Read more animal shelters stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32079/animal-shelters.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:21:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69074/sack-vick-feed-a-dog-animal-shelter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pennsylvania animal shelter has put a price on Michael Vick’s head—sort of. Main Line Animal Rescue ran an ad in the Washington Post promising to donate five bags of dog food to local shelters every time a Redskin sacks Vick during their Oct. 26 game. “We just need...http://www.newser.com/story/69074/sack-vick-feed-a-dog-animal-shelter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 11:49:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68847/calif-budget-cuts-means-ax-falls-sooner-for-strays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's budget deal could mean lost family pets meet the Grim Reaper sooner rather than later, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The deal cuts the time shelters are required to hold animals from six days to three, and officials fear the move could mean animals in shelters lacking resources will...http://www.newser.com/story/68847/calif-budget-cuts-means-ax-falls-sooner-for-strays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 8:00:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56067/bos-rescue-has-animal-groups-growling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDid President Obama fulfill his pledge to adopt a shelter pooch by taking in a pricey purebred that had been returned to its breeders? That’s a question being hotly debated among animal-rescue groups, the Hill reports. The Humane Society, which got a donation from Obama when he decided to go...http://www.newser.com/story/56067/bos-rescue-has-animal-groups-growling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 13:52:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47914/shelters-hold-pet-free-for-all-jan-24.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPet shelters across the nation are urging Americans to get on the Obama bandwagon and adopt a pet; as an added incentive, they're dropping regular fee for the first 10 adoptions at each of 300 participating shelters Jan. 24, USA Today reports. Fees for the 3,000 pets will be...http://www.newser.com/story/47914/shelters-hold-pet-free-for-all-jan-24.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 13:31:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45955/hard-times-bite-dogs-cats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs man's bills pile up, man's best friend is all too often getting the heave-ho, reports the AP in a look at the economic impact on animal shelters across a recession-battered America. As dogs and cats of broke owners stretch shelters to their limits, the sinking economy also cuts into...http://www.newser.com/story/45955/hard-times-bite-dogs-cats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 6:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45883/mice-spark-blaze-that-scorches-100-cats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMice started a fire in a Toronto animal shelter that killed 100 cats and three dogs, the Telegraph reports. The rodents likely sparked the blaze by chewing through electrical wires. Canadians nationwide have been donating money and offering temporary homes and meals for the few animal survivors. “People are very...http://www.newser.com/story/45883/mice-spark-blaze-that-scorches-100-cats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Dec 2008 15:45:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45475/pets-are-losing-homes-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimal shelters are being filled with pets abandoned because of the recession and home foreclosures. In Massachusetts, a rescue league has seen a 45% jump in owners citing money or housing problems when they surrender a cat or dog. Others are just leaving their pets on the streets or in...http://www.newser.com/story/45475/pets-are-losing-homes-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 14:29:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44536/bird-shelters-overrun-as-foreclosures-take-toll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US foreclosure epidemic, hard on all kinds of pets, appears particularly devastating for exotic birds, Reuters reports. People forced to vacate their homes are finding that cockatiels, macaws, and the like won’t fly at their new digs. Shelters for cats and dogs aren’t equipped to handle the birds, which...http://www.newser.com/story/44536/bird-shelters-overrun-as-foreclosures-take-toll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 14:52:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42162/economic-slump-hits-the-dog-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOur furry friends don't know what an economic downturn is, but they're feeling its effects as much as we are, Reuters reports. Between owners finding they can't afford the best cat food to dogs being sent to foster care when homes are foreclosed, shelters are seeing a spike in abandonments....http://www.newser.com/story/42162/economic-slump-hits-the-dog-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST