Tweet It is something that has happened to many, finding a stray pet roaming the streets, many of them abandoned by their owners. But one big concern is whether it is safe to stop and help these pets. NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA |
Remember, Your Animal Shelter Donations Are Tax Deductible
December 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet It’s the end of the year and that means it’s unfortunately time to think about tax donations. What better way to save on your taxes than to make a donation to an animal shelter or dog rescue and save lives. Here’s a few things to remember before you right your check: Make sure the [...]
Everything Helps! Ways to Volunteer at Your Local Dog Rescue
August 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet A DogGeek.com exclusive by Teresa Barker Well, it’s no surprise that running a dog rescue is an enormous task. It makes sense that rescues can always use volunteer help with cleaning, feeding, bathing, walking, and caring for the dogs who reside there. But there are also unlimited possibilities for alternative volunteer support that you [...]
Have a Heart: A Spay + Neuter PSA from the Nashville Paw Foundation
July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Spay/Neuter… ’nuff said! Find a dog shelter/rescue near you >>
Are You Ready to Adopt a Dog?
May 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tweet A DogGeek.com exclusive by Teresa Barker A checklist of consideration when thinking about adopting a dog. Many people think that when they buy or rent a house with a big yard, “Well, now we need a dog!” but there are so many more important considerations than your yard size when adopting a dog. Here [...]
What is a rescue dog?
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet A DogGeek.com exclusive by Teresa Barker If you’ve ever heard the term “rescue dog” and had images of a canine dragging a human out of a burning building, you’re not wrong. If your neighbor with the cute little pure-bred shitzu proudly reminds you every time you see her that her dog is a rescue dog, [...]
A Case for the Big Black Dog (or BBD)
May 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
Tweet A DogGeek.com exclusive by Teresa Barker It’s a well known fact in the animal shelter community that black-coated medium to large dogs are the hardest to adopt. They are also the first to be euthanized in animal shelters, where they are assumed “unadoptable.” As the mother of 2 Big Black Dogs (BBDs), this is [...]
Pet patience is key for success, says shelter
April 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Newly adopted dogs need time to settle in, according to Burbank Animal Shelter official. Apair of inseparable dogs were adopted last week from the Burbank Animal Shelter only to be returned three days later, prompting reminders from shelter staffers that especially when it comes to pets, patience is a virtue. Molly, a 12-year-old fox [...]
How to Properly Determine the Age of your Shelter Dog
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Good for you, you’ve decided that you’re going to get an older dog. When you’re talking to folks that are adopting dogs, you’re going to get a wide variety of answers on their age based upon the adopters feelings and experience. I’ve heard rescue organizations claim that a dog was younger than it probably [...]
How To Help Shelter Pets Without Adopting
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet Carrie Ann Inaba may be best known as a judge on Dancing With the Stars, but she’s doing everything in her power to make her other passion — animal rescue — just as popular. The lifelong animal lover has created a new web show called Crib Cat, the episodes of which feature a new [...]
Making life less stressful for shelter pets
March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet At the Cumberland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, we constantly are striving to give our sheltered animals the best quality of life as possible. Life in the shelter is always difficult and stressful, but there are many things we can do to make the shelter more comfortable. Volunteers play a [...]
Tax breaks for pet foster parents…make sure you claim yours
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tweet In a landmark tax court case, Jan Van Dusen emerged victorious against the IRS. Van Dusen claimed many tax deductions on her 2004 tax return, for all the expenditures she’d put out for the 70 (yes, you read that correctly) stray and feral cats she had fostered, as part of her volunteer work with [...]
Four Steps to Help Choose a Dog Non-Profit Charitable Organization
December 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet It’s the end of the year again. We begin reflecting on the past year, planning for the year ahead. And it’s a time when many people—whether for philanthropic or tax-related reasons—begin weighing their options for charitable contributions. As the donor, the problem is that there are so many great non-profit organizations that deserve our [...]
Animal Shelter Adoptions: How To Increase Community Investment
November 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweet First impressions are lasting, and the one impression your community gets of animal shelter adoptions isn’t always positive. Dogs are barking, jumping, pacing, hiding in corners – not behaviors leading to warm and fuzzy ideas of adoption. Shelters have long needed help providing better physical, emotional and mental support and living conditions for the [...]
