"Fostering is a crucial function of our shelter operations and serves as a bridge to adoption, helping pets adjust to home life and increasing their chances of finding a family of their own."
Even after a scathing 133-page city audit was released in November that highlighted that the San Jose Animal Care Center wasn't in compliance with basic Association of Shelter Veterinarian guidelines, public works director Matt Loesch has failed to engage the community that the animal shelter serves. In the city audit, Loesch himself recommends that a community action committee be created to assist shelter staff in developing solutions for four specific audit recommendations, mainly involving increased spay/neuter services, growing access to low-cost vet services and expanding rescue partnerships.
A disciplinary committee held in central London heard that the inspector who visited Mr Seymour-Hamilton's premises in 1993 was appalled by the unhygienic conditions in the operating theatre including the prevailing smell and slime under the mat. He said there was nowhere to wash with a pile of about 100 syringes on a dresser.
In the UK, approximately 7 million laying hens endure most of their lives in so-called 'enriched' cages. Scientific research shows that caged systems cause immense suffering for hens, severely restricting their ability to express natural behaviours such as nesting, perching and dust bathing.
Most people who have ever owned a dog don't consider their canine counterpart to be property; they're part of the family. However, until recently, at least from a legal standpoint in New York, that wasn't the case.
Our dogs love us unconditionally, and to have someone who advertised himself as a dog lover who would treat his clients' dogs as his own be not only responsible for the deaths of these pets but then to enlist his girlfriend to cover up the animal abuse is beyond repulsive.
The High Court's suspension of veterinarian Manfred Alexander Stephen Neale emphasizes the critical importance of appropriate animal care, highlighting the consequences of negligent advice.
Balanced and mutually beneficial trade deals can provide a real economic boost, including for farm businesses. A modern trade deal with the GCC, if fair and balanced, could offer huge potential for agricultural exporters.