Dogs and Dames

Grabbed from link I was at BlogPaws last week, and although the conference is still in its nascent stages (you’d never guess by how well it was organized), it already has established a tradition of making the world a better place for animals — whether in small steps or larger, well-funded ones. The grassroots “Be [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Pets News When you see a cute litter of puppies or a box full of kittens, the desire to keep a couple of dozen of the little critters around is almost overwhelming. Most of us recognize, however, that we don’t have the space or the time to attend to large [...]

Grabbed from link Are you looking to make a real difference in the lives of animals? The ASPCA is searching for public and private shelter leaders and volunteers to take their town to the next level by vastly increasing pet adoptions in their community. To sweeten the deal, they launched a friendly competition today to [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Dogs Oregon Humane Society/Doggie Dash Welcome to one of Paw Nation’s newest columns, Local Lowdown, where we give you ideas for hanging with your hound (and kitty!) in your home city. We’ll tell you about interesting local events, important activities, useful resources and other fun happenings all across the country. [...]

Grabbed from link Filed under: Pets News West Zest, Flickr Forced to decide whether their country of Switzerland should create a national system to provide state-funded lawyers to represent animals in court, the Swiss people voted, and the outcome was a resounding no. “The measure was rejected by around 70 percent of voters,” reports BBC [...]

Image by Scott Kinmartin via Flickr My daughter has been working at the Humane Society for a few months now. She absolutely loves animals and has already convinced me to let her adopt a cat. But what she really wants is a dog…a big dog. My wife isn’t too thrilled about the prospect of getting [...]