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It's National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. See these adoptable fur babies at Kentucky rescues.
The Best Friends Animal Society claims that if 6% more Americans adopted pets rather than bought them from breeders or pet stores, no more dogs or cats would have to be put to sleep in shelters ...
Petfinder operates the largest online pet adoption website serving all of North America. [2] [3] The company reports that it currently lists “more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups.” [2] A commercial enterprise founded in 1996, it is now owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company and reports that it has facilitated more than 22 million pet ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Fifteen species have been recorded in Kentucky. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (A)
When fashion photographer Richard Phibbs started photographing dogs in an effort to donate his services to the Humane Society of New York, he never intended for the portraits to end up in a book ...
Shelters have redefined their role since the 1990s. No longer serving as a lifelong repository for strays and drop-offs, modern shelters have taken the lead in controlling the pet population, promoting pet adoption and studying shelter animals' health and behavior. To prevent animal euthanization, some shelters offer behavioral assessments of ...
Clear the Shelters is back to find homes for thousands of pets, and you can help! From Aug. 10 to Sept. 10, NBC and Telemundo stations nationwide will partner with over 1,400 animal shelters and ...
Adopt a Pet is an adoption web service that advocates pet adoption, gathering information from over 15,000 pet shelters in the U.S. and Canada, with a searchable data base. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The web site promotes spaying and neutering of pets and pet adoption through conventional and social media presence, public service announcements, and ...