Learn about citywide efforts across the country as nearly 40 shelters have implemented community-supported programs to keep pets out of shelters and reduce euthanasia rates.
Lauren Katims
Founders of three popular groups around the country walk us through finding your pack.
With the right messaging, photos and purpose, any Instagram account — especially coming from an adorable dog — can inspire change.
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Guide dogs get extensive training for five to nine months, depending on the organization, to succeed with these tasks. Their guidance helps visually impaired or blind people go to work, navigate busy airports, avoid traffic and many other unexpected obstacles.
Through learning how to be responsible and considerate toward a pet, kids can strengthen their own ability to connect with others and be an ambassador for kind animal — and human — behavior.
Disaster relief teams around the world put their lives at risk to save animals, and not always wildlife.
Service members can’t bring their dogs with them when they are deployed, and if they don’t have family or friends to watch the dog for their extended time away, they typically have to surrender the dog to a shelter.
Pet food banks are set up similarly to human food banks.
There’s a movement to rebrand Pit Bulls as “pibbles,” a nickname created to show a softer — and no doubt trendier — side
JustFoodForDogs is a California-based company that offers small-batch, preservative-free meals for our canine friends.
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