What a pleasure it was to see these beautiful faces, not only above the fold in a Grand Rapids newspaper, but on the Humane Society Kent County’s Adoption Page – ready and waiting for applications. (fullsize scan) Of course, like any shelter that has many pit bulls up for adoption, the challenge will be finding enough qualified homes. But that’s a welcome challenge to the people who saved these dogs from horrible abuse and a discriminatory death. Rock on Kent County!
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Poway is a saddened city today. A 17 year-old girl was attacked, raped and murdered while she went running along a local trail just outside of town. Chelsea King was a Poway High School student, and…
Just got an email from some people around Denver that one of the two federal lawsuits against the pit bull ban recently SETTLED:
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A federal prosecutor in Michigan tried to convince a federal judge to order the euthanasia all dogs swept up in a cruelty case this past summer. The problem is, Kent County Humane Society has been housing several of the dogs for months and believes that they’re adoptable.
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Maryland SPCAs Executive Director Aileen Gabbey released the following statement about the decision to give the Ed Block Courage Award to Vick today….
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We’re living vicariously through Phatman and his new family this week, who are living big adventures on the road. Cindy wrote home this weekend with some highlights from their travels….
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We all love the before and after stories, especially with the “snowballs chance in hell” dogs. We got to celebrate a snow storm survivor this weekend when puppy Vessa went full adoption. Here she is when we first laid eyes on her, back in August (she’s the little brown dog). She was whelped in makeshift box that doubled as a fighting pit, then shuffled to an Oklahoma shelter by HSUS reps just after the big bad multi-state arrest.
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The economy has taken a terrible toll on pets and their families. As people lose their jobs and their homes, the pets often end up in shelters or abandoned.
I have several groups in my email address…
Los Angeles photographer Lori Fusaro contacted us recently and asked if she could use her photography to help our cause. I thought, “Oh how very nice,” which turned out to be a bit of an understatement once we took a look-see at her work. This girl has got it going on!
Check out her portfolio.
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