June 8 is National Best Friends Day, and if your BFF happens to bark there’s no better way to celebrate that bond than to help dogs without pet parents find their perfect human pal. Each year an estimated 7.6 million companion animals– 3.9 million of man’s best friend and 3.4 million of our feline best …
May is a month of renewal in nature–but the season also brings destruction, with tornadoes, flooding and other severe weather events reminding us of the fragility of our surroundings and our security in it. Helping pet parents devise a plan to protect four-legged family members in times of crisis, FEMA has declared the second Sunday …
A day to shine a spotlight on the estimated 3.3 million dogs and 3.2 million cats who find themselves in the U.S. shelter system each year, April 30th has been declared National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. Many shelters are marking the pet holiday with lowered adoption fees, so if you are pondering the possibility …
People with a passion for compassion can help the public picture the day when the cruelty of dog fighting comes to an end by sharing word of National Dog Fighting Awareness Day. ASPCA’s annual National Dog Fighting Awareness Day campaign takes place every year on April 8th. Sir Patrick Stewart Supports National Dog Fighting Awareness …
He may have been blinded by childhood accidents, but Morris Frank nevertheless possessed an inner vision to help the sight impaired through the vital work of guide dogs. Mr. Frank’s foresight into a better tomorrow is celebrated each year on the anniversary of the world’s oldest existing guide dog school, The Seeing Eye. When is …