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Rachael Ray and ASCPA Launch A Tasty Challenge

August 6, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) Rachael Ray is cooking up a new concoction, one that will help animals! The ASPCA Rachael Ray $100,000 Challenge encourages animal rescue shelters to increase adoption rates by utilizing innovative and original strategies. The three month long competition will breed a $100,000 winner and many other monetary grant recipients. This praiseworthy campaign is a great incentive for shelters that will lead many animals into safe, happy homes. Read on to learn more about the challenge and how you can help! – Global Animal

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An AKC-Registered Dog Means Less Than You Think

June 28, 2012

(DOG BREEDS) The American Kennel Club (AKC) has always portrayed themselves as an elite organization of people and purebred dogs based off the integrity of their registry, but the truth is a little different. Facts show that many AKC-registered dogs are born in puppy mills. A huge chunk of the money that finances the American Kennel Club, and an unbelievable number of dogs come from commercial puppy mill breeders. — Global Animal

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Happy Ending For Kitten In Headlight (PHOTOS)

June 16, 2012

(ANIMAL RESCUE) By a stroke of luck, an adorable calico kitten was recently rescued in New York after a Brooklyn photographer spotted the kitten hiding under the hood of an adjacent car on the road. Antonio M. Rosario noticed the crying kitten inside the housing of a missing turn light signal to a Mercedes S550 and immediately asked the car owner to pull over in order to rescue the terrified feline. Rosario has since adopted the kitten, appropriately naming her Mercedes. Read on for more on this touching tale and check out the pictures of this recovering calico. — Global Animal

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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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Abused Iranian Cat Finds Home In California

June 11, 2012

(TOUCHING TALE) Maloos the tabby cat was found on the streets of Iran covered in mud and gasoline with critical wounds and deformities in his legs and spine. After he was taken in by the Sayeh Animal Guardians, he was flown to San Francisco for medical care. Animal-loving San Franciscans donated money to pay for his care, and a lottery was held last week to pick one of the many people interested in becoming his guardian. As luck would have it, the winner is an Iranian woman who can directly identify with the pain Maloos has been though. Read on for more on this touching tale. — Global Animal 

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Sophia Bush Adopts Baby Pit

June 9, 2012

(CELEBRITY PETS) Sophia Bush, an American actress best known for her role in the TV show One Tree Hill, adopted a seven-week old blue pit bull puppy named Griffin. The pup is pretty lucky considering he was going to be euthanized. It’s great seeing the actress choose this breed since they’re often overlooked due to so much misinformation. Sophia is also encouraging pet adoption from shelters on her Twitter account. Read on to see a picture of the adorable little guy. — Global Animal

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Celebrate Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month This June

June 8, 2012

(PET ADOPTION) Last Friday marked the beginning of Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat-Month, a month long event that hopes to raise awareness and increase the adoption of shelter cats across the country. Animal shelters constantly struggle with the growing number of stray animals that enter through their doors. Whether it’s a rambunctious kitten or a cuddly cat, felines of all sorts are eager to find their way from shelters into your home! — Global Animal

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