Yesterday, you learned a little about my experience renovating Carolina Waterfowl Rescue with our Rescue U team at the beginning of this month and met some of the permanent residents of CWR. Today I want to share how I learned about bird adoption and and became more enamored with the …

For most of my life, I was a self-proclaimed cat person. Don’t get me wrong: I love dogs — I’ve always just sided with felines. Maybe it’s their subtle personality quirks, or the way they make you work for the relationship, or the way they fall asleep for 19 hours …

Could your dog be a super model? Enter him or her into the 2012 Fuzzy Nation Super Model photo contest and you could win up to $15,000 for the shelter you adopted from — and have your pooch recreated in plush! Last year’s winner, Francis, in plush Through Sept. 14, …

In January, Rescue U went to Guthrie, OK, to rebuild the City of Guthrie Animal Shelter, which had been destroyed by a tornado in May 2011. Our volunteers repaired the roof and kennels, built new storage and exercise pens, added a meet-and-greet area and more. (Read our online diary from …

In June of 2011, record rainfall in Canada and North Dakota caused the Souris River to rise to unprecedented levels. When water crested over levees in the small town of Minot, ND, a state of emergency was declared and 11,000 people — and their pets — were evacuated. The Vitko …

The Animal Rescue Site, a longtime partner and supporter of the Petfinder.com Foundation, has released its first e-book, 100 Heartwarming Stories From The Animal Rescue Site. The book sold over 1,000 copies in its first week and is getting great reviews. 100 Heartwarming Stories From The Animal Rescue Site tells …

Last August, 10 Petfinder.com shelters and rescue groups received $1,000 grants from Blue Sky Soda and the Petfinder.com Foundation. Here’s another story about how the money is being used to help pets in need. Save A Pet, a rescue group in Dothan, AL, has a straightforward mission: To promote the …

This week the Petfinder.com Foundation‘s Rescue U volunteers have been hard at work repairing the damage dealt to the City of Guthrie Animal Shelter by an F5 tornado in May 2011. (Watch a video of our first day in Guthrie here.) Noah learns to install fencing from some more-seasoned Rescue …

Every year, The Orvis Company selects nonprofit organizations to feature in its catalogs, and encourages customers to donate as part of a $30,000 matching gift campaign. Groups selected also receive free ad placement in Orvis catalogs and on Orvis.com. The Petfinder.com Foundation helped renovate Shirley‘s shelter. Until Nov. 10, you …

Ten Petfinder.com shelters and rescue groups recently received $1,000 grants from Blue Sky Soda and the Petfinder.com Foundation. In honor of National Feral Cat Day, we’re spotlighting one grant recipient, Neighborhood Cats, Inc., a Brooklyn, NY-based rescue group using its grant to provide foster and veterinary care for community cats …