Latest Animal shelters and adoption services News
Animal shelter workers trained as veterinary assistants
WILSON, N.C. (AP) — Wilson County animal enforcement officers have a new tool in their toolbox. Wilson County Animal Services Center manager Sgt. Rodney Harper and adoption coordinator Alyssa Whitney just became certified veterinary assistants after completing a five-month program...
47 cats living in car rescued from hot weather in Minnesota
HARRIS, Minn. (AP) — Forty-seven cats were rescued from a vehicle that was parked in sweltering heat at a southeastern Minnesota rest area, authorities said Wednesday. The cats discovered Tuesday were living in the car with their owner who recently became homeless and didn’t want...
Homeless shelters begin to see value in making room for pets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn't imagine enduring it without her dog Petey. Niebur credits her constant companion, an energetic black and white chihuahua mix, with helping her keep off drugs...
High school senior is animal shelter’s largest private donor
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A Crescent High senior has spent half his life donating to Anderson County’s PAWS animal shelter. Adoption Supervisor Randi Leigh Ashley was sitting at the front desk, in shock, the first year that third-grader Braxton Louch walked in lugging bags of food...
Editorial Roundup: Tennessee
Kingsport Times News. April 25, 2022. Editorial: Wise County Deputy Nathaniel Baker is a hero If anyone has ever been at the right place at the right time, it is Wise County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathaniel Baker, who joins those heroes who have saved a life. Baker is...
Spay and neuter grants available for state animal shelters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Animal shelters in Tennessee can now apply for grants to help pay for low-cost spay and neuter services, state officials said. Grants are available to shelters run by governments or nonprofit organizations that spay and neuter animals. Funds are available...
84-year-old Montana woman dies after being mauled by dogs
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings woman has died of injuries suffered when she was attacked by three dogs earlier this month, police said. Melitta Hain, 84, died on April 16 of injuries she suffered in the attack eight days earlier, Yellowstone County Deputy Coroner Rich Hoffman...
Lost dog named for Alabama woman’s late husband found in NC
When Stacey Staton Elam’s dog Chris ran away, she was devastated. The black poodle mix, named in memory of her late husband, was helping her cope with his death. “Chris got me through the most horrible time in my life, and when he got lost, it was like I had lost...
