Meet Lilly! This beautiful Black Lab is being fostered by Good Samaritan Pet Center in Denver, Colorado. Here’s what their website has to say about this senior dog.
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Ohio County Shelter Euthanasia Rates
Wow! This article from the Columbus Dispatch is worth reading, even if you don’t live in Ohio. It compares euthanasia rates between shelters run by the dog wardens or sheriffs in each of Ohio’s counties. At the “good” end, only 1% of dogs are put down, while one county actually puts down over 80% of the dogs it takes in. That’s so disturbing!
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Shelter Sunday: Bay Area Poodle Rescue / Berkeley, CA
Meet Taylor! This handsome Standard Poodle is living in Northern California, fostered by Bay Area Poodle Rescue. He’s really talented, too – he wrote his own bio on their website: Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Bay Area Poodle Rescue / Berkeley, CA
Shelter Sunday: Just Us Beagles and Friends / Alexander, AR
Meet Black Diamond! Sounds like he ought to be playing poker on a riverboat somewhere, doesn’t it? But I digress. This sweet little adult male Beagle is living in Arkansas with Just Us Beagles and Friends Shelter. Here’s what their website has to say about him:
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October is National Adopt a Rescue Dog Month
Put Aside the “Pawlitics” and Stand United for Adopted Pets
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Shelter Sunday: Second Chance League Sled Dog Rescue / Fairbanks, AK
Meet Pippi! She is currently living in foster care with the Second Chance League, a shelter that gives discarded sled dogs a chance to succeed. Here’s what their website has to say about this beautiful 3-year old Husky mix:
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Shelter Sunday: Birmingham Boston Terrier Rescue / Birmingham, AL
Meet Scrappy! This very talented dog even wrote his own bio on the Birmingham Boston Terrier Rescue website! Here’s what he has to say for himself:
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Shelter Sunday: Animal Friends of Barbour County / Belington, WV
Meet Muttley! This yellow Lab / Chow mix is currently living in West Virginia, courtesy of the Animal Friends of Barbour County. Here’s his bio: Continue reading Shelter Sunday: Animal Friends of Barbour County / Belington, WV
Saturday Survey: National Dog Day
As you may know by now, tomorrow is National Dog Day, set aside to honor the search and rescue dogs from 9/11 by encouraging people to adopt shelter dogs. How will you celebrate?
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