Domestic Adoptions News for 07/08/2008



Race dilemma at the heart of our adoption crisis - guardian.co.uk

Race dilemma at the heart of our adoption crisis
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 5, 2008
The majority of children awaiting adoption in Britain are black, Asian or mixed-race while most available adopters are white. The issue of 'transracial' .
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Animals Need Homes in Maumelle (CW Arkansas)
Stray cats and dogs are putting a strain on Maumelle's animal shelter. So the group Maumelle Friends of the Animals is doing all it can to boost the number of adoptions...

'Dog Days of Summer' Festival Brings Pet Adoptions, Dog-Centric Family Fun Back to Hermon Park (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
If, as the saying goes, every dog is destined to "have its day" then this summer's "Dog Days of Summer" family festival on July 19, 2008, in the Northeast Los Angeles community of Hermon, just may be that day for many dogs -- along with the people who take them home...

Response to Mike Seate Column
Domestic adoptions have been going strong in the US for over 100 years EUR with a mixed track record of success. The reason is not a fad, but sheer numbers of adults who want one thing EUR to parent. Recently, China has been the top ...

Rates for shelters adoptions, rescues increase (Galveston County Daily News)
TEXAS CITY EUR” The Joe Vickery Animal Shelter has been rated satisfactory by the state, and its euthanasia rate is down by 4 percent...

Gay Adoptions: Are You In or Out? - About - Cities & Towns

About - Cities & Towns
Gay Adoptions: Are You In or Out?
About - Cities & Towns, NY - 4 hours ago
Partners Rob Flint and Kevin Burns (L) play with their 5-month-old adopted daughter, Vermont. Monday was the deadline for signatures on proposed ballot .
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The HPW Foundation Sponsors The Eighth Annual Auction For The Animals - Carolina Newswire (press release)

The HPW Foundation Sponsors The Eighth Annual Auction For The Animals
Carolina Newswire (press release), NC - 1 hour ago
Proceeds from the event are to benefit Second Chance Pet Adoptions. Heavy hors deouvres, drinks and an evening of fun will be provided. .
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China's Lost Children
Pi Yijun, a scholar at the China University of Politics and Law, says that the numbers of international versus domestic adoptions are strictly confidential. National figures are not even provided to Chinese researchers. ...

Guilford Animal Shelter Offers Half-Price Adoptions (WGHP Greensboro)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- The Guilford County Animal Shelter has cut the price of adopting an animal in half through Sunday. The shelter, which is at almost full capacity, hopes the price cut will lead to more adoptions...

Whats happening with International Adoptions? Part 1
Another theory is that the decrease in international adoptions reflects less need for international adoptions due either to an increase in domestic adoptions in the sending countries or an increase in social services to support birth ...

Pets of the Week (Texarkana Gazette)
The pets of the week are Dixie, a male fawn-colored cocker spaniel. Dixie has shown some aggression toward children and would probably do best with an older family...

Animal shelter full WAHS to offer discounted adoptions (Today's News-Herald)
The Western Arizona Humane Society is "full, full, full" and shelter staff are urging pet owners to think twice before relinquishing their pets. As of Thursday afternoon, the shelter housed 145 animals, mostly adult cats and dogs, according to Executive Director Victoria Cowper...

I Have Made a Decision
I think I have however softened my thoughts about domestic adoptions and in particular open domestic adoptions. I had a very long discussion with my agency and the agency that did my home study about my rights. We discussed what an open ...

Namibia: LAC Calls for Safe Havens for Babies (AllAfrica.com)
The Legal Assistance Centre says Namibia should provide safe havens for the deposit and care of unwanted babies as one way of preventing the problem of baby dumping and infanticide...

