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Animals - I love them. I've owned either a dog or cat or both my entire life. I can remember each and every one of them. I had a cat that lived for 18 and a half years. He's still been with me longer than any other living being! Currently, I have a dog and a cat. You can read about my dog Sydney at one of my other lenses, Newfie Lab Mixed Breed. My cat's name is Nicki and I describe her as a cutie of a beauty, although a little snooty. I got both of them at shelters, Nicki at the ASPCA, (the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), and Sydney at a place called NOAH, (Northwest Organization for Animal Help) located an hour north of Seattle. Interestingly enough, both Nicki and Sydney put their paws through their cages when I stopped to look at them as if to say, "Pick me, pick me."

All my pets have given me an immense amount of joy, and I've endured incredible sorrow when I lost them. Not only do my own pets make me smile, but others do as well. I smile when I see a cat or dog, no matter what my mood. I love animals; I like people. Animals rarely irritate me; people often do.

Because of the joy animals have brought me, I want to do something that returns the favor in some small way. That's why I'm making this lens. It's going to be about various animal charities and how we can help them. Financially, I can't do much right now, but boy, if I won the lottery, would I just love to give to these many worthy animal causes. Maybe you can find it in your heart, (and budget), to help a little too.

What You'll Find in My Favorite Animal Charity Lens

  1. Search Dog Foundation
  2. Types of Search and Rescue Dogs
  3. More About Search And Rescue
  4. Search and Rescue Dog Books
  5. Search and Rescue Dogs
  6. Humane Society
  7. The ASPCA
  8. Buy Your Pet Supplies at Humane Domain
  9. Favorite Pet Sites
  10. Alley Cat Allies
  11. International Bird Rescue Research Center
  12. Greyhound Adoption
  13. Hooved Animal Humane Society
  14. Animal Shelters Throughout the U.S.
  15. Netpets
  16. Animal Shelter
  17. Muttcats
  18. More Charities for Animals
  19. Squid Diirectory
  20. Tell Me What You Think

Search Dog Foundation

Support the Search Dog Foundation

search dogsThe goal of this incredible organization is to "strengthen disaster response in America by recruiting rescued dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters." They provide professionally trained dogs including an ongoing training program at no cost to fire departments. And even more heart warming, they ensure a lifetime of care for every dog in their program.

Please support this worthy organization as they rescue dogs to be part of a search and rescue team. The training and care of these animals for a lifetime is $10,000 and the Search Dog Foundation funds all of it. They receive no government funds.

Many of these dogs helped in the search and rescue after the 911 destruction, and that's probably one of the biggest reasons I think these dogs are so special and the organization deserves our help.

Visit Search Dog Foundation to learn more, and click on the dog with the waggly tail to make a donation.

Types of Search and Rescue Dogs

Specifially Trained for Type of Search Needed

SearchListed here are the various types of Search and Rescue Dogs

Air Scent - This type of search and rescue dog is the most common. These dogs find missing people by picking up of scents that are drifting in the air.

Tracking - Dogs have a keen sense of smell -100,000 times stronger than humans-so they are natural trackers. Dogs are often used to find lost people and animals, drugs, avalanche and disaster victims, and even to detect cancer.

Trailing - Trailing dogs are sometimes called tracking dogs, but they are actually two different things. Trailing dogs are used to find a specific person by following their scent from a piece of clothing.

Disaster - These dogs are trained to find human scent in unnatural environments such as collapsed buildings, earthquakes, and tornadoes.

Cadaver - These dogs are specifically trained to find human remains.

Water Search - These dogs are able to detect human remains under water.

Avalanche - These dogs can find humans under snow as far as 15 feet.

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Humane Society

Preventing Animal Cruelty

save an animalThe Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization. It was established in 1954. Their commercials are heart-wrenching with sad music playing and pictures of abused and negleted animals. Incredibly sad, I can barely watch.

