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Today is the day to celebrate man’s best friend and constant companion. With much of the U.S. working from home, expect to see your coworkers’ canine companions in today’s video conferences.

An upstate New York pet shelter has been flooded with positive messages and donations from all over the world after photos, seriously cute and “awww”-inducing photos, of a puppy and a pigeon were posted on its Facebook.

Animal shelters across the U.S. say they’ve placed record numbers of dogs, cats and other animals as people suddenly find themselves stuck at home amid the coronavirus pandemic

A Riverside County animal rescue is looking to give Chance the cat a second chance at life. ARE Animal Rescue in Hemet, which saves homeless animals from the euthanasia list at local shelters, pulled Chance from a shelter in January. At the time, the cat’s condition was so severe, the shelter was going to put him down. ARE took...

Animal shelters are facing a new set of challenges during the coronavirus pandemic as shelter-in-place and mandatory stay-at-home orders are impacting homeless pets and animal adoption services.

Thursday is International Chihuahua Appreciation Day and the Helen Woodward Animal Center is taking the day to appreciate the rescue of 60 chihuahuas from a Bakersfield hoarding case from earlier this year and is encouraging prospective pet parents to adopt two of the tiny dogs still available at their shelter.

Shelter pets may be a great companion as a foster or adoption as you are staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. “Stay Home and Foster” is working to help people connect with shelters and foster animals while maintaining proper social distancing.

King isn’t looking for a castle, just a safe and loving place to call home. He’s a very friendly 6-month-old cat who loves to purr. It doesn’t take much, just a gentle scratch behind the ears or under the chin. Unfortunately, King was abandoned by an owner who moved away. He was turned in to the Pasadena Humane Society...

King is the Clear the Shelters pet of the week for Friday March 6, 2020.

Animal experts say pets often process loss in a manner similar to humans. In a recent newsletter published by the Funeral Consumer Alliance of Maine, researcher Jessica Pierce says a growing body of research into ‘animal thanatology’ suggests common pets such as dogs and cats seem to share with humans many behavioral reactions to death, such as mourning and rituals...

A South Carolina couple is giving 25 feral cats from Guantanamo Bay a forever home in the Carolinas with Operation Git-Meow. Glynn Meade, who spearheaded Operation Git-Meow, said there are more than 500 feral cats in Gitmo.

Cedar Bend Humane Society is offering a “Office Cat” program where pet friendly businesses are encouraged to hire (foster) temporary workers (cats) to fill in positions of “Office Cat” until a permanent position (adoption) can be secured.

If you’re considering a new pet for your family, the New Hampshire SPCA is asking that you think outside the box when considering adoption. The shelter has several potbelly pigs that need new homes and more pigs are being surrendered every week.

There are a million reasons why people love dogs. They make great companions, provide a slew of the health benefits and love unconditionally. Yet, there are lots of valid reasons why some people opt out of bringing home a furry friend. From cramped living quarters, to allergies, to busy work schedules and social lives, caring for a dog is a...

Dogs are known to help reduce stress and teach family members lessons in responsibility — but dog ownership demands fiscal responsibility, too. The costs of bringing an animal into your home go far beyond any initial adoption fee, which will be waved or significantly reduced at hundreds of shelters around the country on August 18 for Clear the Shelters.

Layla Mae, an American Bully dog, was found tied up in a park and appeared to have been abandoned by a breeder after she couldn’t have any more puppies. Her adopted mom Brooke is helping Layla Mae explore the world and showing the lovable pooch that she’s not a “throwaway mama.”

Singer Miley Cyrus, actor Justin Theroux, host Mario Lopez and actress Lori Loughlin share heartwarming stories with People magazine about their shelter pets.