How You Can Help Pets
- 1. Animal Cruelty Taskforce
- 2. Animal Fighting
- 3. Animal Law
- 4. Animal Welfare Information General
- 5. Animal Welfare Overseas
- 6. Can I Volunteer to Train Service Dogs?
- 7. Careers with Animals
- 8. Celebrities Helping Pets
- 9. Disaster Relief and Pets
- 10. Feral Cats
- 11. Food Animal Welfare
- 12. Fostering Cats
- 13. Fostering Cats and Dogs
- 14. Fostering Dogs
- 15. Greyhound Racing
- 16. Humane Heroes
- 17. Pet Rescue Stories
- 18. Photographing Adoptable Pets
- 19. Preventing Animal Cruelty
- 20. Puppy Mills
- 21. Science Watch
- 22. Starting an Animal Rescue Group
- 23. Volunteering at a Shelter
Animal Cruelty Taskforce
Animal Fighting
Animal Fighting Article
We're Looking for a Fight! And, unfortunately, we're finding them. Animal fighting is happening in our community.
Game Dogs (Fighting Dogs)
Game Dogs. For more than a century, humans have trained dogs to give their all in staged fights.
Cockfighting Fact Sheet (Including Sample Letter to Law Enforcement Agencies)
Cockfighting Fact Sheet . 1.
Dogfighting Fact Sheet (Including Sample Letter to Law Enforcement Agencies)
Dogfighting Fact Sheet . 1.
Animal Law
Carriage Horse Protection in New York City
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Beware of Breed Bans
STATE LAW -: Beware of Breed Bans. : The evening news and daily papers have a voracious appetite for the high drama of dog attacks.
Animal Welfare Law in New York
Letter of the Law . In May 2000, a concerned citizen called the ASPCA to report suspected animal abuse in Brooklyn, NY.
Combating Weak Animal Cruelty Laws
Combating Weak Animal Cruelty Laws: Cases that slip through the cracks - and why. : . By Kellie B. Gormly.
Maine Legislators Rescue Vest-a-Dog Program
Maine Legislators Rescue Vest-a-Dog Program: . By Ryan Slattery.
Lay Down the Law (What to do about animal protection laws in your state)
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When Good Dogs Have Bad Days
Max, a three-year-old Labrador retriever, bit a six-year-old boy in the face during a Little League party at the coach#146;s home.
Animal Welfare Information General
Volunteer Vacations
Volunteer Vacations . Tired of spending your holidays at the beach? Why not roll up your sleeves and get grubby to help some needy animals?.
Alternatives to Premarin
Alternatives to Premarin . A conversation with Ray Kellosalmi, M.D.. A medical doctor answers questions about estrogen, menopause, women's health.
The ASPCA Speaks Out Against Bonsai Kitten
The ASPCA Speaks Out Against Bonsai Kitten - : Encourages Shutdown of Offensive Web site.
Animal Use in the Lab
Animal Use in the Lab: The more things change... . By Stephen L. Zawistowski, Ph.D.
"Out of the shadows, into the sun (Lab chimpanzees)"
America#146;s #147;surplus#148; medical research chimpanzees have spent their lives in the service of human health.
The Truth About Snow Dogs
Beethoven! One Hundred and One Dalmatians! Turner and Hooch!: Anytime a Hollywood movie comes out that prominently features dogs of a certain breed, unsc
Animal Welfare Overseas
Fighting to End Horse Slaughter in France
Equine Outrage: Fighting to save France's horses from the dinner plate. . By Heidi Fuller-Love.
Educating India - Ghandi's School of Animal Welfare
Educating India: Ghandi's School of Animal Welfare . India's Maneka Gandhi is carrying on the traditions of her famous revolutionary family.
Fighting to Survive in Sri Lanka
Fighting to Survive in Sri Lanka . The elephants of Sri Lanka, once 20,000 strong, face an uncertain future.
Saving the Wild Horses of the Bahamas
The wild horses of Great Abaco, a small island in the northern Bahamas, once numbered in the hundreds, but now tread on the brink of extinction.
India Takes Sterilization to the Streets
Street dogs are an integral part of many Indian cities, where they're considered community-owned and are highly valued as neighborhood watchdogs.
Spay Day in Sayulita, Mexico
Spay Day in Sayulita . Idaho veterinarians, looking for some R and R south of the border, find a new mission instead.
Can I Volunteer to Train Service Dogs?
