http://www.helpsaveapet.com Help us promote Animal Abuse Awareness. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:56:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP – In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, Australian explosive detection dog Sabi is photographed … SYDNEY - A bomb-sniffing dog that disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan between Australian troops and militant fighters has been found and returned to its unit after more than a year. ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/mia-dog-found-in-afghanistan-after-14-months/ (CBS) This story was first broadcast on Dec. 21, 2008. It was updated on April 23, 2009 (CBS) Dame Daphne has been running the elephant orphanage for almost 30 years. She was born and raised in Kenya, and married David Sheldrick, Africa's leading crusader against poaching. After his death in 1977, Dame Daphne ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/poachers-leaving-elephant-orphans/ In case anybody is wondering, Bo is a boy. [caption id="attachment_85" align="aligncenter" width="525" caption="Bo and the President run through the halls"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_89" align="aligncenter" width="525" caption="Bo, the First Dog"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_91" align="aligncenter" width="525" caption="The President pets Bo"][/caption] The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/meet-bo-the-first-dog/ There are many things we can do as a person, a neighbor, a citizen and a community to help in the fight against animal and pet abuse, but right now we do not have a solution as to quickly fixing this problem. This fight will be won slowly and by ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/animal-abuse-and-neglect-prevention/ Just take a look at some of the cases of animal abuse and cruelty in any abuse database, and one can see there is a need, a dire need of help to eradicate and stamp out physical as well as emotional abuse of animals. Right now there is only thirty ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/prevention-of-animal-abuse-one-person-at-a-time/ Abuse first off, is something that can affect any animal or pet and has no preference as to what breed it picks to affect. Any breed is susceptible and can be a victim of abuse and or, neglect. Abuse is not limited to a physical action, but can be emotionally ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/breeds-of-animals-affected-by-abuse/ There are many definitions of pet abuse or neglect and you will find that many people and their interpretation of abuse of animals can be varied and different when compared to others and their view of this subject. Knowing what is considered to be abuse validation of an animal or ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/pet-abuse-and-neglect-defined/ Every year thousands of animals are neglected by their owners, left in the middle of nowhere to fend for themselves, abused by being beaten or chained outside with no water or food. They are kept in pens so small they have no room to move around and sleep and walk ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/pet-adoption-adopting-an-abused-animal/ There are a lot of people in the world who are unable to have a pet where they live, or maybe they just don't have the funds to feed and care for a pet. They may not have any family to keep them company or maybe there are retired. ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/animal-shelters-become-a-volunteer/ You read or hear on the news at least monthly of animals being rescued from someone or some place where the animals have just been left to fend for themselves. The problem is usually, that the call comes too late for some of the animals to be saved. ... http://www.helpsaveapet.com/index.php/animals-need-foster-care-too/