4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The Shelter Pet Project is a wonderful public service campaign from The Humane Society, Maddie’s Fund and the Ad Council! The project goal is to help the many great pets waiting in shelters. The campaign motto is “a person is the best thing to happen to a shelter pet”! Follow on Twitter [link].

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 29, 2012

Photographer Mark Ross has captured some truly beautiful, and touching, photos of animals abandoned at kill shelters. The book, Animal Shelter Portraits , captures just a small glimpse of what our furry friends experience in shelter situations. I have 4 copies of Animal Shelter Portraits to share with 4 lucky readers.

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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

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

AUGUST 10, 2009

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. In fact, nearly a quarter of all animals in shelters are purebred.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 25, 2012

It was the first time I really wouldn’t see my pups on a regular basis or even be able to adopt one (or a few) of my own. Shelter work is always a great combination of heartwarming stories, hilarious animal antics and a great vibe of fun people all around. She was shortly adopted afterwards into a loving family.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Pet Supplies Plus is teaming up with local animal shelters to host a monumental Adopt-a-Pet Weekend on October 19-20. Coinciding with National Pet Adoption Month and its annual October Donation Drive, the goal of Adopt-a-Pet Weekend is to place countless deserving pets with forever homes.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Many factors can make a pet seem “less adoptable&# , from special needs, to age, and even just the color of their fur! 17-25, 2011, as “Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week.&#. Shelters and rescue groups will nominate a very special pet in their care who is waiting for a home.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 17, 2012

Purina ONE® beyOnd® brand dog and cat food and GOOD have teamed up to host the Shine a Light on a Shelter challenge and award a $10,000 grant to an animal shelter doing great work. Do you know of a shelter that is doing good work on behalf of homeless pets? The public will be invited to vote for the most innovative shelter.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 11, 2010

First Days After Dog Adoption. OK, I ‘m ready for adoption. First, you can search for animals in need at the local shelter. These animals also need care as they may not tolerate co-existence in large groups when they are forced to live in shelters. Visit us online to find dogs for adoption.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 11, 2009

The following is a guest post from the amazing animal lovers of Adopt-a-Pet.com. Adopt-a-Pet.com is the world’s largest non-profit pet adoption website. We are like an ad agency for shelters and shelter pets. What Makes Adopt-a-Pet.com Unique: On our website, people can use something we call “Search Saver.”

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 24, 2011

ASPCA , Joplin Humane Society to Host Weekend Adopt-a-thon for Joplin Tornado Pets. Nearly 600 cats and dogs looking for permanent homes during major pet adoption event June 25 – 26. WHERE : Emergency Animal Shelter located next to the Joplin Humane Society (140 E. Emperor Lane, Joplin, Mo.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 3, 2011

It’s Adopt A Shelter Dog Month! Here is an article full of wonderful reasons to get your next furry friend from a shelter. 10 Compelling Reasons to Add a Shelter Dog to Your Life.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 30, 2011

With the growing awareness of pet overpopulation more and more families are choosing to adopt a shelter dog and save a life. When adopting a rescue there are added considerations on selecting the right dog for your lifestyle. Many shelters have the ability to test dogs with other dogs as well as cats.

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4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

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. He’ll quickly settle in with you.

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Reddit Animals

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 30, 2011

There are countless dogs and cats in shelters across the U.S. In fact, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 5 to 7 million pets are taken into animal shelters in the U.S. Patience – Animals in shelters or those who have been moved from home to home are often under tremendous stress.

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Reddit Animals

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year. University officials say they only collect animals from shelters willing to participate and pound animals are steered toward nonlethal experiments. From the AP.

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Reddit Animals

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

?? Out of the 46 listed dogs we started with Monday 2/5/24 11 received Rescue Holds 5 received Adoption Holds 7 received Foster Holds 18 are being given an extra day 5 were killed for kennel capacity ?The The shelter gained three kennels by killing; ? ADOPTERS PLEASE EMAIL: ✅ acsadoptions@sanantonio.gov ? LouisBear ???

