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Animal Food Banks Help Communities

Updated: Dec 02, 2022 Originally Published on Animalfoodbank.org Feb15, 2021 Animal Food Banks Help Communities You may have seen a pet or animal food bank in your community.  Why are we needed?…

Animal Rescues In Canada

Animal Rescues in Canada Animal rescues in Canada – and most probably, everywhere – are very different from animal shelters in the ways they operate, along with their mandates. Not having consistent…

Chattel And Pets, What Is Chattel?

Chattel And Pets, What Is Chattel? What is Chattel? Can our pets be classified as chattel? Are our pets nothing but property? In the Merriam Webster dictionary, the word ‘Chattel’ is defined…

Gigantic Influences of Pets for the Homeless

Gigantic Influences of Pets for the Homeless Never understimate the influences of pets. Homelessness is a very complex issue that is different for everyone experiencing it. Sleeping on the streets is a…

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Switching Your Pet’s Food Safely

Switching Your Pet’s Food Safely At some point, most of pet owners face the need…

Ways To Protect Yourself From An Aggressive Dog

Ways to Protect Yourself from an aggressive dog (and protect the dog) Dogs are affectionate…

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Why Are Pets So Important To The Homeless?

Why Are Pets So Important To The Homeless? Western societies inexorably share archetypical images tied to our collective memories. Among those images, we find the one of Le Mat, The Fool. A powerful image of a pet and a homeless, sharing a special…

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Why Fostering a Pet Is So Important (How You Can Help)

Why Fostering a Pet Is So Important (How You Can Help) We all know how heartbreaking it can be to see animals in need of care and love, or being euthanized in a shelter due to a lack of space. Unfortunately, due to…

Gigantic Influences of Pets for the Homeless

Gigantic Influences of Pets for the Homeless Never understimate the influences of pets. Homelessness is a very complex issue that is different for everyone experiencing it. Sleeping on the streets is a horribly difficult, isolating and dehumanizing thing to do. As a homeless…

Ways To Prevent Pet Surrendering

Animal Rescues In Canada

Animal Rescues in Canada Animal rescues in Canada – and most probably, everywhere – are very different from animal shelters in the ways they operate, along with their mandates. Not having consistent standards in terms of animal care and policies means that anyone…

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I Run A Pet Food Bank. I’ve Been Quiet Long Enough.

I run a pet food bank. I’ve been quiet long enough. Hi my pet loving friends and supporters, It is not often that I feel called to put myself front and center, after reading the following increased demand for food banks article today…

Ways To Prevent Pet Surrendering

Animal Food Banks Help Communities

Updated: Dec 02, 2022 Originally Published on Animalfoodbank.org Feb15, 2021 Animal Food Banks Help Communities You may have seen a pet or animal food bank in your community.  Why are we needed? Food banks work to address the problems of food insecurity. Traditional…

How Pets Are A Barrier To Social Services

How Pets Are A Barrier To Social Services Is it possible that pets constitute a barrier to social services? Well, they should not. But yes, they are.  On the one hand, pets offer unconditional love and companionship to their owners. On the other…

Dog Agility Training Props Creating Homemade Obstacles for Fun

Dog Agility Training Props Creating Homemade Obstacles for Fun A critical aspect of agility training is creating homemade obstacles for your dog to navigate through, over, under, or around. Most importantly, those obstacles provide a fun learning experience. So, even if there’s no…

Dogs of Famous Leaders

Dogs of Famous Leaders It’s human nature to anthropomorphize or attribute human characteristics to non-human entities. Even the most stoic among us can’t help but see our pets as furry little people. In many ways, they’re like family members—constant companions who are always…

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How Pets Are A Barrier To Social Services

How Pets Are A Barrier To Social Services Is it possible that pets constitute a barrier to social services? Well, they should not. But yes, they are.  On the one hand, pets offer unconditional love and companionship to their owners. On the other…

Dog Agility Training Props Creating Homemade Obstacles for Fun

Dog Agility Training Props Creating Homemade Obstacles for Fun A critical aspect of agility training is creating homemade obstacles for your dog to navigate through, over, under, or around. Most importantly, those obstacles provide a fun learning experience. So, even if there’s no…

Dogs of Famous Leaders

Dogs of Famous Leaders It’s human nature to anthropomorphize or attribute human characteristics to non-human entities. Even the most stoic among us can’t help but see our pets as furry little people. In many ways, they’re like family members—constant companions who are always…

Things About Adopting A Senior Dog From A Shelter

Things About Adopting a Senior Dog From A Shelter Adopting a senior dog from a shelter probably didn’t cross your mind right up to this point. Yet, here you are. As a potential dog parent, you’re aware of its challenges, but did you…

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Things About Adopting A Senior Dog From A Shelter

Things About Adopting a Senior Dog From A Shelter Adopting a senior dog from a shelter probably didn’t cross your mind right up to this point. Yet, here you are. As a potential dog parent, you’re aware of its challenges, but did you…

Ways To Protect Yourself From An Aggressive Dog

Ways to Protect Yourself from an aggressive dog (and protect the dog) Dogs are affectionate and friendly by nature, but sometimes only to the people they know! It’s unfortunate…but if you do chance upon a dog that displays aggressive tendencies, you need to…

The Real Reasons Black Cats Don’t Get Adopted

The Real Reasons Black Cats Don’t Get Adopted The Animal Food Bank is recognizing the black cat and the historical superstitions associated with these mysterious but lovable creatures and the real reasons black cats don’t get adopted. If you walk into your local…

What to do if your dog goes missing

What to do if your dog goes missing Read over these simple steps so if you lose your furry friend, Hopefully you find them again quickly. It’s every dog owner’s nightmare to find their pup has gone missing. It can be an unimaginably…

The Difference Between A Service Dog And An Emotional Support Animal?

The Difference Between A Service Dog And An Emotional Support Animal? Have you ever wondered whether a service dog is the same as an emotional support animal? The role they play in relation to their owners’ disability differentiates them, and occasionally the rules…

Historic Cat Breeds That Still Exist Today

Historic Cat Breeds That Still Exist Today Cats have existed for thousands of years and overtime have become one of the most popular house pets. Selective breeding for domesticated cats has evolved over the last 50 years however some cat breeds have existed…

Mind-numbing facts about pets

Mind-numbing facts about pets As a pet owner, you can vouge for the special bond that you share with your pet. These domestic creatures are amazing companions that provide unconditional love, a sense of purpose and overall support, but at the same time…

How Pets Are A Barrier To Social Services

How Pets Are A Barrier To Social Services Is it possible that pets constitute a barrier to social services? Well, they should not. But yes, they are.  On the one hand, pets offer unconditional love and companionship to their owners. On the other…