Rates for shelters adoptions, rescues increase - Daily News - Galveston County

Rates for shelters adoptions, rescues increase
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - Jul 5, 2008
The shelter offers coupons to people whove had animals die within 30 days of adoption. Since December, the shelter issued 58 coupons, an average of eight a .
Volunteers help shelter care for dogs Daily News - Galveston County
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WNIN in the air of international adoptions
EURśAlthough domestic adoptions are rare (very rare) of the birth of the mother, the man gives the impression that there is an enormous risk in the care inside the country. It takes more time with a child as a domestic international child. ...

Social workers urged to be 'flexible' on ethnic minority adoptions - Times Online

Social workers urged to be 'flexible' on ethnic minority adoptions
Times Online, UK - Jul 6, 2008
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is concerned that too many ethnic minority children are left in care homes or with temporary .
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US leads world in adoption followed by China
Menozzi also believes that policies to discourage adoptions by step-parents may have resulted in a decrease in domestic adoptions in some countries. These legal reforms aim at safeguarding the rights of non-custodial biological parents. ...

SPCA getting desperate as adoptions drop off - TheChronicleHerald.ca

SPCA getting desperate as adoptions drop off
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Jul 6, 2008
The SPCA has organized staff and volunteers to offer on-the-spot adoptions during an adopt-a-thon from 10 am to 8 pm Saturday at the shelter at 5 Scarfe .
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Social workers urged to be 'flexible' on ethnic minority adoptions (Times Online)
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is concerned that too many ethnic minority children are left in care homes or with temporary foster families while social workers try to find families to match their precise ethnic and religious background...

What To Expect From The Home Study Process For Domestic Adoptions
Writen by Katie Gee. Whether you are considering doing an agency or independent adoption, one of the first things that you will have to do is to work with an agency to complete a Home Study. The Home Study is comprised of information ...

Only the most sincere should adopt pets - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Only the most sincere should adopt pets
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Jul 6, 2008
Humane Society volunteers want to make sure pet adoptions aren't impulsive, given the unstable economy. By PATRICE RELERFORD, Star Tribune I've done animal .
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Shelters swamped as flood victims give up animals - Sioux City Journal

Shelters swamped as flood victims give up animals
Sioux City Journal, IA - 7 hours ago
Staff shortages have stalled the number of adoptions they can complete. But the Cedar Rapids shelter had a cats-only adoption day Saturday, and close to 70 .
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Economy producing mixed results at state's animal shelters - Princeton Packet

Economy producing mixed results at state's animal shelters
Princeton Packet, NJ - 4 hours ago
Although for some reason kitten adoptions are slow, dog adoptions are way up, said Karen Azarchi, executive director of Princeton-based SAVE - A Friend to .
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Ranchers Weigh in on Possible Wild Horse Euthanasia - KTVN

Ranchers Weigh in on Possible Wild Horse Euthanasia
KTVN, NV - 17 hours ago
It says it can no longer afford to round up and care for them and say adoptions have sharply fallen off. The head of the Nevada Cattlemen's Association says .
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Domestic adoptions of Koreans surpass overseas ones for first time
We all know that many Korean children have been adopted in other countries since the end of the Korean War. Korean people have been reluctant to adopt these children themselves because they care so much about blood ties. ...

Domestic Adoptions: What You Need to Know
Adopting a child is a process that seems intimidating to many families wanting to welcome a child into their home. To help you get started, adoption experts and parents share with us tips on how to make...

Bureau offers wild horses, burros up for adoption (The York Dispatch)
When Cathy Hake saw the mustang three years ago, she knew she wanted to take him home. She was able to get him through the U...

Dawning Understanding
Very few agencies do domestic adoptions. Most strictly do Asian and Eastern European adoptions of children six months and older and those that do work with domestic adoptions mainly place older children. Even Catholic Community Services ...

Realtor forms non-profit to help pets left behind (The Arizona Republic)
As home foreclosures continue to escalate and delinquent borrowers are forced to forfeit their homes, Jan Marie Bennett and fellow Realtors have noted an ancillary tragedy - the abandonment of beloved and well-tended pets...



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