Archive for June, 2010
Suspicion of Abuse Survey
June 11th, 2010 | 
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Suspicion of Abuse Survey (Study 3B)
Do you suspect or know that your dog was abused prior to joining your
household? Best Friends Animal Society needs your help!
Dr Franklin McMillan, Director of Well-Being Studies, is conducting a national study on abused dogs. The study seeks to answer many questions, among them:
•What factors lead people to suspect their dog was abused?
•What does abuse do to dogs emotionally and psychologically?What is the
psychological make-up of dogs who have a history of abuse?
•How harmful are the effects, how long do they last, and what is the rate of
recovery?
•What are the best treatment methods, and do different types of abuse respond best to different types of treatment?
•Are there any psychological signs that are particularly helpful in determining that a dog with an unknown history was abused?
If you have any reason to suspect that your dog may have been abused, please help us to better understand the effects of abuse by taking this survey:
Have you voted yet?
Help The Animal Rescue Site choose which eligible Petfinder.com animal rescue organizations will receive special funds to help animals!
Seventy-seven (77) grants will be awarded for a total of $100,000 to eligible Petfinder.com members. Final prizes will go to the eligible Petfinder.com organization with the highest accumulative votes for the duration of the Challenge as specified in the rules.
Voting began on May 17, 2010, and ends at midnight (PST) on August 22, 2010. Every vote, every day counts – shelters can pull ahead even during the last few days with enough support. Your favorite rescue organization is counting on you!
Eligible organizations with the most votes could receive a weekly prize and/or one of the other grants below:
Grand Prize: One $10,000 grant!
Second Prize: One $7,000 grant!
Third Prize: One $5,000 grant!
Most Touching Story Prize – May: One $2,000 grant!
Most Touching Story Prize – June: One $2,000 grant!
Most Touching Story Prize – July: One $2,000 grant!
Most Touching Story Prize – August: One $2,000 grant!
State Winners: Fifty-one $1,000 state grants
(50 U.S. states and Washington D.C.)
Canadian Winners: Three $1,000 grants will be awarded.
International Winner: Two $1,000 grants will be awarded.
Weekly Winners Fourteen $1,000 grants will be awarded, one for each week of the Shelter Challenge.
