Domestic Adoptions News for 10/16/2008



NYT: Korea works to end stigma of adoption
To bolster domestic adoptions, the government last year began offering $90 monthly allowances per child for those who adopt children up to 12 years old, as well as more generous health benefits for the children. ...

Fallbrook Community News Briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 14 (North County Times)
Albertsons hosts dog adoption event FALLBROOK ---- Albertsons grocery store will host pet adoptions from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 18 at 1133 S. Mission Road. They are sponsoring the adoptions for the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit organization. Kittens, cats and dogs will be available. Information: (760) 685-3533; www.fallbrookanimalsanctuary.org...

Pet Stores Host Kitten Adoptions - WDIV

Pet Stores Host Kitten Adoptions
WDIV, MI - Oct 13, 2008
Animal shelters in the area have over 240 cats and kittens available for adoption. Each location will have the opportunities for adoption from 11 am until 3 .
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Study supports gay adoptions - Chicago Tribune

Proud Parenting
Study supports gay adoptions
Chicago Tribune, United States - Sep 25, 2008
But findings by a nonpartisan adoption group being released Thursday conclude that gays and lesbians are an important resource for children awaiting .
(Neb.)-Nelson Hails Passage Of Bill To Support Foster Care . KCSR
Proposals make adoption easier Sydney Morning Herald
Statement From Carroll Schroeder, Executive Director for the . MarketWatch
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Cuddly companions (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
WEBSTER - Kittens are cute, and their mothers can be beautiful companions as well...

Help put cruel mills out of business by adopting puppy from a . - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Help put cruel mills out of business by adopting puppy from a .
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 12 minutes ago
You can always call the adoptions desk, 356-2218, to check on availability of pups, but animals cannot be reserved over the phone. .
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Refuse to Fund UNICEF on Principle
Other factors make intercountry adoptions more common than formal domestic adoptions- including the fact that middle to upper class Guatemalan couples reportedly prefer to adopt children a particular hair and eye color, ethnic origin, ...

Citizen asks for change at animal shelter (Paris Beacon)
The number of animals euthanized at the Edgar County Animal Shelter is a concern for Judy Pufahl of Paris. According to Pufahl, the shelter has euthanized more than 300 dogs since December 1 and in that same time frame, only 20 adoptions have occurred...

Korea's Plan to End International Adoption
Now that South Korea has emerged as a developed economy, the South Korean government stop international adoptions by 20012 which many officials and citizens feel give South Korea a bad image, and increase domestic adoptions: ...

Why the Wait?
And it doesn't seem that there are a lot of domestic adoptions from these smaller orphanages -- most adoptive parents in China are interested in children from the "better orphanages," just like international adopters are, for reasons of ...

Behind the Big Decline in Foreign Adoptions (Poynter Institute)
Newsweek explains that Americans are adopting far fewer children from other countries. International adoptions are down a whopping 10 percent just in the last year, down for the fourth straight year...

Fewer foreign children adopted
The US government does not track all domestic adoptions, only those from foster care. Its most recent figure, 52000, is for 2005. That year, 115000 of the 514000 children in foster care were eligible for adoption. ...

Scourge of HIV/Aids hits adoptions - Times of India

Scourge of HIV/Aids hits adoptions
Times of India, India - Oct 12, 2008
HYDERABAD: In what is certainly bad news, adoptions have reduced drastically in the city with 60 per cent of the abandoned children turning out to be human .
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Pets of the Week - Duluth News Tribune

Pets of the Week
Duluth News Tribune, MN - 20 hours ago
A $90 adoption fee is required for cats and there is a 24-hour application process for adoptions. Call 722-2110 or go to www.animalallies.net. .
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Pets of the week: Herbie and Chloe - Kansas City Star

Pets of the week: Herbie and Chloe
Kansas City Star, MO - Oct 14, 2008
Her adoption fee is $200. Where to adopt Herbie and Chloe: Second Chance Pet Adoptions (www.2ndchance pets.net). Please contact pets averdc@aol.com or .
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Korea Star Raise Domestic Adoptions
Other Korean Celebrities participated in photos shooting to raise awareness and support of domestic adoptions and participated in the campaign to promote the adoption of handicapped children. Via : http://www.dramabeans.com...

English Catholic adoption agency defies bishop's order on same-sex . - Catholic Culture

English Catholic adoption agency defies bishop's order on same-sex .
Catholic Culture - 14 hours ago
A Catholic adoption agency in England has defied the local bishop's directive, and announced that it will comply with new government regulations requiring .
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Pet of the Week: East Edition (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Where: El Cajon Animal Shelter, 1275 N. Marshall Ave...

Domestic Adoptions Part 2
As I sit and think about why domestic adoptions are viewed the way it is I feel it is in large part due to the media. You may not realize that less than 1% of all domestic adoptions fail. That is such a small statistic and yet people ...

Oppn wants CMC to probe alleged illegal adoptions (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The State Opposition wants the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) to investigate the Government's handling of allegations an Indian child adopted in Queensland is the victim of child traffickers...

Oppn wants CMC to probe alleged illegal adoptions - ABC Online

Oppn wants CMC to probe alleged illegal adoptions
ABC Online, Australia - Oct 14, 2008
The State Opposition wants the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) to investigate the Government's handling of allegations an Indian child adopted in .
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Electronics Site ManyGiftsAndMore.net Announces New Blog - PR Web (press release)

Electronics Site ManyGiftsAndMore.net Announces New Blog
PR Web (press release), WA - 4 hours ago
On the charity front, Branager currently donates toys to Second Chance Animal Adoptions and plans future donations to go towards various mental health .
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Koreas Battle to End the Stigma of Adoption
Increasing the age gap and allowing singles to adopt have lowered the standards for domestic adoptions in a way that could be detrimental to the children, they say, even as the government has created unnecessary obstacles to foreign ...

Haunted happenings for Northwest suburbs (Daily Herald)
A listing of where to find a good scare (or something not-so-scary for the kids)...

North County FYI (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Naturalist Kathleen Flanagan will lead a fast-paced strenuous hike of about seven miles, 6:30 a.m. tomorrow, Daley Ranch in Escondido. Meet at the entrance on La Honda Drive. Free. (760) 839-4680...

Scourge of HIV/Aids hits adoptions (The Times of India)
Adoptions have reduced drastically in the city with 60 per cent of the abandoned children turning out to be HIV-positive...

McDermotts Foster Care Legislation Signed Into Law - Seattle Medium

McDermotts Foster Care Legislation Signed Into Law
Seattle Medium, WA - 12 hours ago
Jim McDermotts Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, HR 6893, into law. The legislation marks the most significant reform of .
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EURœKorea Aims to End Stigma of Adoption and Stop EUR˜Exporting BabiesEUR
EURœThe government is hung up on numbers and on South Koreas image,EUR said Lee Mira, who oversees domestic adoptions at Social Welfare Society, a private, nonprofit organization that is the second largest adoption agency in South Korea. ...

Pet of the Week: South Edition (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Where: County of San Diego Animal Services, Bonita Shelter, 5821 Sweetwater Road, Bonita. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays for adoptions...

KOREA TO CHANGE ITS PHILOSOPHY ON ADOPTION
The Korean government is looking to increase domestic adoptions and decrease internatonal adoptions. I know this is going to cause an uproar amongst the American Adoption communities. It looks like that the doors for international ...



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