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Heroes on the Frontlines of Animal Rescue

Will Travers of Born Free USA, Leslie Smith of dogtime.com, Mike Arms of Helen Woodward Animal Center, and Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary share advice on animal rescues and animal welfare. [...]

Being a Pet Foster Parent

How to be a good pet foster parent. Two coonhound puppies are free to good homes. [...]

Pets of the Homeless

Heartwarming story about Pets of the Homeless and Critter Alert Center. [...]

Farm Sanctuary Adds Third Shelter

Farm Sanctuary to run Animal Acres. Farm Sanctuary is the largest farm animal protection nonprofit in the U.S. [...]

Coonhounds are the Pit Bulls of the South

The person who should consider adopting a young coonhound is someone who would also consider adopting a retriever or pointer. They do well with very active families, particularly those who hike or run a lot. They are less obsessively active than pointers and many retrievers, but have generally greater endurance. Most seem to be better at settling down inside the house than pointers, while being nearly as active when outdoors. [...]

600 Million and Fix the Bitches Dream Big

600 Million and Fix the Bitches were started by Alex Pacheco to stop the stray dog and cat over populations. They are developing contraceptives to help stray animals across the world. [...]

Closing Greyhound Race Tracks

GREY2K USA is working to close racetracks in the USA. [...]

PAWS NY Helps People Help Pets

PAWS NY helps people help pets. This nonprofit works to keep pets and their owners together despite illness. [...]

Healing Creatures Great and Small in India

Help In Suffering (HIS) is a volunteer run veterinary clinic in India that helps dogs, cats, camels, even elephants. HIS is run by Dr. Jack Reece, a veterinarian who has volunteered his time for the past 12 years. [...]

Loretta Swit On Dogs and Heaven

Actress Loretta Swit being honored at the 2011 Bideawee Ball. [...]

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