Trooper is available for adoption at Animal Alliance in Lambertville, NJ. April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month and this year it’s hitting especially close to home — in the form of my foster puppy, sitting at my feet chewing my desk chair as I type. Trooper was the …

Bucky at Waggin’ Train Rescue in NYC is a great dog, but he will not be allowed to live in public housing. I was dismayed to get an alert from the ASPCA that the New York City Housing Authority is implementing a new pet policy, effective May 1 (i.e. Friday!) …

Photo by Ted Abbott Today marks the start of an historic animal abuse case brought against Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus by three animal-welfare groups and a former circus employee. The ASPCA, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Fund for Animals (a partner of the Humane Society of the …