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Readers' Rescue Animal Photos (Slideshow)
Offbeat  (tags: rescue animals, family members, stories, slideshow, love, bonding, kangaroos, adoptions )

Simone
- 11 days ago - treehugger.com
From a female Eastern Grey Kangaroo trapped in a sediment pond saved by a reader in Australia to a giraffe adopted at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, readers sent in photos of their rescue animals. Click through for photos of a cat found in a grocery store;
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Don't Buy Heartache for the Holidays
Offbeat  (tags: puppy mills, adoptions, animal shelters, rescue shelters, holidays )

Simone
- 13 days ago - humanesociety.org
The Humane Society of the United States warns families who are ready to welcome a pet into their homes this holiday to make doubly certain that they are not unwittingly supporting the cruel "puppy mill" industry. Consider adoptions from shelters and
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Adopt-a-Pet: Lela the Calico Cat
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cats, adoptions, pets, protection )

Cher
- 29 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Lela (ID# A1077716), a female domestic shorthair cat, found herself at the crowded South Los Angeles animal shelter when her owner decided to give her up due to a pregnancy. Now she's in need of a new home and a fresh start
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Adopt-a-Pet: Strummer the One-Eyed Pit Bull
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, adoptions, pets, environment, protection )

Cher
- 29 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Strummer, a male pit bull puppy available for adoption through Downtown Dog Rescue, hasn't had the most auspicious of beginnings. Fortunately for him, he has a new life to look forward to. Now he just needs someone to share it with!
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Dog Adoption Marks Mainstream Culture
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, adoptions, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 32 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
Dogs stories have always been popular, but lately there have been more that are focused around animal shelters and adoption. Characters in books and movies get their dogs from shelters or off the streets, and TV is filled with animals being adopted,
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Adopt-a-Pet: Toby the Terrier Mix
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, adoptions, environment, pets, protection )

Cher
- 36 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
When we first saw the photo of Toby (ID# A4060857), an adoptable male terrier mix at the Baldwin Park animal shelter, we felt our hearts skip a beat. That face! Those ears! How, we wondered, could his owner have given him up? We'll never know, but what
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Ideas for Christmas Presents - Sponsor a Dog
Offbeat  (tags: gagloes, dogs, adoptions, sponsorships, christmas presents )

Simone
- 38 days ago - galgonews.com
If you want to give a very worthwhile gift for Christmas, why not give a 'Sponsor Dog' as a present. Pro-Galgo have pictures and information about sponsor dogs. £10 a month, that's all. Some are even ready for the UK. Baas Galgo offer galgo sponsor
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Who Is This Smiling Podenco? Where Are These Galgos?
Offbeat  (tags: podenco, dogs, adoptions, smiling galgoes, homes )

Simone
- 53 days ago - galgonews.com
've got this smiling podenco in my library of photos and, for once and stupidly, I have not put it's name and which shelter/association it is with. I've also done the same for these galgos, such beautiful pleading eyes. It is one of half a dozen
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Would You Like to Adopt a Toronto Zoo Tiger, Gorilla, or Polar Bear?
Offbeat  (tags: animals, Toronto Zoo, adoptions, wild animals, protection, environment )

Cher
- 54 days ago - zandavisitor.com
The polar bears are back! Celebrate the return of our bears by giving your loved ones the Toronto Zoo's $60 Adopt An Animal Holiday Special Package! Adopt a magnificent polar bear (or choose your own favourite Zoo animal)!
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Usain Bolt Adopts a Cheetah
Offbeat  (tags: environment, cheetahs, adoptions, animals, humans )

Cher
- 58 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The world's fastest man has adopted the world's fastest animal. Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt adopted a cheetah cub today in Kenya's Nairobi National Park. According to Reuters, Bolt used to be scared of cheetahs because they could outrun him, but he
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Adopt a Black Cat This Halloween
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, black cats, adoptions, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 61 days ago - rspca.org.uk
The RSPCA is calling on cat lovers to get into the spirit of the season this Halloween and take home a black cat.
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Bored of Dogs? Now, You Can Adopt a Lion
Offbeat  (tags: animals, wildlife, adoptions, zoos, protection, environment )

Cher
- 69 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Looking for a pet that is 'wilder' than a dog or a cat? There's good news as the Punjab government now allows you to adopt any wild animal such as Bored of dogs? Adopt a lion (Getty Images) a tiger or an elephant. You cannot, however, take it home
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Oreo - One Sweet Cookie
Offbeat  (tags: oreo, surivor, neglected, medical treatment, cat, adoptions )

Simone
- 73 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
It's not hard to see how Oreo earned her name. With her black and white coloring, Oreo is a double-stuffed sweetie. But her past hasn't all been "cookies and cream."
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"Dog" - Pet Adoption From a Different Perspective - VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, adoptions, pets, protection, environment )

Cher
- 78 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
This excellent and fun music video from You Scream I Scream called "Dog" offers a novel and interesting perspective on pet adoption with a twist. Catchy tune, wonderful message, great cause!
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Personality Test for Pets
Offbeat  (tags: dogs, cats, pets, adoptions, MatchResult, humans )

Kate
- 729 days ago - news.yahoo.com
More than 150 animal shelters now successfully use what are called Canine-ality and Feline-ality tests to match prospective pet owners with just the right dog or cat. The quizzes have been so successful that euthanasia rates have been cut by 40%.
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