Lafayette shelter pets hitch a ride to freedom and life
Posted at 2:01 PM, Apr 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-19 15:15:32-04
Some of Lafayette s homeless animals got a ride to the East Coast today, where they can look forward to new homes instead of euthanasia.
In honor of Heartworm Awareness Month, on April 19 (Lafayette) and April 20 (New Orleans) three planes will safely airlift 120 at-risk shelter dogs, with 50% of the dogs being asymptomatic heartworm positive, from Louisiana to Morristown, N.J. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla, into care and new adoptive homes. The aim is to reduce shelter euthanasia in overcrowded shelters by preventing and treating heartworm disease in shelter dogs, while transporting adoptable asymptomatic heartworm-positive dogs to safety.
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Greater Good Charities with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, and The Animal Rescue Site to .
Greater Good CharitiesApril 14, 2021 GMT
Seattle, April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) In honor of Heartworm Awareness Month, Greater Good Charities, in cooperation with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, the maker of HEARTGARD® Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel), and The Animal Rescue Site announced today the launch of the Good Flights program. The goal is to transport 2,000 shelter dogs from Louisiana, where they are at risk of euthanasia, to new homes on the East Coast. That number includes 1,000 asymptomatic heartworm-positive dogs. The program is part of the Greater Good Charities’ Save a Heart initiative, which aims to reduce shelter euthanasia in overcrowded shelters by preventing and treating heartworm disease in shelter dogs, while transporting adoptable asymptomatic heartworm-positive dogs
Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center announces new no-kill policy
and last updated 2021-02-25 19:08:09-05
LAFAYETTE â On Wednesday, the Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center, located on West Pont Des Mouton Road, announced their new no-kill policy.
In 2016, former Mayor-President Joel Robideaux put in place an initiative to set a goal for the shelter to reach a no-kill status by 2020. The shelter says they wouldn t have been able to reach that goal if it wasn t for the help from the community and various non-profit organizations who stepped up to help. It s like a stool that has four legs, and we need all of these legs to make it happen, says Shelley Delahoussaye, the supervisor at Lafayette Animal Shelter. If we didn t have the volunteers, if we didn t have the support of the community, if we didn t have our fosters, there is absolutely no way we could have done this.
Keep pets safe in winter temperatures
LAFAYETTE ANIMAL SHELTER AND CARE CLINIC IS URGING PET OWNERS TO BRING THEIR FURRY FRIENDS INSIDE DURING THE COLD WEATHER. JUST LIKE HUMANS, PETS ARE VULNERABLE TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. AND A REMINDER, CARS ARE ONE OF MANY HAZARDS TO SMALL ANIMALS. WARM ENGINES IN PARKED CARS ATTRACT CATS AND SMALL WILDLIFE. THEY MAY CRAWL UP UNDER THE HOOD TO KEEP WARM. TO AVOID INJURING ANY HIDDEN ANIMALS, BANG ON YOUR CAR S HOOD TO SCARE THEM AWAY BEFORE STARTING YOUR ENGINE.
and last updated 2021-01-08 18:44:20-05
Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Clinic is urging pet owners to bring their furry friends inside during the cold weather.
New Year s Eve safety tips for pet owners
and last updated 2020-12-31 20:41:53-05
New Year s Eve is a unique holiday, and it s one time during the year when a large number of pets get lost or go missing. Unfortunately if a pet is left alone and they start hearing all of this noise, they are going to try and run for safety, explained Lynn Bourque, Adoption Supervisor at Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center. They don t know that the fireworks are not going to hurt them.
Some pets will be new to households since Christmas and will be even more startled when the celebration begins.