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Saatchi Gallery offers an opportunity for lovers, creators and producers of visual and performing art to get together and interact in real time through our Live Chat application. This interactive program brings together art aficionados from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds, and creates an atmosphere in which artistic tastes and ideas can be shared and discussed in a productive and liberal manner. The chat room can be accessed after a brief registration, and it allows people at all levels of artistic proficiency to meet and encourage each other in their artistic endeavours. It also allows them to seek out persons of similar interests and to form local and international groups for the discussion, creation, and critical analysis of art.

The application is also invaluable to the marketing aspect of organizations, as it allows directors or representatives to get in touch with real people and solicit real feedback regarding special upcoming events or recent presentations. The Live Chat feature allows art lovers and creators all over to keep themselves up to date with the contemporary trends, haunts, and preferences of other local and international artists. The application also supports the needs of local and international artists whose works are hosted on the site. They are accorded the chance to speak directly to the viewers of their work, make cash sales, and get direct feedback concerning the reception of their work by the public. This resource is a priceless tool that brings together talented persons and organizations that would otherwise never have had the chance to communicate. It allows for collaboration and generation of innovative and seminal ideas on the subject of visual and performing arts.

Through the efforts of organizations and committed individuals, support is growing for the establishment of no kill animals shelters. An alternative to the traditional dog pound or animal shelter, no-kill animal shelters advocate adoption over euthanasia.

Every year, thousands of animals find themselves in the custody of local animal pounds. The primary function of these facilities has been to collect unwanted animals, hold them for a prescribed amount to time, and then euthanize the animal. Often, the method of euthanasia is less than humane.

In defense of some local shelters staff members work long and hard to find unwanted animals an adopted home. It is common for local shelters to work with the Human Society or other animal advocacy groups to reduce the numbers of unwanted animals. These efforts include low-cost or free-of-cost spay and neuter clinics. In many cases, local governments support these efforts with additional funding and staffing.

Sadly, even the most gallant efforts are not enough to stop the euthanasia of thousands of animals every year. The truth is that most local shelters lack sufficient funding to hold animals for a prolonged period of time. Shelter cost is minimal but the cost of food, supplies and veterinary care can quickly outstrip meager shelter budgets.

My own local county-run shelter has placed a tremendous effort on educating the public about the plight of unwanted dogs. Much of their effort has been toward finding suitable adopted homes for the dogs in their care, often holding dogs longer than the minimum time allowed by law. In contrast to past practices, the change in focus has born fruit with a sharp increase in the numbers of adoptions. Perspective owners must pay a fee that helps to defray some of the operational cost, including veterinary care.  Read more...