Rapper celebrates animal rescue while dispelling stereotypes about pet ownership

Rapper celebrates animal rescue while dispelling stereotypes about pet ownership

"Courtesy Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE)In the meantime, Evans hopes animal advocates, shelters and rescue organizations will share the video for “That’s My Dog” on social media to help promote animal adoption and change misconceptions about people who have pets.

Meet the 'AdvoCat' who fosters and celebrates cats with disabilities

Meet the 'AdvoCat' who fosters and celebrates cats with disabilities

Because of her compassion and creativity in caring for kittens with special needs, Kris Kaiser was named "AdvoCat of the Year" in Arm & Hammer Cat Litter's 2021 Unsung Heroes Awards.

Photographer spreads joy with photos of rescue puppies licking peanut butter

Photographer spreads joy with photos of rescue puppies licking peanut butter

Greg Murray, author/photographer of "Peanut Butter Puppies," is a pit bull advocate who also created the book "Pit Bull Heroes: 49 Underdogs with Resilience & Heart.

Petco stops selling shock collars, promotes #StopTheShock movement

Petco stops selling shock collars, promotes #StopTheShock movement

Petco announced yesterday that it will stop selling shock collars both online and in stores in a move being hailed by animal welfare advocates.Ron Coughlin, CEO of Petco, said selling shock collars doesn’t align with the company’s mission of improving the lives of both pets and people.

Photos of emaciated lions spark campaign to save them

Photos of emaciated lions spark campaign to save them

Photos of five lions at Al-Qureshi Park in the capital city of Khartoum show how thin the creatures are and have inspired an advocate to launch a campaign called #SudanAnimalRescue to save them.

New York becomes first state to ban cat declawing

New York becomes first state to ban cat declawing

— New York became the first U.S. state to ban the declawing of cats Monday, joining most of Europe, several Canadian provinces and a growing list of American cities that already prohibit a procedure animal advocates call cruel and unnecessary.

Hundreds join WCW & The Kitten Lady on Capitol Hill to support the KITTEN Act

Hundreds join WCW & The Kitten Lady on Capitol Hill to support the KITTEN Act

Yesterday, White Coat Waste Project hosted a Capitol Hill briefing featuring world-famous kitten advocate Hannah Shaw (The Kitten Lady) to build even more Congressional support for the bipartisan KITTEN Act to end deadly taxpayer-funded kitten experiments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.