Sending Gift Cards to Pet Shelters Across Country

Dog Talk (And Kitties Too!) (12-20-2020) #706: Featuring Avery Sontheimer, Mark Cushing, and Cynthia Cohen. Thirteen-year-old cat-lover Avery Sontheimer launched Avery’s Pawsitive Change on Facebook and GoFundMe to send $5 gift cards to shelters around the country (her goal was 500 shelters and she’s already way over 1,000 donations) but the amazing thing is that […]

Beijing’s Animal Markets and “Week Long Dogs”

Mary Peng is a visionary in China, working to open hearts and minds to the wonders of pet ownership. I am proud to have her as my co-host on our new Radio Pet Lady Network show Tails From China and to share this article. The end of summer in Beijing is traditionally associated with a […]

Dog Talk #386 (9/06/2014)

Dog Talk (9/06/2014) #386: Allyson Halm from the private Westchester rescue Adopt-a-Dog, talks about their big outdoor fund-raising event in Greenwich, Connecticut Sept 21st called Putting on the Dog; author Gwen Cooper’s book Homer’s Odyssey has raised awareness and funds for shelters across the country, with a wildly popular Facebook page attracting millions of protectors […]

FOUR PAWS UP for “Le Sauvetage” — Halo’s Movie About Pet (and People) Rescue!

FOUR PAWS UP for “Le Sauvetage” — Halo’s Movie About Pet (and People) Rescue! What a wild and crazy idea: a pet food company dedicated to pets in shelters and the people dedicated to rescuing them — finds a filmmaker who can celebrate the human-animal bond in the most delightful and profound way — thereby […]

Shelter Pets Ask Santa for the Best Gift Of All: A Forever Home

I think that dogs and cats in their cages at shelters believe in Santa — and hope in their hearts, that St. Nicholas will bring them the only thing they really want and need: a loving family to call their own forever. At least many of them across the country can look forward to some […]