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National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day

National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day April 30th is National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day- a great opportunity to bring home a new, four-legged family member! This holiday was created to raise awareness for the millions of animals that are waiting for someone special to give them a forever home. Have you been thinking about adopting an animal? Visit your local animal shelter today! Choosing The Right Animal- Adopt Don’t Shop! There are so many animals waiting to find their forever homes in shelters. According to the Humane Society, each year 2.7 million adoptable dogs and cats are euthanized […] Read more »

19Jul

Rescue Myth vs. Fact: Animal rescues focus only on specific breeds

Like us you’ve probably heard the saying “Adopt. Don’t shop.” and “Rescue is my favorite breed.” When you were ready to adopt your most recent pet you might even have been encouraged by friends and family to look for a local animal rescue instead of going to the pet store. Obviously we support the notion that your first choice should be animal rescues and animal shelters but we also want to dispel one of those pesky myths that has been out there for a while that Animal Rescues are breed specific. It’s not hard to imagine the origin of this […] Read more »

23Apr

To Petfinder or not to Petfinder

Ask a rescue person and they likely have an opinion of PetFinder.com and other adoption portals. But with an average of 40 million visit per month, PetFinder is a dominant force and a go to site for millions of people looking to adopt an animal. So why wouldn’t you want to use them or the dozens of other portals for animal adoptions out there? The case for using PetFinder. With an average of a million hits per day, PetFinder.com has grown since being launched in 1996 by Betsy Banks Saul as a way to get the message out regarding adoptable […] Read more »

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National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day

Rescue Myth vs. Fact: Animal rescues focus only on specific breeds

To Petfinder or not to Petfinder