'Animal Shelters' Category
Help Feed Shelter Animals With Just A Click ~ For FREE
The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need — providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted.
Each click on [...]Purebred rescue groups are a great resource for finding your dream dog
A lot of the times when I’m having a conversation with someone about to add a new puppy to their household, their argument against adopting or rescuing a dog begins with “I have always wanted a …………”. Whether it’s a Shar Pei, Doberman, Chinese Crested, Golden Retriever, Chihuahua or Newfoundland, there are rescue groups for [...]
Top 10 Ways to Prevent Animal Cruelty and Abuse
I want to publish this article by the ASPCA- I thinks it’s an easy to follow outline to help motivate and educate people on preventing and fighting animal cruelty. There are also very helpful, easy to access “how to” links-how to report animal cruelty, how to view animal cruelty laws and penalties, how to find [...]
Learn more about puppy mills & why everyone hates them so much
What Is a Puppy Mill?
A puppy mill is a large-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given priority over the well being of the dogs. Unlike responsible breeders, who place the utmost importance on producing the healthiest puppies possible, breeding at puppy mills is performed without consideration of genetic quality. This results in generations [...]Puppy Mill Dogs Arrive at ASPCA from Mississippi Seizure
Mississippi Puppy Mill Rescues Arrive at the ASPCA
On February 7, while sports fans across the country gathered in front of the tube for the big game, the ASPCA was celebrating a victory of our own. That night, the ASPCA Adoption Center in Manhattan welcomed 34 dogs who were recently rescued from a puppy mill in Holly [...]Update: Saving Dogs from Puppy Mills
More on what I need to know about puppy mills ~ Educate yourself on the problem and become part of the solution!
RED STAR ANIMAL EMERGENCY SERVICES™
Mississippi Puppy MillAmerican Humane’s Red Star Animal Emergency Services team participated in the seizure of 95 dogs from a puppy mill in Marshall County, Miss., on Feb. 4, 2010. They [...]
American Humane Society Helping Children & Animals Since 1877
PETS AND WOMEN’S SHELTERS (PAWS)® PROGRAM
American Humane Launches Pets and Women’s Shelters (PAWS) Program
In their lifetimes, approximately one in four women will be victims of domestic violence. Given that more than 71 million U.S. households include companion animals as pets, it is inevitable that many of those households will experience both domestic violence and animal [...]
Best Friends Animal Society Saves Another Mule!
September 16, 2009 : 7:42 AM ET
There’s a new mule in town — one who has seen his share of trips around the sun. At over 30-years-old, Joseph the mule has also more than likely seen his share of homes. He came to Best Friends after his most recent family, who’d had him several years, [...]October is Adopt a Dog Month~Save a Life & Adopt a Pet
WANT TO BE A SUPERHERO?
Rescue a Shelter Dog - October is Adopt a Dog Month!!
You can save the day for a homeless dog and find a faithful companion who will be at your side for all of life’s adventures. Adopt a dog from your local shelter or breed-rescue group during American Humane’s Adopt-A-Dog Month® in [...]The View Draws Attention to Pure Breed Dog Adoption & Rescue Groups
I just got done watching my Tivo’d “The View”. It’s midnight here in Chicago and I’m SO HAPPY they were bringing attention to pet adoption for people who want pure breed dogs.
Most people don’t know that roughly 25% of all dogs in shelters are purebreds. If you can plan in advance, there’s a really good [...]
