http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/ en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:56 -0400 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/adopted-may-13-19-2013.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/adopted-may-13-19-2013.html We are thrilled to announce that our wonderful adoption counselors found loving homes for 45 pets last week! Our goal is to find homes for 56 orphaned animals this week. If you love cute pictures of pets and happy stories, be sure to look for our alumni updates on our... Adoption Cats Dogs RichmondSPCA Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:56 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/paws-to-read.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/paws-to-read.html When your child learns to read, building confidence is often an obstacle that he or she must work to overcome. The PAWS to R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs®) program offers children an opportunity to read to a registered, insured therapy dog (and the dog's handler) at our Robins-Starr Humane Center.... Books Dogs Humane Education Students RichmondSPCA Wed, 15 May 2013 18:20:42 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/dgif_fox_pen_comments.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/dgif_fox_pen_comments.html Fox pens are horrifying tools of animal abuse and it is shameful that they continue to be allowed to function in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Virginia, foxes are trapped in the wild all over our state and thrown into electrified fenced enclosures for dogs to chase them down and... Animal Welfare Philosophy Current Affairs Dogs Legislation Local Government Robin Starr Tue, 14 May 2013 15:18:33 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/adopted-may-5-12.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/adopted-may-5-12.html We had an wonderful week in our adoption center with 46 adoptions! Our adoption counselors found loving homes for 26 dogs and 20 cats. Our goal is to find homes for 54 orphaned animals this week. If you love cute pictures of pets and happy stories, be sure to look... Adoption Cats Dogs RichmondSPCA Mon, 13 May 2013 18:04:13 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/alumni-feature-fritz.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/alumni-feature-fritz.html Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Tracy Kennedy, who shares her adoption story. I have to say that I've never considered myself to be a so-called "cat person." I was raised in a dog-centric home with a poodle and a schnauzer, and the few cats I had met at friends'... Alumni feature Cats RichmondSPCA Thu, 09 May 2013 17:14:50 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/we-were-adopted-april-29-may-5-2013.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/we-were-adopted-april-29-may-5-2013.html We had an excellent week in our adoption center with 37 adoptions! Our adoption counselors found loving homes for 27 dogs and 10 cats. Our goal is to find homes for 57 orphaned animals this week. If you love cute pictures of pets and happy stories, be sure to look... Adoption Cats Dogs RichmondSPCA Tue, 07 May 2013 17:45:08 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/agility.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/agility.html This week many of our training classes are on hiatus as we prepare for a new session that begins next week. However, our agility students aren't letting their dogs' skills get rusty! Chief of Education and Training Sarah Babcock has set up a special series of outdoor "play nights" for... Dogs Pet Training RichmondSPCA Fri, 03 May 2013 16:14:29 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/the-truth-about-the-american-kennel-club-is-exposed-on-the-today-show.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/05/the-truth-about-the-american-kennel-club-is-exposed-on-the-today-show.html The Today show recently aired a news piece that I hope everyone who cares about animals will watch because it exposes the truth about the American Kennel Club and its actual activities, or lack thereof to adequately inspect and responsibly regulate its registered dog breeders. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news,... Adoption Animal Welfare Philosophy Current Affairs Dogs Video Robin Starr Wed, 01 May 2013 16:12:23 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/04/wapo_ag_gag_editorial.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/04/wapo_ag_gag_editorial.html Today's Washington Post editorial page provides a beautifully written and deeply affecting editorial about the despicable recent efforts of a number of state legislatures to pass "ag-gag" bills to prevent the American public from knowing the truth about the horrifically abusive treatment of animals in factory farming operations. Six states... Animal Welfare Philosophy Current Affairs Legislation Robin Starr Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:43:06 -0400 http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/04/bartholomew-broadbent.html http://richmondspca.typepad.com/richmond-spca-blog/2013/04/bartholomew-broadbent.html Bartholomew Broadbent and Ollie at the Fur Ball, the Richmond SPCA's signature black-tie fundraiser at The Jefferson Hotel Fundraising through social media is nothing new, but last week a member of our Board of Directors announced via Facebook that he was getting on the fundraising bandwagon by going on the... Community relations Food and Drink Philanthropy RichmondSPCA Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:50:19 -0400