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5 Easy Ways to Help Shelter Pets This Holiday
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, December 2, 2015As we kick off the holiday shopping season, you might also be thinking about ways to give back to those in need. Shelter animals can always use your help — and it doesn’t have to take a… Full Article ›
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Engineering Students Create Prosthetic Leg for Puppy Mill Survivor
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, May 28, 2015Engineering students from Ohio State University are working to help a 3-legged pup named Jimmy. The Cockapoo’s owner, elementary school teacher Susan Montgomery, rescued him from a puppy mill.… Full Article ›
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The Amazing Ways Dogs Are Helping Kids With Physical Therapy
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, May 20, 2015For 8-year-old Johnathan Ingersoll, the physical and occupational therapy he goes through to help with his cerebral palsy and seizures is hard work. But in the last year, he’s gained a big — and… Full Article ›
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Weekend Warriors: The Tough But Rewarding Work of Driving Rescue Dogs to Forever Homes
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, May 4, 2015They hit the road on weekends, all over the country: Volunteers load their cars with crates, delivering dogs and cats to areas where they’re more likely to find homes. Volunteering to do animal… Full Article ›
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Operation Catnip Helps Feral Cats Nationwide
By Kristen Seymour, March 20, 2015More and more communities throughout the country have begun to understand the important role trap-neuter-return (TNR) plays in caring for and controlling feral cat populations, but often, they've run… Full Article ›
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Hospaws Volunteers Help Take Care of Pets for Patients in Need
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, March 18, 2015Last summer, 25-year-old LaCrusa Beckman needed emergency back surgery. But she had a problem: She was facing a long recovery, and couldn’t find anyone to help her care for her pets.“I was really… Full Article ›
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Joan’s Last Wish: How Strangers Saved Christmas for a Dying Woman and Her Cat
By Caroline Golon, December 22, 2014Sixty-five-year-old Joan Price of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has only a few months to live. Price, who contracted hepatitis through a blood transfusion 40 years ago, suffers from cirrhosis of the… Full Article ›
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Mobile Apps Support Pet Adoption
By Caroline Golon, October 7, 2014With millions of pets waiting in shelters and rescues for their forever homes, it can be overwhelming for an average pet lover to find ways to lend a hand. Now a variety of cool apps (software… Full Article ›
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Math, English... and Obedience? College Students Raise Guide Dogs
By Shayna Meliker, September 12, 2014For many students, college is a last chance to dodge the responsibilities of the adult world. But a handful of students at Alfred University in New York state are voluntarily taking on a… Full Article ›
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How to Involve Kids in Wildlife Conservation
By Lisa Granshaw, September 4, 2014September 4 is National Wildlife Day, a holiday that highlights our endangered species and works to educate the public about conservation. A main goal of the holiday is teaching kids about… Full Article ›
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Volunteer Puppy Raisers: the Secret to Success for Guide Dogs
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, August 4, 2014You bring home an adorable 8-week-old puppy. You housebreak her, teach her basic commands and take her everywhere with you. Then, when she’s 16 months old, you give her away. For Janet… Full Article ›
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5 Summer Travel Ideas for Animal Lovers
By Samantha Bartram , July 22, 2014It’s a given that if you embark on a tour of Yellowstone National Park, you’ll see precisely where the buffalo roam. Similarly, Rocky Mountain National Park is practically guaranteed to dazzle you… Full Article ›