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National Shelter Appreciation Week is November 4-10. Help spread the word by supporting your local shelter with a “Shelter Drive-by”! What is a Shelter Drive-by? Double check that the shelter is a 501(c)3 non-profit. MORE
If you have decided to give a dog a second chance by rescuing them from a dog shelter or rescue group, good for you! Not only can you feel great about the choice you made to save a life, your. dogs guest post MORE
You can sign it here. MORE
We are happy to introduce Manhattan’s first-ever dog park in a domestic violence shelter! This post is sponsored by Purina. As always, all opinions are our own. MORE
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. Tags: animal research animal shelters strays Thanks to PETA's undercover investigation of University of Utah labs for bringing this issue to media attention. From the AP. MORE
‘Picture Me @ Home’ provides animal shelters with turnkey marketing campaigns to help increase adoptions, community support and donations in February! Animal shelters need … Continue reading → The post Smooches for Pooches campaigns help shelter pets find true love! MORE
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. MORE
I thought it was an urban myth that animal shelters would actually turn over unwanted animals to laboratories for research, but apparently not. The animal shelter committee voted to end the contract, but it goes before the County commissioners in April. Tags: animal shelter management animal experimentation strays medical research Montcalm County has taken a step towards ending its relationship with an animal research facility. MORE
For every video view until Labor Day, Friskies will donate 1 meal (up to 1,000,000) to shelters across the country in Colonel Meow’s name! The post Cat Summer video help shelter cats! Another fun video featuring internet celebrity cats! MORE
Shelter Animals for Adoption Awareness. The Holiday Season will come early for Manhattan & Brooklyn shelter dogs and cats. A portion of the tennis balls will also be donated to other shelter facilities in the tri-state area. MORE
Brenda Barnette, General Manager of the Animal Services Department, said 64 animals have disappeared from six shelters in roughly a year,” Zanhiser reports. “Of Of that total, 39 were housed at the city's North Central shelter on Lacy Street — a missing rate considered unusually high.” animal shelter management Los Angeles california animal sheltersLA Animal Services is the subject of an internal investigation surrounding missing animals. MORE
OK, I'm having trouble posting about this contest. Read about it on the link, and give money MORE
October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Orvis has partnered with PetFinder’s Foundation to benefit pet shelters and provide homes for … Continue reading → The post National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. MORE
The Pixie Project, along with 250 other animal shelters and nonprofits across the country, have posted their needs on TheGivingEffect.com, a new website that connects donors with local causes that need stuff. According to TheGivingEffect.com the top five things most local animal shelters need are: 1. But here’s an alternative: find a local shelter on The Giving Effect and donate there. Visit www.thegivingeffect.com to find animal shelters in your area. MORE
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. MORE
Go vote for Best Friends my little winged monkeys! Or not, but vote for someone so they can win $10,000. MORE
We are excited to congratulate the Purina Cat Chow “Shelter Volunteer of the Year”, Liz Taranda! Purina Cat Chow ran a contest in 2015 to honor shelter volunteers as part of the “Building Better Lives” program. MORE
Shelter work is always a great combination of heartwarming stories, hilarious animal antics and a great vibe of fun people all around. MORE
Nathan Winograd has an interesting piece in the Examiner about the recent HSUS Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. It's not that he's unappreciative of people that work with animals, but rather the state of many of the shelters that are being appreciated. The article documents a number of recent abuses nationwide, as well as the difficulties reformers have faced in trying to stop abuse at shelters. Tags: animal shelters MORE
Here is an article in the Seattle Times about the lesser known small animal area at the Seattle Animal Shelter. Tags: seattle animal shelter We used to volunteer for that program. MORE
If you want to help shelter pets with just a click of the mouse, be sure to visit their page and watch a video! Between now and December 10th, Purina is donating one dollar for each time a video is viewed on their YouTube channel! They will donate up to $300,000 to help homeless pets this season, so please visit YouTube.com/PurinaONE and watch a video about their new pet food, beyOnd. MORE
Tags: animal shelter management euthanization california strays MORE
We want to wish you a very HAPPY national shelter pet adoption day by introducing “Happy” the Cat and “Happy” the Dog! MORE
Follow-up from the Utah scandal in which shelter animals were being sold for research purposes. The Davis County Commission has agreed to pay the legal fees of an animal rights group after settling a lawsuit over animal shelter records. The money will cover a portion of PETA's legal fees for a lawsuit the group filed in January about animals that had been sold by the county shelter for research purposes. animal research utah animal shelters PETA MORE
