Kevin Costner goes to the dogs - the Orange Dogs. As an avid supporter of underdog charities, Kevin Costner found the Orange Dog mission to fit his requirements to a tee.  The Orange Dog mission flies dogs from the USA to Canada in a first class private jet. But these are not wealthy dogs, these are death row dogs.  Rescuing shelter dogs that are destined for the lethal injection was the goal of Orange Dog Founder, Jan Folk.  Read her story here http://orangedog.ca/
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Pilots N Paws 5000The Pilots N Paws 5000 is a mission to save 5000 rescue animals in one week , September 12-20, 2009! You can be a part of this mission.This NO FEE volunteer service is run by the people of Pilots N Paws Where pilots are connected with people wanting to adopt pets from animal shelters across America.The cats, dogs and other animals are flown from shelters across the country to families wanting to foster them.  Many animals have already been saved from death row, and the mis... Read More

Pit Bulls Cause Of 50 Dogs Death
In a rather bizarre case a New Mexico shelter is prepared to euthanize more than 50 dogs to make room for 12 pit bulls.The pit bulls need to be transferred immediately from the Mesilla Valley Animal Services Center because their funding grant is not being renewed and they will be shutting up shop.  Curtis Childress, animal control supervisor, says they have until Saturday at the latest to have the dogs removed.The pit bulls are the unfortunate victims in... Read More

Shelters Over-run With Cats.The desperate cry of Humane Society of Freeborn County and the Albert Lea Animal shelter is to find homes for the cats that piling up. It is the season to be thankful for some, and a time to be jolly for others, but for many cats this will be their last season if homes can not be found. Christa Stieler, the director of the Humane Society says“There are way too many homeless cats right now.” The Albert Lea Tribune ran a story titled The 12 Cats Of Christmas a... Read More