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A Simple Tip to Increase Pet Adoptions

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Animal Shelters and Rescues: You May Be Losing Pet Adoptions Everyday our social media news feeds are FULL of people begging for adopters for great shelter pets in danger. People see a post,  contact the shelter or rescue, often several times, interesting in adopting or rescuing the pet. But, with frequency, days or weeks pass
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I Wanna Be Loved – Pet Adoption Music Video

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3 June 2014 I Wanna Be Loved! – the anthem of homeless pets around the world! So far, this video has only been seen by 22,231 people; it’s definitely a music video that deserves to go viral; so let’s make it happen! Please share this post and ask others to do the same! When I
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Meet Chester – A Gifted Shelter Dog

Chester at Texas Animal Shelter

23 May 2014 A Shelter Dog’s Very Noble Mission Do you remember Chester? We all shared him this week on Facebook. Shelter volunteers LOVED him and were amused by his relentless pursuit of the fetch game. When I shared him on Facebook, I wrote “FETCH! FETCH! FETCH! Chester loves to play fetch – and he’s
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Animal Rescue Success Despite the Challenges

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23 May 2014 In animal rescue, each day is often a mix of the highest highs and lowest lows. In spite of the challenges, when we show up and network these pets, we’re often met with success as these dear pets are adopted or rescued. In this guest post, Fiona Green shares the highs and
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Pet Adoption – Zoe’s Story

Zoe, a shelter dog in Mason, TX

19 May 2014 No Distance Too Great – A Pet Adoption Story! How lucky can one little dog be?! Mason, Texas, the county seat of Mason County, has a population of just 2,117. This tiny, rural community is fortunate to have, Second Chance-Mason Animal Rescue, a group of volunteer working to give the shelter pets
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Animal Rescue: Visual Story Telling Tips for Success

How Visual Story Telling Helps Animal Rescue

25 April 2014 In 2011, my friend Rekka who was a volunteer with a local rescue shared this video she’d made of Norah’s rescue. Rekka, JP, and Pat had been trying to save this dear dog from life on the streets for months. They often held their breath with knots in their stomachs as they
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The Dog Your Man Could Love Like

Photo of an adopted dog with love

14 February 2014 On Valentine’s Day, when thoughts turn to love and romance, a little dog rescued from a high kill shelter, teaches what love is really all about. Click the arrow below to watch this cute video featuring Tiko; it is a parody of the Old Spice commercials starring the handsome Isaiah Mustafa. Be
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Shelter Dog Adopted in Last Two Hours of Life – Thanks to Social Media

Texas animal rescue shelter dog saved in last two hours of life (photo).

28 January 2014 Ellie the Shelter Dog Had Only Two Hours Left to Live “I wanted to thank Pawsitively Texas for posting animals needing homes. We found our dream puppy (back on Nov 18) and rescued her just 2 hours before she was due to be put down. We drove from North Richland Hills to City of Midlothian
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A Home for Every Animal Shelter Pet

Ford is a 13 year old Rottweiler dog rescued from a Texas animal shelter and adopted in Michigan (photo).

26 January 2013 A 13 year old black dog was surrendered to a Texas animal shelter; he did not do well with this sudden life change and became in danger of being killed. The situation looked bleak for Ford, an older Rottweiler gent of 13. However, because of passionate volunteers who spend time online sharing
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What to Do When You Find a Stray Animal (must read!)

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24 January 2014 Exhausting All Resources to Return a Pet Home One of the worst nightmares a pet owner can ever experience is for their pet to go missing. All too often, I see well-meaning people posting that they have found a stray pet and are looking for a good home. My heart sinks every
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