After all the brewhaha about improving the conditions at the King County animal shelters in Washington State (where we live), I'm still seeing this kind of stuff. A group of veterinarians that volunteered this year to treat sick animals at King County's two animal shelters has quit, citing a lack of accountability and a reluctance from shelter staff to fix a broken system. Tags: animal shelter management seattle State of Washington King county MORE
Animal Tracks – Professional portraits reveal shelter animals’ true selves. If you are a photographer and love animals, please consider volunteering your time to help the animals at your local shelter or rescue. MORE
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. events rescues MORE
Semper K9 rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to be service dogs at no cost for disabled service members. It’s our 6th annual Paws for the Holidays fundraiser and we are excited to introduce this year’s charity, Semper K9. MORE
Finding Shelter is an amazing documentary about an English family who found themselves unexpectedly rescuing street animals in Bulgaria. It’s not just … Continue reading → The post Finding Shelter appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. MORE
Cookson were accused of participating in an “off the books” arrangement wherein Harmon and Cookson carried out unauthorized mass euthanasias at the Tulare County, California shelter – reportedly using nonstandard and painful methods – by falsifying records to cover their actions. Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine. MORE
ANIMAL shelters are searching for the owners of hundreds of dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and other pets displaced by fires. Shelter workers fear many owners may have assumed their animals died or they could be looking for them in the wrong places. Pets have been displaced as well as their owners in the recent wildfires. They are urging anyone who has lost a pet to register with their council. MORE
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! Here is one of the great PSAs that The Shelter Pet Project has out. MORE
You can help pets in need through the month of December by donating food, supplies or cash which will then benefit more than 70 community animal shelters across the U.S. The holiday season can be challenging for local shelters and rescues, says Renee Coughlin of Best Friends Pet Care. MORE
Sounds like it's hell for these animals in Kentucky shelters. Tags: animal shelter management animal shelters Kentucky strays The State used to provide oversight, but in 2004, they abrogated responsibility to the counties. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, things are not going well. Please sign the petition to help them. MORE
The controversial resolution, submitted by the AVMA’s House Advisory Committee, called on the association to oppose the use of live animals “procured from animal shelters or the use of live animals procured from dealers” for use in veterinary education. Tags: breeders animal research veterinarians animal shelters medical research avma Bastards. From Veterinary News. MORE
Tags: animal research university of utah animal shelters MORE
I rejoined my local animal shelter's volunteer program a few months ago (long story as to why I quit in the first place). Tags: animal shelter management euthanization animal shelters dogs One day while I was volunteering I met a little pit bull puppy who was recovering from a spaying. Very sweet and gentle animal (I have a soft spot for pits.and pugs!) The puppy seemed too thin to me so I asked about her story. MORE
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? cats dogs people helping animals rescues animal adoption animal rescue animal shelter psa MORE
50 Shelters. ” a program that will support 50 cat-focused shelters nationwide and donate up to $200,000 in product and monetary donations to acknowledge these shelters’ dedication to the cats they serve and helping them find forever homes. 50 Shelters” Program Gives Thanks in Three Ways. Each shelter will receive a “50 Years. 50 Shelters.” 50 Shelters.” You can help your state’s local shelter earn an additional $1,000 just by casting a vote. MORE
We love hearing stories like this , and hope you will enjoy it too. Click the link or the photo above to read about Barberry! people helping animals pet stories MORE
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? MORE
PETA takes Biden to task for buying a dog from a breeder. MORE
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”! MORE
We always love it when we get a chance to read about how dogs help people, and the book Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life certainly fits … Continue reading → The post Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
Finding Shelter is an amazing documentary about an English family who found themselves unexpectedly rescuing street animals in Bulgaria. It’s not just … Continue reading → The post Finding Shelter appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 30, 2018
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? cats dogs people helping animals rescues animal adoption animal rescue animal shelter psa
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
National Shelter Appreciation Week is November 4-10. Help spread the word by supporting your local shelter with a “Shelter Drive-by”! What is a Shelter Drive-by? Double check that the shelter is a 501(c)3 non-profit.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 13, 2013
50 Shelters. ” a program that will support 50 cat-focused shelters nationwide and donate up to $200,000 in product and monetary donations to acknowledge these shelters’ dedication to the cats they serve and helping them find forever homes. 50 Shelters” Program Gives Thanks in Three Ways. Each shelter will receive a “50 Years. 50 Shelters.” 50 Shelters.” You can help your state’s local shelter earn an additional $1,000 just by casting a vote.
