Archive for 'Animal Activism' Category
Youth Animal Advocate on Ellen Degeneres
19 October 2009Our Pal’s Place often talks about education being critical to resolving current animal welfare issues and, for this reason, why we have a youth volunteer program and offer Camp O.P.P. We are thrilled to share some exciting news about one of our youth volunteers who has proven herself to be an animal advocate and, as a […]
Sunday, Sept. 14th is National Pet Memorial Day
12 September 2008Did you know that we have a day set aside for remembering our beloved pets that have gone to the Rainbow Bridge? I sure didn’t.
Click here to read more and for creative ways to remember your pet.
Thinking back on all the pups we’ve had come through OPP, I remember losing Sniffles, Amber, Jackson, Betty and […]
Responses from our Volunteers to Today’s AJC Editorial
27 June 2008OPP has responded to a letter posted in the AJC today in the editorial section. Many of our volunteers have requested a space to respond to the article.
Please use the comment section here if you would like.
Please note, these comments will not appear automatically– we get 20-30 spam comments per day so they are moderated.
Los Angeles Passes a Spay/Neuter Ordinance
27 February 2008Thanks to the Bumper Foundation for this news tidbit.
WOW!? What a way to make a difference.? Here’s a quotation from the press release.
�By requiring that all cats and dogs be spayed or neutered, we can help to humanely decrease the number of pets abandoned and euthanized each year,� said Mayor Villaraigosa. �This ordinance, […]
Puerto Rican Stray Dogs Make Their Way to the US to Find New Homes
29 September 2007The Save A Sato Foundation — “sato” is Puerto Rican for mutt — recruits volunteers to bring dogs back to the US on commercial flights. Each year they are able to transport between 1,500 and 2,000 dogs a year from Puerto Rico to American shelters (Mostly in the Northeast US), where they are often […]
Will DeKalb County Get a New Shelter?
6 September 2007DeKalb County CEO, Vernon Jones, announced yesterday, (9/6/07) that replacing the old DeKalb county animal shelter is a top priority for him. Click here to Read the Story.
He has also announce that he wants to get air-conditioning for the animal control trucks to decrease the pets exposure to high temperatures while being transported to […]
Great Blog for Global Animal Rescue News
6 September 2007Here’s a great blog for anyone who has a soft spot for anything that runs, flies, swims, and crawls. Animal Rescue is the official blog for the International Fund for Animal Welfare and contains the? up-to-date? news about animal welfare and rescue from around the world.? They also suggest easy? ways you can help.? […]
USA Today: Mutts are the New Top Dog
3 March 2007Finally some respect for our favorite breed–
Read this article from USA Today: Click Here
Tribute to Amber: Lets Stop Animal Abandonment
18 February 2007This week one of our precious pups died from an acute illness. Amber, was the cutest little schnauzer who was unceremoniously abandoned on our doorstep with her companion cat. Amber was a bit of an elderly grand dame, but previous neglect likely contributed to her fragile health.
Amber’s illness and death has saddened all of […]
A Dog Is Not A Toy: Spanish Ad Campaign to Promote Lifetime Committment to Animals
8 February 2007Houtlust, another blog, that highlights innovative and impactful nonprofit advertising campaigns has give us the scoop about a new campaign from the Spanish equivalent to our Humane Society. Click here
This campaign uses pictures of smashed toys to show what happens to animals when we value them no more than toys.
For all of us who have […]
