The mission of SPCA International is simple but vast: to advance the safety and well-being of animals.
Ee-mee-tah is the Blackfeet Indian word for dog and their word for cat is Poos. Friends of Ee-mee-tah and Poos is located in Browning, MT. Created in 1996, the organization has been working to improve the living conditions of dogs and cats on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Life for these animals is usually short and […]
K’S PATH, the Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals and Their Habitat, is a nonprofit working to protect the future of animals and the places they live. This video shows their new baboon enclosure and the introduction of a six-month-old male into a family of two older females on May 8, 2009. The new […]
Baghdad Cat Rescue was started by a British woman, Louise, when she found a fun-loving kitten while a contract employee in Tikrit, Iraq in 2005. Refusing to leave her four-legged friend behind, Louise was determined to get Simba back to the UK. Little did she know how many challenges she would encounter. Simba’s trip to […]
The CenTex Humane Society operates the Second Chance Animal Shelter, located in Killeen, Texas. This no-kill shelter is home to over 200 animals. In recent months the shelter has seen an increase in animals being surrendered due to economic stress and home foreclosures. It has also been alarming to see an increase in domestic violence […]
The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley (ASWRV) is a no-kill shelter with innovative programs and superior community outreach. Founded in 1972 as Animal Hospice, ASWRV functioned as a placement network without a facility for 10 years. In 1982, it moved to its five-acre facility in Hailey, a small town in central Idaho. ASWRV […]
In Canada, there is no government agency mandated to rescue or care for injured and orphaned wildlife in order for the animals to be released back into the wild. Thanks to non-profit wildlife rehabilitation shelter Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) orphaned or injured wildlife in Alberta is given a second chance. CEI relies entirely upon donations […]
Adult cats are often over looked in shelters, the cute playful kittens are usually chosen first, leaving the adult cats to an almost certain death. Throw in a cat that requires additional treatment and care and that cat has almost no chance of ever being adopted. Most shelters will euthanize a cat if it is […]
Animazul has been working since 2002 to combat the problem of overpopulation among street dogs in Lima, Peru. This is accomplished mainly through sterilization programs. The organization is also committed to public education regarding the problem of the suffering of dogs living in the street. In addition, Animazul maintains a sanctuary currently housing 70 former […]
