This senior lady Pibble (ID #238955) at the Memphis pound was submitted by reader Jody who writes: I saw her when I was at MAS. She is incredibly sweet. All that she wanted was to be petted. She would close her eyes as if she was in pure ecstasy, as I rubbed her face and … Continue reading Updated: Shelter Pet of the Day

Kelly was submitted by reader Callie who sent me a link to a post about her: Kelly needs a person who will love her unconditionally without the need to take her to a dog park where she might become overstimulated and get into a fight with another dog. Kelly needs a person who isn't even … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day

I love how the one remaining ear has fought to hang on! Van is at: Seattle Animal Shelter 2061 15th Ave W Seattle, WA 98119 206-386-PETS This shelter's 2010 kill rate was 19%.

El Capitn was submitted by reader Daniela who was very impressed with the write-up for this fabulous kitteh.  It really is super and it concludes as follows: I'm about 5 years young, by the way. I feel great and I have a lot of things left on my bucket list so plan to have me … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day

Please help network these wonderful Beagles at the Tipton Co Animal Shelter in TN.  This is the place where I got Surrey.  They seem to have lots of Beagles and Beagle mixes!  I pulled the info in the captions directly from the Helping Tipton County Animal Shelter Animals Facebook page.  Please visit that page and/or … Continue reading Surrey Says

Submitted by reader Joel who writes: Cece was at the Berkeley Animal Care Services for about six months. This long stay actually did her quite a bit of good. When she arrived at the shelter she had clearly been bred, and she was untrained and unsocialized. Her time at the shelter gave her a chance … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day

If you are as old as me young at heart, you might remember the animated feature from Captain Kangaroo called Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings.  To this day, I hear the name Simon and I start singing that theme song (badly).  I've been singing it all day, looking at this beautiful kitteh named … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day

Aruba is a 2 year old female Pibble. Everyone who meets Aruba loves her. Unfortunately for Aruba, the county mayor does not allow the shelter to adopt Pitbulls out to the public. I could not find a city or county ordinance restricting Pitbull ownership so I called the shelter to inquire.  I was advised that … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day