National Dog Day is Aug. 26. What will you do to celebrate man's best friend?
Whether they're licking your face, sitting by your side or rifling through the garbage can, dogs can truly bring something special to the lives of those who love them. So why not celebrate them? Aug. 26 is National Dog Day. That's the day animal advocate Colleen Paige has designated for honoring all those dogs who bring in the paper, and all those dogs who are neglected. Not to be confused with National Mutt Day (Dec. 2), National Puppy Day (March 23) or National Pet Day (April 11), each of the 19 national and international pet days founded by Paige are all designed with one thing in mind: to draw attention to the need for pet rescue. Paige, author, pet behaviorist and self proclaimed "pet celebrity lifestyle expert" founded the Animal …
Maui, a one-year-old male cat, needs to get an injured leg amputated. The Kinnelon Volunteer Animal Shelter is seeking donations to help fund his surgery.
Black cats are typically known for projecting bad luck on others. But in the case of Maui, a one-year-old male cat, bad luck seems to have struck him. Maui, a shelter cat at the Kinnelon Volunteer Animal Shelter (KVAS), needs to have one of his leg's amputated. The KVAS is seeking donations to help fund his surgery. “We cannot be certain what caused his injury, but he is a poster cat for keeping your domestic cats indoors,” Ann Shagin, a volunteer at KVAS, said. When Maui was found earlier this summer, wandering outside KVAS, part of his leg was already missing. “What may have happened was that someone found him, nursed him back to health and dropped him off to us,” Debbie Shepherd, KVAS president, said. Shepherd said the wound did not …
Separate shelters committed to finding 'forever homes' for cats and dogs.
While many people go on vacation in the summer, it is also the season when there are the most animals in shelters. "It's a little slow over the summer. People go on vacations and there are less adoptions," Steve Serao, one of the dog managers at Tri-Boro Animal Welfare, said. Since the Kinnelon shelter split off to become the Kinnelon Volunteer Animal Shelter, Tri-Boro Animal Welfare now serves only the Butler community. The shelter, located at 12 Belleview Avenue, has regular scheduled pet adoptions every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. With more animals coming in this season, volunteers and residents in the area have been fostering dogs and cats. "If it's a choice from being put to sleep or adopted, we'd much rather you foster a dog in …
Katie
9:52 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
I work at a vets office and since it is a shelter cat he would never charge a shelter that much. That is an outrageous amount. more ›