About Dog Adoption and Dog Rescue And Animal Rescue Stories
If you want to feel like you've made a real difference as a dog owner, adopt a dog from a shelter or rescue group. There are few other ways to make such a huge difference in another creature's life.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) estimates that six to eight million dogs and cats are surrendered to shelters each year. Of those animals, about half are adopted, and half are euthanized. There are simply more dogs than there are good homes for them (one reason why spaying and neutering is so important).
Dog AdoptionMay 10th, 2012
Shelters can be heartbreaking places to visit--crowded, chaotic, and full of sad, adorable faces. The more prepared you are emotionally for what you'll see at the shelter, the less likely you are to lose your heart to a dog you feel sorry for rather than to a dog who's a good match for you....
December 5th, 2011
Thirteen years ago, Lesley Brog rescued her first Pit Bull. She was living on her own in New York City and wanted a tough-looking dog at her side a sort of protection against unsavory urban dwellers and other potential threats. But it turned out, she says, that Duncan walked up to everyone he...
October 3rd, 2011
By Pam Frazier, StubbyDog.org A little more than year ago, if you had told me I would have a Pit Bull lying on my living room floor, I would have called you a liar. Heres the story of how a Pit...
by Leslie Smith on August 24th, 2011
All hail the king and queen (to be)! Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, adopted a puppy. Though pedigreed themselves, the royal couple made an absolutely noble decision when they...
July 8th, 2011
Help In Suffering, an Indian charitable trust, helps animals get shelter and medical care. One veterinarian, Englishman Dr. Jack Reece, has volunteered for the past 12 years.
July 7th, 2011
DogTime salutes Tennessee's Fayette County Animal Rescue. How did your organization get started? In 1998 two women decided to make a difference in the lives of the many animals...
June 29th, 2011
PupTalk with Eva Dalton, June 29, 2011 Read all PupTalk installments. Hi, its me again. I thought it would be a good time to do an update on Snoopy and some new dogs I met working at BARC (Brooklyn...
June 28th, 2011
By Micaela Myers, for StubbyDog.org Shelters do their best to find homes for adoptable dogs, but with limited resources and space, as well as a constant influx of homeless...
June 27th, 2011
DogTime salutes Florida's St. Francis Animal Rescue. How did your organization get started? St. Francis Animal Rescue (SFAR) was founded in 1992 when a group of women banded together to feed and...
May 11th, 2011
Editors note: Im thrilled to introduce DogTimes voice of the next generation Eva Dalton is the eight-year-old writer and animal advocate behind PupTalk, our new series looking at how kids can make...
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