November 12, 2009

MIA dog found in Afghanistan after 14 months

Missing dog found in Afganistan
Missing dog found in Afganistan

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. And Sabi the black labrador is [...]

April 24, 2009

Meet Bo, the First Dog

(The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia, recently at the White House. White House photos by Pete Souza.)

(The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia, recently at the White House. White House photos by Pete Souza.)
(The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia, recently at the White House. White House photos by Pete Souza.)

The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from
Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia, recently at the White House.

April 7, 2009

Animal Abuse And Neglect Prevention

Little Gremlins
Little Gremlins

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 one person at a time, [...]

April 7, 2009

Prevention Of Animal Abuse, One Person At A Time

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eagle

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 one states that claim felonies [...]

April 7, 2009

Pet Adoption: Adopting an Abused Animal

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olives-family

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 in their own feces. These [...]

April 7, 2009

Animal Shelters: Become a Volunteer

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milly-n-toes-bright-eys

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. A solution could be the local [...]