HELP! Our public shelter has no money to buy vaccines in order to vaccinate pets at intake. Therefore pets with suspected communicable diseases are killed immediately or, if it's a weekend or holiday, allowed to suffer without treatment until they die. Can you donate money to us so we can buy some vaccines? Yeah, see … Continue reading Click Here to Give the Gift of Carbon Monoxide to a Needy Shelter Pet
Shelter Pet of the Day
Henry County Animal Control Shelter 527 Hamption Street McDonough, GA 770-288-PETS (7387) This shelter's kill rate for 2007 was 54% Submitted by reader Valerie.
Donations for the AL 44
In an effort to help the surviving dogs of the AL 44, I've been reaching out to the groups who are caring for them to ask if they are in need of donations for the dogs. I've gotten a couple of responses from groups who would be grateful for donations. They are: Humane Society of … Continue reading Donations for the AL 44
Shelter Pet of the Day
Ruby The Smiling Dog, submitted by reader Valerie. Southern Animal Rescue 1366 Sargent Avenue Atlanta, GA 30316 SouthernAnimalRescue@gmail.com
HSUS “Statement” on the Alabama 44
Via a post on the One Voice Counts blog, a link to an e-mail exchange purportedly containing a statement from HSUS on the 44 dogs taken from a home in AL: The staff of The Humane Society of the United States' must move quickly in situations where animals are suffering from serious neglect, abuse, abandonment … Continue reading HSUS “Statement” on the Alabama 44
Shelter Pet of the Day
Submitted by reader Daniela: His name is Kong. He was found in a feral cat colony - the other cats were picking on him and he was in bad shape. Pets Alive in Middletown NY took him in and helped him get better. He did lose one eye and is FIV positive. When he first … Continue reading Shelter Pet of the Day
2011 No Kill Conference
The No Kill Advocacy Center is teaming up with the Animal Law program at George Washington University Law School and No Kill Nation to bring together the nation's most successful shelter directors and the nation's top animal lawyers. They will help you create a No Kill community and teach you how to use the legal … Continue reading 2011 No Kill Conference
Shelter Pet of the Day
Teddy is in a foster home with the all-volunteer foster network Carroll County Humane Society in Carrollton, GA. 770-830-2763 cchs@westga.edu Teddy's foster mom: laura.clawson@unleashthepawsitive.com
New Year, New Blog Feature
I'd like to start posting a Shelter Pet of the Day and would be happy to accept reader submissions for these posts. For each post, I'd like to include: Photo of the pet (dog, cat or bunny) Name, address and phone number of the shelter Links to shelter's website (if they have one) and to … Continue reading New Year, New Blog Feature
UPDATED: Military Family’s Dog Lost by Delta Airlines – BOLO
Moving overseas for her husband's Army assignment, a San Diego woman brought along the family's two dogs. One made it to Germany, the other was lost by Delta on a layover at the Atlanta airport. The missing dog, named Nala, had been taken out of the kennel the owners had bought for her and put … Continue reading UPDATED: Military Family’s Dog Lost by Delta Airlines – BOLO
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