Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization working to end by next year the killing of dogs and cats in American shelters, has unveiled its “most ambitious campaign”, ‘Bring Love Home’. The campaign aims to inspire pet lovers across the country to adopt pets by emphasizing all the positive contributions that rescued pets bring to homes, “at a time when Americans need love, comfort, fun, and zoomies more than ever”, the organization said in...
This, in brief, is what the rescuers know of the back stories of the three dogs that topped the 13th annual Dirty Dogs Contest in the USA. Giuseppe Giuseppe arrived at Española Humane in Española, New Mexico, as a stray in a shocking state of neglect. He was covered in filthy mats of fur so thick he could not even walk, and his entire body was screaming in pain. Five pounds–that’s right, 5 lb or...
Imagine going to a job interview, or on a first date, smelly and covered in dirt. That’s what it is like for millions of shelter pets across the world that are waiting to get adopted. Giuseppe’s arrival at Española Humane in Espanola, New Mexico, USA, started out as a heartbreaking case of neglect, but ended as a testament to second chances. Five pounds of matted fur covered up a host of health issues and rendered...
May is National Pet Month in the USA, a time to celebrate the love and companionship the furry creatures bring into human lives. It is also a time to spare a thought for pets still awaiting their forever homes. The USA is the world’s largest pet-owning country, with dogs being the most popular. Yet, the explosion in pet ownership has had an unfortunate side effect. As many as 3,000,000 dogs enter shelters every year, according...