Service Dogs vs. Therapy Dogs: What's the Difference?
Find out the difference between service dogs and therapy dogs, what it takes to be a service dog and how you can get involved!
What Do Service Dog Puppy-Raisers Do?
Find out what service dog puppy-raisers do and how you can get involved!
Careers with Animals
Resources in Animal Related Careers
Resources in Animal : Related Careers . There are many and varied career opportunities available for those interested in working with animals.
Humane Law Enforcement
The Best Job . #147;I#146;ve always loved animals,#148; says Humane Law Enforcement Officer JoAnn Sandano.
Careers with Animals - Job Descriptions
Careers with Animals: Job Descriptions. Veterinarian. Being a veterinarian can be very rewarding career and is a wonderful career goal.
So You Want to Work with Animals? A Guide for Youth Who Love Animals
So You Want to Work with Animals?: A Guide for Youth Who Love Animals.
Urban Life to Agricultural Farmers
Dream Work . An artist and a stockbroker turn their love for animals into a way of life.
Disaster Search and Rescue Dogs
Disaster Search and Rescue Dogs: They make it look easy and they do it for fun.
Celebrities Helping Pets
"A ""Cause"" to Celebrate (Prince)"
When The Artist (formerly known as Prince) denounced the treatment of sheep in the production of wool clothing on the liner notes of his album Rave Un2 t
"How ""Shweet"" It Is! (Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell)"
Open to the comic strips in any newspaper, and you#146;ll see a variety of animals as title characters (think Marmaduke and Garfield) or in supporting r
More than a Game (Bob Barker)
We#146;ve been inviting him into our homes for more than 40 years. The perfect guest, he#146;s always gracious, congenial and elegant.
Den Mother (Tippi Hedren)
In 1972, actress Tippi Hedren, who rose to fame in Alfred Hitchcock#146;s The Birds and Marnie, began work on a film that examined the desperate plight.
One Life to Give (Catherine Hickland)
When she's not busy tormenting the good people of Llanview, Pennsylvania, as the villainous Lindsay Rappaport on the daytime drama One Life to Live, soap
Canine Crusader Burt Ward
As Robin in the 1960s television series Batman, Burt Ward helped rid the world of crime and injustice.
Casting Out the Demons (Linda Blair)
Mention Linda Blair's name and people still conjure up the image of the possessed child in the 1973 thriller, The Exorcist.
Donna Salyers Makes a Difference
When cat owner Donna Salyers heard veteran radio newscaster Paul Harvey announce that a toy company was skinning kittens to make teddy bears, she vowed n
Disaster Relief and Pets
Helping Pets in Danger After Disasters
Find out how you can provide assistance to pets and families affected by disaster, no matter where you live.
Train to Be a Disaster Animal Response Team Volunteer
Find out what training and pre-reqs you need to fulfill before becoming a member of a disaster animal response team.
Feral Cats
Feral Cat Care and TNR: A Beginner's Guide
Check out these quick facts on feral cats and the approach that best meets their unique needs: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
TNR - The Humane Alternative
TNR: The Humane Alternative: The nation is turning to trap/neuter/return to solve the feral cat problem-because it's ethical, and because it works.
How to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Feral Cats
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How to Build Feral-Cat Shelters
Check out these tips and a video how-to for building safe, warm, all-weather houses for your neighborhood feral cats.
Winter Care and Safety for Feral Cats
Here's what you can do to help your neighborhood feral cats stay safe, warm and healthy during the winter months.
How to Prevent Freezing Water
The ideal solution, though only plausible in secure circumstances, is an electrically heated water bowl.
Helping Abandoned, Stray Cats and Kittens
Quick tips for helping stray and feral kittens grow up into adoptable adult cats.
Junkyard Cats
Junkyard Cats . Life in an Indiana junkyard was harsh enough for the 200 cats and kittens who lived there.
Food Animal Welfare
Treatment of Laying Hens
Pecking Order . Battery cages. Beak trimming. Forced molting. Life is no bath in the dust for the egg-laying hen in America.
Humane Treatment of Food Animals
Conquering fear . Two extraordinary women look the death of food animals straight in the eye.
Fast-Food Nation Author Eric Schlosser
Fast-Food Fracas: Author Eric Schlosser discusses the fast-food industry.. By Robyn M. Watts, Esq.
"An HSUS Report: The Welfare of Animals in the Meat, Egg, and Dairy Industries"
Abstract Each year in the United States, 10 billion land animals are raised and killed for meat, eggs, and milk.
