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4 East Ferry Wharf , Jamestown
Jamestown Victorian Ready for You to Make Your Own
Jamestown ~ This 1880 Victorian home is currently operating as East Bay Bed and Breakfast close to restaurants , shops and the waterfront . The main level has a large sun filled dining room which opens to an expansive enclosed front porch . There is an additional dining area off the modern kitchen and living room with wood burning fireplace . There are 7 bedrooms , 4 en suite , and 6 baths . The third floor includes office space and a family room . This property could be an investment property , an ideal single family home , or be converted to a multi-family home ( CD Zoned ). $ 1,445,000 ( MLS # 1270458 )
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and the availability and accessibility for spaying and neutering .”
For example , in July 2010 , the Ocean State Animal Coalition ( OSAC ) opened the Rhode Island Community Spay / Neuter Clinic with a $ 350,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation . The highvolume , low-cost facility focuses on reducing pet over-population .
Nonetheless , there is tension between rescue organizations , which import dogs from high-kill shelters in the South , and some of the long-established shelters .
“ In New England , we don ’ t deal with our own unwanted dogs , we deal with other states ’ unwanted dogs ,” says State Veterinarian Dr . Scott Marshall . “ A big driver is people are looking for puppies and there are not a lot of puppies in shelters and pounds . There ’ s some evidence that the rescue groups are a new model for the pet shop industry .”
In many instances , he says , we ’ ve supplanted pet shops , “ a well-regulated industry with a lot of state and federal regulations , and shifted those animals into other channels with less oversight and a lot less transparency .”
In April 2012 , outbreaks of the highly infectious canine parvovirus , traced to out-of-state dogs , prompted emergency regulations requiring a five-day quarantine . In the aftermath , Marshall and rescue groups worked on new requirements that created high-risk and low-risk designations for rescue operations . Rescues without a pre-importation vaccination plan are considered high-risk and are required to quarantine their adoptees at municipal shelters .
Defender of Animals ’ Dennis Tabella worries that the influx of out-of-state dogs will eventually overcrowd local shelters .
“ We should be concentrating on the dogs in our own shelters ,” he says . “ Instead , some dogs sit in local shelters for months and months while these groups keep bringing up dogs .”
Roie Griego , president of Friends of Homeless Animals , says that well-run rescues ensure that adoptable dogs are in good health and vaccinated and are properly matched to new owners . They also require adopters to sign a contract promising to return the dog to the rescue if they cannot keep it . “ We are rescuing dogs from high-kill shelters . They are on
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