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Speaking Out for Pit Bulls
Pit bulls have a bad reputation, but is it deserved? A group of pit bull owners and advocates in Vancouver, Canada, says the breed has been misrepresented.
HugABull Advocacy & Rescue Society works to help not only individual dogs, but the entire breed’s image. It also strives to build a community of responsible owners for dogs who often attract the wrong kind.
Many of us have the idea that pit bulls have been bred to be aggressive – and, though they can’t help it, they’re not the kind of dog you’d want to have around. News reports and breed-specific legislation, like...
Help Abandoned Animals This Holiday
This is the season of giving, and some people ponder donating or volunteering time for a charity with a good cause. Why not donate or volunteer for a charity organization that involves animals? Unfortunately, thousands of animals are recklessly abandoned each year, and lots of them end up in animal shelters where many end up being euthanized. Even if you don’t want to adopt a new family friend, there are other ways to help make the world a better place for local cats and dogs, like volunteering your time or even donating things like food and animal supplies. Moreover, there...
Adopting a Mutt
So, you've considered the benefits of owning a pet and have decided a dog would be a nice addition to your home. You would like to adopt a dog from a humane society or animal shelter but aren't quite sure what to expect. You can learn a little bit about the adoption process in this quick...
Pet-igrees
What is the deal with pedigreed pets? I don't get it. Why are people willing to pay $800 for a dog? You can get one for free from the pound. And I can pretty much guarantee that the pound dog is going to be more loving and less high maintenance than the purebred.
Everyone I know who has some type of hoity-toity, fancy purebred pet has to go through a laborious care regimen that just doesn't exist with the real American mutt. My friend has to spray his English bulldog's jowls with a special solution to keep...
Dogs — Lost, Found, and Microchipped
By now, you’ve likely heard of Muffy, the lost dog who was found a thousand miles from home, nine years after she disappeared. She had somehow migrated from Brisbane, Australia, to Melbourne, where she was reported to the RSPCA as neglected. The society found her in “a squalid backyard”. She had fleas, a matted coat, a bad skin condition – and a microchip implanted under her skin.
Muffy’s story has traveled much further than she ever did – and I don’t think it’s just because summer is a slow news season.
For one thing, many of us have had to...
By now, you’ve likely heard of Muffy, the lost dog who was found a thousand miles from home, nine years after she disappeared. She had somehow migrated from Brisbane, Australia, to Melbourne, where she was reported to the RSPCA as neglected. The society found her in “a squalid backyard”. She had fleas, a matted coat, a bad skin condition – and a microchip implanted under her skin.
Muffy’s story has traveled much further than she ever did – and I don’t think it’s just because summer is a slow news season.
For one thing, many of us have had to...