Healthy and Green Living » Adoption & Services

Starting an Animal Shelter

Melissa Breyer — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:00:16 +0000

An animal shelter is a temporary home for animals of all shapes and sizes; a haven where they can find safety, nourishment and kindness when they really need it. Creating a shelter is not a responsibility to enter into lightly. It’s a huge undertaking involving a lot of research and education, as well as the [...]

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit

Melissa Breyer — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:00:39 +0000

You’d think that “Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month” would be in the spring when people have bunnies on the brain–like in April. But no, July is the month that holds the honor. Why? Because it takes a few months for all of the people who bought those cute baby bunnies for Easter gifts to [...]

Puppy Mills are Bad Business

Melissa Breyer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:00:05 +0000

The problem of unwanted pets is so huge that it necessitates another look at the source of the problem. With so many wonderful animals that need a good home, it seems like an obvious choice to bring one home from a shelter, rather than buying it from a store. Yet the pet trade in North [...]

Virtual Animal Shelter

Annie B. Bond — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:11 +0000

Adopt a homeless pet on the internet using Petfinder.com's easy search tool.

Library Cats: A Heartwarming Story

Annie B. Bond — Fri, 05 Oct 2001 15:17:36 +0000

It was the winter of 1987, and a Minnesota blizzard swirled madly outside Phyllis Lahti�s home when she heard the pitiful cries of a cat outside her door.

Help Those Violent to Animals

Annie B. Bond — Mon, 26 Apr 1999 18:46:17 +0000

There is a connection between those who are cruel to animals and human violence. Alert your local humane society, animal shelter, or animal control agency immediately when you witness violence to animals. These people (and pets!) need professional help.