A unique Mother's Day idea

The Maryland SPCA offers a way for you to say thank you to mom and help out area dogs and cats.

BARCS to loan out pets for the holidays

Baltimore’s largest animal shelter joins ‘Foster a Lonely Pet’ program For the first time, BARCS, Baltimore’s largest shelter, has joined Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays, a national program through which people can open their homes to needy dogs and cats during a time of year when they’re often forgotten.

Dogs, cats find homes on Black Friday

While shoppers wrestled crowds for low-cost TVs and discounted toys yesterday, several dozen Annapolis area residents headed out for bargains of a much different breed – of dogs and cats, that is. Hosting its own Black Friday discounts, the SPCA of Anne Arundel County animal shelter was offering a half-off sale on the adoption of any pets bearing black markings

It’s Baltimore Restaurant Week… for needy dogs and cats

It’s Baltimore Restaurant Week — to benefit the city’s neediest dogs and cats.

Campaign Tackles Challenge of Black Dog, Cat Adoptions: ‘Back in Black’ by Best Friends Animal Society

Best Friends Animal Society’s http://www.bestfriends.org “Back in Black” national adoption promotion plays off the idea that black is the fashion basic no matter what your personal style, the campaign spotlights the special personalities and traits of black dogs and cats.Kanab, UT (PRWEB) September 08, 2011 National animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society® is running a pet …

This Week’s Creature Feature … Beating the Barnyard Heat

Whether mammals sweat or pant, heat gets us all down Sandra Olivetti Martin You’re not the only species suffering in this summer’s dog days . Farm animals overheat much the same way you do, according to the Maryland Farm Bureau

Mouse may assist dogs, cats at shelter

The Allegany County Animal Shelter leads the state, and was 32nd in the nation Monday in an online contest that could net money or prizes for the dogs and cats served by the shelter.

Flea and tick season bites in Blacksburg

Veterinary experts say they’ve seen an uptick in the number of dogs and cats with fleas or ticks.

Monday, June 20, 2011 2:15 am

In this photo taken June 14, rescued dogs sit in their kennels at a shelter in Joplin, Mo. More than three weeks after an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, nearly 900 dogs and cats remain sheltered at the Humane Society, most of them unlikely to ever be reunited with their owners.

Animal shelter dealing with contagious canine disease

CUMBERLAND — A case of a highly infectious canine disease is the major reason the Allegany County Animal Shelter has temporarily placed limits on accepting new animals. “Allegany County Animal Shelter is at capacity for both dogs and cats and therefore will not be accepting any new animals at this time. ..