I posted earlier this week about Rocky, a disabled and retired military war dog who needed to be adopted. Camp Pendleton was apparently overrun with requests to adopt the distinguished 3-tour veteran of Iraq.
I’ve personally never taken in a differently-abled dog (my kids are enough of a handful!) Would you adopt a dog with special needs? Keep in mind these are the dogs most often euthanized when they wind up in shelters.
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Would You Adopt a Disabled Dog
Meet Eve! Eve is currently living in foster care with Paws of Tomorrow in Ocean View, Deleware. Here’s what their website has to say about this new mama.
Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Paws of Tomorrow / Ocean View, DE
Meet Scarlett! She is currently being fostered by the Connecticut Greyhound Adoption group in Avon, CT. Here’s what their website has to say about this beautiful girl.
Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Connecticut Greyhound Adoption / Avon, CT
Meet Snuggy! Snuggy is currently living in a foster home in Colorado Springs, CO. SafePlace Pets has a rather unique mission, serving not only pets, but people too. They take in pets whose parents can no longer keep them due to a terminal illness. What a relief it would be if you found yourself coping with your own impending death and along comes an organization who can take at least one worry off your mind.
Continue reading Shelter Sunday: SafePlace Pets / Colorado Springs, CO
I posted a list last Tuesday of the top pet charities in the country. Some were large national organizations, while others were more local. So, today’s question is: do you support this type of charity?
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Do You Donate to Pet Welfare Charities?
I posted yesterday about the great work being done by the PetFinder.com Foundation, and it struck me that people might like to have some options that are more local or that are focused on an area other homelessness when they decide where they may donate.
It’s often tough to decide which charity to support because you want to make sure your money is being used for the purpose you intended. I consulted Charity Navigator to choose the following twelve charities. All of these organizations earned four stars from Charity Navigator, the highest score available.
Charities are judged based on their organizational efficiency and their organizational capacity. The site also provides a list of the accountability policies the charity has, such as whistleblower protection and audited financial data available via their website. Finally, there is a place for news reports regarding the organization and a spot for those familiar with the charity to offer reviews.
Woukdn’t you like to help make all shelter dogs this happy?
If you read this blog on Sundays, you know I always feature a homeless pet from PetFinder’s Shelter Center, in hopes of finding a home by providing publicity for at least one animal a week. From my point of view, PetFinder provides a very valuable service simply by providing a central repository where people can go to search for adoptable pets no matter where they live. What I didn’t know is that PetFinder also has a non-profit foundation that provides grants and other support to local shelters and rescue organizations to help them become more sustainable.
Continue reading Petfinder.com Foundation Benefits Local Shelter and Rescue Organizations
Meet Charlene, otherwise known as Charlie. She is currently being fostered by Mixed Mutts Mixed Breed Rescue in Auburn, CA. Although they don’t have their own independent website, they provide the following information about Charlie via a PetFinder’s post: Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Mixed Mutts Mixed Breed Rescue / Auburn, CA
Meet Molly! She is currently in foster care with New Hope Cattle Dogs of Arkansas in Conway, AR. Here’s what their website has to say about this precious little girl.
Continue reading Shelter Sunday: New Hope Cattle Dogs of Arkansas / Conway, AR
This just in from Moss Point, MS: six-year old Logan Brown wants no birthday presents, just food for the local animal shelter.
Continue reading We can all take lessons from this 6-year old dog lover