Senior Jack Russell mix Lila is adoptable at Bideawee in NYC. November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month! As mom to three “older” cats and one 20-year-old turtle, I consider senior-pet adoption a cause near and dear to my heart. So this month, I’m challenging everyone to pledge to spread the word by …

7-year-old Izzy was adopted from Friends of Homeless Animals thanks to ALAP Day! On Aug. 12, Petfinder and shelters and rescue groups across the country celebrated Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Day, a day we designated to give all those pets who are often overlooked a chance to shine. Here are just a few …

While working at the Washington Humane Society (WHS) in Washington, DC, I was thrilled when I found out that King, a large and handsome black Labrador mix was finally adopted after spending many months at WHS.  King had been at the shelter for so long, everyone knew and loved him. …

Rose and Chris Rasmussen with Sparky (photo: TheMorningSun.com) While some of the 12,500+ shelters and rescue groups that list their adoptable pets with us will only adopt locally, not all of them have that policy, and we often get Happy Tails from people who traveled huge distances to adopt the …

Read Ponch’s adoption story in his mom’s own words. Since November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet month, we’re highlighting older pets, and Ponch is another example of an older pet who needed a home — although for a cat, age 8 is not so senior.  Nevertheless, his age weighed against his being adopted. …

Read about Elvis’ healing powers in Eva’s own words. Twenty-one-year-old Eva Lapin of Beverly Hills, CA, suffered for three years with epilepsy. “I knew I only had seizures when I was stressed, but I could not figure out how to relax myself,” Eva notes. She soon realized that browsing on …

Read Sabrina Louise’s story in her adopter Ellen Houser’s own words. Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month is winding down, but many older adoptable pets still have so much love to give and certainly don’t deserve to spend their remaining years without homes. So here’s another sweet senior-pet adoption story: The Housers of State …

Chewy’s past is a mystery. He was living on the streets for who knows how long. He had a bacterial infection, a severe skin fungus, an improperly healed jaw from having been broken at some time in the past, numerous missing or infected teeth and nerve damage that left him …

All better now: Read Grace’s story in her adoptive mom’s own words. The tiny kitten had been abandoned by his mother and hand fed until he was seven weeks old. Now he was getting a second chance. Lisa Driscoll had seen the kitten on Petfinder and contacted the rescue group, …

When the Daecher’s 16-year-old half-Siamese cat passed away, the couple knew they wanted to adopt another “precious ball of fur.” They had loved Ritzie so much they wanted to find a similar cat, but they weren’t quite sure whether they could get so lucky. Maybe a cat like Ritzie was …