Dog Adoptions

Puppy Bowl 2012: A Happy Ending For One Fuzzy Player

HuffingtonPost.com | Annemarie Dooling | Posted 04.03.2012

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On Sunday, Feb. 5, the players will enter the stadium, line up, and prepare to ... catch a tiny plastic football. That's right, the 59 fuzzy MVPs of t...

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PHOTOS: Bring Home A New Friend For The Holidays

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.22.2011

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As long as you remember to poke holes in the box, a new pet is one of the best gifts you can put under the Christmas tree/Hanukah menorah/Festivus pol...

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Overflowing New Mexico Animal Shelters Sending Dogs To Colo.

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.05.2011

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As a result of the New Mexico wildfires, animal shelters in the area have seen an influx of lost and stray animals. To open up more space for animal ...

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PHOTOS: Adorable Dogs Needing A Home

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 08.30.2011

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Earlier this month, the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals organized "Adoptapalooza" - a day focused on pet adoption, featuring over 100 dogs and cats...

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Animal Rescue Of The Week: Perfect Pet Rescue (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Nicole Larson | Posted 06.20.2011

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Perfect Pet Rescue founder Nancy Sarnoff first began volunteering rescue coordinator for an organization in the San Fernando Valley about 18 years ago...

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How to Keep Your Pet Safe This St. Patrick's Day

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Named after Saint Patrick, the most recognized patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick's Day will be paw-sitively event-filled.

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Special Delivery: 1,800 Miles with 18 Rescued Dogs

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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For more than a month, The HSUS's animal fighting team has worked to rescue 200 dogs from a suspected dogfighting operation-- the largest single dogfighting yard that we've ever uncovered.

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A Game-Changer For Shelter Pets

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.17.2011

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There's no question that we as a society need to do more to help homeless dogs and cats find loving families, and we are even seeing the issue of pet adoption enter the public policy arena.

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Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Day

Betsy Saul | Posted 11.17.2011

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it is heartbreaking to see wonderful pets staying in shelters day after day, year after year -- just because they are too large or too shy, have broken limbs, or are the "wrong" color.

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Biden in the Doghouse

Cheri Shankar | Posted 11.17.2011

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While the news of Biden and his new cute-as-all-get-out purebred German Shepherd puppy is generating lots of positive reports, many of us in the animal community are concerned.

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Yesh, We Can--Adopt!

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patrick McDonnell, creator of the comic strip MUTTS, will run a series of strips Monday through Saturday (Dec. 8-13) honoring the Obama family's decision to adopt a rescued dog.

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A Mutt Like Me

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.17.2011

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So the question is whether it's possible for any family -- presidential or otherwise -- to balance their desire for a shelter dog with a child's allergies. My answer: "Yes we can!"

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Web Site Saves Death Row Dogs

ABC News | Russell Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maxwell wasn't all bad; he just had a lot of energy. And that hangdog face? Well, it didn't mean he was guilty, he just couldn't help it. But his num...

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