Good News Notes: “A Marietta animal shelter will be giving away whiskers and meows to trick-or-treaters this weekend. Best Friends Animal Society, a rescue group with pet shelters across metro Atlanta, will be hosting a cat adopt-a-thon Saturday afternoon. Shelter workers will be outside the PetSmart in Marietta, located at 1285 Johnson Ferry Road, from…
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NYC answers call to foster pets after Manhattan shelter shut by COVID
Good News Notes: “These furry friends are all good boys and girls — and big-hearted New Yorkers opened their arms and homes to help save their lives Wednesday. Animal Care Centers of NYC on E. 110th St., the only city-run animal shelter in Manhattan, shut down Wednesday after staffers tested positive for COVID-19 — forcing…
A puppy with a cleft lip is adopted by a boy with a cleft lip: ‘They instantly loved each other’
Good News Notes: “A rescued puppy with a cleft lip had been at an animal shelter in Jackson, Mich., for almost a week, and staff worried that the dog wouldn’t be adopted. Then a man walked into the shelter who has a 2-year-old son with a cleft lip. Brandon Boyers wasn’t planning on adopting a…
Texas Shelter Builds Tiny Homes to Give Rescue Dogs Awaiting Adoption a ‘Home-Like Environment’
Good News Notes: “An animal shelter in Austin, Texas is taking a unique approach to housing homeless pets. In place of crowded kennels, the shelter, Austin Pets Alive!, is building tiny homes for their shelter dogs, giving them a ‘more of a home-like environment’ to live in while awaiting adoption. The tiny homes will also serve…
Pedigree Launches One True Loyalty Program for Dog Adoption
Good News Notes: “Shelters across the country have seen a rise in pet adoptions and fostering throughout the pandemic, and the PEDIGREE® brand is doing its part to keep the number of rescue dogs finding homes on the rise. The dog food company recently launched their One True Loyalty Program, a creative initiative designed to make…