Here’s a heartwarming tale of a dog rescued from the brink of being euthanized in a shelter, who is now ready to be someone’s beloved pet. Rosebud was abandoned on the streets of Lancaster, California (north of Los Angeles), after she was no longer. . .
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Rescue Dog Receives a New Prosthetic Paw. . .and Maybe a New Lease on Life
Photographer Uses Her Camera to Save Dogs Scheduled for Euthanasia
“Landfill Dogs” is a series meant to show that these cast-off dogs can be beautiful pets.
Photo by Shannon Johnstone
Shannon Johnstone, a North Carolina-based photographer, stops by the Wake County Animal Center every week and takes one of the dogs to a local park built on a landfill. There, she lets the dog romp and play, while she. . .
Read MoreBlind and Deaf Dogs Work Together to Overcome Their Disabilities
Two best friends are working together to make life a little easier. Eve, a deaf mixed breed, and Dillon, a blind border collie blend, met this past year in a California shelter after each were abandoned by their owners. Now, the two pups have formed an inseparable team to combat their disabilities…
Read MoreAchieving Zero-Kill Status In American Shelters Is Within Reach
Too many shelter dogs await an uncertain fate where overpopulation is still a problem.
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My home state, New Hampshire, has a unique motto: “Live Free or Die.” Although Revolutionary War general John Stark had something else in mind when he wrote those words, it is easy to apply them to America’s animal-shelter problem. If there’s no place for dogs to live free, then thousands of them are euthanized every day across the country. But not in. . .
Read MoreColorado Makes Shelter Dogs and Cats Its State Pets
Colorado honors shelter animals as its state pets.
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Back in March, schoolchildren testified before the Colorado Senate Education Committee in an attempt to make dogs and cats adopted from shelter and rescue centers the official state pet. On Monday, that idea became reality, when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed it into law with his own rescue dog, Sky, in the room. At the same ceremony, Hickenlooper also signed a bill requiring police officers to undergo. . .
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