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2. Animal shelter - Wikipedia

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   Animal shelter. An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals – mostly dogs and cats – are housed. The word "pound" has its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until they were claimed by their owners.

3. Shelter Dog Goes Directly From Kennel to Couch After ... - AOL

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   Volunteering at an animal shelter is a rewarding way to give back to those who need it. It can also be a great way to interact with animals if you can't have a pet of your own, or simply to ...

4. Commonly Overlooked Pet at Animal Shelters Unveils the ... - AOL

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   Commonly Overlooked Pet at Animal Shelters Unveils the Heartbreaking Reality of Adoption. Diana Logan. May 6, 2024 at 12:17 PM. Shutterstock / hedgehog94. When I first adopted my rescue cats, I ...

5. Longest-Resident Shelter Dog Watches People Pass All ... - AOL

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   Related: Animal Shelter Introduces Adoptable Dogs to Show There's a Rescue Pet for Anyone "POV: You're the longest resident and potential adopters walk on by as if you don't exist. Your kennel ...

6. No-kill shelter - Wikipedia

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   A no-kill shelter is a shelter that saves healthy, treatable and rehabilitatable animals and reduces their euthanasia rates by screening and selecting the animals they bring into their care, known as a limited admission shelter. As a benchmark, at least 90% of the animals entering the shelter are expected to be saved. [4]

7. Seekonk, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth . The population was 15,531 at the 2020 census. [1]

8. She fell in love with shelter dog — but couldn’t ... - AOL

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   April 17, 2024 at 12:24 PM. Screengrab from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay on Facebook. A woman fell in love with a shelter dog and couldn’t stop thinking about her — then came a joyful ...

9. Pet adoption - Wikipedia

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   Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet that was previously owned by another party. Common sources for adoptable pets are animal shelters, rescue groups, or other pet owners. Some organizations give adopters ownership of the pet, while others use a guardianship model wherein the organization retains some control ...