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Adopt a Shelter Pet October Blog Hop

carol bryant — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:55:07 +0000

It’s October and that means BlogPaws is celebrating Adopt a Shelter Pet Month all throughout October. We encourage the adoption of pets of all shapes, sizes, ages, and species. Adoption has so many benefits, and pet lovers know this, especially if that pet came from a shelter or rescue. Every year, there are millions of...

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Maddie’s Pet Adoption Days A Success

robbi hess — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 21:45:44 +0000

According to a press release from the Human Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) more than 5,000 dogs and cats nationwide found homes this past weekend at the country’s largest free pet adoption event, Maddie’s® Pet Adoption Days, sponsored by Maddie’s Fund®. The HSSV participated in this annual by finding new, loving homes for 308 local dogs,...

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Celebrate National Pet Day Today

robbi hess — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:24:57 +0000

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess Today is National Pet Day. If you’re a pet lover, chances are every day in your home is National Pet Day, but today is a day set aside to raise awareness of pets in need of loving home, to raise awareness of how one person truly can make a...

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#BPPet360: Debunking Black Cat Bad Luck Myths

robbi hess — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:45:34 +0000

Did you know that black cats and black dogs are the most overlooked colors in most shelters? There appears to still be an idea that black cats are bad luck. This post by Pet360 helps with debunking black cat bad luck myths. The article offers a history of black cats and also notes that: “Many...

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BlogPaws News Bite: Annual Walk ‘n Wag Fundraiser Underway

robbi hess — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:45:51 +0000

Humane Society Silicon Valley’s 12th Annual Walk ‘n Wag Fundraising Efforts Are Underway Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) announces its 12th Annual Walk ‘n Wag fundraising efforts have begun. Participants can register and raise life-saving funds as an individual, start a team, or join a corporate team by visiting HHSV.org/walk. This annual online fundraiser, benefits animals...

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Preparing Your Pet For Weather Emergencies

robbi hess — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:30:12 +0000

Post by Blog Manager Robbi Hess The recent flooding in and around Phoenix, Arizona was close to home for me as I used to live there and instantly recognized many of the areas in which cars were disabled on the highways with water covering their roofs. I have many friends who live there who were...

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BlogPaws News Bite: Conference Attendee Rescues A Shelter

robbi hess — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 21:45:00 +0000

When we say that we love our pet bloggers and those who attend our BlogPaws Conferences, these are the type of stories and acts of compassion that prove our point. Susan Willett of Life With Dogs and Cats, while at the BlogPaws 2014 Conference in Las Vegas spent time in the Merrick Pet Care booth,...

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BlogPaws News Bite: ASPCA App For Lost Pets

robbi hess — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:30:14 +0000

Losing your pet would have to be one of the scariest events in a pet owners’s life, we imagine. Even if your pet is on a leash (and breaks away) and even if she is microchipped, there is a possibility she could become lost. The ASPCA has come to the rescue with its new app...

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BlogPaws News Bite: Cats Take Over NY Island

robbi hess — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 11:30:33 +0000

We’d seen this story on the news: Cats that have not been spayed and neutered have literally taken over an island in North Tonawanda, NY. Residents have started a GoFundMe site to raise money to have the cats trapped, spayed and neutered, then returned to their island home. The kittens that are calling the island...

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BlogPaws News Bite: The Power Of Pet Love

robbi hess — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:45:44 +0000

In the animal world it’s not every dog for himself as evidenced by the power of the love between an abandoned Pit Bull and a Chihuahua. The pair were found wandering the streets in Savannah, Georgia with the Pit Bull carrying the tiny dog in her mouth. The Chihuahua has an eye infection which is being...

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