Homeless cats need help across the board. Shelters are overwhelmed, adoption organizations have more animals than adopters and not enough cats and kittens are spayed/neutered to keep the overpopulation problem from growing each year. The start of a new year…
Bad news, good news for homeless dogs Homeless dogs face a bevy of problems. Shelters and rescue organizations work hard to find forever homes for adoptable dogs. In some areas, those efforts are paying off. It’s difficult to find specifics…
At PetSmart Charities, we’re working hard to find a lifelong, loving home for every pet. Encouraging people to adopt dogs and cats is an important part of our work. So is supporting efforts to spay/neuter dogs and cats. We’ll get…
Apartment-hunting is rarely easy for pet parents. Finding a place you like and can afford is challenging enough, especially in urban areas where rentals are in demand. But pet parents often face another obstacle: the no-pets policy. If building owners…
Four million healthy, adoptable pets are euthanized in shelters in North America each year. That’s more than the entire population of Oregon! We spend a lot of time promoting pet adoption as one of the best ways to reduce the…
I’ve been a foster caregiver for dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens over the years. And often, when I discuss my experiences, I hear, “Oh, I’d foster pets, but I could never give them back…” We love our pets, and we…