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Mickey Rourke Is A Stray’s Best Friend

April 15, 2012

(CELEBRITY NEWS) Mickey Rourke adopted a stray dog from Romania recently. This week, the news gets even better. Rourke is planning to build a much-needed animal shelter in his pup’s homeland, a country with a very large stray population. The actor wants the shelter to be as big as a “football field.” This is amazing news for the stray animals of Romania, who have tough lives, especially since Romania passed a law last year legalizing the mass killing of homeless dogs. Read more on this animal-loving Hollywood star, and how he is personally donating $250,000 to help launch the shelter. — Global Animal

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UPDATE: California Keeps Shelter Law, For Now

April 12, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) CALIFORNIA — Earlier this year, Gov. Jerry Brown wanted to repeal California’s current animal shelter law that requires shelters to wait six days before euthanizing animals. Luckily, as of yesterday, one committee has rejected his proposal. A step in the right direction, campaigning by animal advocates has helped preserve the law. Read more about Gov. Brown and the Senate budget committee that sided with the animals. — Global Animal

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An Animal Loving Idea For Your Birthday

April 10, 2012

(COMPASSIONATE LIVING) Kaitlyn Graziano, a New Jersey teen, chose to have a compassionate birthday. Instead of asking for fancy birthday gifts, Kaitlyn asked her family and friends to get pet supplies, and then donated them to a local animal shelter. If you’d like to do the same, simply go to the website of the animal shelter of your choice and see their donation wish list. Read more to find out more about this teen’s inspiring birthday idea. — Global Animal

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Animal Blooper Reel (GALLERY)

March 30, 2012

(ANIMAL PICTURES) We’ve seen how professional photos can make a difference in how shelter animals are viewed by potential adopters. Photographer Anne Williams has used her skills in Sacramento, California to help show the animals at the Sacramento City Shelter in a new light. Look on for the silly outtakes from her doggy photo shoots. — Global Animal

 

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Better Housing For Shelter Cats

March 28, 2012

(ANIMAL WELFARE) Animal shelters are starting to get more innovative in their approach to improve the conditions their cats reside in. To minimize the stress a shelter environment can have on animals, some shelters have decided to implement new practices, like trading in the small steel cages for spacious, cat friendly habitats and installing TVs for cat entertainment. Living in a stressful shelter can produce many health issues for cats, so we congratulate shelters on making an effort to better the lives of these animals. Read on to learn other methods shelters are using to stimulate their cats. — Global Animal

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Trashed Puppy Swims To Survival

March 27, 2012

(TOUCHING TALE) Harper the pit bull puppy was rescued from a garbage bag more than six months ago. She suffered from swimming puppy syndrome, a disorder that most puppies do not survive. Harper’s rescuer, Erica Daniels, took the puppy home, planning to humanely euthanize her in the morning. However, when Erica began massaging Harper’s little muscles, the puppy started to move and thus began her recovery! With a special thanks to Hip Dog Hydrotherapy, Harper is now 9-months old, 35 lbs., and described as a “goofball.” Together Erica and Harper are giving back to people and animals alike. Read on and check out their foundations hope4harper and Dolly’s Foundation. — Global Animal

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Pet Pardons: Help Shelter Animals Through Facebook

March 23, 2012

(ANIMAL ACTIVISM) If you’re looking for an easy way to get involved with helping shelter animals, Pet Pardons is a good way to start. The goal of this Facebook application is to save shelter animals that are on death row. The intention is to get as many people as possible advocating for the pets, and through publicity, hopefully save their life and find their forever home. — Global Animal 

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A Fourth Grader’s Inspirational Journey

March 14, 2012

(TOUCHING TALES) Eddie Roia, a fourth grader from Riverside, Rhode Island, is a boy whose passion and creativity could put many adults to shame. This young, inspirational individual will walk across his home state to benefit the local Bristol Animal Shelter. Eddie already has nine cats of his own, and now he’s hoping the benefits of his challenge will be enough to build a kids corner at the shelter, and more. Read on to be inspired! — Global Animal

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