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Pet rescue center in Freehold Raceway Mall

I came across this post: http://www.thebark.com/content/innovative-sheltering which represents real progress in the animal rescue world. I have not had a chance to drive out to the mall to see this store in action but the article discusses a pet store in … Continue reading

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We almost adopted another dog :-)

Jen found a small terrier mix lost in the middle of the street. She went up to the dog to try to grab him before he got hit by a car and the dog was extremely friendly and went right … Continue reading

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Homeless man saved by dog

We read great stories about dogs all the time including tales of companionship and utility as military dogs, therapy dogs, or other. Suffice it to say, the saying “man’s best friend” exists for a good reason. We do not post … Continue reading

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Professional baseball player lives away from family to save his pitbull

I came across this story the other day and thought it was very remarkable: http://www.examiner.com/article/mark-buehrle-leaves-family-behind-for-the-love-of-the-family-dog. A professional baseball player decided to move to Toronto with his pit bull while his family lives in Ontario, because Ontario will not allow pitbulls in … Continue reading

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How animals find their way home

I read this fascinating article in Time about the amazing ability of animals to navigate hundreds of miles to find their homes:  http://science.time.com/2013/02/11/the-mystery-of-the-geolocating-cat/. The opening of the article is about a cat who made it home after being lost hundreds … Continue reading

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Petsmart commissioned adoption survey

I came across these results of a study Petsmart’s Charity commissioned on animal rescue, adoption, spaying and neutering, and other interesting topics: http://www.petsmartcharities.org/resources/Ipsos-Webinar-11-27-12.pdf They have done this study a couple of times and so interestingly you can see the changes … Continue reading

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The power of the dog. Cabal.

I recently read an incredible post by a man named Neil about a dog he recently lost named Cabal: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2013/01/the-power-of-dog-cabal-2003-2013.html The story of Cabal and Neil is remarkable in that it is the story of a lot of people who … Continue reading

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What to do when finding a stray dog

I recently read a great post on what you should do when you find a stray dog that I thought was great: http://www.badrap.org/so-you-found-stray. The post is very thorough and well worth a read. The key when finding a stray of … Continue reading

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Staggering number of pets stolen a year

I recently read this article and was shocked by the staggering estimation that 2mm pets are stole a year: http://www.moderndogmagazine.com/articles/dognapped-frightening-facts-pet-theft/147. Consider me skeptical that 2mm pets are stolen a year but whatever the number is it is much larger than I … Continue reading

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Some of the year’s best social advances

The Gates Foundation tweeted this article: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671480/10-of-the-years-best-designs-for-social-good#1 from Fast Company with ten of the year’s best social innovations. The list had some pretty great inventions from the year so we thought we would repost it: 1) “A surgical light for the … Continue reading

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