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It’s Be Kind to Animals Week

Published on May 6, 2013 in cats for adoption

The photo of exquisitely cute kittens above is not gratuitous—two of them are up for adoption, and you can read about them below! But they help to draw attention to a week set aside for recognizing the need to be kind to animals, all animals, cute kittens and injured opossums

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Help CATS in Oregon Through Shelter+ Challenge

“Kira was left duct taped inside a cardboard box on one of the coldest nights of the year basically to die,” Mary Anne Miller told me of a kitten she’d rescued in her small rural town of Sweet Home, Oregon. “Because of neglect and malnutrition it is likely she will

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Preparing Your Pets for an Emergency

We can never see this information too often, especially after a brush with Hurricane Isaac in the past week nationally, and locally a tanker truck leak on our Main Street that required immediate evacuation of several neighborhoods in the middle of the day when people were at work. And also

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Help Your Pets to Stay Well

by Karen  Sable, Guest Columnist October is recognized as National Pet Wellness Month, so what better time to think about what you are doing, or should be doing, to help your pet stay well and live a long, healthy life? The nationwide campaign is sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical

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Pittsburgh’s Shelters Full, and Hoping for Change

When Triangle Pet Services was closed down earlier this month (read stories here and here), they reported the animals in their “care” would be sent to a rescue group elsewhere in Pennsylvania. However, 20 were not moved, and one dog actually died while kept in its cage. Pittsburgh’s three major

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Preparing Your Pets for an Emergency

We can never see this information too often, especially after a brush with Hurricane Isaac in the past week nationally, and locally a tanker truck leak on our Main Street that required immediate evacuation of several neighborhoods in the middle of the day when people were at work. And also

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Are Your Pets Prepared for an Emergency?

by Karen Sable, Guest Columnist June marks the beginning of the Atlantic Hurricane season bringing some of the most dangerous and destructive weather we experience in North America. In addition, early and mid-summer storms often breed unexpected tornadoes and microbursts with only minutes of warning to take shelter. With that

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A Quick Rescue Story With a Happy Ending

So quick that before I had a chance to write it up, the rescue found a home! And this one was not a cat but a dog rescue. Not that I have anything against dogs, but there is only so much time and space to share stories, and I figure

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Senior Pets Make Great Friends!

by Karen  Sable, Guest Columnist I have always had a soft spot in my heart for senior pets. When I visit a shelter or browse the listings on Petfinder, I certainly love the young puppies and kittens, but I am usually drawn to the senior pets. To me their eyes

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The Snout-To-Tail Wellness Assessment

by Karen Sable, Guest Columnist As part of Pet Wellness Month, one action every pet parent can learn to contribute to their pet’s wellness is to frequently perform their own Snout-To-Tail Wellness Assessment. This “tool” is a systematic and deliberate method for evaluating and knowing the status of your pet’s

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