An animal rescue group of or animal rescue organizations is dedicated to pet adoption. These groups take undesirable, abandoned, abused, or lost pets and try to find a suitable home for them. Many rescue groups are created by and run by volunteers, who bring animals to their homes and care for them - including training, playing, handling medical problems, and solving behavioral problems - until the appropriate permanent home can be found.
Rescue groups exist for most types of pets (rescue of reptiles, rescue bunnies or rescue birds ), but the most common for dogs and cats. For animals with many breeds, rescue groups may be specialized in breed or specific breed breeds. For example, there may be a local Labrador Retriever rescue group, a hunt dog rescue group, a large dog rescue group, as well as a general dog rescue group.
Animal rescue organizations have also been created to save and rehabilitate wild animals, such as lions, tigers, and cheetahs; jobs that are usually shared or supported by zoos and other conservation charities. These animals are usually released back into the wild if possible, otherwise they will remain in captivity and may be used in breeding for endangered species.
Widely recognized as an umbrella organization for animal rescue groups, Petfinder.org is a searchable online database of more than 13,000 shelters and adoption agencies throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The American Kennel Club maintains a list of contacts, especially in breed clubs, with information about breed rescue groups for racial dogs in the United States.
Animal shelters often work closely with rescue groups, because shelters that have difficulty placing healthy and pets-worthy animals typically prefer animals housed at home rather than euthanasia; while shelters may run out of space, rescue groups can often find volunteers with space in their homes for temporary placement. Some organizations (such as Old Dog Haven) work with older animals whose age is likely to cause them to be euthanized in the county pound. Every year, about 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters due to the density and shortage of orphanage homes.
In the UK, shelter and rescue organizations are described using the term blanket rescue, whether they have their own premises, buy accommodation from commercial cages, or operate an orphanage network, where volunteers keep animals in their homes until adoption.
Cages that have board contracts to take stray dogs are usually referred to as dog pounds. Several pounds of dogs also perform rescue and rehoming work and effectively rescue groups that operate pound services. Several rescue groups work with the pound to move the dog to the rescue. By law, a dog submitted as stray to British pound should be held for seven days before it can be rehabilitated or euthanized.
In the US, there are three classifications to save pets:
- A city sanctuary is a facility that houses lost and abandoned animals, and animals that people can not care about, on behalf of the local government
- A no-kill shelter is a typically private organization whose policies include unhealthy specs, pets deserve to be destroyed
- Non-profit organizations rescue typically operate through a volunteer orphanage network. The rescue organization is also committed to the policy of not killing.
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Rescue groups and shelters
There are two main differences between shelters and rescue groups. Shelters are usually run and funded by the local government. Rescue groups are funded primarily by donations and most of the staff are volunteers. While some animal shelters are in orphanages, many are placed in place in stables. Some rescue groups have facilities and others do not. Foster homes are widely used in both cases.
In the dog rescue community, there are breed-specific and all-breed rescues. As the name implies, special breed breeds rescue dogs of certain breeds, for example, Akitas, Boxers, Dalmatians, Labrador Retrievers, etc. Almost every breed is supported by a network of national and international rescue organizations with the aim of rescuing abandoned dogs from this breed. Salvation of all breeds is not limited to pure race dogs. Instead they rescue dogs of any kind. Many work with special shelters to support their efforts.
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Adopt via rescue group
Most rescue groups use the same adoption procedure, including completing the application, checking veterinary references, conducting interviews (either directly or via phone) and home visits. Rescue organizations are usually volunteer-run organizations and survive with donations and adoption fees. The cost of adoption does not necessarily cover the significant cost involved in the rescue, which may include travel to take on animals in need, providing veterinary care, vaccinations, food, spaying and neutering, training, and more.
Most of the animals in the care of rescue groups live with volunteer origin as family members until the right adopters are found. There are a number of different techniques that can be used to make the transition from life in rescue homes to host homes easier on animals. Generally, rescue groups provide the adopters of basic information to assist in successful transition.
Often, adoption counselors are involved in the process of ensuring that pets are delivered to good homes and fit. Questionnaires for adoption vary between organizations, but are basically used to ensure that the animals adopted fit the lifestyle of the prospect owner and will meet all of their needs.
The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies is responsible for Canada's largest number of dog and cat shelters. With 172 shelters across the country, it is estimated that 103,000 cats and 46,000 dogs were taken in 2013. Of these, 60% of cats and 49% of orphans, 28% of cats and 34% of dogs were surrendered by them. owners, 2% of cats and 3% of dogs are harassment cases, and the rest are transferred from neighboring facilities or born in their own shelters.
Of the thousands of animals in Canada's shelters by 2013, only 47% of dogs and 45% of cats are adopted. The remaining majority are left euthanized, sent back to previous owners, or living in shelters, perhaps moved from one to the other hoping for better results.
The rise of social media since being helped in adoption of pets, as shelters and rescue groups can now post images and animal biography on Facebook, Instagram, and their Twitter pages. These outlets allow people to, often without intention, find the appropriate pets that need a home. Online interviews are now also possible, as well as international adoption through many organizations. Developments such as social media pages help shelters find suitable adopters by reaching out beyond their immediate environment and creating an online network, allowing more people to be exposed to information and possible adoption of animals. Dominican Republic dogs and cats, for example, are the organizations that create profiles for wild animals in the Dominican Republic, and use almost entirely online platforms to find homes for them, usually abroad, before sending them by plane, spay and castrate, picked up by their new owners.
Wildlife Rescue Unit
Wildlife savings groups, unlike many other animal rescue organizations, focus on rehabilitation and care of rescued wild animals from illegal ranchers, roadside circuses, and many other abuse situations. They are not looking for a foster home for animals, but to reintroduce these animals to a lifestyle that suits their needs and allow them to live freely, sometimes even releasing them into the wild after adequate treatment.
The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) is also an organization that, among other goals, seeks to save wildlife. The Foundation raises awareness of endangered, vulnerable, and threatened species and receives donations to help control climate, sustainability and ecosystems to ensure the safety and protection of these species. WWF's key efforts to conserve wildlife have a significant impact on the wellbeing of many species. They offer a "symbolic adoption" for animals, which means that although a person can not keep wild animals in a household environment, people have the opportunity to purchase plush toys from endangered species on the website and "adopt" the species. The money raised through this campaign is aimed at conservation efforts, which ultimately hope to save the species from harm. WWF supports the official hunting of trophies as a form of conservation, due to the extra protection that wild animals receive and the encouragement it provides to local communities.
See also
- DELTA - Eternal Dedication and Love for the Rescue of Animals (Acton, California USA)
- List of animal sanctuaries
- List of animal welfare groups
- Our Packages (Los Gatos, California, USA)
- Pardis Animal Shelter (Tabriz, Iran)
- People For Livestock In India
- Pets for vets (US)
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- SCARS - Second Animal Rescue Adventure (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Partnerships for Animal Welfare, Inc.
References
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