Only 30% of pets in US households come from rescue facilities. Meanwhile, over 3.5 million pets’ lives are prematurely ended without a family to call home.* Remember Me Thursday is a day to spread the word that adoption is important – and can make the difference between life and death for a sweet homeless pet. Mike […]
PuppyParty.com Linked to Puppy Mills
The Today Show recently covered a story from the Wall Street Journal about the latest craze – puppy parties. They specifically raved about a business, PuppyParty.com, and the Brooklyn pet shop that supplies the puppies, Puppy Paradise. Animal welfare activists and rescue folks were outraged, but the story seems to have been forgotten already. Just like the […]
10 Years, 10,000 Dogs and Cats: Almost Home Foundation #BtC4A
What can you say about a group of people who’ve been so dedicated to animals that in ten years they’ve made life-changing (and sometimes life-saving) differences in the lives of over ten thousand animals? What is in a number anyway? Not much maybe, unless you’re one of the ones being counted. And for those dogs and […]
Homeless But Not Heartless
A cause that touches me deeply is the plight of the homeless – and the pets that give them reason to keep going when life seems so bleak. They love their pets at least as much as we do, and probably appreciate them more. They may be poor in worldly goods, but they’re rich in […]
80 Dogs Removed From Adrian’s Puppy Paradise, Puppy Mill in Illinois
Remember Adrian’s Puppy Paradise? (If you live in the area, I know you can’t forget it, even when you close your eyes to sleep!) Animal Rescue Corp rescued 80 dogs from this hellish breeding facility today. Around 150 dogs have been living in a basement, trapped in cages, their plight ignored by the authorities but […]