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"No More Homeless Pets" Conference Scheduled for October

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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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Pet Adoption Tips from Adopt-A-Pet.com

4 The Love Of Animals

Common Questions About Pet Adoption. Q: Although there are literally millions of pets in shelters, pounds and other ‘temporary housing’, many pet-owners-to-be don’t think about pet adoption when they’re looking for their new four-legged friend. Never adopt a pet on a whim or because you feel it’s love-at-first-sight.

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Guest post: Dog Adoption

4 The Love Of Animals

These dogs are homeless through no fault of their own, and by rescuing one of them, you may just save their life. If you’re going to adopt a shelter dog, it’s important that you do your homework beforehand, so you choose the right dog for your family. Tags: guest post. Be realistic about your lifestyle.

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The Shelter Pet Project

4 The Love Of Animals

This new campaign, sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, Maddie’s Fund, and the Ad Council, hopes to reverse this trend and find homes for these homeless, lovable pets. The campaign has one unified goal, to increase pet adoption. Here is one of the great PSAs that The Shelter Pet Project has out.

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Bow Wow!

4 The Love Of Animals

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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Hilary Swank joins Home 4 The Holidays

4 The Love Of Animals

This year, award winning actress Hilary Swank joined the cause to help homeless animals find loving homes during the holiday season. An animal lover herself, she adopted her dog Rumi! 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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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

4 The Love Of Animals

The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness. Unfortunately, a recession also means that less people are adopting from or donating to shelters. Tags: guest post. And this all leads to the most unfortunate outcome, euthanasia.

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