Domestic Adoptions News for 05/12/2009



Animal shelter offering half-price adoptions this week - Greensboro News Record

Salisbury Post
Animal shelter offering half-price adoptions this week
Greensboro News Record, NC
GREENSBORO - The Guilford County Animal Shelter is offering pet adoptions this week at half price. Adoption fees for dogs has been discounted to $55 and the fee for cats has been reduced to $47.50 through Sunday, according to a news release. .
Cat adoptions half price during May at Animal Shelter Beatrice Daily Sun
Pals with paws: Handsome German shepherd, brown tabby kittens . Salisbury Post
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Union of Catholic Asian News » News Archive » Church domestic .
SEOUL (UCAN) -- More foreigners than Koreans adopted babies from the country when the Holy Family Child Adoption Center, the first to focus exclusively on domestic adoptions, began its work 20 years ago. ...

Maine gets animal welfare license plate - Baltimore Sun

Dog Channel
Maine gets animal welfare license plate
Baltimore Sun, United States
The Maine Adoptions Leaders Team lobbied state government for the creation of the new animal welfare specialty plate. The organization is is a partnership of Maine private businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies working on behalf .
Maine Gets License Plate Featuring Dog, Other Pets Dog Channel
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Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World - Room for Debate Blog .
In placement decisions for domestic adoptions in the United States, race and ethnicity are still prominent. Obsession with the race of the prospective caregiver is understandable, given the painful history of blacks' oppression in this ...

One HIV+ child, many HIV orphans find new parents - Expressindia.com

One HIV+ child, many HIV orphans find new parents
Expressindia.com, India
Over the past 10 years SOFOSH has successfully placed for adoption 103 children, born of HIV-positive mothers but themselves HIV-negative. EURœAlso significant is that unlike earlier, when only foreign couples would go for such adoptions, in the last 3-4 .
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Washington Times Examines Decline In Domestic Adoptions
The Washington Times on Sunday examined why fewer unmarried women in the US are putting their infants up for adoption following unplanned pregnancies...

I wanted to point out a few facts on domestic adoptions
For many parents who adopt money is not the reason they do not adopt in the states.. did you know in fact that many african american babies are being adopted overseas as well FROM the US? Overseas adoptions are not as tough (don't get ...

Domestic Korean Adoptions Increase
More and more there seems to be growing support in Korea, for domestic adoptions. Korea has seen a dramatic increase of domestic adoptions, now a little over double the number of adoptions in the past 10 years. The Korean government has ...

Director: TEARS in danger of closing (NBC 13 Birmingham)
The director says the animal rescue service is running short on both donations and adoptions...

Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World - New York Times

Union of Catholic Asian News
Celebrity Adoptions and the Real World
New York Times, United States
Madonna's quest to adopt a second child EUR” a 3-year-old girl EUR” from Malawi has once again put the celebrity in the spotlight and stirred debate about international adoptions. Save the Children (UK) has said that the girl Madonna wants to adopt and .
KOREA Church domestic adoption center marks 20th year Union of Catholic Asian News
Adoption Settling Here Steadily Korea Times
» One plus one Day. 한겨레
Korea Herald
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Flying high for adoption
중ì•(TM)ë°ì¼ë¦¬, South Korea
To mark the country's fourth national Adoption Day (May 11), workers at adoption organizations, adoptees and their families yesterday fly paper planes at COEX in southern Seoul, calling for an increase in domestic adoptions. In relation to Adoption Day .
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Wild horse adoption date set for September - Citizen Telegram

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Wild horse adoption date set for September
Citizen Telegram, CO
The Bureau of Land Management, wild horse groups, and other animal advocates from across the nation are joining forces for a single cause EUR” to encourage the American public to consider and act on the adoption of a wild horse or burro. .
Wild horse adoptions get a kick start kjrh.com
They're wild at heart: Adoption stipend for older mustangs offered Tulsa World
Wild Horses Find New Owners In Kellyville News On 6
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Pet adoptions up, euthanasia down in several areasEUR¦ why? - Palm Beach Post

Pet adoptions up, euthanasia down in several areasEUR¦ why?
Palm Beach Post,  United States
Well, Tampa reported this week the same thing - euthanasia was down, adoptions were up for the same time period. But wait - they don't have a mandatory spay/neuter law. Huh? The ASPCA is taking credit for their Tampa partners (no-kill shelters, .
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No end in sight « Holt baby
The domestic adoptions will continue to exceed international adoptions by a slim margin. However, the end to international adoption will remain only a topic of discussion because sources tell me that a back room quota system is in play, ...

