Actress Kaley Cuoco joins 12th Remember Me Thursday

In a little over a month, animal lovers worldwide will unite for the 12th annual Remember Me Thursday. Observed each year on the fourth Thursday in September, the campaign sees celebrities join with animal welfare organizations and other proponents of kindness to animals to become an integrated online voice advocating help for orphan pets. This year, actress and animal welfare advocate Kaley Cuoco is lending her voice as the campaign’s newest luminary. Animal lovers across...

Don’t leave pets behind, says PETA, but do policymakers care?

As Typhoon Carina swept across the Philippine Sea towards Taiwan and the Chinese coast earlier this week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, better known by its acronym PETA, issued an urgent appeal to people in the countries in the storm’s path not to leave their pets behind if they needed to evacuate because of flooding or landslides. The appeal was a fresh reminder of the lack of consideration for pets and, indeed, animals...

Animal welfare group launches ‘Bring Love Home’ campaign to boost adoptions

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...

From neglect to hope: Giuseppe, Maddie, Pete show what it takes

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...

From shelter to stardom, Giuseppe’s story shines light on animal adoption

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...

Former ASPCA CEO explains why it’s better to give to local charities

The Center for the Environment and Welfare has set the cat among the pigeons by releasing an advertisement featuring Edwin Sayres, former chief executive officer of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and current CEW senior adviser. In the brief video, released on Wednesday, Sayres explains that national animal charities, such as the ASPCA and The Humane Society of the United States, are not affiliated with local pet shelters and those...

Take your pick: America’s 10 most amazing shelter dog makeovers

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...