[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Reintroducing the NAIA Shelter Project

  • From: Stormy Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:30:50 -0700

On Jul 15, 2011, at 6:41 AM, National Animal Interest Alliance wrote:

> Important: If you received this email and are not an NAIA  
> subscriber, you were refered by a collegue, relative or friend.
>
>
> July 15, 2011
> http://www.naiaonline.org
>
> Reintroducing the NAIA Shelter Project
>
> Dear Stormy,
>
> One of our most important objectives at NAIA is to serve as a  
> resource for the groups and individuals who are dedicated to animal  
> care. Given the number of myths and misconceptions surrounding  
> animal issues, solid data and trends are at a premium, which is what  
> makes our Shelter Project so valuable.
>
> The NAIA Shelter Project is now the largest database of shelter  
> intake and disposition numbers in the country, and has been for  
> several years. It contains current information from over 1600  
> shelters and rescues, and provides trend lines in cases where we  
> have at least 5 years of data. Our information provides an objective  
> source of information for the public, lawmakers, and scientists to  
> follow trends in dog ownership, pet populations, and changes in  
> sources of dogs and cats. Many of the shelter we list have been  
> sharing their data for decades. A few examples:
>       • Multnomah County, OR (Portland) since 1981.
>       • Oregon Humane Society since 1973.
>       • Maricopa County, AZ since 1978, the last few years using the  
> Asilomar Accords.
>       • Charlotte, NC since 1978.
>       • The State of CA since 1990, both statewide and county totals.
>       • The Idaho Humane Society since 1986.
>       • Spokane Valley Regional Animal Control, WA since 1990, the last  
> few years using Asilomar Accords.
>       • The Humane Society for Southwest Washington in Vancouver, since  
> 1986.
>       • The Commonwealth of VA since 2000, both statewide and individual  
> shelters and rescues.
> NAIA's Shelter Project is the definitive source for shelter data in  
> this country. We invite you to familiarize yourself with it, use it  
> often, and share it with others... and if your neighborhood shelter  
> is not listed, please consider requesting that information from  
> them, then forwarding it along!
>
> Thank you to all the great shelters and rescues who have helped us  
> in collecting this data, and thank you to our tireless shelter  
> project director, Barbara Reichman, who probably feels somewhat like  
> a human abacus after all these years of gathering and entering data  
> – and thank you to everybody who has supported us in this huge and  
> growing endeavor. The NAIA Shelter Project would not exit without  
> your support!
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Strand, NAIA National Director
>
> P.S. For more NAIA news and views, check out our blog: informative  
> and entertaining, with new content available most weekdays. And did  
> you know that you can support NAIA while you shop by using your own  
> official NAIA credit card? Why yes you can – apply for yours here!
>
>
> Join NAIA today and become a voice for animals and the people who  
> share their lives with them!
>
>
>
> Sign up for the 2011 NAIA National Conference!
>
> This year's national conference, Purebred Dogs: The Next Endangered  
> Species? is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from November 12-13. Sign up  
> here to reserve your spot today! We have also reserved a large block  
> of rooms at the Hilton Harrisburg at the special group rate of only  
> $100 per night. Visit their website to reserve your room at the  
> reduced rate!



> National Animal Interest Alliance
> PO Box 66579 Portland, Oregon 97290-6579
> Phone: (503) 761-8962   www.naiaonline.org
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>
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> PO Box 66579
> Portland, OR 97290
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