Their mission statement:

"We work to reduce suffering and to create meaningful social change for animals by advocating for sensible public policies, investigating cruelty and working to enforce existing laws, educating the public about animal issues, joining with corporations on behalf of animal-friendly policies, and conducting hands-on programs that make ours a more humane world. We are the lead disaster relief agency for animals, and we provide direct care for thousands of animals at our sanctuaries and rescue facilities, wildlife rehabilitation centers, and mobile veterinary clinics.",

They are involved in numerous areas regarding animal safety and cruelty prevention including puppy mills and dog fighting, factory farming, wildlife abuse, labeling garments that use fur, the slaughter of seals, and they work hard to pass legislation that prohibits cruel practices of animals in research, all types of animals in the wild, and domestic animals.

Visit their site Humane Society and click on their Donate button.

The ASPCA

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Donate today to the ASPCAWell how can you talk about helping animals without mentioning the ASPCA? This is probably the best known organization for caring for unwanted and abused animals, and worthy of your help. Visit their site and click on the Donate Today! button. Their mission, as stated by their founder, Henry Bergh, in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."

They have a very nice site where you can get information on adoption, the care of your pet, animal behavior and training for professionals in this field, and lots more information.

If you've ever adopted from them ASPCA, you know that before you can take one of their animals home, you have to have them neutered. The forms you have to complete in order to adopt are rather extensive, but everthing is geared toward preventing unwanted animals.

Taken directly from their site, the information below is about Pet Overpopulation in the U.S.

"It is impossible to determine how many stray dogs and cats live in the United States; estimates for cats alone range up to 70 million.

The average number of litters a fertile cat produces is one to two a year; average number of kittens is 4-6 per litter.

The average number of litters a fertile dog produces is one a year; average number of puppies is 4-6.

Owned cats and dogs generally live longer, healthier lives than strays.

Most strays are lost pets who were not kept properly indoors or provided with identification.

Only ten percent of the animals received by shelters have been spayed or neutered. About 75 percent of owned pets are neutered.

The cost of spaying or neutering a pet is less than the cost of raising puppies or kittens for a year.

Five out of ten dogs in shelters and seven out of ten cats in shelters are destroyed simply because there is no one to adopt them.

All data are ASPCA estimates."

Buy Your Pet Supplies at Humane Domain

Support the Humane Society

CatThe Humane Society has an online store where you can buy dog and cat supplies. Now I know pet lovers like to buy their pets gifts, so why not help the Humane Society by making your purchase through their online store. Lots of adorable things for both dogs and cats, from toys to treats, from collars and crates, to beds and bowls. Take a look!

Cat Stuff

Dog Stuff

Favorite Pet Sites

Donate to save animals
This awesome site allows you to simply click a button to generate donations from the sites sponsors. 100% of the donations raised go directly to the Humane Society.
Pets 911
A lost and found for pets
Pet Place
An awesome resource for all your cat and dog questions; lots of information on the care of your pet; medical questtions answered.
Your Pet
A social networking site for pet lovers. Write about your beloved pet, post its pictures, talk to other pet lovers.
Pet Insurance
If you own a pet, you know how expensive it can be to care for them. See if pet insurance is right for you.

Alley Cat Allies

The cats' leading advocate

Save feral cats Their Mission:

To end the killing of cats and lead the movement for their humane care.

Their Vision:

Society living non-violently with cats and all animals.

Alley Cat Allies is a unique organization founded in 1990 that has developed the world-recognized best practices for the humane care of outdoor cats, and has written and provided materials and training on these practices to thousands of Americans providing care to stray and feral cats in their community.

They'implemented a program to neuter, vaccinate, and allow feral cats to remain in their original habitat along with their colony members. Through their Trap-Neuter-Return progam, cats are humanely trapped, vaccinated, and spayed or neutered. Stray cats (cats socialized to humans) and kittens are adopted into homes, and healthy adult feral cats are returned to their outdoor homes,

Their website is excellent and will provide you the resources and information you need to implement a Trap-Neuter-Return program in your neighborhood. Or if you are not able to do this, of course donations are gladly accepted.

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International Bird Rescue Research Center

Rescuing and rehabilitating injured birds

BirdHave you seen the sad commercials of the birds being cleaned after an oil spill? The International Bird Rescue Research Center has helped with this type of bird rescue and rehabilitation since 1971. They've been involved in more than 150 spills.