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 21, 2015
October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. Orvis has partnered with PetFinder’s Foundation to benefit pet shelters and provide homes for … Continue reading → The post National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 30, 2015
We want to wish you a very HAPPY national shelter pet adoption day by introducing “Happy” the Cat and “Happy” the Dog!
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 28, 2014
For every video view until Labor Day, Friskies will donate 1 meal (up to 1,000,000) to shelters across the country in Colonel Meow’s name! The post Cat Summer video help shelter cats! Another fun video featuring internet celebrity cats!
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.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 20, 2015
We are excited to congratulate the Purina Cat Chow “Shelter Volunteer of the Year”, Liz Taranda! Purina Cat Chow ran a contest in 2015 to honor shelter volunteers as part of the “Building Better Lives” program.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
‘Picture Me @ Home’ provides animal shelters with turnkey marketing campaigns to help increase adoptions, community support and donations in February! Animal shelters need … Continue reading → The post Smooches for Pooches campaigns help shelter pets find true love!
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Shelter Animals for Adoption Awareness. The Holiday Season will come early for Manhattan & Brooklyn shelter dogs and cats. A portion of the tennis balls will also be donated to other shelter facilities in the tri-state area.
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”!
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 23, 2015
We are happy to introduce Manhattan’s first-ever dog park in a domestic violence shelter! This post is sponsored by Purina. As always, all opinions are our own.
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.
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?
Critter News
JUNE 9, 2011
Brenda Barnette, General Manager of the Animal Services Department, said 64 animals have disappeared from six shelters in roughly a year,” Zanhiser reports. “Of Of that total, 39 were housed at the city's North Central shelter on Lacy Street — a missing rate considered unusually high.” animal shelter management Los Angeles california animal sheltersLA Animal Services is the subject of an internal investigation surrounding missing animals.
Critter News
DECEMBER 24, 2010
Follow-up from the Utah scandal in which shelter animals were being sold for research purposes. The Davis County Commission has agreed to pay the legal fees of an animal rights group after settling a lawsuit over animal shelter records. The money will cover a portion of PETA's legal fees for a lawsuit the group filed in January about animals that had been sold by the county shelter for research purposes. animal research utah animal shelters PETA
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 25, 2012
Shelter work is always a great combination of heartwarming stories, hilarious animal antics and a great vibe of fun people all around.
4 The Love Of Animals
DECEMBER 12, 2011
You can help pets in need through the month of December by donating food, supplies or cash which will then benefit more than 70 community animal shelters across the U.S. The holiday season can be challenging for local shelters and rescues, says Renee Coughlin of Best Friends Pet Care.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2008
Here is an article in the Seattle Times about the lesser known small animal area at the Seattle Animal Shelter. Tags: seattle animal shelter We used to volunteer for that program.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 30, 2010
If you want to help shelter pets with just a click of the mouse, be sure to visit their page and watch a video! Between now and December 10th, Purina is donating one dollar for each time a video is viewed on their YouTube channel! They will donate up to $300,000 to help homeless pets this season, so please visit YouTube.com/PurinaONE and watch a video about their new pet food, beyOnd.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
Nathan Winograd has an interesting piece in the Examiner about the recent HSUS Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. It's not that he's unappreciative of people that work with animals, but rather the state of many of the shelters that are being appreciated. The article documents a number of recent abuses nationwide, as well as the difficulties reformers have faced in trying to stop abuse at shelters. Tags: animal shelters
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. events rescues
Critter News
MARCH 26, 2009
I thought it was an urban myth that animal shelters would actually turn over unwanted animals to laboratories for research, but apparently not. The animal shelter committee voted to end the contract, but it goes before the County commissioners in April. Tags: animal shelter management animal experimentation strays medical research Montcalm County has taken a step towards ending its relationship with an animal research facility.
