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Why you should adopt a senior dog over a puppy
Senior dogs, around 7 years of age and older, are typically housebroken, less destructive, and calmer than younger dogs.
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Animal shelter celebrates after all pets adopted for first time in nearly 50 years
The Adams County SPCA celebrated a “true miracle” after all its animals were adopted or returned to their owners for the first time in 47 years.
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Use the ‘WeRescue’ app and website to find adoptable pets in your area
An app and website designed to help you find the purr-fect pet to adopt is now even easier to use just in time for NBCUniversal Local’s annual Clear The Shelters initiative.
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A Florida animal shelter is critically overpopulated. They’re not the only ones
The Miami-Dade Pet Adoption and Protection Center has an average capacity to house 250 pets. Right now, the shelter has the difficult task of providing shelter, food and medical care to more than 600 ... -
‘Easy as ABC and 123’: A celebrity animal trainer explains how to set your new dog up for success
Before you bring a dog home from the shelter, celebrity animal trainer and Link My Pet ambassador Brandon McMillan says all new pet-parents need to think about how to set their new dog up for success....