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5 Ways You Can Support Rescue Dogs
May 20th is National Rescue Dog Day! If adoption isn’t on the table for you right now, you can still make an incredible difference in a rescue dog’s life. Every…
Kayla Bush · May 20, 2026
Animal Rescues
You Want to Adopt a Pet? Here’s What to Expect! (And Why It’s Totally Worth It)
How the Adoption Process Works Have you ever thought, “Why is adopting a pet so… involved?” Well, congrats! You’re already asking the right questions. While there’s no single protocol for…
Kayla Bush · January 30, 2026
Animal Rescues
Explaining the shelter euthanasia process and why some shelters do it
What It Really Means When a Shelter Runs Out of Options The word euthanasia is one of the hardest to hear in animal welfare. It’s painful to imagine the reality…
Abby Watson · October 28, 2025
Animal Rescues
What It Really Means to ‘Clear The Shelters’ — And How You Can Help
A National Movement That Turns Shelter Animals into Forever Pets Every August through September, communities across the U.S. unite to Clear The Shelters, an annual pet adoption and donation campaign…
Isabella Agostino · October 28, 2025
Animal Rescues
Meet the Underdogs: Why Senior, Disabled, or Overlooked Pets Deserve a Second Chance
Imagine stepping into a shelter. What catches your attention first? It may be the puppies tumbling over each other, or the kittens mewling for attention. The younger animals, bursting with…
Kayla Bush · October 28, 2025
Animal Rescues
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Dog Meat Trade
Each year in June, thousands of innocent lives are lost as dogs are barbarically slaughtered during the notorious dog meat festival in Yulin, China. Our rescue partners bravely take to…
Alexis Gomez · June 21, 2024
Animal Rescues
Reasons to Adopt a Shelter Animal
April 30th is National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day. Please consider saving a life by opening your heart and your home to a shelter animal in need.
Alexis Gomez · April 29, 2024
Animal Rescues
This 17-Year-Old Is Running His Own Animal Shelter In Macedonia
In a country where a majority of people don’t care or look twice at a suffering animal, one 17-year-old boy is doing more for animals than most have in a…
Sydney Marmion · August 15, 2023
Animal Rescues
Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Shelter Dog
It’s basic economics- supply and demand. In a world where animal shelters are overpopulated, it’s implied going to a pet store will give you a better quality dog. Only, that’s…
Amy Peterson · June 27, 2023
Animal Rescues
Myths About Rescue Dogs
A rescue dog can be many things, ‘damaged goods’ is not one of them. As a proud guardian of 3 rescue animals, I can personally tell you that where an…
Alexis Gomez · June 23, 2023
Animal Rescues
8 Great Texas Rescues
More than six million pets enter animal shelters across the US every year. Animal shelter statistics from 2020 show that there are about 70 million stray animals on the US…
Mackenzie Perez · June 1, 2023
Animal Rescues
Nourishing Pets, Transforming Lives: Grandma Lucy’s Impact in Rescue
With nearly 25 years of experience, Grandma Lucy’s mission and values haven’t changed. They’ve continued to grow their product offerings into an extensive line while maintaining human-grade ingredients.
Alexis Gomez · May 19, 2023