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 21, 2016
We always love it when we get a chance to read about how dogs help people, and the book Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life certainly fits … Continue reading → The post Pound For Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
After all the brewhaha about improving the conditions at the King County animal shelters in Washington State (where we live), I'm still seeing this kind of stuff. A group of veterinarians that volunteered this year to treat sick animals at King County's two animal shelters has quit, citing a lack of accountability and a reluctance from shelter staff to fix a broken system. Tags: animal shelter management seattle State of Washington King county
Critter News
JUNE 1, 2009
Cookson were accused of participating in an “off the books” arrangement wherein Harmon and Cookson carried out unauthorized mass euthanasias at the Tulare County, California shelter – reportedly using nonstandard and painful methods – by falsifying records to cover their actions. Sargeant, doing business as Sargeant’s Wholesale Biologicals, buys carcasses from animal shelters and sells them to research facilities such as UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine.
4 The Love Of Animals
JULY 29, 2010
The Pixie Project, along with 250 other animal shelters and nonprofits across the country, have posted their needs on TheGivingEffect.com, a new website that connects donors with local causes that need stuff. According to TheGivingEffect.com the top five things most local animal shelters need are: 1. But here’s an alternative: find a local shelter on The Giving Effect and donate there. Visit www.thegivingeffect.com to find animal shelters in your area.
4 The Love Of Animals
JANUARY 30, 2012
Animal Tracks – Professional portraits reveal shelter animals’ true selves. If you are a photographer and love animals, please consider volunteering your time to help the animals at your local shelter or rescue.
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. Tags: animal research animal shelters strays Thanks to PETA's undercover investigation of University of Utah labs for bringing this issue to media attention. From the AP.
Critter News
JUNE 3, 2009
Tags: animal shelter management euthanization california strays
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 31, 2011
We love hearing stories like this , and hope you will enjoy it too. Click the link or the photo above to read about Barberry! people helping animals pet stories
Critter News
DECEMBER 13, 2009
Go vote for Best Friends my little winged monkeys! Or not, but vote for someone so they can win $10,000.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
ANIMAL shelters are searching for the owners of hundreds of dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and other pets displaced by fires. Shelter workers fear many owners may have assumed their animals died or they could be looking for them in the wrong places. Pets have been displaced as well as their owners in the recent wildfires. They are urging anyone who has lost a pet to register with their council.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
OK, I'm having trouble posting about this contest. Read about it on the link, and give money
Critter News
NOVEMBER 12, 2008
You can sign it here.
Critter News
MAY 11, 2010
Sounds like it's hell for these animals in Kentucky shelters. Tags: animal shelter management animal shelters Kentucky strays The State used to provide oversight, but in 2004, they abrogated responsibility to the counties. According to the Animal Legal Defense Fund, things are not going well. Please sign the petition to help them.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
Semper K9 rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to be service dogs at no cost for disabled service members. It’s our 6th annual Paws for the Holidays fundraiser and we are excited to introduce this year’s charity, Semper K9.
Critter News
DECEMBER 12, 2008
PETA takes Biden to task for buying a dog from a breeder.
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). Tags: animal shelter management euthanization animal shelters dogs One day while I was volunteering I met a little pit bull puppy who was recovering from a spaying. Very sweet and gentle animal (I have a soft spot for pits.and pugs!) The puppy seemed too thin to me so I asked about her story.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Tags: animal research university of utah animal shelters
Critter News
JULY 11, 2009
The controversial resolution, submitted by the AVMA’s House Advisory Committee, called on the association to oppose the use of live animals “procured from animal shelters or the use of live animals procured from dealers” for use in veterinary education. Tags: breeders animal research veterinarians animal shelters medical research avma Bastards. From Veterinary News.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
If you have decided to give a dog a second chance by rescuing them from a dog shelter or rescue group, good for you! Not only can you feel great about the choice you made to save a life, your. dogs guest post
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