Animal Advocates
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25.6K5UPDATE: Cooper is Saved! Family Dog Faces Death After Relentless Harassment
Originally published April 27, Updated May 1, 2018 After an emergency campaign was launched to save a dog’s life in Florida. Cooper,...
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4.9KMaryland Becomes 2nd State to Ban Retail Store Puppy, Kitten Sales
In an effort to target puppy mills, backyard breeders, and to reduce the vast number of animals euthanized in Maryland shelters every...
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6.0KPet Owners Blame Local Park in Death of at Least 10 Dogs
Pet owners in Pennsylvania’s Springfield Township are blaming a local park’s use of dangerous herbicides in the deaths of at least 10...
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3.6KElectric Shock Collars Set to be Banned in England
In an effort to improve the welfare of animals, “cruel” electric shock collars are set to be banned in England, the government...
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Adopted Dog Surrendered to the Shelter for Being “Too Nice”
Last October, 4-year old Helena was adopted by a family that Fulton County Animal Services hoped would give her the life she...
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4.6K1Senior Dog Finds Happiness After 15 Years on a Chain
After 15 years spent at the end of a chain in his backyard, senior dog Bear is finally living the good life...
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4.3K1China to Begin Teaching Animal Welfare in High School Curriculum
For the first time ever, millions of Chinese high school students will have the opportunity to learn about animal welfare as part...
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3.2KDo You Have an Invention that Could Save Animal’s Lives? You Could Win a $350,000 Investment!
The 2018 Innovation Showdown has been called “the Shark Tank of Animal Welfare,” just launched and invites organizations and companies to compete...
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10.3KThe Best and Worst States for Animal Welfare: Where Does Your State Stand?
With 68% of U.S. residents sharing their hearts and homes with pets, animal welfare is a huge – and growing – concern...
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3.6KBaltimore City Council to Consider Citywide Ban on Retail Puppy, Kitten Sales
The Baltimore City Council will meet this evening to discuss and consider a citywide ban on the sale of puppies and kittens...
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56.3K14Michigan Animal Control Officers to Spend the Night in Freezing Dog Houses
In an attempt to raise awareness and remind pet owners to bring their dogs inside during harsh winter weather, three Saginaw County,...
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20.2K20Tampa Becomes First-in-Nation to Pass Groundbreaking Dog Training Ordinance
Hillsborough County commissioners today voted 5-to-2 in favor of a groundbreaking ordinance that regulates the dog training industry in the county. This...
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12.0K4Texas A&M Researchers Breed Golden Retrievers with Muscular Dystrophy in Research Lab
Along with nearly 250,000 supporters so far, two Texas A&M students are petitioning their university to end the cruel and useless laboratory...
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8.9KShelter Sorts Dogs into Hogwarts Houses to Help Them Get Adopted
When a Florida shelter noticed potential adopters looking to adopt dogs by breed instead of based on their personalities, they took a...
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31.1K11California Bill Bans Retail Sale of Non-Rescue Dogs & Cats Across Entire State
It’s official! California Governor Jerry Brown signed a groundbreaking bill that, lawmakers hope, will finally put an end to the cruel practice...
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4.6KAnimal Farm Foundation Calls BULL on “Pit Bull” Awareness Campaigns
For years, October has been widely considered by dog lovers to be “Pit Bull” Awareness Month, but Animal Farm Foundation (AFF) is calling BULL...
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Guggenheim Pulls Art Exhibition Amidst Objection by Animal Lovers
Late Monday evening, the Guggenheim Museum surrendered to activists and animal lovers around the country, making the decision to pull three works...
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78.2K2Owners of Pets Abandoned During Irma Could Face Felony Charges
The owners of dozens of pets abandoned during Irma could be facing felony animal cruelty charges, according to the state’s prosecutor. In...
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11.7K6Hundreds of Montreal Pit Bull Owners Ordered to ‘Get Rid Of’ Their Dogs
More than 500 Montreal pit bull owners have received letters ordering them to either find their dogs new homes outside of the...
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10.4K1Dog Found Alone on Bus at Houston Convention Center Turned Mega-Shelter
A German Shepherd was found alone inside a crate on a bus transporting Hurricane Harvey flood evacuees to Houston’s George R. Brown Convention...
