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Join Best Friends Animal Society for the annual No More HomelessPets National Conference, October 23-25, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Each year, five million healthy, adoptablehomelesspets are still being put down. Make valuable new connections to make your work for homelesspets even more effective!
Common Questions About PetAdoption. Q: Although there are literally millions of pets in shelters, pounds and other ‘temporary housing’, many pet-owners-to-be don’t think about petadoption when they’re looking for their new four-legged friend. Rescues pets are wonderful- just ask anyone who has one.
Did you know that every year, of the 8 million dogs and cats that enter animal shelters, 3 million of these healthy and treatable pets are euthanized? Luckily, The Shelter Pet Project hopes to change this! The campaign has one unified goal, to increase petadoption. It is such a sad statistic.
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Joplin Humane Society successfully found permanent homes for 745 pets during its weekend adopt-a-thon event on June 25 and 26. to adopt hundreds of animals in the aftermath of last month’s devastating tornado.
Dog Fence DIY has a variety of different pet containment systems to choose from. Be sure to check out the Innotek 2100 pet containment system for the best available price. These dogs are homeless through no fault of their own, and by rescuing one of them, you may just save their life. Be realistic about your lifestyle.
The fund raising Web site also offers exclusive content for cat and dog owners which includes information on pet care and safety, information on animal shelters, as well blogs, groups and open forums. The site’s primary purpose is to raise money to help shelters care for homelesspets. About Bring Pets Home.
Foreclosures Threaten Pets As Well As People. The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness. The culprit for this surge in animal homelessness is a testimonial to these trying times: human homelessness. Luckily, there is a lot you can do to help.
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is a new business that offers consumers the best quality pet products that are built with an interior design eye and an eco-conscious heart. Better Buddies has several social impact programs in the works and currently donates a 10% of profit to the Best Friends Animal Society, who works on creating a world with “No more homelesspets.”
The warm welcome a pet provides to his/her owner when they come home is one that cannot be beat! Adopt-a-Pet.com launched the “Best Welcome Home Ever,” public service campaign intended to increase petadoptions that will showcase all the silly, crazy and hilarious ways that pets greet their owners, and you can be a part of it!
Rock & Rawhide , the charity that helps increase adoption levels of dogs and cats in shelters, announced today that it is included in Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)’s latest advertising campaign, “New York’s Kindest” for their donations and assistance in increasing adoption levels through distraction therapy.
We love stories like this that help homelesspets put their best paw forward! Steven Holcomb (the gold winning captain of the US Olympic Bobsled team) actually decided to adopt Bailey , the Golden Retriever he met during the segment. We are huge animal adoption advocates, so we were excited to hear about Bailey’s adoption.
Adoptable dogs from Posh Pets Rescue were there to promote petadoption, as well as the winner of the “My Doggie Valentine&# contest, a Brussels Griffon named Ouzo. The donation will help support Adopt-a-Pet.com’s mission to find forever homes for homeless dogs.
At each stop, Purina ONE will give out free Purina ONE dog and cat food to all attendees (11,000 bags across the nation), and also host adoption events at local shelters. With the economy, and so many people losing jobs and homes, many more pets ended up in shelters. You can help too, and for free!
We wanted to share this great initiative called “Bowl by Bowl” that challenges negative perceptions of shelter pets as well as helps feed animals in need. Each month’s quizzes feature a different theme that helps to educate and inspire more people to turn to shelters when they want to bring a new pet into their lives.
Not only do they try to find these pets forever homes, but they provide loving care for those who aren’t adoptable. Click to find out more about how to adopt from Best Friends. Most recently they had their special event honoring pets who have passed. Could they have your next best friend?
Like every dog they are vulnerable to homelessness and mistreatment. Aside from the breed’s abuses, one finds that adopting out this breed is highly difficult. However, any breed of dog that has been abused, neglected, or homeless may be aggressive to humans or other dogs. As a breed, pit bulls have a bad rap.
The event is to be held at Pacha on Thursday, October 22, 2009, and all funds raised will benefit the city’s broad rescue, shelter and adoption services. Opening remarks will be made by popular Today Show special correspondent, author and pet lover Jill Rappaport.
Do you know of a shelter that is doing good work on behalf of homelesspets? At Purina ONE® beyOnd®, we recognize that shelter pets aren’t always perceived in a positive light. And, the Shine a Light on a Shelter is a perfect start to help combat this misperception.”.
Together with the ASPCA, their Rescues and Runways program hopes to find homes for pets, and raise money for shelters. HomelessPets Need More Help Than Ever Before. Families who are facing hard financial times are being forced to surrender their dogs, cats and other pets to animal shelters at an alarming rate.
Rock & Rawhide , a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that aims to increase adoptions for dogs and cats in shelters by providing toys and other items that serve as a form of distraction therapy, reducing the stress and noise levels. Research has shown that if noise and stress are reduced, adoptions go up!
Used by Best Friends Animal Society , FlexPet relieves dog joint pain caused by pet arthritis, and all forms of pet joint pain that cause great discomfort to dogs. Through the online Best Friends Network, the society helps communities rescue animals in distress and create No More HomelessPets communities.
Is your dog more like a best friend or a true partner than your pet? For every valid entry, Chef Michael’s will donate $10 (up to $7,500) to Adopt-a-Pet.com to support its mission to find forever homes for homeless dogs that also deserve to feel loved on Valentine’s Day. Dedicated to the Newest Valentines: The Dogs! LOUIS—Jan.
Hello, I am a volunteer for 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com, which is North America's largest non-profit petadoption website , and I'm trying to get the word out about homelesspetadoption. I am looking at your site and thought you might like to add a link somewhere to 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com.
This year, award winning actress Hilary Swank joined the cause to help homeless animals find loving homes during the holiday season. An animal lover herself, she adopted her dog Rumi! Since it began in 1999, Iams Home 4 the Holidays has helped place more than 3 million pets into happy homes. ADOPTION FACTS.
1,125,667 animals were adopted between Oct. Iams and longtime partner Helen Woodward Animal Center, along with more than 3,500 animal organizations from around the world once again joined forces to help reduce pethomelessness. We are thrilled to report that the Iams Home 4 the Holidays was a big success this year! 1 and Jan.
For each heartwarming adoption story shared in this comment thread Iams will donate 10 meals to shelter pets! Just share your adoption stories and you will be helping animals that are waiting for their forever homes. You will see adorable pets like Berry (in the photo above). Are you ready for this? That’s right!
So when we adopted a human baby we knew we'd have to teach that human to avoid Violet. We weren't planning to adopt another. There were 15 greyhounds in the small pet food store, and Violet and Stanley were equally uninterested in the event. Sky petted Stanley and he just stood there. Violet's a member of our family.
Every Like, Share and View means another meal donation for homelesspets in the Iams shelter network, so please watch! Plus, it’s pretty cute (there were some parts in the middle that made me laugh out loud).
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