Their Mission:

T he International Bird Rescue Research Center's (IBRRC) mission is to mitigate human impact on aquatic birds and other wildlife. This is achieved through rehabilitation, emergency response, education, research, planning and training.

Their site provides information on how to care for an injured bird and information on who to contact if you find an injured bird. The IBRRC provides internships and training and much more. Check them out and click on that Donate button!

Greyhound Adoption

Adopt a Greyhound!

GreyhoundsEver wonder what happens to Greyhounds once they're too old to compete? I never gave it much thought until a friend of mine adopted a couple of retired Greyhounds. They made wonderful, loyal pets and my friend was soon completely attached.

The average age of retiremnet for Greyhounds is 2 to 5 years of age, and they have an average life expectancy of 12 to 15 years. These animals need good homes. You might wonder if this breed is hyperactive since they were once involved in racing. I wondered that myself but learned that as long as they got excercise each day they were very mellow, actually lazy during much of the day.

Female greyhounds weigh between 50-65 pounds while males weigh between 65-80 pounds, so they do need some room to stretch. Greyhounds are good with children and may even get along with the family cat.

Listed below are links to several Greyhound adoption aqencies. They answer ever question you could possibly have about Greyhounds and the adoption process, and If you're not in the market to adopt a dog, you can make a donation or volunteer your time. There are lots of adorable photos and various events are listed as well.

National Greyhound Adoption Program

Greyhound Angels Adoption

Greyhound Adoption Center

Hooved Animal Humane Society

Support the rehabilitation of hooved animals

Hooved animal humane societyThe Hooved Animal Humane Society was founded in 1971 in order to promote the humane treatment of hooved animals. They provide physical rehabilitation to animals that have endured severe neglect and abuse and then adopt them out to compassionate forever homes.

There are several ways in which you can help.

Join as a member and receive our 32-page, full-color quarterly newsletter
Become a volunteer whether you live close to our farm or far away
Sponsor one of the animals on the farm through our Adopt a Hoof program
Remember HAHS in your will
Donate an item or service on Our Wish List

Visit their site to donate in whatever way you can.

If you are interested in adopting one of the animals visit their site to see whether you qualify.

Despite continuing efforts to ensure animals are cared for properly, we've all seen sad cases of abuse and neglect, whether in real life or on T.V. If you suspect that someone in your area is abusing or neglecting animals, please call the Hooved Animal Humane Society at 815-337-5563 or send an email to info@hahs.org.

Animal Shelters Throughout the U.S.

