Adopting a shelter animal in some areas of the U.S. today can entail a rigorous adoption process that includes intrusive, seemingly random and frequently impossible to achieve set of hurdles in which few people are deemed worthy enough to adopt.
Category: Shelter Animals
Collateral Damage Pets Get a Rescue Plan
The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston plans to try to keep a roof over the heads of the Boston area’s animals, offering anyone now facing eviction due to Covid-related income loss the chance to temporarily put their furry friends up in a foster home.
Pet Adoption in the Age of Lock Down: A Story in Pictures
Thankfully, the virus lock-down has not meant that animals needing homes are blocked from being placed with new loving families.
Picture Me Adopted! Pix from the Adobe Shelter Pet Campaign
In order to feature shelter animals in the favorable light they need and deserve, Adobe Lightroom sponsored the Picture Me Adopted! campaign in which professional photographers caught the best sides of these adorable potential companions.
Shelter Dogs Helped by Sleepovers: New Study
Those working in the animal rescue and foster care arenas may want to shift some of their helping efforts to … More
Get Adopted! Photographs for Shelter Dogs. We Likey!
The adorable pups traveled from “high-kill” shelters in LA to New York, where they now have a second chance of … More
Cat Grandpa: Animal Shelter Volunteer Extraordinaire
Internet Is in Love With the “Cat Grandpa” Who Naps With Kitties at His Local Shelter Animal shelter volunteers … More
Shelter Dogs Frequently Given Wrong Breed Labels: New study
What’s in a name? Plenty say scientists who conducted a study involving genetic testing on shelter dogs. It turns out … More
Rescue Buses Saving Lives of Death-Row Animals
A heartwarming piece about how rescue buses are saving abandoned animals from being euthanized… These rescuers take shelter animals … More
Do bans on cat declawing increase the number of cats surrendered to public animal shelters?
In response to a post we did recently about the proposed statewide ban of cat declawing, a FIREPAW reader sent … More
Giving Old Dogs New Digs
Paws up for the new trend in senior dog adoption… The majority “just need a good home and many regain … More
