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PetSmart Charities-Funded Program Saves Cats in Florida
Free-roaming cats are part of everyday life for most communities. Though in warmer climates, like Florida, there appears to be no break from feline heat cycles. “The birth rate can be unrelenting,” says Sherry Silk, executive director for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay (HSTB). “Cats reproduce year-round in our climate so it always feels like ‘kitten season’ here.” Despite the odds, the HSTB has achieved amazing results in lowering cat euthanasia at the county shelter. When … Read entire article »
Filed under: Animal Welfare, Featured, Grants
Dogs from Massive Commercial Breeding Facility Walk on Solid Ground for Very First Time
Photo Credit: Kathy Milani/The HSUS Taking their first steps on solid ground for the very first time in their lives, 527 dogs seized from a massive commercial breeding facility in Quebec are healing and learning to trust humans again. Suffering from respiratory and skin problems and living in filthy conditions without sufficient food and water, dogs, ranging in age from new born pups to adult breeding dogs, were inhumanely housed and raised in what officials describe as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Animal Welfare, Dogs, Emergency Relief, Featured, Grants
It Takes a Village: Neighborhood Starts TNR Program to Help with Homeless Pet Overpopulation
Big things can happen when people come together to address the homeless pets overpopulation, and it can start right in your own neighborhood. Neighborhoods are coming together to participate in trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs as a humane and effective method to manage feral cat colonies. The Longview West Neighborhood Association in Phoenix, Ariz. is one such neighborhood. Lisa, who moved to the Longview West neighborhood earlier this year, noticed the growing number of cats in her … Read entire article »
Filed under: Animal Welfare, Cats, Spay/Neuter
What Do Homeless Cats in Utah Need? A Kitty Carnival.
In July 2011, PetSmart Charities sponsored a very special community adoption event aimed at finding homes for homeless cats and kittens in Salt Lake City. Many adoption events focus on finding homes for dogs, and cats are often adopted at much lower rates. This event’s goal was to bring cats to the forefront and help even more of them find the homes they deserve. This was the largest cat-adoption event in Utah, and 13 animal-welfare … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adoption, Cats, Community adoption, Events, Pets
New York Super Adoption Event Helps 311 Pets Find New Homes
What do Hector, Maya, Pippy, Crunch, Fuzz, Visha and Bella all have in common? They are some of the 311 pets who found lifelong, loving homes during the Pet Super Adoption in White Plains, New York on June 4-5. The two-day event was hosted by Best Friends Animal Society and sponsored by PetSmart Charities®. More than 37 animal-welfare groups in the area participated and brought pets to the Westchester Community Center. This is a preview of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Animal Welfare, Cats, Community adoption, Dogs, Events, Pets
Taking PetSmart Charities® into the Community
When PetSmart Charities launched its community adoption initiative last year, the result was a staggering 3,517 lives saved during 21 community adoption events. This year, we have more than 33 events scheduled and have already saved 2,822 pets – and there are more events to come! In May, staff from PetSmart Charities attended two community adoption events in Royal Oak, Michigan and Los Angeles, California. This is a preview of Taking PetSmart Charities® into the Community. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adoption, Animal Welfare, Cats, Community adoption, Dogs, Events, Pets
Enhanced Adoption Centers: Second Chances for Adoptable Pets
Last week, new members of the Arizona-based PetSmart Charities team toured local animal welfare organization facilities to understand the importance of issues these organizations face and how PetSmart Charities funding helps. Included in the trip was a visit to a Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) facility, where about 150 pets are brought within a day. Because space is limited, a lot of dogs and cats are humanely euthanized. Unfortunately, this isn’t uncommon amongst … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adoption, Adoption Center, Animal Welfare, Cats, Dogs, Featured
The SNIP! Summit Recap
This month, PetSmart Charities® sponsored one of the largest conferences ever held for spay/neuter professionals in the country – the SNIP! Summit held in Asheville, North Carolina. As the only national training center in the country for high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN), the Humane Alliance hosted this national conference to train professionals in all aspects of operating a spay/neuter program. More than 850 attendees participated in some of the 37 workshops, networking opportunities, and wet labs, which … Read entire article »
Filed under: Animal Welfare, Education, Featured, Spay/Neuter
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- PetSmart Charities'® Emergency Relief Waggin'® Vehicle Assists Hundreds of Cats in Madison County, Fla February 28, 2012
- Nearly 10,000 Dogs and Puppies Took the Ride of their Lives Aboard PetSmart Charities’® Rescue Waggin’® Vehicles in 2011 February 22, 2012
- 16,307 Pets Found Unconditional Love During PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend February 16, 2012
- Find Unconditional Love with an Adopted Pet at PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend, February 10-12 February 1, 2012
- 16,051 Pets Saved During the PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend November 29, 2011