(ANIMAL RESCUE) Last week Lee and Elizabeth Littler, fearing his impending euthanazation, adopted a malnourished Saint Bernard named Hercules. Offering themselves and their services as pet …
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Shelter Animals Get Makeovers (GALLERY)
(ADOPT A PET) Do the sad eyes of a pound puppy tug at your heartstrings, or do the photos of abandoned shelter animals make you turn away? Professional photographers are trying to change that by shining a betterlight on animals in need of adoption. Read on for what the photographers are doing to catch the eye of potential pet guardians. — Global Animal
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Bieber, Gomez Show Some Puppy Love
(PET ADOPTION) CANADA — While on tour in Canada, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber took the puppy plunge – and signed adoption papers to rescue a dog in need. The superstar teen couple, known for being animal lovers, visited a Winnipeg animal shelter and decided to adopt a husky mix puppy. Read on for more on this adorable adoption and Selena’s love of rescuing animals. — Global Animal
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Top 10 Reasons To Adopt An Older Dog
(ANIMAL ADOPTION) Looking to adopt a pet? If so, you may want to consider rescuing an older dog. Not only are they cute, but they cause fewer messes, are lower key, and are as loving as puppies. Sadly, older dogs in shelters are often overlooked by potential guardians and are consequently euthanized when they aren’t adopted. Read on for more benefits of adding an older dog to your family. You could save a life! — Global Animal
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Actor Crosses Ocean For Perfect Pet
(PET ADOPTION) It was love at first sight when actor Joey Lawrence, known for his roles on Blossom, Brotherly Love, and Melissa & Joey, spotted Tiffany, the Labrador-Australian heeler mix. He went to great lengths to get her back to the U.S. from the Australian shelter, but for Lawrence, neither the amount nor the distance was too great for his new friend. Read on for more about this touching tale. — Global Animal
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Breaking News: 70 Malls Across US To Ban Pet Sales
(ANIMAL NEWS) Global Animal just received confirmation that shopping center developer Macerich is banning sales of live animals in more than 70 of its malls across the US. This new humane policy designed to break the puppy mill business chain is taking effect nationwide within 30 days. Macerich confirmed they will not renew the leases of existing pet stores that sell animals and in their place, are opening humane stores offering adoptions of rescued pets.
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Don’t Judge A Pup By Its Color
(PET ADOPTION) U.S. animal shelters are taking strides to combat ‘Black Dog Syndrome,’ a phenomenon in which black dogs and cats are often less likely to be adopted and first to be euthanized due to their dark coloring. Shelters are not only providing black pets with colorful bandanas and collars, but they are also beginning to use professional photography and lower adoption fees. Read on for more on how animal shelters are promoting black pet adoption. — Global Animal
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Lawsuit Filed Against Barkworks Pet Store
(PUPPY MILLS) CALIFORNIA — Animal Legal Defense Fund (ADLF) has filed suit against Barkworks, claiming the pet store is committing fraud and false advertising in regards to the origin of their puppies. The store has long been connected with puppy mills, and the ALDF, along with Best Friends Animal Society, is working to shut them down. Read on for more information about the law suit. — Global Animal
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