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More Than 1,500 Greyhound Injuries Documented at Texas Racetracks
March 19, 2013 • Rescue
FIDO received this report and wanted to spread the word and raise awareness about this ongoing cruelty to Texas greyhounds.
AUSTIN, Texas –GREY2K USA, with funding from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), today released a report detailing the inhumane conditions and weak financial viability of greyhound racing in Texas. The report is an up-to-date...
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Dog Attacked By Dog Ready For a New Family
March 13, 2013 • Rescue
UPDATE !! FIDO just received an update that "K.C." is going to be adopted!
Her new "people" met K.C. today. They filled out an adoption application and took part in an adoption interview with RCHS Shelter Manager Libby Kovalcik. After the interview the potential adopter went home, then returned with her other dog so it could meet K.C. in a neutral setting. (They had adopted their other dog...
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J’adore Le Chien Photography presents March’s Dog of the Month from Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
March 11, 2013 • Rescue
As shared with FIDO from Ellen Shershow Pena Photo Blog:
Ellen Shershow Pena Photo Blog - As most of you know by now, I donate twice monthly sittings to Muttville Senior Dog Rescue. The really amazing thing about this gig is that twice a month I’m guaranteed to have a super fabulous, super fun, super Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious day.
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200 Animal Shelters to Save 5,000 Pets on June 1-2, 2013
March 07, 2013 • Rescue
Maddie's Fund, a family foundation committed to achieving and sustaining a no-kill nation, will hold its fourth annual Maddie’s® Pet Adoption Days on June 1-2, 2013. FIDO thinks this is a WONDERFUL program and encourages you to participate too!
The fourth annual Maddie’s® Pet Adoption Days is sure to be one for the record books. On June 1 and 2, 2013, more than 200 shelters and rescue...
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Dog Rescued Just in Time and Makes Remarkable Recovery!
March 05, 2013 • Rescue
FIDO is thankful to report that although Queenie's story is terrible, the ending is wonderful and shows the goodness of this wonderful rescue group - Guardians of Rescue - read the details below:
Smithtown, NY (March 5, 2013) -- On Saturday, February 23rd, the Guardians of Rescue responded to a call in Coram, NY. The scene they found was horrific: a Cane Corso named “Queenie” was discovered...
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Uggie Named Spokesdog for The Humane Society of the United States’ Pets of Valor Award
February 28, 2013 • Rescue
FIDO is PROUD to announce this exciting news about our friend Uggie!
(February 27, 2013) -The Humane Society of the United States has chosen Uggie, the world famous, scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier from last year’s Academy Award-winning film “The Artist,” to be the spokesdog for its Pets of Valor Award.
The award celebrates the human-animal bond by honoring rescued or adopted dogs and...
