population control is provided to organizations which the Foundation has supported for cat population work in the past three years.)  Call 516.410.4895, or email clolataylor@gmail.com for a free fee quote to have us write your entire proposal, or edit your draft, for a reasonable flat fee. https://lnkd.in/e4N7xbhy Bev Browning Holly Rustick

Meow! This Adopt A Cat Month of June, we highlight the advocacy of sharing the warmth of your home with abandoned and stray cats. Animal shelters are filled with cats and kittens waiting for their fur-ever home. If you are passionate about animal welfare and want to find a new source of happiness in your life, now is the time to consider adopting a cat. Here's an inspiring and heartwarming story written by Stella Mae Marcos. https://lnkd.in/gZwHxP4F

4 oktober World Animals Day Saving shelter animals is a wonderful and important mission. Every year, countless animals find themselves in shelters due to abandonment, overpopulation, or unfortunate circumstances. These furry friends deserve a loving home, and by adopting from a shelter, you’re giving them a second chance at life. Adopting a shelter animal means not only providing a forever home but also helping to ease the burden on crowded shelters. Every adoption creates space for another animal in need, making a significant difference. Plus, many of these animals are already socialized and ready to be part of your family, offering companionship and joy. Bringing a shelter animal into your life can have incredible benefits, too! Pets are known to boost our mood, reduce stress, and encourage us to be more active. With a furry friend by your side, life can be a little brighter. Choosing to adopt is also a powerful statement about kindness and compassion in our communities. By opting for adoption, you’re supporting the idea that all animals deserve love and care, and you’re standing against the commercial pet industry that often prioritizes profit over animal welfare. Getting involved with your local shelter can create a sense of community. Whether you volunteer, foster, or donate, your support helps raise awareness about animal welfare and makes a real impact. Together, we can help save shelter animals and create a kinder world. Let’s work together to give these deserving animals the love and homes they need! For the love of animals NGO VZW Charlie&Lola Www.ngocharlieandlola.com #worldanimalday #emtytheshelters #rescuethestrays #feedingstreetanimals #werelddierendag #travelnews #travelrips #supportinggoodcauses

One of the more misunderstood topics in animal welfare right now is the concept of managed intake. The reality is that the shelter isn't the best place for most animals. The other reality is that shelters have finite resources to care for animals. Managed intake is a way of managing resources that outcomes for pets can be determined without them ever having to enter the shelter. Creating these good outcomes outside the shelter can be better for pets, better for the citizens of a community, and better for the shelter. Our team put together a nice resource explaining managed intake and dispelling some confusion about it. I hope you'll check it out. https://lnkd.in/ggAXF8Rq

Animal shelters across the country are currently in crisis as they face a third-consecutive year of having too many animals and not enough adoptions. According to Shelter Animals Count, shelter intakes from January to September 2023 for cats and dogs combined were up nearly 10% compared to 2021. Read more insights into the shelter adoption crisis from Hill's Pet Nutrition. #animalwelfare https://lnkd.in/eWbnB-S5

World Spay Day is underway at the Cayman Islands Humane Society clinic! We have exactly 333 animals in our care as of today and more waiting for space at the shelter. Spaying and neutering is the only way to avoid unwanted litters, reduce the overpopulation of dogs and cats in these Islands, improve animal welfare and alleviate the severe overcrowding in our shelter. See below for the benefits of spaying and neutering for animals and, to sponsor a spay or neuter, you can donate here: https://lnkd.in/gg_jYdvC $70 for a cat neuter $95 for a cat spay $140 for a dog neuter $170 for a dog spay Benefits of Spaying (females): * No heat cycles, therefore males will not be attracted * Less desire to roam * Risk of mammary gland tumors, ovarian and/or uterine cancer is reduced or eliminated, especially if done before the first heat cycle * Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies * Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives Benefits of Neutering (males): *Reduces or eliminates risk of spraying and marking * Less desire to roam, therefore less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents * Risk of testicular cancer is eliminated, and decreases incidence of prostate disease * Reduces number of unwanted cats/kittens/dogs/puppies * Decreases aggressive behavior, including dog bites * Helps dogs and cats live longer, healthier lives #spayandneuter #adoptdontshop #caymanhumane #shelterdog #sheltercat #animalwelfare #caymanislands

Grants Facilitate Animal Sheltering and Adoptions Petco Love: Animal Welfare Organizations Application deadline: July 31, 2024 Description: Petco Love, formerly the Petco Foundation, seeks to change lives by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Petco Love’s application cycle for animal welfare organizations performing sheltering and adoptions is currently open. Support is provided to the following types of organizations in the United States and Puerto Rico: 1) animal control agencies and nonprofit organizations responsible for animal control sheltering; 2) SPCA and humane societies and other nonprofits that perform sheltering and adoptions of companion animals and operate primarily out of an animal sheltering facility; and 3) nonprofit organizations that are primarily foster-based rescues. (Other grant opportunities, available throughout the year or during specific application periods, focus on access to care, free vaccine services, and disaster relief.) #grants #mascotas #puertorico #corporategifts #Fundaciones #Animals #Animales #alberguedeperros #AlbergueAnimal #ONG #OSFL #tercersectorpr https://lnkd.in/eBxA5cb4