Pit Bull Adoption Policy In Loudoun County Under Fire (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
Pit lovers say the county shelter should allow adoptions...

Adopt a new pet (Mt. Olive Chronicle)
MOUNT OLIVE TWP. EUR Cats are available for adoptions from noon to 3 p.m., every Saturday at the PetSmart store...

International vs. Domestic AdoptionEUR¦ | Pirates! Man Your Women!
Soronen believes that misconceptions about the well-being of the children, and the time and cost involved in domestic adoptions, may lead prospective parents to look overseas first. Promoting domestic children.. this part sounds more ...

Pet of the week:Terry the dog (The Idaho Statesman)
Terry, 2, is a male purebred Labrador retriever who arrived at the shelter as a stray. Terry is packed with personality. He loves toys and playing fetch. He is loaded with energy and will require an active lifestyle. He gets along great with other dogs and shows little interest in cats. He is gentle taking treats and knows to not jump up on people. He is neutered and up-to-date on all ...

Washington Times Examines Decline In Domestic Adoptions (source .
The Washington Times on Sunday examined why fewer unmarried women in the US are putting their infants up for adoption following unplanned pregnancies. (source: Medical News Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com...

Gimme Five: Fundraiser to benefit Humane Society (Leader-Telegram)
Editor's note: "Gimme 5" is a five-question interview on topics of local interest. How has the economic downturn affected animal adoptions?..

Breaking into the pet adoption biz - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Breaking into the pet adoption biz
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
Q: I am 25 years old and have a Bachelor of Arts. I recently decided that I want to work with animals, either aiding in their adoptions or something similar. The problem is that I have no professional experience in that field. I have the dedication and .
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City looks for way to save park and ducks (The Ocala Star-Banner)
The city of Ocala staff is looking for alternatives to killing the 200 Muscovy ducks that have taken up residence in Tuscawilla Park and created a nuisance...

Animal shelter offering half-price adoptions this week (Greensboro News & Record)
GREENSBORO - The Guilford County Animal Shelter is offering pet adoptions this week at half price. Adoption fees for dogs has been discounted to $55 and the fee for cats has been reduced to $47.50 through Sunday, according to a news release. The discount includes all spray or neuter procedures, all shots, rabies tags and identification microchips. The shelter is located at 4525 W. Wendover Ave. ...

Chief Justice Indefinitely Delays Ruling on Madonna Adoption - Worldmeets.us

ABC News
Chief Justice Indefinitely Delays Ruling on Madonna Adoption
Worldmeets.us, NY
[Malawian law requires adoptive parents to reside in the country for at least 18 months prior to the adoption]. "I concede that the petitioner is not a Malawi resident, but I urge the court consider the best interests of the child," Msiska submitted. .
Video: Madonna Adoption Left To Court CBS
Lawyers for Madonna, children's groups review Malawi adoption case CBC.ca
Madonna adoption case heard amid paternity dispute The Associated Press
San Francisco Chronicle
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Korean War Baby: Children's Day, Republic of Korea
I believe in stopping abortion, urging the Korean Government to support unwed mothers who Want to keep their child, promoting Domestic Adoptions and InterCountry Adoptions FIRST to Ethnic Koreans, Part Ethnic Koreans, Adopted Koreans ...

Korean intercountry adoptees support birth mother's rights in .
In 2008, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family announced that domestic adoptions had surpassed international adoptions for the first time with 1288 domestic adoptions and 1264 international adoptions. According to the Truth and ...

Pit Bull Adoption Policy Trial Begins With Protest (Leesburg Today)
About a dozen area residents gathered outside the Loudoun County Courthouse this morning to show their support for pit bull adoptions in the county. Today marked the start of the trial in the challenge of the county government's shelter adoption policy...

Broward County animal shelters offering two-for-one deal on cat adoptions (Sun-Sentinel)
It's two for the price of one...

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BAAF publish first ever guide to same sex adoption - Children & Young People Now

BAAF publish first ever guide to same sex adoption
Children & Young People Now, UK
By Neil Puffett A national campaign has been launched in an attempt to hit back at negative media portrayal of same sex adoption. The British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) has produced the Pink Guide to Adoption, the first ever guide for .
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