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2017

Playing off the popularity of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Petplan’s Tournament of Tails features adoptable pets from 32 shelters across the country vying for the crown of top dog or cat. More importantly, the tournament brings much-needed awareness for … Continue reading →

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Reddit Animals

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

I’m thinking of working at an animal shelter/pound/some kind of adoption place but again, I really don’t know if they’d trust a 16 year old with that type of work. I don’t know if anybody is willing to hire a 16 year old to be working with animals but if anyone has any info, that would be awesome.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 29, 2010

Brooklyn, NY - July 29, 2010: Kelly Clarke, a volunteer at The Pixie Project–an animal rescue and adoption service based in Portland, OR–would love for you to look around your home and think about what you can spare. According to TheGivingEffect.com the top five things most local animal shelters need are: 1.

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4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

One of our favorite websites, Petfinder has helped facilitate more than 25 million pet adoptions through its shelter and rescue member organizations. This post is sponsored by Purina. As always, our thoughts are our own. Happy 20th anniversary Petfinder! Anyone … Continue reading → The post Petfinder turns 20!

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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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Reddit Animals

AUGUST 13, 2023

I was like ok maybe they wanna adopt one idk. I just couldn’t take it suffering in there no food no water barley shelter from the sun. But her sons come over to bring food do her yard ect. Early yesterday morning I hear a kitten crying I look everywhere I then see on next door neighbor porch a kitten in a live trap screaming.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 27, 2012

TONS of food to help feed shelter dogs. To help, simply write a blog post about Pedigree’s commitment to adoption and finding shelter dogs loving homes. For each post written, Pedigree will donate a 17-pound bag of Pedigree Dry Dog Food to a shelter in need. Just write a post and a shelter dog wins.

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 7, 2012

Adopt-a-Pet.com launched the “Best Welcome Home Ever,” public service campaign intended to increase pet adoptions that will showcase all the silly, crazy and hilarious ways that pets greet their owners, and you can be a part of it! Every month, Adopt-a-Pet.com displays photos and descriptions of adoptable pets to over 1.5

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 5, 2012

We are excited to tell you about Animal Protective Association’s Harmony House for Cats new eco-friendly, net-zero cat shelter in Chicago! New volunteers, supporters and adopters are always welcome. The grand opening for the new shelter will be on Sunday, July 8 from 2-6 pm at 2914 N Elston. It is free and open to the public.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

If you insist on owning a pet bird, at least adopt one from a shelter. Don’t keep pet birds because to do so means you are supporting an industry that fights tooth-and-nail against regulation and continually is found to abuse animals.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Can you believe that even in these modern times, some people won’t even give a black shelter pet a second look? When you’re looking to adopt a cat or a dog, don’t let his or her color stop you from adoption. Black cats were also kept by fishermen’s wives and thought to keep danger at bay.

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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

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

This Thursday, you can be a light for pets waiting in shelters. By uniting animal lovers across the world on one very special day, we can help raise awareness about animal adoption, and hopefully save the lives of more pets. ADOPT A PET! Always adopt. If you are active on social media, please help spread the message. (See

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 26, 2011

At an NYC puppy shelter a few weeks ago, my mind was just about made up when I met Chester – The cutest Lab puppy I’d ever seen. After talking to the owner of the shelter however, I learned there was more to adopting little Chester, or any pet for that matter, than my love at first bark. Don’t let the dog eat your homework.

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 13, 2011

We wanted to share this great initiative called “Bowl by Bowl” that challenges negative perceptions of shelter pets as well as helps feed animals in need. Purina One will donate a bowl of food to a shelter for every quiz completed on their Facebook page. After reaching their goal of 10,000 bowls in Sept.,

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

With so many loving animals waiting for homes, we would love to encourage you to adopt a pet. And if you can’t add a pet to your family right now, you can help a shelter with just a click of the mouse! Be sure to vote for a shelter to win a donation thanks to PAL. Please think adoption/rescue first.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 3, 2011

A puppy at a shelter in Oklahoma survived being euthanized (sadly, the same can’t be said for the little pups siblings). Now named Wall-E, the puppy has a Facebook page, and tons of people lined up to adopt him. Read more about the full stor y here. Where were all these people before the dog became a super star?

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