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STORE, FIRST OF ITS KIND ON LONG ISLAND, REPRESENTS A "NEW ERA" IN HAVING MALLS HOUSE RESCUE GROUPS - AND NOT PET STORES PUSHING "PUPPY AND KITTEN MILL" ANIMALS New Facility at the Westfield Sunrise Mall Will Feature Animal Expert David Bernacchi, Noted for Taking On Difficult Rescues MASSAPEQUA, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Warm up your Valentine's Day at the Pets4Luv Grand Opening in Massapequa's Westfield Mall this weekend. Reporters and photographers can...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, January 23rd, the Florida Animal Rescue Act (SB 818), was unanimously approved by the Florida Senate Community Affairs Committee. The bill's next stop is the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee. Floridians are asked to visit www.floridarescueact.com to learn more about the bill, and utilize action alerts to write the House Subcommittee, and contact their state representatives in support. This...
"Florida Animal Rescue Act" would prohibit shelters and pounds from killing animals if rescue groups claim them BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alley Cat Allies, the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and humane treatment of cats, today praised the Florida State Senate Committee on Community Affairs for unanimous passage of the Florida Animal Rescue Act (S.B. 818/H.B. 597), and thanked State Sen. Mike Bennett (R) for...
MIAMI-DADE, Fla., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the Florida Animal Rescue Act (FARA) nears approval by the Senate Community Affairs Committee next week, some opponents are attempting to derail this lifesaving legislation by making false claims that Florida's non-profit rescue organizations are actually "hoarders" in disguise. The Florida Animal Rescue Act will make it illegal for shelters to kill any animal that a qualified 501(c)3 rescue organization is willing to...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over Fido, Buddy is officially the new "top-dog" name. Today, Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, announced its 2011 ranking of the most popular and most unusual names, with an extra category for TV and celebrity "name-a-likes." For the fifth year in a row, "Buddy" barks at the top as the most trending name for adoptable dogs in 2011, while "Lucy" once again proves to be the purrfect No. 1 choice for...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PEDIGREE Foundation announced today the recipients of seven Innovation and 691 Operational Grants. Thanks to the generosity and donations from dog lovers across the country, the Foundation is proud to award a total of $750,000 to these selected local shelter and dog rescue groups. These one-time grants help fund creative programs and basic operating costs aimed at increasing dog adoptions and helping the more than four million homeless...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This Thursday, December 15th from 7:30AM to 9:00AM, Van Nuys Airport will be the staging area for the departure of approximately one hundred dogs of all shapes and sizes that have gotten a holiday reprieve from a certain death sentence, and be transported via private aircrafts to safety and loving new families just in time for the holidays. The dogs will arrive on the tarmac at 7:30 AM in a specially designed bus before being loaded into a Jet...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DogTime Media, the largest vertical media community focused exclusively on pet owners, today announced that Wags and Walks/Sol Foundation is the recipient of its $10,000 DogTime Pet Blog Awards Grant. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081001/AQW549LOGO)</font> First announced in August as part of the of 2011 DogTime Media Pet Blog Awards, aka "the Petties", the Grant was made...
SHAWNEE, Kan., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With millions of homeless pets currently housed at overburdened animal shelters or wandering free on the streets, Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division announced today the launch of the "Lost Pet Alert Network," a virtual community of veterinary clinics, pet owners and animal shelters that is designed to share information about lost pets in order to more easily and quickly reunite them with their owners. The "Lost Pet Alert...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyone deserves a home for the holidays. That's why for the third year in a row, Petfinder.com is launching its annual Foster A Lonely Pet For The Holidays program along with hundreds of shelters and rescue groups with a goal to empty out animal shelters from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day. "Many people do not realize just how important fostering is among the animal welfare community," said Betsy Banks Saul, the co-founder of...
