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Happy Birthday to Petfinder with 17 million wishes come true: Celebrate with us!
July 15, 2011 • Rescue • Most Popular
How many of you know your dog’s birthday? Or maybe you celebrate “gotcha” day instead—that special day when a paw-ticular pooch entered your life and was rescued. Either way, FIDO Friendly loves celebrating birthdays, too. We’d like to extend a big happy wish and many many years of success to our good friends at Petfinder.com.
From July 15 through July 17 Petfinder has partnered with shelters... -
Please help FIDO Friendly win up to $3,000 for dogs in need: Vote
July 06, 2011 • Rescue • Most Popular
Calling all FIDO Friendly fans and dog lovers. Would you like to help me win money for Gulf Coast Cocker Rescue and Camp Cocker Rescue!!!
This is a huge honor and I will be a guest speaker in Virginia at this event where it will be awarded in person in August.
For every award FIDO Friendly wins, the above 2 dog rescue groups will win money, divided evenly. I can potentially win $3,000 total and... -
Animal Hoarding: Indentifying the Disease
July 05, 2011 • Health & Wellness • Rescue •
The welfare of animals is very important in American society, and American families own more pets today than ever before. According to the 2011-2012 American Pets Products Association National Pet Owners Survey, 62 percent of American households own a pet, which equates to 72.9 million homes. Unfortunately, of those pets there are hundreds of new animal hoarding cases each year.
Animal...
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Circle of Life: From Patrick to Patrick: Dog making a difference
July 05, 2011 • Trends • Rescue •
Click here to watch new video!!
I started fundraising in October of 2009. The first dollar I raised was for quadriplegic surfer, Patrick Ivison. My 100,000th dollar will be for Patrick the Miracle Dog!! My fundraising has come full circle!
As you know, I’m a nominee in the Hero Dog Awards. So was Patrick, who beat the odds of being starved, put in a garbage bag & thrown down a garbage chute from... -
Dogs Left for Dead Flee Puerto Rico to Sanctuary in New York
June 29, 2011 • Rescue
WHO: Pets Alive Rescue Response Team, Pets Alive Puerto Rico Transport Crew, Animal Welfare Advocates.
WHAT: With hundreds of passengers to escort them to safety, 20 puppies and dogs rescued from Dead Dog Beach in Puerto Rico, will disembark two separate American Airlines Flights. Welcomed by the Pets Alive Rescue Response Team, they will board specially equipped quarantine vans and complete their... -
RECORD BREAKING 4,000 SERVICE ANIMALS RECEIVED FREE EYE EXAMS
June 28, 2011 • Health & Wellness • Rescue
Provided by: American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and Merial
The American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) today announced record breaking results from the 4th Annual ACVO/Merial National Service Dog Eye Exam Event. With the help of more than 200 volunteer board certified veterinary ophthalmologists throughout the U.S. and Canada, 4,000 service animals were examined during...
