Author Archives: Adrian Meli

We came across this article the other day: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/pitbulls-landlord-discounts-rent_n_1790737.html and thought it was an awesome idea. Sandy, a landlord, decided to offer discounted rent on one of her units if the renter would adopt a rescue dog. Assuming of course … Continue reading →

Came across this story online of a man and his best friend, Schoep: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/man-dog-lake-superior-photo-_n_1755609.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular The article is a touching story of a man who when breaking up with his fiancé began to have suicidal thoughts and who ultimately snapped out … Continue reading →

We came across this article a little while ago and wanted to share it as we thought it was so incredible: http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/05/homeless-with-dog-man-refuses-shelter/.  The article contains a great story about a man who went for a bike ride and ended up chatting … Continue reading →

We saw a posting a couple of weeks ago about a day that a bunch of shelters around the country committed to being no kill shelters for one day. Here is a link to the Facebook page discussing this:  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=10319376&l=0a5c8a589f&id=190922761490 and … Continue reading →

I saw a posting about a Cincinnati pet food pantry http://www.cincinnatipetfoodpantry.com/ and though I am unaware of how many such organizations like this are out there think it is a fabulous idea. Buying the food and necessities they need for their … Continue reading →

Last week, an amazing young boy named Caide put a lemonade stand outside of his school to raise funds for a dog that was horribly neglected and emaciated named Hercules:  http://www.examiner.com/dogs-in-national/12-year-old-boy-raises-thousands-to-aid-starved-dog-s-recovery?CID=examiner_alerts_article Caide is a very special young lad who is … Continue reading →

Here is an interesting article on the cover of Time Magazine about animal friendships and that scientists don’t believe dogs form real friendships:  http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2012/02/09/animal-friendships-my-cover-story-for-time-magazine/. It elicited a lot of blog postings from animal lovers around the world claiming it is ridiculous. … Continue reading →

This is a nice story about a saint named Shirley who has fostered hundreds of dogs over the years and made a big impact in the rescue community: http://thebark.com/content/discovering-great-forlorn-dane. Tyra, the Great Dane Shirley rescued was in bad condition from … Continue reading →

We came across this article about a man who was trying to decide what he wanted to get his wife for her birthday and donated $2mm for a shelter in her name:  http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/03/birthday-surprise-husband-builds-animal-shelter-in-wifes-name/ The shelter for Arizona and Animal Welfare … Continue reading →

I saw an article on USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-27/euthanize-animal-shelters/53406232/1 that  discusses the no-kill movement and the tradeoffs municipalities make when taking the no-kill approach. Namely, funding no kill shelters are very expensive and even communities who would like to become no-kill are … Continue reading →