Fostering Cats
What Is Fostering a Cat?
Find out the common reasons cats need foster care, how you can get involved, and how to sign up to foster cats.
20 Questions to Ask Before You Foster a Cat
Start your fostering off right -- be sure to ask these 20 questions before you foster a cat!
Assessing Your Foster Cat
Your shelter or rescue depends on you to get them the information they need to find your foster cat the best possible home. Find out what they need to know.
How to Be the Best Cat Foster Parent
Learn about the easiest ways to get a new foster cat used to your home, ways to bottle-feed kittens and what to expect from nursing mother cats.
Kitten Socialization and Development
Whether you have taken in a pregnant stray or carefully bred your champion Abyssinian, there is much to do to assure that the resulting kittens will grow
Tips for Letting Go When Your Foster Cat Is Adopted
Saying goodbye is always hard, but these five tips can make letting go of your foster cat when he's adopted a little easier.
Fostering Cats and Dogs
Eight Reasons You Can Foster a Pet -- Even If You Think You Can't
Think you can't foster a pet? Think again!
Before You Foster
Before You Foster-Ask Yourself these Questions! Click here to download this document in MS word Are you able to separate the foster animals from your own
Fostering a Pet: Frequently Asked Questions
Do foster pets pose a health-risk to my current pets? What happens if my foster pet gets sick? Can I adopt my foster pet? Find these answers and more in our FAQ about fostering a pet!
How to Prepare Your Home for a Foster Pet
Find out how to prepare your home -- and your other pets -- for a new foster pet.
How Do I Introduce my Foster Pet to My Current Pets?
Before introducing your new foster pet to your household be sure to check out these tips!
Fostering Dogs
Why Foster A Dog and What Does It Entail?
Find out the common reasons dogs need foster care, how you can get involved, and how to sign up to foster dogs.
20 Questions to Ask Before You Foster A Dog
Start your fostering off right -- be sure to ask these 20 questions before you foster a dog!
How to Be the Best Dog Foster Parent
Are you considering becoming a dog foster parent but aren't sure where to start or what questions to ask? Read this article!
How to Assess Your Foster Dog for Adoption
Your shelter or rescue depends on you to get them the information they need to find your foster dog the best possible home. Find out what they need to know.
Socializing Young Puppies
Whether temporarily caring for the offspring of a rescued pregnant stray or fostering a litter of neonate pups for your local shelter until they are old.
How to Let Go of Your Foster Dog
Saying goodbye is always hard, but these five tips can make letting go of your foster dog when he's adopted a little easier.
Greyhound Racing
Greyhound Racing Tracks in the US
Greyhound Racetracks Operating in the United States : as of August 2001.
News From the Greyhound Front
Race Track Woes: Last reported: Summer 2001: Last summer, we brought you the saga of St.
The Greyhound Project
The plight of the retired racing greyhound has been steadily improving. Now a bold new initiative may save additional lives.
Saving Retired Racing Greyhounds
In Minnesota, 98 retired racing greyhounds from Wisconsin are illegally sold into research.
Humane Heroes
Eye on the Witness
He drives slowly through the streets of New York, taking in the expressions of the people who stop to gaze at the images that play from his van.
Fashion Forward (Heather Chase)
Fur, leather, chemical testing of cosmetics and toiletries#151;the fashion industry has long exploited animals for the sake of human vanity.
New England Wildlife Center
Where the Wild Things Heal: In cramped quarters, the New England Wildlife Center mends : 4,000 broken creatures every year.: . by Carrie Levine.
Animal Sanctuaries
Havens on Earth? . In the world of animal protection, what role does the sanctuary play?.
Search and Rescue Dogs
The Art of Heroism: . Aspen and Anthony Fernandez have covered a lot of ground together.
The Catman of Millbrook Farm
The big, happy family of healthy, well-fed barn cats is a myth. Except when it's true.
Pet Rescue Stories
Misfit - One kitten's story of survival
My story began in late September. I was born outside. My mother fed me and cleaned me and everything was fine for a while.
My Foster Dog Is Beautiful
My foster dog stinks to high heaven. I don't know for sure what breed he is. His eyes are blank and hard.
New Frontiers for the Family Dog
147;Ordinary#148; dogs fulfill extraordinary roles in the lives of their families.
Photographing Adoptable Pets
How Photography Can Save Pet's Lives
Find out why photography is so important for adoptable pets and how a great photo can save a pet's life.
