Critter News

JULY 18, 2010

Pet sales would be banned altogether, except for the sale of pet fish. All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. If it passes, San Francisco residents would have to go to a shelter or rescue group to adopt an animal.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Did you know that November celebrates senior pets? November is Senior Pet Month. If so, you know the joys of pets who might have less spunk but more soul. Here are five reasons to love a senior pet. The same is true for our pets. Older pets, however, don’t need to release all that youthful energy.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 12, 2009

The fund raising Web site also offers exclusive content for cat and dog owners which includes information on pet care and safety, information on animal shelters, as well blogs, groups and open forums. The site’s primary purpose is to raise money to help shelters care for homeless pets. About Bring Pets Home.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 15, 2010

Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People. Unfortunately, a recession also means that less people are adopting from or donating to shelters. You can volunteer at your local shelter (anything from clerical work to grooming to caring for pets until they go to their adoptive home) or put together a fundraiser to help out.

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Animal Person

JANUARY 1, 2010

I've written about my ambivalence regarding "pet" ownership/guardianship/insert-whatever-term-you're-comfortable-with, and also about my strong belief in helping individuals, but I don't recall addressing whether the having of pets is not vegan. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Greyhound Matters Language.

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Critter News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Join Best Friends Animal Society for the annual No More Homeless Pets National Conference, October 23-25, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each year, five million healthy, adoptable homeless pets are still being put down. Make valuable new connections to make your work for homeless pets even more effective!

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 20, 2010

Adopt a shelter pet stamps from the postal service were just revealed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show! The 44-cent stamps feature photos of five cats and five dogs who were all adopted from shelters. The Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps were photographed at an animal shelter in New Milford, Conn.,

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 5, 2010

We walked into the Adopt a Pet in Knoxville Tennessee and fell in love with Alexis and Jacob. We challenge all emptynesters in Knoxville Tennessee to do something awesome and adopt a pet. We challenge all emptynesters in Knoxville Tennessee to do something awesome and adopt a pet.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Adoptable dogs from Posh Pets Rescue were there to promote pet adoption, as well as the winner of the “My Doggie Valentine&# contest, a Brussels Griffon named Ouzo. The donation will help support Adopt-a-Pet.com’s mission to find forever homes for homeless dogs. How about you, was your pet your Valentine?

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 27, 2010

We love stories like this that help homeless pets put their best paw forward! Steven Holcomb (the gold winning captain of the US Olympic Bobsled team) actually decided to adopt Bailey , the Golden Retriever he met during the segment. We are huge animal adoption advocates, so we were excited to hear about Bailey’s adoption.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

At each stop, Purina ONE will give out free Purina ONE dog and cat food to all attendees (11,000 bags across the nation), and also host adoption events at local shelters. With the economy, and so many people losing jobs and homes, many more pets ended up in shelters. Tags: events people helping animals.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2010

Most organizations aiding pets in devastated areas are not-for-profit. We can help by donating bags of pet food, litter, or other supplies to these organizations, which may be filled to capacity in times of need. Adopt a displaced pet. Petfinder.com lists animals for adoption. Contribute to rescue efforts.

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Critter News

JULY 5, 2010

On Friday, the beagles — owned by a research facility in New Jersey whose parent pharmaceutical company went into bankruptcy — were released to the care of animal rescue groups that, after socializing them, hope to adopt them out as family pets. Tags: animal research dogs Best Friends animal laboratories. and Elmsford, N.Y.,

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

It's a TLC show about humans that adopt monkeys and treat them as their children. Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. Thanks to Chimpanzee Information for pointing this travesty out.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2009

Just another great reason to adopt a pet! Tags: random tidbits. Check out Petfinder.com to find your own foot warmer.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The event is to be held at Pacha on Thursday, October 22, 2009, and all funds raised will benefit the city’s broad rescue, shelter and adoption services. Opening remarks will be made by popular Today Show special correspondent, author and pet lover Jill Rappaport.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 1, 2010

Here are a few great tips for future and current pet owners. Early Adopter. The Shift: Instead of buying your new friend from a pet store or breeder, adopt one from a shelter. Good for You: Adopting an orphaned animal keeps it from having to be euthanized. Pets are the same way. Tags: books.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Only 74 animals survived the research process to be adopted out as pets. Tags: animal research university of utah. Researchers told the Tribune that the testing gave the shelter animals "a second chance at life," while records obtained by the Tribune revealed that the labs had killed 116 of the 190 strays last year.

