In past issues of the Activate, we introduced our readers to Cruella, a shepherd mix from a small town in Michigan who was found wandering, wearing a purple collar and chain.

Send a singing holiday greeting with Critter Carols, featuring your own pet or one of ours!

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12/3 update: Tazzy will go home today to her foster after having been at the vets since Thanksgiving. Her vet bill is more than what was anticipated and she will have other surgeries to repair the muscle/skin that was lost at her ankles...

In Medinaceli, a picturesque town in the province of Soria, Spain, a "tradition" called "Toro Júbilo" brings shame on Spain. On the second weekend in November, balls of pitch once again were stuck onto the horns of a bull and set on fire.

Rudolph the red-nose reindeer thought EmailSanta was so cool that he asked the elves to create one just for pets! There's even a specially designed keyboard so Rudolph can reply!! Kewl, eh?

A new book called Funds to the Rescue by Susan C. Daffron is written specifically for humane groups. This book saves you from wasting time as you search for new revenue streams to support your humane organization.

Dusty is a 5 year old, beautiful and loving Doberman who has been tackling battle after battle in the last few years. He came to us in the fall of 2005 when he was just over a year old. He was an energetic and goofy, big baby who loved to run around...

Founded on November 5, 2003 by Monica Thompson, D.V.M., the Feline Well-Care Clinic started as a veterinary hospital that occasionally rescued cats. She eventually established the no-kill Nine Lives Foundation in December of 2004...