Tag Archives: dog adoption

Shelter Sunday: SafePlace Pets / Colorado Springs, CO

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.

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Petfinder.com Foundation Benefits Local Shelter and Rescue Organizations

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.

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Shelter Sunday: Mixed Mutts Mixed Breed Rescue / Auburn, CA

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

Shelter Sunday: Adopt A Dog AK / Anchorage, AK

Meet Squirrel!  She is currently living in a foster home with Adopt A Dog AK in Anchorage, Alaska.  What’s interesting about this shelter is that it is operated by Service Dogs of Alaska.  I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a service dog organization linked to a shelter in this way.  Anyways, here is what their website has to say about this beautiful girl.

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Winners of the PetSmart People Saving Pets™ “My Magnificent Adopted Pet Online Contest”

Patience

We asked you to submit your stories.  We asked you to vote on the selected finalists.  Now, without further ado, the winners and still champions! (Say that in your best boxing announcer voice).

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