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NEWS ABOUT: animal shelters

animal shelters stories: 18 news summaries

 Sack Vick, 
 Feed a Dog: 
 Animal Shelter 

To raise awareness of pit bull plight, group will match tackles with food

Sep 10, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Pennsylvania animal shelter has put a price on Michael Vick’s head—sort of. Main Line Animal Rescue ran an ad in the Washington Post promising to donate five bags of dog food to local shelters every time a Redskin sacks Vick during their Oct. 26 game. “... More »

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NFL • Michael Vick • Washington Redskins • football • donation • Philadelphia Eagles • dog food • quarterback • pit bull • animal shelters • dog fighting • National Football League • pro football

Calif. Budget Cuts Means Ax Falls Sooner for Strays

Holding period halved from 6 days to 3; may doom lost pets before owners can find them

Sep 8, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - California's budget deal could mean lost family pets meet the Grim Reaper sooner rather than later, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The deal cuts the time shelters are required to hold animals from six days to three, and officials fear the move could mean animals in shelters lacking resources will... More »

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pets • California • euthanasia • Humane Society • animal shelters • state budgets • recession depression

(Newser) - Did President Obama fulfill his pledge to adopt a shelter pooch by taking in a pricey purebred that had been returned to its breeders? That’s a question being hotly debated among animal-rescue groups, the Hill reports. The Humane Society, which got a donation from Obama when he decided to... More »

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Barack Obama • dog • animal shelters • Malia Obama • President Obama • Obama family • purebred • Portuguese water dog

 Shelters Hold Pet 
 Free-for-All Jan. 24 

Campaign aims to find 3,000 animals a home

Jan 14, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Pet shelters across the nation are urging Americans to get on the Obama bandwagon and adopt a pet; as an added incentive, they're dropping regular fee for the first 10 adoptions at each of 300 participating shelters Jan. 24, USA Today reports. Fees for the 3,000 pets will be... More »

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pets • adoption • recession • dog • cat • animal shelters

 Hard Times Bite Dogs, Cats 

Out of work owners leave pets at shelters

Dec 22, 08 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As man's bills pile up, man's best friend is all too often getting the heave-ho, reports the AP in a look at the economic impact on animal shelters across a recession-battered America. As dogs and cats of broke owners stretch shelters to their limits, the sinking economy also cuts into... More »

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euthanasia • Humane Society • dog • cat • economy • animal shelters • veterinary services • Petside.com • American Pet Products Association • Animal Humane Association • Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals • Help Out Pets Everywhere

(Newser) - Mice started a fire in a Toronto animal shelter that killed 100 cats and three dogs, the Telegraph reports. The rodents likely sparked the blaze by chewing through electrical wires. Canadians nationwide have been donating money and offering temporary homes and meals for the few animal survivors. “People... More »

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Canada • mice • electricity • Toronto • fire • cat • animal shelters

 Pets Are Losing Homes, Too 

Recession sparks rise in animal abandonment

Dec 16, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Animal shelters are being filled with pets abandoned because of the recession and home foreclosures. In Massachusetts, a rescue league has seen a 45% jump in owners citing money or housing problems when they surrender a cat or dog. Others are just leaving their pets on the streets or in... More »

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pets • foreclosure • recession • horse • US economy • abandonment • animal shelters • financial crisis • recession depression

Bird Shelters Overrun as Foreclosures Take Toll

Exotic animals not always welcome, and require special care

Dec 5, 08 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - The US foreclosure epidemic, hard on all kinds of pets, appears particularly devastating for exotic birds, Reuters reports. People forced to vacate their homes are finding that cockatiels, macaws, and the like won’t fly at their new digs. Shelters for cats and dogs aren’t equipped to handle the... More »

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pets • foreclosure • subprime crisis • animal shelters • financial crisis • exotic birds • cockatiel • macaw • cockatoo • sanctuary • recession depression

Economic
Slump Hits the Dog House

More abandonments, fewer adoptions put burden on shelters

Nov 9, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Our furry friends don't know what an economic downturn is, but they're feeling its effects as much as we are, Reuters reports. Between owners finding they can't afford the best cat food to dogs being sent to foster care when homes are foreclosed, shelters are seeing a spike in abandonments.... More »

