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World Turtle Day Spotlights Endangered and Threatened Reptiles
By Lisa Granshaw, May 23, 2013May 23 is World Turtle Day, an annual event created to celebrate and increase awareness of turtle species around the world. “Turtles are not as popular as cats and dogs, so interest,… Full Article ›
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Teen Girl Starts Nonprofit Rescue to Find Dogs Forever Homes
By Lisa Granshaw, May 13, 2013Some teenagers may dream of helping animals when they grow up, but how many take their passion and start their own nonprofit animal rescue? That's what Connecticut teen Claire Fraise did. The… Full Article ›
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11 Celebrities Who Speak for Animals
By Margaret Bristol, Apr 26, 2013With all the glitz and glamour that comes out of Tinseltown (not to mention the endless tabloid fodder), it's not always obvious that many celebrities are animal lovers, too. In fact, some… Full Article ›
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Are Dog Rescue Groups Too Picky?
By Crystal Miller-Spiegel, Apr 1, 2013When I was a senior in college in Central Pennsylvania, I adopted my dog, Simmons, the Greatest Dog Ever, at the local animal shelter for $20, with no obligation to neuter him and no… Full Article ›
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The Things We Do for Love: "I Threw My Horse a Birthday Party"
By Caroline Golon, Mar 28, 2013Caroline Golon, the human behind popular humor blog Romeo the Cat, shares the stories of pet owners who have gone the extra mile for their pets in this series, The Things We Do for Love.… Full Article ›
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20 Animals You Might Not Know Are Going Extinct
By Samantha Thornton, Mar 18, 2013Thousands of animal species are listed in the Endangered Species Act, but we found a few that you wouldn't expect to find on the brink of extinction. From household pets to garden pests, here… Full Article ›
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Little Donkey, Big Love: Animal Lovers Come Together to Save a Miniature Donkey
By Nora Zelevansky, Mar 13, 2013The home of Robert “Bob” Pollock — proprietor of Hudson Valley’s Buttermilk Falls Inn + Spa and adjacent Millstone Farm — is crowded. He lives there with his wife,… Full Article ›
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Do You Know Your Puppy Bowl Players?
By Kristen Seymour, Feb 2, 2013Puppy Bowl IX is on the horizon, and we know you're just as excited as we are to see the playful pooches romp around the puppy-sized playing field, not to mention the all-kitten halftime and,… Full Article ›
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Shelters and Rescues Struggle to Recover After Hurricane Sandy
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Jan 11, 2013Joanne Monez lay on a bed with her rescue’s resident cats, worrying as floodwaters rose around her. It was the only island of safety she could find as Superstorm Sandy ravaged her one-story… Full Article ›
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Kanga the Blind Golden Retriever Finds a Home
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Dec 28, 2012There’s finally a happy ending for Kanga, a Golden Retriever puppy found wandering in a field in Southern California with his brother. Kanga was a cheerful guy, and didn’t even… Full Article ›
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How This Veterinarian Deals With Stressed-Out Pet Rescuers
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Dec 11, 2012I’m sitting on an airplane as I write this, clicking away at my laptop’s keyboard with the recent strains of a not-quite-tuned-out safety message ringing in my ears: “Always place… Full Article ›
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Think You're Ready to Adopt a Pet? Ask Yourself These Five Questions First
By Dr. Marty Becker , Apr 17, 2013We get set in our ways as we age, and that’s true of social movements, not just people. Things that worked in the past tend to be repeated, even if times change and new strategies are… Full Article ›