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Animal Person

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

And Adoption Awareness Month. I am a vegan who has adopted a diabetic greyhound who eats vegan food ( Natural Balance ), and who is adopting a boy from Russia. As a vegan, part of what I believe is that bringing animals onto this planet to use them as food or as pets isn't ethical. And Diabetes Awareness Month.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 27, 2010

But there’s one thing people often forget about: the family pet. Pet Care gives the following tips to take right now to help avoid the Back-to-School funk for pets. Consider hiring a professional pet sitter for a mid-day dog walk or cat visit to break up the day. Sadly, some of these pets end up in shelters.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 25, 2010

We love to share other sites who are helping spread the word about dog adoption and responsible pet ownership. Tags: news people helping animals. Dogasaur.com is one of those sites, and they just celebrated a huge success! Their Facebook page has reached over 130,000 fans! That’s a whole bunch of dog lovers.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 26, 2010

Please consider adopting if you can. Be sure to keep plenty of food for your pets, and also additional water for them, as part of your emergency supply. Hopefully you have already considered your pets in your plans, but if not, today is a great day to think about it! Tags: events good idea. No dog to hug?

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

5K Run/Walk, Kid’s Fun Run and Adoption Celebration. This year, with the economic downturn and the huge numbers of animals inside the city shelters, we hope that more attendees will find it in their hearts to provide a new home for one of the rescue animals at the event, and adopt.”. Tags: events.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 13, 2009

“Doing More for Pets&# Rescue Stories Contest Puts Focus on Pet Adoption and Goal of Finding Homes for 300,000 Deserving Pets by the End of 2009. Some pet rescue stories drive people to tears; others end with smiles from ear to ear. Tags: events. Then there are those amazing stories that lead to both.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Together with the ASPCA, their Rescues and Runways program hopes to find homes for pets, and raise money for shelters. Homeless Pets Need More Help Than Ever Before. Families who are facing hard financial times are being forced to surrender their dogs, cats and other pets to animal shelters at an alarming rate. Duluth, Minn.

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Animal Person

JULY 12, 2009

Nicole at Alec's Story writes: One of my pet peeves, so to speak, is the concept of “unconditional love” as attributed to dogs by humans. That's a pet peeve of mine, too, along with "children are so honest!" (If you've ever seen the Bill Cosby bit about that, it's hilarious!) Tags: Activism Greyhound Matters Language.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 11, 2009

You will need a sturdy crate for transport, scratching post, climbing tree, litter box, food and water bowls and a breakaway collar with an ID tag. If you don’t have the time or energy to spend on a lively, boisterous kitten, then consider adopting an older, more settled cat? Other Pets. Tags: pet care tv.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 25, 2010

Anyone who has ever loved a pet will relate to the power that animals can have on a person. It was so fun to read about the adventures of a rescued fawn who was “adopted&# by a group of very special people. It was a fun read, and reminded me of so many of our own stories with our pets. Tags: books.

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Animal Person

APRIL 12, 2009

They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it's like adopting from a rescue group. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics. But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Such registries would help protect animals, pet guardians and communities by preventing repeat offenses from anyone with an established history of abusing animals. Shon Rahrig : While living in Ohio in 1999, Rahrig allegedly adopted several cats and a puppy from local shelters and tortured them sadistically. Tags: news.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 24, 2009

Tags: events. Precious lives will be saved and communities transformed during this incredible week. 1st Annual Washington, DC Week for the Animals will build new relationships for the animals and people in a history-making manner.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 16, 2010

It is written to help children know how to take care of a new pet. Christi Drue Dunlap makes it easy with her thoughtful and instructive book that features sweet-but-smart text, children and parents alike learn how to care for and keep their new pets happy, safe and secure. Tags: books giveaways.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2010

Sasha, adopted at approximately nine months old, has taken roughly thirteen years to trust humans enough to be stroked while she’s standing on the floor. In literature as well as life, the ideal is the safely rescued animal finds the perfect home and becomes the perfect pet. Tags: books guest post.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2012

Nearly every dog owner buys a collar for their new pet but few are aware of the long history and many different types of collars. Middle class adoption of dog ownership required affordable collars, just like today’s mass marketed collar industry. By Augie Berings, Bering’s Hardware.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 29, 2009

To accommodate the sanctuary rabbits, our adoption center and our compassionate human visitors, Rabbit Meadows plans to build a series of small cottage-like structures among the picturesque fir trees on its grounds. They also sell supplies for your pets, the proceeds of which support their rescue efforts.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 5, 2009

Used by Best Friends Animal Society , FlexPet relieves dog joint pain caused by pet arthritis, and all forms of pet joint pain that cause great discomfort to dogs. Through the online Best Friends Network, the society helps communities rescue animals in distress and create No More Homeless Pets communities.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 14, 2008

If they are not adoptable, oh well, kill them. Tags: spay and neuter quantico military feral cats. Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base. They've prohibited feeding and want the animals trapped. It is NOT the animals' fault that they have been abandoned to miserable lives. (Of

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