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Animal Shelters Are Getting Crowded. Now's a Great Time to Adopt
23 million American households have gotten a pet since the pandemic started, but not all kept their pets. Now there are about 100,000 more dogs and cats in shelters compared to March 2021. Plus, shelters are understaffed, says Julie Castle of Best Friends Animal Society. “There are so many great animals in need in your local shelter, and they’re just...
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Nominate a Local Hero for the Clear The Shelters: PAWSitively Good Awards!
NBC and Telemundo stations across the country are looking for people, groups and non-profits doing amazing things for animals for the Clear The Shelters: PAWSitively Good Awards!
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The ‘No-Kill' Animal Shelter Movement Has Saved Millions of Lives… But Not Everyone is a Fan
The ‘No-Kill’ animal movement has saved millions of animals, but PETA says it’s had an unintended dire consequence.
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From Chickens to Llamas, Temporary Shelters Open to Animals Displaced by Fires
From chickens to donkeys to rabbits, cats, dogs and even llamas, organizations and individuals are offering free shelter to animals displaced by fires raging in the Bay Area. Cierra Johnson reports.
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North Bay Animal Shelter Gets Creative to Adopt Out Cats
Western Farm Center in Sonoma County has kept its doors open throughout the pandemic, and is hoping to find a forever home to the animals in need.
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Alameda Animal Shelter Helps Take in Pets Displaced by Wildfires
An East Bay animal shelter that isn’t facing the threat of wildfire is trying to do its part to help those dealing with a flood of evacuated animals in the fire zone.
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Alameda Animal Shelter Helps Take in Pets Displaced by Wildfires
An East Bay animal shelter that isn’t facing the threat of wildfire is trying to do its part to help those dealing with a flood of evacuated animals in the fire zone. Pete Suratos reports.
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5 Tips to Welcoming Your New Adopted Dog From Dog: Impossible's Matt Beisner
Matt Beisner, host of National Geographic’s “Dog: Impossible” and founder of The Zen Dog, believes there’s no such thing as a bad dog — but it’s important to establish an atmosphere of trust and safety when you first bring home your new friend from the shelter. Here are Matt’s five tips to starting off on the right foot and giving...
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Animal Shelters Urge You to Have a Plan For Pets During COVID-19 Pandemic
Alameda and Contra Costa animal shelters have united to ask the community to please make a plan for their beloved companion animals. With a COVID-19 peak expected in the San Francisco Bay Area, hospitals and medical providers are preparing to meet an overwhelming demand for medical assistance and hospital stays. Public animal shelters are preparing as well. Though this illness…
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Dog Walkers Wanted: How to Help a Shelter, Even If You Can't Adopt
Maybe you’ve already got two golden retrievers, or you’re allergic to cats or you’re not sure you’re ready for a new pet. Your neighborhood animal shelter — and its assortment of dogs and cats — can still use your help. Here are ways to participate even if you can’t adopt.