From promoting special needs pets to black cats to big mixed breed dogs, shelters are always working to increase adoption rates. From now through October, they’ll be working extra hard as part of the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
By forgetting about that history and assuming a leadership position, pet guardians can free their dogs to relax, assume their new role in the family, and excel at doing what they do best: just being a dog.
Although most animal lovers are aware of the millions of animals killed in shelters every year, many don’t know that gas chambers remain legal in the majority of US states.
Adopting and taming a feral cat is a slow process, one that takes time, patience, treats, and, if you’re lucky, another very social cat to lead the way.
Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of professional writers. Along with over 2,500 published magazine articles and 28 books, Paris and John are the publishers of DogTipper.com and CatTipper.com. Paris and John live with their dogs and cats in the Texas Hill Country near Austin.
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