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“Just One Day” Of No Euthanasia Saves Hundreds Of Pets

June 15, 2012

(ANIMAL RESCUE) On June 11, 2012, shelters around the country agreed to not kill any savable animals for one day, and instead make a focused effort to get more adopted. There were adoption events, discounts on adoption fees, and pictures of the at-risk animals uploaded to facebook and twitter. To any organization that took the pledge to be no-kill for a day, the organizers of the event sent a model press release, posters, and promotional plans. Amazingly, some shelters even ran out of animals to adopt out. Read on about the success of “Just one Day.” Support the cause, and maybe no-kill day will eventually be every day. — Global Animal

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Animal Shelters Should Act More Like Pet Stores

June 15, 2012

When there are millions of pets out there that need homes, are we doing everything that we can to help people adopt? Pet stores that sell commercially bred animals support abusive puppy mills, but some are turning to them anyway because they are easier to buy from than animal shelters. Shelters and rescues have the best interest of their animals at heart, but are the rules governing animal adoptions so strict that they deny the animals good homes in favor of euthanasia?

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The World’s Smallest Animals (GALLERY)

June 13, 2012

(ANIMAL PICTURES) Check out some of the smallest individuals and species in the phylum chordata. Of course, the smallest animals are single-celled ones, but they’re not quite as cute as these. Listed here are some of the smallest animals of their kind, including the horse, hamster, deer, dog, chameleon and frog. Each is more obscenely cute than the last. — Global Animal

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Play With Shelter Cats For A Good Cause

June 5, 2012

(ANIMAL RESCUE) You can now play with real shelter cats over the internet for free, and for a good cause. Kong, the rubber dog-toy company, has installed robotic toys and cameras in certain shelters across the US so that people can control the toys over the internet and watch the cats play. The charitable campaign is designed to raise awareness about shelter cats. Hopefully potential pet-guardians will become tempted to play with the animals in real-life and adopt! — Global Animal

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Ecoguards Employed To Stop Wildlife Poaching

June 1, 2012

(ANIMAL CONSERVATION) Wildlife poaching has been a problem for wildlife conservationists for a long time. We have parks, reserves and wildlife sanctuaries in which it is illegal to hunt certain animals, but it’s hard to enforce those rules in vast areas with few people around. Employing “ecoguards” to protect the animals and arrest poachers may be a new solution, which has proven effective in areas where applied. Read on to learn about what some are proposing to tackle the urgent need of wildlife protection. — Global Animal

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Help End Pet Sales In Malls

May 30, 2012

(PUPPY MILL/PET STORE) Last year, the Macerich mall company went “cruelty-free,” passing a ban on leasing and renewing leases to stores that sell non-rescue pets. Activist Jennifer Peterson worked to get them to do it and is now trying to get the mall company Westfield to do the same. Most pet stores that sell non-rescue dogs, cats and bunnies get them from mills, where pets are mass-produced to maximize profit. Can getting malls to ban pet-sellers help alleviate the problem of pet overpopulation? — Global Animal

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Man’s Best Friend: Did Canines Help Us Evolve?

May 18, 2012

(ANIMAL HISTORY) Why did the Neanderthal go extinct while homo sapiens thrived and came to dominate the planet? Anthropologists aren’t sure, but an analysis in American Scientist suggests that our canine companions might have helped. Dogs may have helped carry things like meat and fur so that humans could conserve energy, and they may have even helped with the hunt. Read on to learn about our evolutionary past. — Global Animal

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Coyote Alert In San Francisco

May 16, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) In San Francisco, there is an estimated one coyote per 80,500 people. Yet people living around Golden Gate Park are concerned about the coyotes living in there, some reporting that the animals have attacked their pets. “Coyote Alert” signs have been put up in places where the coyotes have been sighted. Read on for how the city is urging San Franciscans to coexist peacefully with the local wildlife. — Global Animal

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