More than 90 percent of rescue organizations have pets who are “hard to adopt”. One third of shelters state they have had pets posted on their adoptable pages for one to two years. The average pet spends approximately 12 weeks on a site; many pets with black coats, special needs, or seniors wait four times […]
No matter where you live, you need to have an emergency plan for natural or man-made disasters. Pets are part of our families and leaving them out of your disaster preparedness plan or not having one for them could have deadly consequences. You must create a disaster preparedness plan for your pets. The geographical diversity […]
Did you know International Pooper Scooper Week starts today? No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke, this is a real thing. April 1 – 7 is set aside to educate pet parents and protect our communities, specifically our drinking water. Ten Million tons of waste is created by the 78 million dogs who reside in […]
Pets in the classroom can add value to the educational environment. They stimulate learning, teach responsibility, encourage nurturing, build self-esteem, develop compassion, and promote the human animal bond. All are valuable assets for children long after they graduate. Positive Outcomes Animals can broaden children’s views because they learn about different animals eat, where they come […]
Adopt A Senior Pet November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month and is set aside to help older pets find loving forever homes. Many people look to a shelter or a rescue hoping to adopt a puppy or kitten, looking past the perfectly adoptable older dogs and cats. Puppies and kittens have that awe factor. Who doesn’t love […]
National Walk Your Dog Week According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, approximately 56% of dogs in the United States are overweight. That is equal to an estimated 50 million dogs. This is National Walk Your Dog Week. One week to update or start a walking routine with your pet. Something as simple as […]
Black Dog Syndrome Black dogs (and cats) are often passed over for adoption because of one thing, their color. October 1st is National Black Dog Day! Challenges are real for these dogs in the adoption process, but there shouldn’t be. Just as with humans, it is the love they have to give and how they […]
Rabies: Share the message. Save a life. Today is World Rabies Day. Rabies, a fatal viral infection that is preventable in pets and people. Yet it remains a major concern worldwide, killing around 59,000 people every year. Almost all of these deaths are due to rabies transmitted by dogs. Theses deaths occur in countries where […]
Independence Day Fireworks Cookouts, pool parties, and…festive fireworks? For many pets its’s more like, to quote Banarama, a Cruel, Cruel Summer when it comes to fireworks. Most pets go missing around the 4th of July than any other time of the year. One in three family pets go missing in their lifetime. Across the United […]