Despite Romney Claim, Same-Sex Adoption Laws Vary - ABC News (blog)

Despite Romney Claim, Same-Sex Adoption Laws Vary ABC News (blog) Mitt Romney claimed last week that “all states but one allow gay adoption,” a statistic that came into question Monday. “I think all states but one allow gay adoption,” Romney told a CBS affiliate in North Carolina Friday. “So that's a position, ... and more »

Foreign Adoptions Plummet - Fox News

Sydney Morning Herald

Foreign Adoptions Plummet Fox News The number of orphans being adopted by foreign parents dropped from a high of 45000 in 2004 to an estimated 25000 last year, according to annual statistics compiled by Peter Selman, an expert on international adoptions at Britain's Newcastle University ... International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdownsSeattle Post Intelligencer International adoptions drop globally as experts cite fraud crackdowns and ...Newser International adoptions plummet globallyMYfoxLUBBOCK.COM all 34 news articles »

International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns - Boston Herald

International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns Boston Herald Globally, the number of orphans being adopted by foreign parents dropped from a high of 45000 in 2004 to an estimated 25000 last year, according to annual statistics compiled by Peter Selman, an expert on international adoptions at Britain's Newcastle ... and more »

Merton has 'second-worst' adoption rates in UK - Your Local Guardian

Telegraph.co.uk

Merton has 'second-worst' adoption rates in UK Your Local Guardian The first ever adoption scorecards for English councils was published this morning, in which it was revealed children in Merton must wait an average of nearly three years to be adopted. Statistics taken between 2009 and 2011 shows 982 days is the ... Lancashire children waiting longer for adoptionLancashire Telegraph Children in Cumbria waiting two years to be adoptedNW Evening Mail Adoptees 'wait 20 months' for homeThe Independent The Northern Echo all 211 news articles »

Shelter needing to kill excess animals - Austin News

Shelter needing to kill excess animals Austin News More than 100 animals were either adopted, taken from the center to other area shelters or reunited with their owners. By Tuesday evening these were the statistics: In recent weeks, the shelter has told the public it was over capacity to house animals ... and more »