I recently got a puppy from the animal shelter. Like many animals there, she was a stray.
What kind of puppy was it and it is always a good thing to get a pet from the animal shelter.
She's a boxer mix. Fortunately, I got her from a no-kill shelter. However, many shelters will euthanize sick animals or animals that are not quickly adopted.
I dislike that. that is really sad to know there is a better chance at just releasing them back out to the wild if you are going to euthanize them.
dogs. Critics believe the new term "animal shelter" is generally a euphemism for the older term "pound". The word "pound" had its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until claimed by their owners.
United States & Canada.
In the United States there is no government-run organization that provides oversight or regulation of the various shelters on a national basis. However, many individual states do regulate shelters within their jurisdiction. One of the
from high-kill animal shelters to other parts of the US where there is a greater demand for small dogs. She has regularly appeared on "Access Hollywood"'s monthly pet segment showcasing shelter dogs rescued by Best Friends and available for adoption. While assisting with relief efforts in New York following Hurricane Sandy, she adopted a puppy from a Long Island shelter.
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