4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Did you know that every year, of the 8 million dogs and cats that enter animal shelters, 3 million of these healthy and treatable pets are euthanized? Luckily, The Shelter Pet Project hopes to change this! The campaign has one unified goal, to increase pet adoption. It is such a sad statistic.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

This Thursday, you can be a light for pets waiting in shelters. The message of Remember Me Thursday is to remember the millions of orphan pets who lost their lives over the last year. Organize or attend a local pet candle-lighting ceremony. Light a virtual candle on September 26, 2013, for a pet on-line. ADOPT A PET!

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Buster is the mascot for Strut Your Mutt , an amazing event where dog lovers come together to raise money for Best Friends. Not only do they try to find these pets forever homes, but they provide loving care for those who aren’t adoptable. Click to find out more about how to adopt from Best Friends.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 7, 2013

Rock & Rawhide , the charity that helps increase adoption levels of dogs and cats in shelters, announced today that it is included in Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)’s latest advertising campaign, “New York’s Kindest” for their donations and assistance in increasing adoption levels through distraction therapy.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

The event is called the Purina ONE Tour For Heroes, and you can see if they are coming to your city by vising tourforheroes.marthastewart.com. 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.

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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. This year’s event will feature numerous special guests and fun activities. The evening’s main events include a canine fashion show and charity auction.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 12, 2012

Rock & Rawhide , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions for dogs and cats in shelters by providing toys and other items that serve as a form of distraction therapy, reducing the stress and noise levels. Research has shown that if noise and stress are reduced, adoptions go up!

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

5K Run/Walk, Kid’s Fun Run and Adoption Celebration. The event will be held on Sunday, October 4th, 2009. Lisa Young, Director of The Rescue Train, explains the added significance to this year’s event: “Due to the economic crisis our donations are down 40%. That is why events like these are so vital.”.

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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

MAY 24, 2009

These events will shine the spotlight on the amazing animals and compassionate people across the DC region who love them and work tirelessly on their behalf. Visit the official website for complete contact and event information at [link] Please call 877-454-0807 or 866-376-6123 for more information. Tags: events.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 1, 2010

Become an ASPCA Ambassador and create your own grassroots event, inviting friends and family to sponsor your efforts on behalf of the ASPCA. Once your plans are in place, register your unique event online to share with animal lovers everywhere.

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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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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

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

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Aside from the breed’s abuses, one finds that adopting out this breed is highly difficult. For example, the petting a dog’s tail; an abuser may have done something violent to the dog’s tail, and the dog may try to protect itself when you touch it there. That same action may have been an aggressive act by their former abuser.

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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.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 8, 2010

Is your dog more like a best friend or a true partner than your pet? 10, 2010, at Gotham Hall, one of the city’s most prominent and prestigious social event venues. Tags: events. Dedicated to the Newest Valentines: The Dogs! LOUIS—Jan. 6, 2010—Do you hold a special place in your heart for your dog?

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Pet lovers will be seeing stars November 5 – 15 at the Celebrity Experience and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction , launched online to support Precious Paws , a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Encino, Calif. In addition to being the director of media and special events for Precious Paws, I am also a foster mother.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 23, 2011

As always, if you are thinking of adding a new furry family member to your household, please think rescue and adoption first! Happy National Puppy Day! You might be surprised to learn just how many puppies are waiting for homes. Check out Petfinder.com to search in your area.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 8, 2011

Once gregarious and outgoing, she withdrew from her family and friends, from everyone except her pet cats. The little three-legged cat and Nancy connected, despite the oceans and differences between them, in an unlikely turn of events. They tell pets their secrets; they speak in a different tone to them.”.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We are excited to be hosting a very special Iams Home 4 the Holidays event on our blog for the 7 days! For each heartwarming adoption story shared in this comment thread Iams will donate 10 meals to shelter pets! Just share your adoption stories and you will be helping animals that are waiting for their forever homes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Found Animals Foundation to Host Spectacular “Save a Stray for the Holidays” Adoption Event at 14 Los Angeles Animal Care Centers. WHAT: Found Animals Foundation ( www.foundanimals.org ) will host their second annual “Save A Stray For The Holidays” adoption event on Saturday, December 19th, 2009 from 9am-2pm.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 26, 2014

Animals in the tri-state area are euthanized daily, rescue groups are unable to save as many lives as they wish, and animals spend years in boarding kennels while awaiting adopters to fall in love with them. There is an estimated 3-4million pets euthanized each year in US animal shelters. Many of these boarding animals are forgotten.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 21, 2009

An animal lover herself, she adopted her dog Rumi! Since it began in 1999, Iams Home 4 the Holidays has helped place more than 3 million pets into happy homes. If you are considering adding a pet to your family as a gift, PLEASE consider adoption from shelters and rescue first. ADOPTION FACTS.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Shelter Animals for Adoption Awareness. Rock & Rawhide is a non-profit organization who aims to increase adoptions and quality of life for dogs and cats in shelters, by providing distraction therapy and noise/stress reduction through the donations of toys, tough chew items, Kongs, Nylabones, bones, rawhides, blankets and more.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 1, 2010

I’d always wanted a dog, and we had talked about adopting one for a while. After taking the time to read up on proper pet care and soliciting advice and tips from my dog-loving friends, I slowly began to feel comfortable taking care of Trevor as the long weekend progressed. It soon dawned on me though – I didn’t know a thing!

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Animal Person

DECEMBER 17, 2011

So when we adopted a human baby we knew we'd have to teach that human to avoid Violet. We weren't planning to adopt another. but a friend who volunteers for a rescue group told me of a greyhound event around the corner from my house. Sky petted Stanley and he just stood there. Violet's a member of our family.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Here is a bit more about Niki the shop owner, and why she started her shop: After a break from touring as a triple-threat (dancer/singer/actress) and adopting her own Maltese, Sugar, Niki Rochelle established Sugar Chic Couture in 2008. Do you dress your pet for Halloween (or any other holiday for that matter)?

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