Celebrity Animal Lovers Unite with Rescue Facilities Across the Globe to Shine a Light on Orphan Pets Rancho Santa Fe, CA – Monday, September 16, 2013 – Helen Woodward Animal Center is uniting with animal lovers and animal welfare organizations globally in a Remember Me Thursday candle-lighting ceremony. The candles, lit on the exact same day across the world, …

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    Adoption fair presented by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals also offers Emergency Preparedness Clinic for pet owners Sunday, September 8, 2013 – Brooklyn, NY – Manhattan’s Union Square Park was transformed today into New York City’s pet adoption capital as the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, in partnership with the Petco Foundation, hosted Adoptapalooza, where animal lovers had …

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by Ken Foster Editor’s Note: Meet author Ken Foster at Adoptapalooza Union Square on Sunday, September 8, where he’ll be signing copies of his newest book, I’m a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet. I adopted my first dog in New York City in January 2001. I had just returned from a three-month stay in Costa …

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Family-Friendly Event Featured an Evening of Baseball, Pet Adoptions, a Parade of Pooches, and Frisbee-Chasing Canines Thursday, August 29, 2013 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Cyclones’ home stadium, MCU Park, was filled tonight with wagging tails, floppy ears, wide-toothed grins, and the sound of happy barking, as the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals teamed up with the Cyclones for …

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New York, NY – Friday, August 16, 2013 – A beautiful, gentle, eight-year-old Pit mix named Wisdom was brought to a shelter after she was found wandering the streets post-Hurricane Sandy. Kiera, a charming 13-year-old tabby cat wound up at a shelter when her family relocated to Hawaii. These and thousands of other senior animals, through no fault of their …

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