Month: January 2010

This week a story about a new program started in Arlington Virgina called Pets2Vets. The purpose is to pair veterans with homeless pets by arranging adoptions of shelter animals. It has made two or three matches a week since its start in October. Veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center are adopting pets from the Washington Animal Rescue League, where staff help make the right match. It’s a win-win situation for the shelter and the vets, Dr. Weitzman said: “We provide them a healing environment, to continue their recovery, but they also help our animals, many of which are recovering from traumas themselves.” Another story includes news from a group of High School students who held a bake sale for homeless animals, read the full story here.

Every day at Adopt-a-Pet.com we encounter people all around the world who have a unconditional love for pets. And recently we caught up with Chan Kah Yein, a mathematics professor who was able to share with us her ebook entailing 7 stories about pet adoption. Kah Yein founded and coordinates AnimalCare, a group dedicated to providing for the well-being of animals. She also rescues and fosters abandoned animals. Kah Yein gives public talks regularly on cultivating compassion to animals, and ways to lead a simpler and more spiritual life. To date, she has written four books and many of her talks have been produced on audio CDs, all for free distribution. With a love for all things small and simple, her motto is to embrace simplicity and travel light in life. The ebook can be downloaded here Pawprints on My Heart e-book, and a summary of each story written by Kah Yein is outlined below.

1. Pawprints on My Heart is a collection of seven true stories from my life. I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I have enjoyed writing them.
2. Remembering Puffin and Remirth is a biography of my first dog-friends who saw me grow up from a little girl of eight until I was twenty-two.
3. Mother’s Day Gifts from Heaven describes my first encounter at rescuing kittens and how love and unrelenting determination can beat the odds.
4. The Big Rescue Operation is a detailed account of how my friends and I carried out a near-impossible task of rescuing forty-five dogs from being put to sleep at the local pound.
5. Tiger’s Tales tells how a little cat fosters peace and friendship with other animals, and shows how kindness begets kindness in a loving environment.
6. Farewell, Little Pans is about the reality of life where we can only do our best and be prepared to let Nature take its course, sometimes unexpectedly.
7. The Crow in the Drain reminds us that even when we face seemingly difficult situations, we still have choices in life. We can always choose to be a little bit more compassionate and not opt for the most convenient way out.
8. The Miracle of Vixey tells how faith and compassion helped bring a little one-month old kitten miraculously back to life from the brink of death.

Please help me spread this message of love and kindness far and wide. Share this book, pass it on, talk to a friend, lead the way and set an example by doing little acts of kindness, in your own way, within your means. Every little bit helps. Every act of kindness that comes from the heart matters, and makes a big and positive difference to the lives of others. You will never know the wonderful ripple effect that it creates and how far it can spread. – Kah Yein

Here at Adopt-a-Pet.com we love hearing stories about successful rescues and the animal that benefit from a second chance. There are thousands of folks everyday who work tirelessly to help our four legged friends. One of those people is Kyla Duffy from Boulder, Colorado. She has been fostering animals for several years, and decided to put together a number of thought provoking and entertaining stories about adoption into a series of books entitled, Lost Souls: Found! Each book focuses on a different breed, from Boston Terriers, Dachshunds, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, to Pit Bulls, and highlights their stories from homeless to adopted. Stories are submitted by rescuers from all around the world. Proceeds from the book have raised about $4,000 dollars for animals so far.

Here are some remarks about the book, “I began reading the Lost Souls: Found! series after my friend submitted a story about her puppy mill Golden Retriever for the Golden Retriever book. Inside each book I’ve found wonderful, heartwarming stories with happy endings, but what has impressed me most is the vision and dedication the publishers have for these books and for dog rescue… They took their passion for helping our canine companions to another level. Not only are the Lost Souls: Found! books a great read, but the Happy Tails Books project is a great cause to stand behind. Buy them all, read them all, and pass them along to your friends…. Oh, and don’t forget the box of tissues!” –Jo Ann Farley

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This week a story about two Pittsburgh native girls who raised $1,200 by hosting game nights, ice cream socials and selling raffle tickets and baked goods around their township to help out local animals. All proceeds benefited a non-profit shelter, Animal Friends. Also, a story from the Daily Wag about one adoption advocate who was able to work diligently to save the life of a dog called Georgie.