Critter News
JULY 17, 2009
I rejoined my local animal shelter's volunteer program a few months ago (long story as to why I quit in the first place). One day while I was volunteering I met a little pit bull puppy who was recovering from a spaying. The puppy seemed too thin to me so I asked about her story. All eight of the puppies were in foster care.
Critter News
DECEMBER 11, 2008
It has about 140 stores nationwide that sell puppies that supposedly come from "good" breeders (are any breeders good? The investigation revealed that some of Petland's brokers are also buying from puppy mills. Tags: pet stores puppy mills us. but that's another post.) Not so, says the Humane Society.
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4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 10, 2009
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. A: Many people who want to get a pet just are not aware of how many pets are available at shelters.
Critter News
APRIL 14, 2009
Water Dog puppy Bo. He came from a breeder and did not have a successful first placement, but his is nowhere near the tough stories we hear about in shelters. He came from a breeder and did not have a successful first placement, but his is nowhere near the tough stories we hear about in shelters. (It Yadda, yadda, yadda.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Hey, if it's important enough to mention in his speech that he was getting a puppy, it's important enough for us to talk about it. Let's hope he sends a progressive message by giving a shelter dog a new home. Tags: Obama dogs. He did say in the past that he would adopt a dog. Maybe he could get two.
Critter News
DECEMBER 10, 2009
The first episode featured three dogs: Noche, a terrier who displayed food and people aggression; Willa, a puppy mill rescued Scottie with neurological problems and a cute wobble; and Wiley, a rescued dog who loses a leg because of a hit-and-run. Tags: dogtown dogs Best Friends. We really enjoyed it. I learned a lot from this episode.
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 8, 2010
They offered him hand-outs and cared enough about him, not to call Animal Control and risk having him picked up and sent to a shelter where his fate would be doomed. It’s a fictitious account of the story narrated by a young boy named Cody who lost his beloved puppy to an unexplained ailment. Tags: books guest post.
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