Last week I wrote about the ASPCA Forensics Team being sent to collect evidence in an animal cruelty case at the Memphis Animal Shelter.  The investigation began after a local resident took pictures of starving and abused cats and dogs at the cit...]]> With the launch of our new America's Favorite Animal Shelter contest, we want to give all Care2 members all over the world a fun way to tell your rescue pets' stories and show off their sweet faces. There's a lot of gloom and doom in the world today -...]]> Stories of animal abuse and meat recalls abound in the news, a quick search of YouTube will result in ghastly videos of animals being tortured and undercover investigations turn up hideous acts of violence that some would like to decry as propaganda...]]> It's National Shelter Appreciation Week -- and what better way to celebrate than to join Care2 and Adopt-a-Pet.com in promoting shelter pet adoption through the new America's Favorite Animal Shelter contest!Too many animals have no reason to celebrate...]]> This is part three of a three-part series. For more information, please readVegan 1-2-3: Introduction"I will continue to be a vegetarian even if the whole world started to eat meat. This is my protest against the conduct of the world." Isaac Bashevis ...]]> Shocking video was released last week about the cruel treatment of newborn calves, at Bushway Packing, Inc. – a slaughterhouse in Vermont.    It’s hard to say which part of this story is more intolerable. The fact that these ca...]]> How’s this for progress? Windsor Castle is providing an all-vegan lunch for more than 200 people attending an interfaith conference called “Many Heavens, One Earth: Faith Commitments for a Living Planet.” The conference, which w...]]> This is the second part of a three-part series, aimed at those who want to learn more about making a transition to veganism. For more information, please read: Vegan 1-2-3: IntroductionBecause the dietary culture of our society revolves around meat, e...]]> There are only a few programs left that use live animals for their Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses and Baystate Medical Center in Massachusetts is one of them. Baystate Medical Center is currently using pigs for its trauma sessions, whi...]]> I first read about this entertaining story on the ohmidog blog.   In September Dawn Rizos, who the owner of a popular strip club in Dallas, received a fax from an organization called American Solutions for Winning the Future announcing tha...]]>