Recent Pets Blog | Animal Shelters PostsWhat Does Your Local Humane Society or Shelter Need?by Courtney Mroch04 Nov 2008 09:51 AMDo you know what kind of things your local humane society or shelter could use? I know shelters can always use food, money, and volunteers but on a recent trip to the Nashville Humane Society I was impressed to find flyers listing the things they needed. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Getting Readyby Aimee Amodio02 Oct 2008 07:26 AMOctober is Adopt a Shelter Dog month! If you've decided that this is the right time to add a four-legged family member, congratulations. Shelter pets are awesome... and yes, I'm biased because all of my pets have been rescues. Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Share Your Story!by Aimee Amodio01 Oct 2008 07:22 AMOctober is Adopt a Shelter Dog month! If you've been thinking about rescuing a pet from a local shelter, this is a good time to do it. (Okay, there isn't really a BAD time to save a pet from a shelter, is there?) There are so many wonderful pets sitting in shelters for various reasons. Helping Animal Shelters During a Recessionby Courtney Mroch21 May 2008 01:57 PMSome say the worsening economy is not quite a recession yet, others are convinced we're already there. Whether we are or not, one thing is clear: with gas and food going up like they are, people have less to spend. Are Adoption Rules too Strict?by Aimee Amodio16 May 2008 12:02 PMIf you decide to adopt a pet from a shelter (and I hope you do -- there are plenty of great dogs, cats, and other pets out there that need loving homes), you may find yourself faced with a laundry list of criteria you have to meet. Shelter Discriminationby Aimee Amodio25 Mar 2008 04:17 PMA blog I wrote about adopting black cats (and dogs) has gotten some attention from shelters. I've had several people contact me, looking for permission to adapt the list for their black shelter residents. Shelters are Bad Enough, Deplorable in Tennesseeby Courtney Mroch15 Jan 2008 09:18 AMNot all Tennessee animal shelters are horrendous, but it seems there's been way more bad than good lately. Case in point. (Three, actually.) Bad Shelter #1 The first time I heard a stir was last year. A Report on the Dog Days Festivalby Courtney Mroch15 Oct 2007 03:01 PMIt was big doings for dogs in Nashville this weekend. It was the annual Dog Days Festival at Centennial Park, which celebrated Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and benefited the Nashville Humane Association. Of course we took Murphy. Shelters Overwhelmed With Fighting Dogsby Aimee Amodio25 Jul 2007 07:18 PMThe dogs seized from Michael Vick's property may be the most famous dogfighting survivors headed to animal shelters this month... but they aren't the only ones. Starting A No-Kill Shelterby Aimee Amodio07 Jun 2007 02:47 PMOne major decision you'll have to make if you are starting a shelter is this: do you want to be a no-kill shelter? What does it mean to be a no-kill shelter? It means that you are not putting a time limit on the animals' stays. It means you will not euthanize animals to free up space. Recent Blog Comments Aimee Amodio says... "I should clarify -- this is a normal (public) park with a special fenced-in area where dogs are allowed off-leash." Samual says... "We don't have dog parks in the UK, you just go to a normal park." |
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