Everyone loves a kitten! They're also a heck of a lot easier to photograph than puppies.
Liz Keller | Posted 05.07.2012
As Naja settles in, I start to see how the abuse has hurt him. Any quick movements make him jump; any attempts to pet his head cause him to flinch. I have my work cut out for me, as I want him to trust and feel secure.
Gene Baur | Posted 05.07.2012
If an ER for calves, pigs, chickens, turkeys and goats seems extreme to you, you may be more out of touch with your food than you think.
Posted 05.03.2012
Everyday, animals throughout the city are routinely euthanized due to overpopulated shelters and lack of adopters. But one special program, the Mayor'...
Emily Grossheider | Posted 05.03.2012
I have volunteered and worked at my local non-profit, no kill dog shelter since I've been in college. Now I have been hired as the shelter director and I desperately want to improve the lives of the dogs that live at our shelter while they wait for their forever homes.
Ed Sayres | Posted 04.13.2012
Thousands of Americans started April with an amazing weekend during which they saved animals through the ASPCA's first-ever "Mega Match-a-thon."
Posted 04.03.2012
In 2009, Mark Ross began working in a kill shelter (that is, an animal shelter than euthanizes unclaimed pets). He started photographing the cats and ...
Richard Schiffman | Posted 05.28.2012
Just as we require political ads to disclose the sources of their funding, we should make sure that these faceless front groups come out of the shadows and tell us up front -- on the ads themselves -- who exactly is paying for them.
Posted 03.26.2012
Move aside hipster puppies! These adorable canines in Williamsburg are up for adoption and in need of your love. Meet Bosco the Amstaff/Bulldog mi...
The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.23.2012
On National Puppy Day it seems all too appropriate that one Florida shelter dog is being lauded for her heroic efforts as woman's best friend. When...
AP | By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | Posted 03.09.2012
DETROIT -- Dogs are running wild in Detroit, and a nonprofit wants to stop it. In a city with persistent economic problems, owners are abandoning the...
The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.05.2012
Gov. Jerry Brown has championed himself as the lone politician willing to make unpopular state budget cuts. But he may be biting off more than he can ...
Elayne Boosler | Posted 05.01.2012
Governor Jerry Brown wants to revoke the Hayden Law for shelter pets in California, which currently gives 4-6 days to allow owners to find their lost pets, injured animals to receive donated medical attention, or for fostering or adoption opportunity.
The Huffington Post | Posted 02.24.2012
WASHINGTON -- Did you spend your three-day President's Day weekend alone? If you did, maybe you just need a good cat. Peruse this gallery for some ...
Ken White | Posted 04.04.2012
I recently heard from a woman seeking advice. It seems she and her husband had adopted a dog. The dog had arrived with the name Dave. He knows his name, and comes to it when called. The problem? So does her husband.
Ed Sayres | Posted 03.26.2012
Since many large birds can outlive their human guardians, they are often by necessity rehomed several times during their lives. Unfortunately, it's often difficult to rehome a bird and many animal shelters do not take in homeless birds.
Posted 12.15.2011
As you continue to cross presents off your holiday shopping list, remember those who are need of your time and generosity, but may not be able to ask ...
AP | By CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 02.08.2012
GREENDALE, Wis. -- In a reversal of fortunes, a once-unwanted cat has come to the rescue of an animal shelter in need of a new home. However, this or...
Domenick Scudera | Posted 01.28.2012
Brian and I started receiving messages from concerned friends soon after this. They told us we were the only ones who could save this dog. We already have a house full of misfit animals, what's one more?
AP | By SUE MANNING | Posted 01.15.2012
LOS ANGELES -- Where do people get their pets? A new AP-Petside.com poll found that the most common way people acquire a pet is as a gift, followed by...
Posted 01.08.2012
A dog in Riverside County, Calif., was dragged down the road while tethered to the back of a pickup truck last week. In a case of alleged animal c...
Gary Weitzman, DVM | Posted 01.04.2012
The biggest problem today in animal welfare is too many animals where no one wants them and too few where they do.
Gary Weitzman, DVM | Posted 12.20.2011
One More Chance, a self-proclaimed animal "rescue," was operated out of a former hog farm. The dogs fought for what little food there was, and the injured lived with their untreated wounds or died alone in the corner of their pens.
Posted 12.18.2011
After surviving two euthanizing attempts, a Utah cat proved that she might actually have nine lives. When no one claimed Andrea, a black-and-white...
Marc Joseph | Posted 12.13.2011
October is Adopt a Pet Shelter Month, and as far as I am concerned, we should be celebrating this every month of the year.
Eric Wilson | Posted 05.10.2012