October marks Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) states October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Millions of healthy and innocent shelter pets are euthanized each and every day....
View ArticleOutgoing city shelter chief hired at Jacksonville Humane Society
Nikki Harris, the city animal shelter director who submitted her resignation while under fire last month, has been hired by the Jacksonville Humane Society. Harris will fill the recently vacated...
View ArticleMiranda Lambert Adopts an Adorable Stray Kitten Off the Highway in...
A photo posted by Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) on Oct 1, 2015 at 9:50am PDT So long, Blake Shelton—Miranda Lambert has a new love in her life! But put those claws away, y'all: Miranda's new buddy...
View ArticleDozens of seized animals adopted out by Spearfish shelter
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — When local police seized 42 dogs and cats destined for a Wisconsin puppy mill on April 25, the Western Hills Humane Society wasn't sure where they'd put...
View ArticleCommunities Unite in the Aftermath of Devastating California Wildfires
When we arrived in the small town of Mountain Ranch in Calaveras County on September 26, 2015 with a truck full of donations for those impacted by the devastating Butte wildfire, we were greeted by a...
View ArticleMore Than 400 Dogs and Cats to be Transported Across the Country in Hopes of...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 400 pets will get a second chance at life thanks to an extraordinary effort by hundreds of animal advocates are flying or driving them tens...
View ArticleASPCA Grants $160,000 to 16 Animal Welfare Organizations For October 'Mega...
(Source: ASPCA - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) NEW YORK-The ASPCA ® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that 16 animal welfare...
View ArticleHalf-off dog adoption price through Sunday at Foothills Animal Shelter
Foothills Animal Shelter, located at 580 McIntyre Street in Golden, Co is holding their 6th annual Dogtober Fest. October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and the shelter knows no better way to celebrate...
View ArticleHush puppies: Vet says music cuts shelter barking and stress
Can music tame the savage beast? Can it hush puppies and calm kitties? A veterinarian thinks so. Dr. Pamela Fisher has put music in over 1,100 animal shelters, saying that it calms dogs and cats, and...
View ArticleWhy does it cost so much to live in Jacksonville?
For the past few years, more people in this area who would otherwise be sleeping beneath a bridge have been finding beds. According to the Times-Union, data from the Emergency Services and Homeless...
View ArticleCat and two of her kittens suffocate after being abandoned outside Hong Kong...
A cat concern group has called the police after a cat and four of her kittens were abandoned in a bag outside its shelter in To Kwa Wan. The mother and two kittens had suffocated, while...
View ArticleSunday Breakfast Mission receives contribution from Navient Foundation to...
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 08, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Children at a local homeless shelter will have the uniforms and supplies they need for school this year. The materials are purchased by the Sunday...
View ArticleStray dogs and heartless humans make for new kind of horror film in 'White God'
The 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival has a running theme of animals with its features "Jaws", "Babe", and sponsors video featuring Wisconsin Humane Society alumni and Hank the Ballpark Pup. One of this...
View ArticlePETA Won't Answer Some Very Basic Questions About Why It Kills So Many...
Last year, the nonprofit group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals euthanized more than 2,000 dogs and cats at its sole U.S. shelter -- and it's not at all clear how it made the decision to do...
View ArticlePolice remove dozens of abused dogs from Colorado home
Authorities in Penrose, Colo., seized more than three dozen malnourished and neglected dogs from a home, according to KKTV News 11. The story unfolded when a neighbor contacted the Fremont County...
View ArticleAdopt a Pet in the Oklahoma City area
Adoption options •Bethany Animal Control Shelter, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, 5100 N College, 789-3431. October is "Dogtober" at the...
View ArticleProtecting The Rights of Animals At All Costs
The horrific news of Cecil the lion sounded a worldwide cry for help. The news of the poaching and eventual trophy kill by the Minnesota dentist who supposedly was lead astray by Zimbabwe field guides...
View ArticleVideo: Shelter dog makes his own bed
A video by the SICSA Pet Adoption Center in Dayton, Ohio, depicts an adoptable pitbull making his own bed. Rush, a one-year-old homeless pitbull, has been at the shelter for over 30 days and he makes...
View ArticleStatement from Human Rights Commissioner Strässer as Václav Havel Human...
(Source: Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany) press release date of issue 29.09.2015 Christoph Strässer, the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid,...
View ArticleMiranda Lambert Adopts an Adorable Stray Kitten Off the Highway in...
A photo posted by Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) on Oct 1, 2015 at 9:50am PDT So long, Blake Shelton—Miranda Lambert has a new love in her life! But put those claws away, y'all: Miranda's new buddy...
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