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December 2011

December 13, 2011

Year-End Study Names 2011’s “Five Best States to be an Animal Abuser” (Where does your state rank?)

The Animal Legal Defense Fund this week released its annual report ranking animal cruelty laws...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Voting is open for the Inspiration in Action contest to inspire projects in veterinary medicine

Heska, a leading provider of veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, today opened voting in the...

November 28, 2011

PETA’s Super Tanooki Skin game a (gross) joke

I'm behind on animal news, what with scarfing down turkey and all this week. Well,...

November 23, 2011

This Thanksgiving, will you eat – or adopt – a turkey?

Tomorrow, on Thanksgiving Day, millions of Americans will slice into a traditional Thanksgiving turkey,...

November 17, 2011

Nowzad Dogs Reunites Servicemen and Women with the Dogs they Befriended while Deployed Over Seas

Imagine for a moment befriending a dog during your most stressful and lonely time, away...

November 17, 2011

Daniel the dog survives gas chamber, gets new home

On October 3, 18 dogs were put into a gas chamber at a shelter in...

November 16, 2011

“Rise and Shine” with these happy shelter animals (video)

Yay! It's Wednesday! You've almost made it through the week! Why not take some time this weekend...

November 14, 2011

Featured rescue animal in need of a home: Gibbs, the FeLV positive kitty

Back in October, my friend Beth, a cat lover of the highest order, told me...

November 11, 2011

Featured Shelter Pet: Luke, the English Foxhound & Australian Cattle Dog

In honor of National Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week, here is another adoptable pet (courtesy...

November 10, 2011

Featured shelter pet: Mack, the FIV positive black cat

In honor of National Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week, here's another super pet looking for...

November 07, 2011

Featured Shelter Pet: Meet Sophie, the American Pit Bull Terrier

In honor of National Shelter (and Rescue) Appreciation Week, meet Sophie! She came from a huge...

November 07, 2011

Celebrate National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, November 6-11, 2011

It's National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, that time of the year to acknowledge the invaluable role shelters...

November 03, 2011

Bob Barker, Jorja Fox appear before Congress in defense of Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act

This week, former "Price is Right" host Bob Barker, "CSI" actress Jorja Fox and others...

November 03, 2011

Lily the blind Great Dane and her companion Maddison find a new home

Don't you just love stories with happy endings? I told you last week about Lily...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Donate your Halloween pumpkins to feed wildlife

Now that Halloween is over, don't just throw your Jack O'Lanterns in the trash. Use...

October 31, 2011

Dogs and cats and spirits, oh my! – Halloween and your pets

For the last 24 hours, our dogs have been unusually worked up. Barking, fighting, and...

October 29, 2011

The Elephant Sanctuary in TN mourns the loss of Bella the dog, companion to Tarra the elephant

Sad news today from The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee: Bella, the dog who made international...

October 27, 2011

Blind dog and her faithful companion are a great pair of Great Danes looking for a great home

If you're on Facebook, chances are you've seen the lovely photo making the rounds of two...

October 26, 2011

Help Katy Perry celebrate her birthday with a donation to the ASPCA

Pop star Katy Perry celebrated her 27th birthday today and in honor of her...

October 24, 2011

Sweaters for penguins campaign brings in hundreds of donations

When the Liberian-flagged Rena crashed October 5th on the Astrolabe Reef, about 14 miles (22...