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animal shelter
[ an-uh-muhl shel-ter ]
noun
- an establishment, maintained by local government or supported by charitable contributions, that provides a temporary home for dogs, cats, and other animals that are offered for adoption, and puts to sleep homeless animals that have been deemed unsuitable for adoption:
The animal shelter is requesting donations of old towels, blankets, and other linens.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of animal shelter1
Example Sentences
Petersen and her husband, Terry, wanted to make sure they were going to return the dog home to its rightful owner so they took the mystery dog to the Apple Valley Animal Shelter to have its pet microchip scanned.
She thinks about all the possibilities that had to happen for him to come home and credits the Petersen family, the online sleuths and the animal shelter team who checked Havoc’s microchip.
Prosecutors said they did not have a motive for the killing of Ms Cordingley - a health store worker and animal shelter volunteer - and there was no evidence of a sexual assault.
Dozens of dogs were set loose from a San Bernardino animal shelter after someone broke into the facility armed with bolt cutters and broke the locks on multiple kennels, authorities said.
The city failed to protect and train staffers at its San Pedro animal shelter and also failed “to evaluate and correct overcrowding at their animal shelter, which resulted in animal attacks and bites on employees,†the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA, said in a statement Tuesday.
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