Below is a list of animal shelters in each U.S. state. You'll note that I've gotten the shelter lists from netpets.com, animalshelter.org, and muttcats.com. Learn more about each of them in following modules.
  • Alabama - http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/alabama.htm
  • Alaska - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Alaska.asp
  • Arizona - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Arizona.asp
  • Arkansas - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Arkansas.asp
  • California - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/California.asp
  • Colorado - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Colorado.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/colorado.htm
  • Connecticut - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Connecticut.asp
  • Delaware - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/delaware.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/delaware.htm
  • District of Columbia - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/District_Of_Columbia.asp
  • Florida - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Florida.asp
  • Georgia - http://muttcats.com/shelters/georgia.htm / http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Georgia.asp
  • Hawaii - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/hawaii.asp
  • Idaho - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Idaho.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/idaho.htm
  • Illinois - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Illinois.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/illinois.htm
  • Indiana - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Indiana.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/indiana.htm
  • Illinois - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Illinois.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/illinois.htm
  • Indiana - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Indiana.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/indiana.htm
  • Iowa - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Iowa.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/iowa.htm
  • Kansas - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Kansas.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/kansas.htm
  • Kentucky - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Kentucky.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/kentucky.htm
  • Louisiana - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Louisiana.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/louisiana.htm
  • Maine - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Maine.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/maine.htm
  • Maryland - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Maryland.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/maryland.htm
  • Massachusetts - http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/massachusetts.htm
  • Michigan - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Michigan.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/michigan.htm
  • Minnesota - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Minnesota.asp /
  • Mississippi - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Mississippi.asp
  • Missouri - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Missouri.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/missouri.htm
  • Montana - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Montana.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/montana.htm
  • Nebraska - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Nebraska.asp / http://www.netpets.org/cats/catresc/nebraska.html
  • Nevada - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Nevada.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/nevada.htm
  • New Hampshire - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/New_Hampshire.asp / http://www.netpets.com/cats/catresc/newhampshire.htm
  • New Jersey - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/New_Jersey.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/new_jersey.htm / http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/newjersey.htm
  • New Mexico - http://muttcats.com/shelters/new_mexico.htm / http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/new_mexico.asp
  • New York - http://muttcats.com/shelters/new_york.htm / http://www.netpets.com/cats/catresc/newyork.htm
  • North Carolina - http://muttcats.com/shelters/north_carolina.htm / http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/North_Carolina.asp / http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/northcarolina.htm
  • North Dakota - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/North_Dakota.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/north_dakota.htm / http://www.netpets.com/dogs/dogresc/northdakota.htm
  • Ohio - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Ohio.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/ohio.htm
  • Oklahoma - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Oklahoma.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/oklahoma.htm
  • Oregon - http://muttcats.com/shelters/oregon.htm / http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Oregon.asp
  • Pennsylvania - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Pennsylvania.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/pennsylvania.htm
  • Rhode Island - http://muttcats.com/shelters/rhode_island.htm / http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/rhode_island.asp
  • South Carolina - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/South_Carolina.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/south_carolina.htm http://www.netpets.org/cats/catresc/scarolina.html/
  • South Dakota - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/South_Dakota.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/south_dakota.htm
  • http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Tennessee.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/tennessee.htm / http://www.netpets.com/cats/catresc/tennessee.htm
  • Texas - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Texas.asp / http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/texas.htm
  • Utah - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Utah.asp
  • Vermont - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Vermont.asp / http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/vermont.htm / http://muttcats.com/shelters/vermont.htm
  • Virginia - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Virginia.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/virginia.htm / http://www.netpets.org/cats/catresc/virginia.htm
  • Washington State - http://www.netpets.com/cats/catresc/washington.html (listed through netpets.com)
  • West Virginia - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/West_Virginia.asp / http://www.netpets.org/dogs/dogresc/westvirginia.htm / http://muttcats.com/shelters/west_virginia.htm
  • Wisconsin - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Wisconsin.asp / http://www.netpets.com/dogs/dogresc/wisconsin.htm / http://muttcats.com/shelters/wisconsin.htm
  • Wyoming - http://www.animalshelter.org/shelters/Wyoming.asp / http://muttcats.com/shelters/wyoming.htm

Netpets

Dogs, Cats, Birds, Horses, Fish, oh my!

Net PetsNetpets assists with birds,dogs, cats, horses, and fish. Part of their mission is to "offer a place where there would be assistance for the multitude of unwanted pets in this country and the world."

All of their donations go toward supporting their MilitaryPetsFOSTER Project, a program designed to find temporary homes for our military who are deployed; research into animal diseases and genetic defects; individual animal shelters; search and rescue; and the creation of educational programs for owners, breeders and pet lovers.

This is an interesting site that is made up of many volunteers and definitely needs your support.

Animal Shelter

Search online for a lost pet or your next animal friend

Animal ShelterAnimalShelter.org was created in an effort to place homeless animals throughout the United States. Another excellent site, they have a database of animals which allows you to search for your pet based on animal type, breed, size, gender and location. You can also search through their directory which includes animal shelters, lost, found or adoptable pets, pet meds, dog parks, and hundreds of frequently asked questions.

Muttcats

Not just about cats

MuttcatsNot only does this site list shelter directories throughout the U.S., it is unique in that it has a blog, lots of articles and essays, and a pet memorial page. Although called Muttcats, the site is about all types of animals, not just cats.

More Charities for Animals

These lenses support animal charity agencies.

Squid Diirectory

SquiDirectory - A categorized Squidoo directory featuring an interesting variety of different subjects ranging from arts and literature, shopping, and eco friendly tips, to vehicles for sale, travel, and everything in between.

Tell Me What You Think

Please donate if you can

All these organizations need money, but if that's not something you can provide right now, perhaps you can donate your time!

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