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Greater Good Charities’ ‘Go Out and Foster’ Campaign Promotes Life-Saving Volunteer Opportunities
Maybe you’re interested in adopting a pet — after all, pets provide companionship and positive mental health benefits for their caretakers — but can’t necessarily make the long-term commitment. There is another way: fostering.
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These Caring Shelter Vets Help Animals In Need
Follow the hard-working staff at the Dumb Friends League in Denver, CO as they care for their animals with the help of Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
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Nearly 140 At-Risk Dogs, Cats To Be Adopted After ‘Life-Saving’ Airlift Mission From Overcrowded Shelters
More than 140 dogs and cats will be adopted into forever homes after being airlifted from overcrowded animal shelters in Louisiana and Alabama during NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign.
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Clear The Shelters: Second Life-Saving Flight from Louisiana to New Jersey
NBCUniversal Local, Greater Good Charities, The Animal Rescue Site and Hill’s Pet Nutrition are partnered on a second life-saving pet airlift.
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155 At-Risk Cats Flown From Florida to Massachusetts, New Jersey Find Homes During Clear The Shelters
The 155 at-risk cats that were flown from overpopulated animal shelters in Florida to Massachusses and New Jersey were adopted as part of NBC Universal Local’s Clear The Shelters campaign.
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Clear The Shelters TV Special Celebrates 8 Years of Pet Adoptions
Beginning this Friday on NBC stations and COZI TV, “The Blacklist” actor Amir Arison will host a Clear The Shelters live television special celebrating eight years of the annual pet adoption and donation campaign, which runs through the end of August.
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Meet Dobby: Once a Hungry Stray, Now She Needs a New Home
The hairless, scabby puppy was in the middle of the road in an industrial part of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, walking along the hot asphalt, looking for scraps of food as cars whizzed by. The woman who had spotted her was worried she would not survive. When Alison Alvarado, the director of the Iberville Parish Shelter & Animal Control, south...
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Abby the Dog, Missing for 2 Months, Found Alive Inside Missouri Cave
Abby the poodle-hound mix normally weighs about 50 pounds but her owner guessed she lost half her body weight in the cave.
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Noodle the Pug: The Adoption
Before Noodle the Pug and his “Bones and No Bones Days” were a viral TikTok sensation, Noodle was just another dog who needed a home. Jonathan Graziano talks about Noodle’s unexpected adoption story and the exciting life with a rescue dog.
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Here’s How Much Cute Puppies Can Cost, and How to Budget
If you’re thinking of adopting a pet, it’s important to know how much it’ll cost you in the years ahead. Here’s how to plan.
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Goldendoodles, Maltipoos, Morkies: A Warning Before You Buy Puppies Online
Goldendoodles, Maltipoos, Morkies – mixed dog breeds are hugely popular these days. But finding a local breeder can be challenging. That’s why some eager pet owners start looking online. But our I-Team has a warning before you do.
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The Case for Letting Your Dog Sniff on Their Daily Walk
If you’re a proud dog owner, you’ve probably gone on at least one walk that took far longer than expected because your dog was trying to sniff everything. But for dogs, smell isn’t just interesting — it’s the main way they learn about the world around them.
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6 Tiny Cat Breeds That Are Hard to Resist
These six tiny cat breeds pack a lot of personality into kitten-sized packages and weigh no more than 10 pounds.
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9 Hypoallergenic Cat Breeds That Won’t Make You Sneeze
If you love cats but suffer from allergies, don’t be discouraged. Here are a few breeds that won’t send you running for Benadryl.
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Find Adoptable Pets in Your Area Using the ‘WeRescue’ App
An app designed to help you find the purr-fect pet to adopt is now even easier to use just in time for NBC and Telemundo’s annual Clear the Shelters initiative.
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Many Unhoused People Would Choose Their Pet Over a Shelter. Can Shelters Change?
Many homeless and domestic violence shelters forbid people from bringing pets, a rule that keeps many people in need away from the system. A bill in California would provide funding so shelters can accommodate and care for pets.
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Higher Housing Costs Force More Pet Owners to Surrender Their Dogs
Shelters across the country are hearing from more pet owners that they’ve been forced to surrender their animals due to housing or financial constraints.
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‘Stray’ Cat Video Game Brings Some Benefits to Real Cats
A new video game sensation that features an adventurous feline has resonated with cat lovers and some of them are using the game to raise money for real cats.
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LA Galaxy Soccer Player Julián Araujo Talks About His Dogs
LA Galaxy soccer player Julián Araujo talks about his dogs, Bentley and Benzo.
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Clear The Shelters Helping to Relocate At-Risk Animals Across the Country
For more information on Clear The Shelters, including participating animal shelters and rescues, along with details on local events, visit ClearTheShelters.com and the Spanish-language site DesocuparLosAlbergues.com
August 1-31, 2023