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Will the Next Big Pet Social Media Site Match Adopters With Pets?

Liz Alton | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Adopting a Puppy, Pet Adoption, Petfinder, Pet Adoption Sites, Adoptapet, Aspca, Pet Adoption Websites, Adopting a Cat, Green News

Sites like Petfinder, AdoptaPet and ASPCA.org are doing incredible work. But can we support their missions, make them easier and more effective, by integrating some of the latest technologies to enable better searching, better matching and easier processes?

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Top Ways To Volunteer, Donate To Charity This Holiday

Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Nursing Home Volunteering, Holiday Giving, Angel Tree, Department of Veterans Affairs, Charity, Red Cross, Christmas Charity, Toys for Tots, Animal Shelter, Veterans, Christmas Volunteering, Ways to Give Christmas, Mytwofrontteeth.org, Video, Volunteering, Meals on Wheels, Christmas Donating, Homelessness, Petfinder, Foster Care, Family-to-Family, National Coalition for the Homeless, Impact, Salvation Army, Impact News

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 ...

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Then and Now: 15 Years of Pet Adoption

Betsy Saul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pets, Petfinder, Animal Welfare, Animal Shelter, Animal Adoption, Pet Adoption, Animals, Impact News

Petfinder had this crazy notion that we could double adoptions if people just met the amazing pets who were awaiting them in shelters -- that homeless pets were suffering from a lack of exposure.

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Great Scott! A New Breed Is on Top Thanks to Westminster!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Best in Show, Animal Rescue, Scottish Deerhound, Animal Fair, American Kennel Club, Breed Rescue, Akc, Wendy Diamond, Angela Lloyd, Scottish Deerhound Club of America, Westminster Dog Show, Petfinder, Hickory, Entertainment News

Introducing Hickory, the 135th Best in Show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and arguably the most famous Scottish Deerhound in the world.

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Special Attention for Special Shelter Pets: Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable Pet Week

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Humane Society of the United States, Animal Rescue, Cats, Pets, Pet Adoption, Petfinder, Animal Shelters, Ad Council, Facebook, Pit Bull, Shelter Pet Project, Dogs, Impact News

Each of us can be a voice for shelter pets -- and this week and beyond, let's speak up in an especially loud voice for the seniors and the less-than-perfect animals.

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Stamp Out Pet Overpopulation

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shelter Pets, Animal Rescue, Postage Stamps, Pets, Postal Service, Petfinder, Ellen Degeneres, Usps, Animal Adoption, Ad Council, Pet Overpopulation, Shelter Pet Project, Animal Shelter, Adoption, Green News

I participated in a press conference Friday afternoon at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles, Calif., with Ellen DeGeneres, who i...

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Digital Pets in the Digital Age

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

Ten years ago our dogs were as simple as apple pie. Nothing has changed with dogs, but our pampering has gone digital. Let us take a moment to briefly go over some of the digital advancements made in the pet world.

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Giving A Pet A Holiday Home

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abandoned Pets, Nicole Plank, Foster a Lovely Pet for the Holidays, Petfinder, Greg Kincaid, The Cat Works, Impact News

Petfinder, the online animal service website, launched a program to help give abandoned animals a new home -- if only for the holidays. The Foster a L...

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Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Day

Betsy Saul | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Old Dogs, Abandoned Pets, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Pets, Pet Adoption, Petfinder, Animal Abuse, Old-Cat, Adopting Pets, Dog Adoptions, Adoption, Animal Shelter, Healthy Living News

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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The Economy's Impact on Pets

Betsy Saul | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Economic Downturn, Pets, Animals, Petfinder, The Giving Life, Healthy Living News

Are pets feeling the pain of the country's economic downturn? We decided to survey our network of shelters and rescue groups to get the full story.The heart-wrenching facts show that pets are the silent victims.

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