Animal Rescue

A recent controversy involving the Royal Oak Animal Shelter in Michigan calls into question the shelter’s interpretation of the term “no-kill.” The Royal Oak Animal Shelter is one of the few no-kill shelters in southeast Michigan, but one former staffer there has publicly stated Read More

One of the many challenges faced by shelters and rescue groups is how to get the animal to its new home when the adopter isn’t local. While volunteers can often be found to conduct home visits to the potential adopter, it is harder to find someone who has the time available to Read More

Mt. Rainier, MD— On April 27, 2012, Alley Cat Rescue (ACR) will be hosting its Fourth Annual Free Feral Cat Spay Day to encourage the veterinary community and the public to end cat homelessness and to decrease shelters’ euthanasia rates by practicing trap-neuter-return (TNR). TNR Read More

The fundraising program was held for four weeks at Weis Markets stores across Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia and ended Memorial Day weekend. Weis Markets’ store in Bethlehem, PA stood out with $4,347 raised for a pet shelter in Coopersburg, PA Read More

Fiona was found with a pile of garbage; she was dirty, blind, and infested with fleas.  You might wonder how her story could have a happy ending, just as I did when I first started watching the video of her rescue.  Trust me, you'll need some tissues for this one, as Fiona's Read More

It's always a good day when you find out that a celebrity, especially one as well known as Carrie Underwood, has a place in her heart for an animal that is clearly suffering.  Over the holiday's Underwood rescued an abandoned dog from a highway and immediately took him to a Read More

Oregon – The pet transportation system known as Operation Roger networks a group of truck drivers to transport needy pets to their owners across the country. These pets would normally be abandoned by their owners due to the high cost of getting these pets transported. “We’re Read More

If you've recently made the decision to bring a dog into your household, there are a few factors you will want to take into consideration to ensure you decide on the best match for your lifestyle.  Not all dogs are created equally and neither are the lifestyles of humans, so it Read More

Selena Gomez continues to do her part to help change the lives of animals in need.  While Gomez and also famous boyfriend, Justin Beiber, were on tour last Friday in Canada, she couldn't help but welcome another animal into her loving arms, rescuing him from Winnipeg, animal Read More

Animal shelter overcrowding is becoming an increasingly large problem in the United States, leading to the euthanizing of 60% of these more than 4 million animals, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).  In an effort to end shelter Read More