There is a back-and-forth building between no-kill advocate Nathan Winograd and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Winegrad and others have slammed PETA for the number of animals euthanized at its shelter in Virginia. PETA has responded by stating the dogs there are too unhealthy or too dangerous to adopt out. Officials there [...]
The Hallmark Channel has announced a new special for Super Bowl Sunday – “Kitten Bowl.” So joining the Puppy Bowl will be adoptable kittens on the TV field. It is great that that the networks are promoting the adoption of homeless pets with specials such at this. The full Hallmark press release: “” “” THE [...]
People who crosspost on Facebook about homeless pets are upset with the social networks recent policy that is blocking this effort. This video serves as an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. There are a lot of really negative and troubling things posted on Facebook pages. Crossposting to help homeless pets find loving families [...]
When I was engaged in some online research last week, I ran across a blogger’s post concerning the rate of death in animal shelters. I thought about linking to the site, but I don’t want to increase the hits on it at all. In addition, the information features basically the same misinformation spread by others. [...]
When the Humane League of Lancaster County (Pa.) announced this week it was going to be a no-kill shelter in February, it set off another debate on the issue of no-kill shelters. No-kill advocates firmly believe in policies where no healthy pets are euthanized in shelters. Some areas have seen success in this effort, where [...]
Hallmark Channel is kicking off it Pet Project program. The network is promoting the adoption of homeless pets, with the help of organizations such as American Humane Association and PetSmart Charities. On the website’s about page: “” Hallmark Channel’s Pet Project also aims to shine a spotlight on this country’s epidemic of pet homelessness and [...]
The Go San Angelo website featured a great editorial last week by Jenie Wilson, under the headline – “Teach children pets are living beings not to be cruelly discarded.” Wilson is the executive director of Concho Valley PAWS group. Wilson encourages animal lovers to get involved with local rescue groups, promote spay/neuter and adds, “The [...]
Is the adoption of homeless pets becoming the trendy option: An opinion piece published Saturday on the Arizona Republic website suggests the adoption of homeless pets has become the trendy thing to do. I hope that’s true and from what I’m hearing, reading and seeing in my area, the trend seems to be growing for [...]
A column written by Dr. Patty Khuly was published June 20 on the Huffington Post website. In her editorial piece, Khuly explains how people frequently bring purebred dogs to her veterinary office with medical problems. She says – “I’m willing to go on record and say that I generally observe at least one genetic disease [...]
