All services were furloughed until all animals were healthy, with the exception of pet adoptions.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/10/26/alaskas-rural-animal-shelters-are-struggling-to-keep-up-everywhere-has-no-room/

Celebrating the day, the world takes a moment to revisit the heartwarming instances of rescue animal adoptions and it also encourages people to "not shop, but adopt" the stray who needs a home.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/what-and-when-is-international-rescue-cat-day-know-about-some-cats-rescued-in-the-recent-past

However, 80% of such children are being cared for in institutions, with the number of adoptions having been sluggish even after a Civil Code revision in 2020 that eased conditions.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/24/national/japan-special-adoptions/

In 2015/16 only 6% of adoptions in Northern Ireland were with same-sex couples.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-67193943?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

In this happy “contest,” squads of enthusiastic rescued and shelter dogs help publicize rescues, animal shelters and adoptions as they “compete” in a miniature stadium.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/features/celebrate-the-feast-of-our-lady-of-lourdes-with-ewtn

Pet adoptions typically drop around Christmas time, for obvious reasons.

Source: https://realnewsmontana.com/ixp/628/p/wet-nose-wednesday-piper/

Pet adoptions will be sponsored by FOTAS during this time.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/aiken-fuses-together-for-29th-annual-celebrity-waiter-night/article_fdf006aa-b79b-11ed-a765-83b41e97a07d.html

Research on transracial adoptions shows that children of a different skin color than their parents can thrive in a loving home, Fleisher says.

Source: https://abc11.com/nc-foster-dad-peter-mutabazi-single-parent-charlotte/14167594/

Rodriguez said the Palmdale shelter has had to rely more on public adoptions because overburdened rescue groups are pulling out fewer dogs than before the pandemic.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-03/palmdale-dog-euthanasia

That’s an increase, however, from 2020 and 2021, when dog adoptions didn’t break 2,000.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/07/more-adult-dogs-dying-at-oc-animal-care-kennels-largely-off-limits/

“There are days when you have 30 animals coming in, and you may have 10 go to foster care or adoptions.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/news/berkeley-animal-center-remains-packed-and-on-emergency-moratorium/article_abfb0464-2021-11ee-93db-476ebe372895.html

The report comes after reports of forcible transfers of population and illegal adoptions of Ukrainian children in Russia.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2023/08/03/forced-passportization-in-russia-occupied-areas-of-ukraine/

The vast majority of modern domestic adoptions are open, meaning the first parents — the term birth parents is sometimes considered reductive — remain in the child’s life in at least some capacity.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2022/11/30/23452143/adoption-post-roe-wade-motherhood

Undersecretary Janella Estrada, executive director of the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), said she was alarmed over adoptions being facilitated through Facebook and assured the public of prompt action.

Source: https://www.mindanews.com/special-reports/2023/06/meet-up-agad-filipino-babies-sold-on-facebook-as-govt-struggles-to-improve-adoption-process/

While Beth and Howard met in 2000, the lovebirds didn’t tie the knot until 2008, after which she largely stepped out of the limelight to focus on cat rescue and adoptions, eventually co-founding her own center called Bianca’s Furry Friends Feline in 2019.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/07/12/beth-ostrosky-stern-50-sizzles-in-skimpy-bikini-photos/

WILDOMAR – Animal Friends of the Valleys announces 140 adoptions during its participation in BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Fall National “Empty the Shelters" event.

Source: https://myvalleynews.com/blog/2023/11/03/animal-friends-of-the-valleys-makes-140-pet-adoptions-during-bissell-pet-foundations-empty-the-shelters-event/