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Guest post: Dog Adoption

4 The Love Of Animals

If you’re planning on adding a dog to your family, it’s possible you’ll find your new family member at the local animal shelter or humane society. 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. There are so many unwanted dogs in the world.

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Guest Post: Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People

4 The Love Of Animals

While many animal shelters already struggle on a day-to-day basis to care for the millions of unwanted animals that are dropped at their door, the numbers have grown to an almost unmanageable degree over the last few years. The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness.

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Race for the Rescues

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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.”. 4th ANNUAL “RACE FOR THE RESCUES” FUNDRASIER.

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

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. But perhaps their human passed away, or maybe they fell on hard times and just couldn’t afford pet care any longer.

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