How to Get Great Shelter Pet Photos
Find out how to help dogs and cats find forever homes with a click of the camera!
Getting Great Adoptable Dog Photos
Check out great tips for photographing shelter dogs to help them get adopted.
Take a Great Adoptable Cat Photo
Check out great tips for photographing shelter cats to help them get adopted.
Photograph Deaf Dogs Like a Pro
Find out how to get a great photo of a deaf dog to help him find a home!
Preventing Animal Cruelty
Keeping Pets Safe From Violence in the Home
YOUR PET#146;S SAFETY PLAN: : KEEPING PETS SAFE FROM VIOLENCE IN THE HOME. ANIMAL CRUELTY IS A FELONY IN ARIZONA.
Youth Violence and Animal Cruelty
Youth Violence. The following examples are from some of the youth violence case studies over the past few years:.
After Columbine - Recognizing Troubled Children
After Columbine: Recognizing Troubled Children: by the Link Between Violence to People and Animals.
Animal Cruelty and Human Violence - The Connection
ANIMAL CRUELTY AND HUMAN VIOLENCE: : THE CONNECTION. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that in 1996 there were 9.
Animal Cruelty - Frequently Asked Questions
APRIL IS PREVENTION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY MONTH : MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: . Q.
America's Animal Abuse Problem
America's Abuse Problem. Concern for animal welfare must include concern for child welfare.
Should Vets Report Animal Abuse?
Should Vets Tell?. Part of what veterinarians do is treat animal victims of violence.
Investigating Cruelty 101
Investigating Cruelty 101: Educating law enforcement officers.. By Robyn M. Watts, Esq.. It's a Saturday morning and the classroom is packed.
Puppy Mills
Prisoners of Profit (Puppy Mills)
Prisoners of Profit ASPCA investigators find shifts in the practices of puppy mill operators, but cruelty is a constant. Lifer.
Puppy Mills; The Tragedy Continues
Puppy Mills, The Tragedy Continues Go ahead. Buy that puppy in the window.
Science Watch
The Road to Domestication
The Road to Domestication . #147;Many have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You remain responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.
Animals in Research (Vivisection)
Operation: Three Rs . The use of animals in research has been a concern at The #147;A#148; since Bergh#146;s day.
Animal Cloning
CloneCloneClone: . On my bookshelf I have A Dictionary of Biology, 6th Edition, which was published in 1973.
Vanishing Vipers
Dixie's much-feared rattlesnakes are disappearing from the wild. : But they still have a few friends on their side.
Starting an Animal Rescue Group
Starting a Non-Profit Organization to Help Animals
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5 Steps to Starting a Nonprofit
Step #1: Start with a good idea There are more than 1.1 million nonprofit organzations in the United States.
Want to Start an Animal Shelter?
What are you waiting for? The ASPCA#146;s National Shelter Outreach offers Ten Crucial Tips for Getting Started.
Breed Rescue
Purebred dogs often need rescuing, too. Fortunately, hundreds of purebred rescue groups serve just that purpose.
Starting a Spay/Neuter Program
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Setting Up Your Own Sanctuary
Setting Up Your Own Sanctuary: Good intentions are just the beginning.. By Ellen McCurtin.
How to Start an Animal Sanctuary
Opening your own sanctuary involves interacting with people, raising funds, building facilities, dealing with legal issues and more.
Things to Think About When Using Volunteers
Special Events: Things to Think About When Using Volunteers THANK YOU'S : Remember to let volunteers know that you appreciate their hard work and.
Things to Think About When Hosting Demonstrations
Special Events: Things to Think About When Hosting Demonstrations FUN : Demonstrations should be educational, fun, and interactive.
Things to Think About Before Starting a Humane Education Program
Things to Think About : Before Starting a Humane Education Program . Assess the needs of your community. : Every community is different.
Do You Have What it Takes to Be an Avian Rescuer?
For the Birds: By Paula Fitzsimmons . Do you have what it takes to be an avian rescuer?.
Volunteering at a Shelter
Saying Thank You: Supporting Your Shelter During National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
It was a perfect match. The German Shepherd puppy starting up at Tanya Miller needed a home#151;and Miller and her husband were looking for a new pet.
Fostering a Pet: Frequently Asked Questions
Do foster pets pose a health-risk to my current pets? What happens if my foster pet gets sick? Can I adopt my foster pet? Find these answers and more in our FAQ about fostering a pet!
