All posts tagged rescue

Sherry Silk and Cathy Bellatin, from The Humane Society of Tampa Bay

By | March 2, 2011 | Adoption, Rescue | No comments

Sherry Silk–executive director of The Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB)–discusses how the animal welfare/rescue landscape has shifted in the 2 1/2 years since our last interview, including the effect the economic climate has had on donations & adoptions, as well as newer wrinkles and trends, like the growing impact and value of Facebook.  Read more…

Sue Martino, The Pet Project, Executive Director

By | November 4, 2009 | Pets | No comments

Sue Martino, Executive Director of The Pet Project, an Oakland Park, FL-based organization that helps serve the needs of pet owners who are living with HIV/AIDS, have a terminal illness, are disabled, or seniors on low, fixed incomes–discusses the history of The Pet Project and its specific focus in the earliest days.

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Sybil Erden–director of The Oasis Sanctuary

By | October 4, 2004 | Birds, Fish & Reptiles, Sanctuaries | No comments

Sybil Erden–director of The Oasis Sanctuary, a rescue and retirement facility for exotic and endangered birds–discusses the history and operation of this 71-acre sanctuary in Southeastern Arizona, some of the fundamental instinctive and behavioral traits of parrots and other birds that people commonly bring into the home as companion animals, and how those traits and others (including life expectancies that can reach 60-80 years old) pose unique challenges that the humans involved didn’t fully understand initially or aren’t otherwise equipped to deal with. [www.the-oasis.org] Read more…

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