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Make Black Friday a red-letter day for a homeless animal

Chicago area stores had their shelves stocked …and most opened their doors early, looking at a long and (with luck) profitable Black Friday....
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The argument for adopting your next dog or cat from an animal shelter.

According to the U.S. Humane Societyup to 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized each year, and another 3 to 4 million are adopted. Advocates who...
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Get involved in Spay Day to help raise awareness about spay/neuter

Once a year, Spay Day, an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, works to inspire people to...
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Pets 101: The lowdown on pet adoptions from shelters

Adopting a pet is orders of magnitude easier than adopting a child but the similarities are important and instructive. The differences matter too,...
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Make a rescue shelter thankful

  • Pets
  • November 18, 2009
As you count your blessings in this week before Thanksgiving Day, remember all the dogs, cats, and other unfortunate animals who have been taken...
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Michael Vick Commits to Humane Society's programs on eliminating dog fighting

  • Pets
  • September 19, 2009
Michael Vick spoke to a group of freshmen at Nueva Esperanza Academy in Philadelphia this past week.Some of his messages were“Be a leader...
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Humane Society is working hard to change perception of the pit bull

The Humane Society is great! I just can’t get enough of the fabulous programs they put out there for dogs.One I really like is called &ldquo...
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Michael Vick in his own words

Recently, Michael Vick posted the following.On his offenses:What I did was horrendous. Awful. Inhumane. And I've no excuses for my actions. It...
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Humane Society Releases a Statement on Michael Vick

“As publicly stated in late July, American Humane lobbied neither for nor against Vick’s reinstatement in the NFL, but did express its...
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Some guinea pig facts

The "pig” part of the guinea pig’s name may come from its pig-like squeaks… or from the fact that they have been kept as...
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