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Dog Walkers Help Homeless Pooches Find Owners
Animals  (tags: dogs, animal shelter, volunteers, dog walkers, finding homes for dogs, good news! )

Betty
- 232 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
They've become a common sight in Ellensburg, Washington: Volunteers walking dogs adorned in neon green vests proclaiming "shelter dog needs home." The Ellensburg Animal Shelter's euthanasia rate was 70% in 2005 and is now down to 2%.
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N. Y. BANS GRISLY ELECTROCUTION OF ANIMALS FOR FUR
Animals  (tags: GOOD NEWS! )

Betty
- 583 days ago - jacksonsun.com
New York has become the first state in the nation to ban the electrocution of animals in a particularly grusome way to harvest their fur. National animal advocates on Wednesday said they hope it will force similar measures in other states.
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Good News: More Companies Discontinuing Farm Animal Confinement
Animals  (tags: animals, animal welfare, suffering, good news! )

Lori Ann
- 604 days ago - enn.com
More companies around the world are adjusting their farm-animal confinement policies and requesting clarification of consumer labels to reflect these changes.
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High Speed Robots to Replace Animal Testing of Toxic Chemicals
Animals  (tags: lab animals, testing, robots, Good News!, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection )

Cher
- 659 days ago - ens-newswire.com
Fewer laboratory animals will be used to test the safety of chemicals such as pesticides and household cleaners under a new agreement announced jointly today by the National Institutes of Health, NIH, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA.
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Abandoned Dog Recovering in New Home
Animals  (tags: dog, abandoned, recovering, adopted into new home, doing well, good news! )

Betty
- 708 days ago - leaderherald.com
The Jack Russell terrier was found abandoned just over 2 weeks ago. Maggie suffered from seizures, liver problems and neglect. Her new owner, Delene Johnson says, "She's eating like a horse and seems really healthy." Maggie's not had a seizure since...
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Animal Lover Offers Home to Pup Rescued From Pond
Animals  (tags: puppy, rescued, drowning, man arrested, new home for puppy, good news! )

Betty
- 794 days ago - mcall.com
Saved from drowning in a muddy retention pond, a puppy now has a new name - Destiny - a new pink collar and a new owner. The puppy had been left in the pond by a truck driver who was later arrested on charges of cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct.
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Mickey the Miracle Dog Finds a Home
Animals  (tags: dog, abused, neglected, recovered, adopted, new home, Good News! )

Betty
- 794 days ago - wtnh.com
Feisty, friendly and full of love, it's hard to believe that Mickey the Miracle Dog once suffered from abuse and severe neglect. Barbara Yeaton adopted the terrier mix and says he has come a long way.
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Cat Blasted Out Of Tree With Fire Hose
Animals  (tags: cat, rescued from tree, "blasted" to safety, unusual rescue, GOOD NEWS! )

Betty
- 810 days ago - wnbc.com
A cat stuck in a tree for a week has been blasted to safety with a high-pressure fire hose. Volunteers with an outstretched sheet made the save as the cat - soaked and hungry but unharmed - was hosed out of the tree by firefighters Sunday night.
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Zoo Board Chooses California Sanctuary For Maggie
Animals  (tags: elephant, Maggie, Alaska Zoo, PAWS sanctuary chosen, GOOD NEWS! )

Betty
- 814 days ago - adn.com:80
Maggie the elephant, will be heading to the Performing Animal Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas, California, the Alaska Zoo board announced Thursday. Zoo officials said an agreement should be finalized within 2 weeks....
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Cat Survives Big Fall
Animals  (tags: cat, fall from 18-story window, survived, recovering, GOOD NEWS! )

Betty
- 841 days ago - wrcbtv.com
A cat in Chicago is recovering after falling out of an 18-story window. Now the cat's owner, who's a soldier serving in Iraq, is worried about how he'll pay for the vet bills. The vet said this is the first time they've seen a cat who survived....
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Collie Locates Deaf, Blind Dog in Swamp After 24-Hour Search
Animals  (tags: dog, deaf and blind, lost, found by dog, GOOD NEWS! )

Betty
- 843 days ago - seacoastonline.com
After being lost for just over 24 hours in the Rye woods, the 15-year-old Husky mix was found in a swamp Tuesday night. It was a year-old Collie mix who sniffed out Fulton just before dark....
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Volunteers Helping Save Dogs in Florida
Animals  (tags: dogs, pugs, Boston terriers, rescue groups, saving unwanted dogs, good news! )

Betty
- 849 days ago - local6.com
A new pug rescue group is answering a call for help and saving unwanted dogs across the state. The Local 6 report featured a 6-year-old dog named Patty-Cake that was the latest pug rescued from an overcrowded Florida kennel.
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India Bans Elephants From Mumbai
Animals  (tags: elephants, Mumbai, banned in city, GOOD NEWS! )

Betty
- 858 days ago - cnn.com
The state government has banned domesticated elephants from India's largest city, saying that forcing the animals to walk the city's chaotic, crowded and polluted streets was an act of cruelty. Before the ban, 14 elephants worked in Mumbai.
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Morristown Dog Shot With Arrow Three Times Gets New Home
Animals  (tags: dog, shot with arrows, adopted by veterinary assistant, good news! )

Betty
- 935 days ago - wbir.com
When investigators found Archer last month, he still had one arrow lodged in his leg. After many phone calls and more than 50 applications from people wanting to adopt him, he's staying local. Archer's going home with the veterinary assistant who....
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