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YouTube Spotlights Animal Welfare – one day left

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:55:51 +0000

YouTube is running a small spotlight event asking people to join in and volunteer their time to make videos for local animal welfare organizations. It’s part of a campaign called Video Volunteers. All they ask is that you choose your favorite animal welfare organization, make a 3 minute video, and then submit it to YouTube. Hurry, this [...]

Little pig, little pig: Porcine pets for sale

Kyt Dotson — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000

It appears that the most recent celebrity pet fad happens to be tiny domestic pigs. At least in the UK, according to the Dailymail in their article “Tiny porkers with a big price tag: £700 ‘micro-pigs’ are the latest celebrity pet craze.” Two years later the pigs are fully grown – but still only weigh up [...]

Fall in Love: ASPCA Adopt a Shelter Dog Photo Contest

Debbie Schallan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:39 +0000

This month, the ASPCA is holding the Adopt-A-Shelter Dog photo contest to promote the adoption of dogs. Capture a photo of your pooch showing some affection for a pet of a different species and you just might win the grand prize. The deadline is October 31. Contest rules, via the ASPCA.

Ron Burns celebrates National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month with a New Contest

Debbie Schallan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:42:01 +0000

Widely acclaimed animal artist, Ron Burns, is hosting a new contest to celebrate and raise awareness about National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. The contest is titled “Reading Rufus Rhymes to Rover” and this time the top prize is a commissioned pet portrait! (That is a prize worth about $30,000). Anybody who has adopted a dog [...]

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

Debbie Schallan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:50:03 +0000

In my world, every month already is “Adopt a Shelter Dog (or cat, ferret, horse, bird, rabbit, etc) Month”. But October is the official month when the national spotlight shines brightly on adoptable dogs in shelters and rescues. I can think of over 43,066 great reasons to adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue: 1) There is [...]

The frayed thread of the homeless and pets

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:00:04 +0000

Over at Petlvr.com there is an article about the homeless and pets. They include some links and resources for everyday people and business owners such as Pets of the Homeless. Many homeless individuals, whether temporarily or chronically homeless, own dogs, cats or both. In some areas of the United States, nearly one in four homeless persons [...]

Get Informed About Feral Cats

Debbie Schallan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:54:13 +0000

According to Becky Robinson, president of Alley Cat Allies, “Many Americans don’t really know what a ‘feral cat’ is, but they know they’ve seen them around, because feral cats exist in every community, from urban to rural.” “Feral cats are a bit of mystery – because they are wary of humans, they may be hidden out [...]

October 16 is National Feral Cat Day

Debbie Schallan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:49:40 +0000

National Feral Cat Day, started by Alley Cat Allies in 2001, is celebrated by thousands of people across the U.S., who participate in fundraisers, adoption events, or spay/neuter drives in order to draw attention to the special needs of stray and feral cats. This year, do you want to take this opportunity to help the feral [...]

Tripwires on paws?

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:00:31 +0000

In my household when someone is playing on the PS/2 there’s the ubiquitous warning voiced to passersby: “Tripwire!” The television and the couch are placed directly across a thoroughfare in the house—the danger is actually more to the video game console than it is to the passing humans (and sometimes cat) but the idea remains [...]

National Geographic Channel: New show, Rescue Ink

Kyt Dotson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:55 +0000

I am sure that many have been seeing commercials for this new show on National Geographic Channel: Rescue Ink. Images of burly men, covered from head to toe in tattoos, carrying small furry animals, speaking a message of humane treatment and rescue ethics. The show premiered recently, September 25th. We are definitely looking forward to more. With [...]