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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

4 The Love Of Animals

We are like an ad agency for shelters and shelter pets. Sadly there are 4 million healthy adoptable companion animals killed in shelters each year due to overcrowding. We do our best to relieve that problem and put pets from shelters in the homes of pet seekers all over the country.

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Mexican Activists Staged Protest Early this Month

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Eight of every 10 dogs sold in Mexico end up in the streets, with most of them having been family pets at some point, official figures show. Mexico City, one of the world’s largest cities, has an estimated 3 million street dogs that end up being killed in shelters or the victims of human cruelty.

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Best Friends Animal Society Helps You Protect Your Pets this Independence Day

4 The Love Of Animals

Frightened run-away pets wind up in shelters across the country, which fill beyond capacity in the days following the unofficial kickoff to summer, making it their busiest time of year. Go to the shelter in person to identify your pet, rather than calling or emailing, as staff may not be able to respond in a timely enough fashion.