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pets • US economy • rescue dogs • cat • animal shelters • financial crisis

College Dorm Rooms Go
to the Dogs

More campuses allow pets in hopes of
de-stressing students

Sep 24, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - College students have long been expert at sneaking everything from gerbils to puppies into their dorm rooms, but a number of schools have made furry residents official, reports USA Today. The pet-friendly movement's spread to more than a dozen campuses, where officials hope reducing the stress of college life and... More »

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pets • college dorms • dog • college student • cat • animal shelters

Locals in Fla. Keys Stay Back for Animals

6-toed cats, nervous birds among the lucky as Ike moves in

Sep 8, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Animal lovers are staying back in the Florida Keys to make sure six-toed cats and frisky dolphins survive a brush from Hurricane Ike, the Fort Mill Times reports. While some residents flee, kennel owners and wild life managers are bunking up with extra food and medicine. "They are very,... More »

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Florida Keys • animal • animal shelters • pet owners • Hurricane Ike

(AP) - The longtime owner of a West Virginia kennel has surrendered her approximately 1,000 dogs to humane officials amid allegations that the animals were never let out of their cages and were rarely, if ever, touched by a human being. Authorities raided the facility over the weekend. To avoid arrest,... More »

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animal cruelty • dog • animal shelters

Pet Adoption Hurdles
Irk Would-Be Owners

Animal shelters need to make process more friendlier, critics say

Aug 24, 08 9:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Animal shelters are hitting would-be pet owners with a vetting process they say puts them on a short leash, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prospective owners often face pages of queries on condo rules, finances, marital status—and even home visits. “We got a lecture about how having a dog... More »

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pets • adoption • euthanasia • animal • animal shelters

Move Over, Garfield, There's a New Fat Cat
in Town

NJ feline tips scales
at 44 pounds

Jul 30, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(AP) - Talk about New Jersey's fat cats. A 44-pound feline was found waddling around last week without a collar, and officials at the Camden County Animal Shelter hope she gets a nice—and hopefully, diet-friendly—home. Shelter officials are calling the porky cutie "Princess Chunk." "She's built like... More »

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pets • cat • animal shelters

Humane Society Finds Its
Inner Pit Bull

CEO aims to strike
fear into the hearts of
animal abusers

Jul 19, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Humane Society may spend a lot of time fighting for cute, furry creatures, but it's been  shedding its mild-mannered, do-gooder image under the direction of CEO Wayne Pacelle, writes the Los Angeles Times. Pacelle, a 42-year-old vegan who admires the NRA's steamroller approach, has turned the organization into a... More »

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animal rights • Humane Society • animal shelters

 Dog Reunited
 With Family
 After 5 Years 

Beagle returns to Queens home after turning up at Georgia shelter

Jul 15, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Queens family experienced its own version of the Incredible Journey last weekend when it was reunited with a beagle puppy after 5 years—and more than 850 miles, reports the New York Post. No one knows where Rocco's travels took him in the interim, but when he turned... More »

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Georgia • family • Queens • GPS • dog • animal shelters • lost dog

Queen of Mean's Billions Go
to the Dogs

With $8B, Helmsley trust will dwarf all animal charities 

Jul 2, 08 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leona Helmsley made headlines last year for leaving $12 million to her dog while stiffing two of her grandchildren. But the pooch's payday looks like small change compared to the bonanza in store for America's dogs, the New York Times reports. A charitable trust being built with the late hotel... More »

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will • inheritance • Leona Helmsley • dog • animal shelters

OPINION

Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

Critics irked US has nearly triple shelters
for abused pets

Jun 25, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 3,800 animal shelters in the US to only 1,500 shelters for battered women, economist Allison Schrager tackles the disparity in More Intelligent Life. "If we value people more than animals can we ever justify giving to an animal-welfare charity?" she asks, and underlines the complexities that... More »

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charity • domestic abuse • animal • women's shelters • animal shelters

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