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Western Plains Animal Refuge is a non-profit, no-kill shelter and wildlife rehabilitation center located in Hays, Kansas.〔http://www.haysusa.com/〕 It was incorporated in 2006 by Jessica Braun, DVM, and Curt Braun after changes in Kansas wildlife rehabilitation requirements resulted in tougher requirements for wildlife rehabilitators in the state to operate.〔http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/content/download/2063/9732/file/R-18-01.pdf〕 As a result, an estimated 75% of the available rehabilitators were forced to close their doors. At the same time, euthanasia rates for domestic animals in regional shelters were not improving, so it was the vision of the Brauns to provide a safe haven for injured, abandoned and suffering animals. Western Plains Animal Refuge is dedicated to the treatment, adoption and training of domestic animals, and rehabilitation and release of wild animals. Dr. Jessica Braun is the primary veterinarian overseeing the shelter. Veterinary staff from the Animal Health Center of Hays 〔http://www.animalhealthcenterhays.com〕 also donate their time to care for the animals, and to socialize animals available for adoption. == Western Plains Animal Refuge Definition of "No-Kill" == Western Plains Animal Refuge is a no-kill shelter, as defined by California Law, SB 1785 Statutes of 1998, also known as "The Hayden Law".〔http://www.nokillnow.com/lawSF_SPCA.htm〕 The most widely accepted definition of a no-kill shelter is, "A place where all adoptable and treatable animals are saved and where only unadoptable or non-rehabilitatable animals are euthanized." California SB1785 standards allow animals less than eight weeks of age to be euthanized. Western Plains Animal Refuge ''does not'' euthanize animals simply because they are young. Instead, they care for these animals by providing food, shelter and socialization so that they are adoptable when they reach a more mature age. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Plains Animal Refuge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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