big, black dogs go last

source: The Dallas Morning News
Big and strong with a face radiating pure joy, Julian sweeps his tail back and forth in a fast, smooth arc, like a windshield wiper in a gully washer.
But Julian, as happy a dog as you’re likely to see, faces life with a couple of huge impediments. He’s big. He’s […]

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A Voice for the Rescued Dog

source: Dog Channel, CA

His book tells of 17 dogs he’s rescued, but that’s only a fraction of the dogs who have found him. Although he has an affinity for the pit bull, he has rescued all breeds of canines and has no hesitation in telling you that he’ll keep rescuing, just because it’s the right thing […]

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Celebrate senior mutts

source: San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
Since founding Muttville a year and a half ago, Franklin has saved more than 125 dogs from shelters all over California.
“These dogs almost certainly would have been euthanized just because they’re older and perceived as less adoptable,” she says. “No one else was focusing on older dogs, so I decided it […]

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Fostering Dachshunds

source: Herald Times Reporter, WI

“It’s really nice to see these people that are so loving and want to give so much to an animal,” she said. “They make you believe there is some kindness in humanity.”
Another difficult aspect is saying goodbye to the dogs after they’ve been with her awhile. She said she cried when […]

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Rescued Puppy Mill Dogs

Get New, Happier Lives
HSUS News, DC

The rescue at Pine Bluff, coordinated by The Humane Society of the United States, was the largest known puppy mill rescue in Tennessee history, and one of the largest ever in America. As authorities prepare a legal animal cruelty case against the puppy mill operators, families in eight states […]

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Utah sanctuary lets you care

for those rescued
Boston Globe, United States
But the sanctuary itself is a tourist attraction, drawing some 25000 people a year who tour the facility and volunteer to work with the 2000 or so dogs, …
Our first day of volunteering involved touring the grounds: Dogtown; Kittyville, which includes a kitty motel for cats with feline […]

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Oakland couple rescues pit bulls

and works to redeem breed’s image
Los Angeles Times, CA
They bolted from the car and chased down dogs of all shapes and sizes. Once they found a home for one animal, they’d soon spot another needy outcast. …
Over the last decade, Racer and Reynolds have found homes for 400 pit bulls. They assist kennels nationwide […]

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rescuing “Death Row Dogs”

Seattle restaurateur’s new calling:
Seattle Times, United States
Ginger’s Pet Rescue, specializing in “Death Row Dogs,” has found homes for nearly 1000 hard-to-place pets and reduced the number of animals euthanized. ..
She secured nonprofit status, put up a Web site and then began getting e-mails about abused dogs directly from the public. The next thing she […]

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Beloved Pets, Displaced by Floodwaters,

Find Temporary Shelter in Iowa
New York Times, United States
Within days, what had started as a makeshift shelter had grown into a sprawling operation housing nearly 1000 animals — dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, lizards, …

“The biggest thing learned by everyone from Katrina is the importance of animals in people’s lives,” said Diane Webber, disaster preparedness […]

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Homeless quake dogs

rescued by Chinese woman
The Associated Press
Now he’s among some 100 “quake dogs” rescued by the former businesswoman, who has created something extremely rare in China: a private animal shelter. …

One of her superstar mutts from the quake zone was a small, brown, short-haired terrier with alert brown eyes named “Qianjin,” or “Forward.” Rescuers said […]

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