Pet adoption fees waived through Sunday

Many pets were saved, adopted or returned to owners on Tuesday. From Wednesday through Sunday, Austin Pets Alive! is also waiving all adoption fees, matching what Austin Animal Center is doing.

Petco Hosts National Adoption Weekend to Help the 5-7 Million Animals Entering Shelters Yearly

The Blue Buffalo Company to Sponsor Pet Adoptions and Help Raise Money for Pet Cancer Research May 12-13San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 WHAT:    To help the 5-7 million companion animals that enter shelters every year find homes, every Petco™ store nationwide will host pet adoption events the weekend May 12-13, 2012. The events will provide animal lovers across the nation the chance to meet ...

Hernando animal shelter volunteers' claims echoed in 2011 report, though a year before Zeus' euthanization

By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 12, 2012 BROOKSVILLE — In one kennel, an assessment team found a chihuahua that couldn't raise its head because it had been hit by a car. But the small dog had been given no pain medication. In another cage was a mixed-breed mother dog and her puppy. The puppy had a severe eye injury, and the mother had discharge from her eyes and was ...

The "No Kill" Revolution

According to The Humane Society of the United States, an estimated half of the 8 million cats and dogs taken in by U.S. animal shelters are euthanized. Now, the popularity of "no kill" shelters is growing.

Wilson students collect donations for Sayreville pet shelter

Third-graders from Wilson Elementary School and their parents took a tour of the Sayreville Pet Adoption Center after they raised donations of food and supplies for the no-kill animal shelter. Jonathan Gilds shares a moment with one of the 10-day-old kittens at the shelter.