Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says adopt a pet if you have failed at something

Adopt a pet if you have had a bad time

Elizabeth Warren fell short at the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary and wrote an email about how to deal with ‘falling short’ i.e. failing. It is an email to Courtney Enlow who praises it in a tweet. It backfired. The concept behind her recommendations for dealing with failure are laudable and acceptable but the …

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Anonymous couple pays adoption fee for 35 animals at Tennessee shelter

adoption fee paid

A couple who wishes to remain anonymous has made a contribution of $205 to the Rutherford County, Tennessee animal shelter. The donation covers the adoption fee for 35 animals in the care of Rutherford County PAWS at the time. The dogs and cats have a special tag on their cages letting people know the …

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Who would adopt the 2 most undesirable companion animals at a shelter? This woman did.

Adopt the most undesirable animals at shelters

Leslie walked into the Asheville Humane Society shelter and asked a question: “Which two dogs have been here the longest, with the most special needs? I’m here to take them both home with me.” The staff asked her to clarify and then introduced her to Brutus and Sam. Sam has a lot of medical …

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So…how successful was the Clear the Shelters event at YOUR local shelter?

As of 8 p.m. EST I’ve only heard back from one shelter on the success of today’s Clear the Shelters event. Columbus County Animal Control in Whiteville, North Carolina shattered their record from 2016 by adopting out 18 dogs and nine cats. Shelter Director Joey Prince sent me details of how their day went. …

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Thanks to the excellent volunteers who run Facebook shelter pages, forever homes are found in the U.S. and ‘abroad’

Columbus County Animal Control (CCAC) shelter dogs and cats are being adopted VERY far from the facility, with one dog on his way to Italy. Yes-ITALY! As in across the ocean! This rural shelter in Whiteville, North Carolina has made a complete turnaround over the past few years. A HUGE thank you goes out …

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News media personalities play with cats and dogs to promote local adoption

This story is a positive one involving local news media personalities and their efforts to get shelter pets adopted. I’m not sure whether this is a local thing or whether news stations across the country participate, but it’s good exposure, both for the pet and the newscasters we turn to for breaking stories on …

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