13 ways to help animals I recently discovered the 13 Project. This project was created by a site called Pretty Fluffy, and it encourages individuals to make a list of 13 achievable ways to help animals before 2013. If we all choose just 13 small goals, the impact will be pretty great overall. To participate, …
Animal humane issues
Duluth shelter accepts 63 extra cats It’s Friday, and that means I’d like to share an example of people doing amazing work for homeless animals. This week Animal Allies Humane Society in Duluth, Minn., was faced with the challenge of accepting more than 60 cats from an alleged hoarding situation, according to the Duluth News Tribune. …
No adoption fees on barn cats from Animal Allies! I want to focus on some of the various programs that shelters and rescue groups are offering to make a difference for the animals in their communities. Animal Allies Humane Society in Duluth, Minn., offers a barn cat adoption program. Its slogan: Got mice? Adopt a …
Animal “rescue world” lost? There are so many people out there doing good things for dogs. I want to make sure to celebrate that. However, there is a lot of negative energy in the “rescue world,” a lot of arguing. Certain people think only they know who deserves a dog, how a dog should be …
When you market pitbulls, keep in mind everyone has her own definition of a pitbull. The word used to be a nickname for the American pit bull terrier, but today it is a label that means something different to each individual.
We all make mistakes I want to share an example of something stupid I did at a dog shelter last month. My point is to show how even experienced dog people make mistakes and ignore obvious cues from dogs. No wonder the general public fails to read basic dog behavior. I had stopped by the …
Thoughts on the No Kill Conference A strange piece to the No Kill Conference that I attended last weekend was how person after person told me “I didn’t tell my shelter I’d be here.” A woman from Georgia said she would definitely be fired if her shelter director knew she attended. A woman from Louisiana said …
What are you doing to help your community become no kill? I am attending the No Kill Conference this weekend in D.C. Presenters at the No Kill Conference will include some of the country’s most successful shelter directors and animal lawyers. These speakers will teach attendees how to use the legal system to save the lives of …
Senior black lab for adoption – Dora! It’s hard not to feel sorry for an older dog like Dora, but I don’t feel sorry for her. I don’t think she feels sorry for herself, and I don’t think she wants anyone to feel sorry for her. I do wonder about her, though. She always has me thinking. …
Sometimes making it just a little easier for someone to adopt a pet will go a long way as far as getting more pets into homes. Pets will be available at discounted rates this weekend at the Humane Society of Fargo-Moorhead during its impromptu “adopt-a-thon” June 8, 9 and 11, according to the shelter’s web …