Results for tag: adopt a pet
Posted by: Robert on Oct 4, 2010 at 05:37:45 PM

This might just be the cutest, most adorable collection of doggie clips I've ever seen, put together by the Dogwork.com

Enjoy, and adopt a pet in your area if you haven't already.

Posted by: Robert on Sep 28, 2010 at 02:33:04 PM

Posted by: Robert on Jul 14, 2010 at 04:21:26 PM

Bumble, a white, one year old Boxer, who has been deaf since birth,  was happily adopted by his new family with the help of a web-based leading edge animal management welfare system, called PetPoint, becoming the 2-millionth adopted pet.  PetPoint provides the live feed of animals for Petango.com, which is where "Bumble" was "stumbled" upon by his new family.

Bumble’s adoption tale is anything but ordinary. In early June, the surrendered dog was returned to the Capital Area Humane Society due to a change in lifestyle by his adopting family.  Upon his arrival back, Bumble’s details were keyed into PetPoint and he was listed as available for adoption on Petango.

For the last few months, Laura Thomas and Julie Cherubini of Columbus Ohio had

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Posted by: Robert on May 13, 2010 at 02:41:02 PM

I've had my two bassets hounds for four, fun filled years now. But it was only a few weeks ago I came across some unsettling news about where they came from: a puppy mill.  I had "ordered" them online from what looked to be a reputable breeder in Missouri, and had paid to have them flown up to Canada.  If I had known then what I know now, I don't think I would have placed those basset hounds in my "shopping cart".  I would, in fact, have adopted from a shelter.  

And I'm not alone, according to an article in today's L.A. Times, more and more people are opting to adopt pets from shelters: "More than half of people [polled] said they would get their next dog or cat from a shelter, nearly seven times the number who said they would buy their next pet from a store".   

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