4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 15, 2010

The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness. And this all leads to the most unfortunate outcome, euthanasia. And limited public funding means that shelters have to rely on public donations to bear the brunt of rising costs for care and housing of these animals.

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Pets Homelessness Unwanted Animals Shelters 100

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Because of foreclosures, the city shelters are in crisis and flooded with animals – which, in turn, has dramatically increased the euthanasia rate. This means less dogs and cats can be saved. The animals need us now more than ever!”. 1 Mile non-competitive Kids Fun Run.

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Rescue Los Angeles Unwanted Pets Stray Cat 100

Animal Ethics

MARCH 5, 2007

To the Editor: The euthanasia of more than 1,000 dogs and cats at the main animal shelter in Las Vegas is surely a major tragedy in the sheltering field (news article , Feb. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the U.S. Washington, Feb.

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New York Times Las Vegas Wayne Pacelle Humane Society Of The United States 40

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2016

I’d been volunteering at rescues through my young adulthood, and I was training as a cat socializer, teaching terrified felines — the unlucky victims of cruel people — to trust humans again. All of these afflictions are human-caused and largely preventable. One typical, blue-sky, L.A. I was mortified. And, I would have understood.

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Cats Stray Cat Stray Los Angeles 223

Animal Person

JULY 15, 2010

Or to get struck by an automobile, die slowly, of failing internal organs, and be unfit for human consumption." Now, if hunters were in the woods seeking out injured, dying, starving animals, and ending their lives in a way that most would call euthanasia, I might be able to get on board with the compassionate-bullet theory.

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Deer Euthanasia Killing Ethics 100

4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Like he was the human and she was the hamster. What I didn’t tell her was that the sleep would occur while he drifted on a cloud to the continent of Euthanasia the following day. Hamlet’s organs were shutting down – it was the humane thing to do. Ichilles lived three years and Emmie made sure that he was loved.

Hamsters 100

Hamsters Vet Fur Pets 100

Animal Person

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

Note to everyone who works with birds and water fowl: Hypothermia and rapid freezing are not appropriate methods of euthanasia and are not considered to be humane unless the animal is anesthetized prior to freezing. In other words, I may as well have doused him in gasoline and set fire to him.

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Euthanasia Wildlife Rehabilitation Fowl 2002 100