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Portsmouth Humane Society Offers “Field Trips” for Shelter Dogs

Portsmouth Humane Society Offers “Field Trips” for Shelter Dogs

How do you celebrate your birthday as an adult? For my birthday this year, I decided to treat myself to the day off work…and treat a shelter dog to a field trip! I picked up Brock from Portsmouth Humane Society to take part in their “Paws Around P-Town” program.  “Paws Around PTown” pairs members of…Read More

Norfolk Animal Care Seeks Foster Homes for “Bottle Baby” Kittens

Norfolk Animal Care Seeks Foster Homes for “Bottle Baby” Kittens

Help Clear the Shelters! We’ve teamed up with WAVY-TV 10 to help animals in need find their forever homes. Norfolk Animal Care Center is offering $35 adoption fees now through August 31st. Can’t adopt and still want to help? NACC needs foster homes! They are full of cats and kittens right now. “Bottle babies” are…Read More

Chesapeake Humane Society Receives Pet Food Grant to Help Residents in Need

Chesapeake Humane Society Receives Pet Food Grant to Help Residents in Need

Chesapeake Humane Society has received a Bissell Feed the Shelters grant from the BISSELL Pet Foundation. This grant will support the shelter’s Pet Pantry program which provides food to families in need so they do not have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets. Community members in need of pet food assistance may fill…Read More

National Pet Fire Safety Day: Tips to Keep Pets Safe From House Fires

National Pet Fire Safety Day: Tips to Keep Pets Safe From House Fires

Today (July 15th) is National Pet Fire Safety Day.  This day was started by the Kennel Club and ADT Security in 2009 to help pet owners learn safety measures to protect their beloved pets and homes from fire. According to AmericanHumane.org, each year, more than 500,000 pets are affected by house fires, with 1,000 house…Read More