Archive for March, 2008
Wisconsin Fish Rescue Needs Your Help
Finned Friends, a very unique rescue, needs your help. Finned Friends takes in unwanted aquatics. Too often people think the solution to an unwanted fish is to flush it. Finned Friends adopts these special fish out to loving homes or gives them a place to live out their days.
Thanks to an incompetent, […]
Posted: March 28th, 2008 under Good News & Good People.
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Marquette County Puppy Mills Dogs Find Homes
This article in the Oshkosh Northwestern reports that 60 dogs taken from a Marquette County are now rehabilitated and being adopted. Check out the photos of the just-rescued animals. Such sadness in their eyes. It’s a reminder that we can’t do enough to stop puppy mills in Wisconsin and beyond.
The dogs are available […]
Posted: March 27th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Pet of the Week: Bandit
Bandit is all terrier… fun, sassy and ready to play! Bandit is deaf but that doesn’t stop him. Can you learn Bandit’s language? Meet this special boy at the Humane Society of Jefferson County.
Posted: March 26th, 2008 under Pet of the Week.
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Pet of the Week: Sugar
It’s easy to see where Sugar gets her name. She’s an Australian Shepherd with a beautiful white coat who is sweet as can be. Sugar is completely deaf, so a home with a “hearing” dog or patient family willing to work with Sugar is ideal. See Sugar at the Barron County Humane […]
Posted: March 19th, 2008 under Pet of the Week.
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Think Chocolate, Not Real Easter Bunnies
If you’re thinking of getting a rabbit as an Easter surprise, please reconsider. Every year rabbits are purchased for Easter gifts and end up at shelters, or worse. Visit The House Rabbit Society’s website to learn more.
Posted: March 18th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Pet of the Week: Gypsy
Gypsy is a beautiful domestic shorthair available at the Fond du Lac Humane Society. Gypsy has very unique markings, making her look mysterious and exotic. Can you give this wandering Gypsy a permanent home?
Posted: March 12th, 2008 under Pet of the Week.
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Dogs Rescued from Wood County Puppy Mill
A puppy mill in Wood county has surrendered 84 dogs that were kept in a 20 x 20 foot room, two or three dogs in a cage. Many were toy breeds used to create “designer dogs.”
The scum that run these places are cashing in on a trend. The dogs are being manufactured and […]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Cat Hoarding in Cedarburg
A recent cat hoarding case in Cedarburg is a sad reminder as to why pets should be spayed or neutered. The owners started with a few cats that multiplied. No matter how well the owners thought they were caring for the cats, the cats were sick, starving and dying. Live cats were […]
Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Abuse and Neglect.
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Pet of the Week: April
April came to the Humane Society of Douglas County in April 2007 pregnant. April has raised her babies and needs a forever home. She does have a heart murmur, but so far she’s happy and active like any cat. Can you take this loving mother home?
Posted: March 5th, 2008 under Pet of the Week.
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