A Horrible Hundred
From the HSUS: As part of its seventh annual Puppy Mill Action Week earlier this month, The Humane Society of the United States released..
Rescue
Keeping Animals Out of the Shelter
By Darlene Duggan Gone are the days where a shelter is simply a clearinghouse for homeless and stray animals. Today, shelters have become..
The Shelter Voice: Can’t We All Get Along?
By Darlene Duggan I have written before (here, here, and here) explaining the various types of animal shelters: open door shelters, animal..
Fixing Common Shelter Myths
By Tatiana Garrett Public misconceptions about animal shelters are rampant. And in a field dedicated to saving lives, misinformation can..
The Shelter Voice: Licenses vs. Microchips
By Darlene Duggan I recently stumbled onto a fantastic blog, Letters of Note, dedicated to interesting correspondences. While perusing the..
10 Things You Can Donate to a Shelter
Every pet parent knows that animals require a lot of stuff. Shelters, who are tasked with the care of many animals at one time, often run..
Do Fee-Waived Adoptions Devalue Pets?
By Darlene Duggan This is part four in a series exploring common shelter rumors and myths. Part one: “Is Black Dog Syndrome a Myth?”..
The Black Cat Myth
By Darlene Duggan This is part three in a series exploring common shelter rumors and myths. Part one: “Is Black Dog Syndrome a..
Fostering Love
By Kathy Mordini The Hackman family of Northern Indiana has been fostering dogs for a little over two years, specializing in mother dogs..
All Shelter Pets are Imperfect (And That’s Okay!)
By Darlene Duggan This is part two of a series exploring common shelter rumors and myths. Read part one (Is Black Dog Syndrome a Myth?)..
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