Being a RESCUE person in a SHELTER world has been an amazing balancing act for me. It has tested me in keeping a balance that I never thought I could do. I thought I was at my mental and physical limit with my house full of rescue dogs…. Now? I have 120+ more to keep watch over behavior wise, Monday… Read more →
NEW YORK – Last week, it looked like Midnight the dog might find a new home on Long Island, but now that his owner has stepped forward, he may be heading back to Brooklyn instead. Rob Misseri, president of Guardians of Rescue, a not-for-profit organization based in Smithtown that protects the well-being of animals, said Wednesday that after interviewing the… Read more →
CALIFORNIA – At Riverside County Department of Animal Services, kennels typically meant for one or two animals sometimes hold six dogs at a time. As an “open door” facility, the Riverside shelter in Jurupa Valley, Calif., doesn’t turn away any dogs — regardless of their health. It is inundated with animals. Willamette Humane Society in Salem has the opposite problem…. Read more →
ILLINOIS - The City Inspector General’s office has found Chicago’s shelter operations are "significantly understaffed" according to National Animal Control Association guidelines. An audit shows the Commission on Animal Care and Control was understaffed by nearly 30 percent, and the IG’s office recommends the CACC fill vacancies on the cleaning and feeding staff. "CACC’s mandated mission of humanely handling and… Read more →
Carrie Ann Inaba’s is a known cat lover and now, the "Dancing With The Stars" judge is using her time to raise money to help animals in need. OTRC.com correspondent Tony Cabrera recently joined Inaba during a visit to her favorite cat sanctuary in the Los Angeles area, where she talked about her love of animals, how she coped with… Read more →
CALIFORNIA – It’s Feb. 3, Super Bowl Sunday, and Yehuda Netanel is at Van Nuys Airport, north of Los Angeles, making plans for the afternoon. He’s not thinking chips and salsa and squeezing onto a couch with friends to watch the game. Instead, he’s trying to fit 30 dogs into the back of his single-engine plane. As the founder of… Read more →
PENNSYLVANIA – The surge in the number of pets being surrendered because of the hard economic times is becoming so overwhelming that many capacity-filled animal shelters are being forced to rely on foster care volunteers to temporarily house the homeless pets until permanent homes are found. Foster care volunteers have become an essential part of the operation at animal welfare… Read more →
TEXAS – The grounds of First Christian Church were inundated with the sound of barking on Saturday afternoon, thanks to what event planners hope is the first of an annual event known as Doggy Derby Day. The event was held jointly by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of East Texas and Petapalooza, East Texas’s largest pet… Read more →
TEXAS – Terry Hathaway was driving along the frontage road of Expressway 83 earlier this year when she spotted a frightened dog below the underpass at Texas Boulevard. The lab mix had no tags, but had a collar and clean nails, so Hathaway assumed he had owners. She didn’t want to leave the pup in the roadway to get hit… Read more →
NORTH CAROLINA – A group of more than 50 volunteers spent an entire day renovating the Union County Animal Shelter. Sarah Lewis — founder of Halfway There Rescue — has worked in partnership with the animal shelter for the past eight months, and she realized that Animal Control Officer Heather Sealy had quite a heavy load for one person. “I’ve… Read more →
