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Help Sadie – Neglected and Unloved

“I am seeking help for a couple of dogs who are facing extreme neglect from their owners. I am trying to find help to team up with a Dogs Deserve Better rep and to reach out to the families with education & compassion to either have them bring the dogs inside their house as part of […]

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How to start a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue

I had a nice talk with a lady I met who volunteers at a non-profit animal sanctuary and wants to start her own non-profit. She asked me if I knew how to get started and what she should do – I couldn’t really help her. At home, the subject has not let me go… so […]

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Los anuncios sospechosos de mascotas en Craigslist contribuyen a la matanza masiva de animales sanos

¿A todos nos encanta Craigslist, verdad? Cuando David y yo llegamos a los Estados Unidos, siempre escuchaba: “busca por Craigslist” o, “pon un anuncio en Craigslist.” Me pareció muy interesante que una plataforma tan simple fuese el sitio web más popular para anuncios de todo tipo. Es muy fácil de navegar, puedes hacer público lo […]

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Oscar, a street dog of Istanbul

I heard about Oscar, a stray dog living on the streets of Istanbul, from a friend of mine who lives there (Istanbul, not the streets). He didn’t have a name or an owner, so she called him Oscar. One day when she was walking home from work, she was almost at her house when she saw Oscar […]

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Craigslist’s shady pet advertisers contribute to mass killing of healthy animals [Updates]

We all love craigslist, right? When David and I first moved to the U.S., I always heard: “check craigslist” or “list it on craigslist.” It was very interesting that such a simply-designed platform is the most popular online classifieds marketplace. Easy to handle, you can get your product up and running to sell on the platform, […]

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Raise Funds with Pure Gold – Celebrate Pets and Books

PackPeople is so grateful to have featured Holli Pfau and her wonderful book, Pure Gold – Adventures with Six Rescued Golden Retrievers (hear the interview here) last month, and we’re delighted to share with you a note from Holli about a great way for your shelter, humane society or rescue to raise funds: “For every […]