We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes. Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Nacho, Dibby, Miss Kitty, and bonded pair I Dare You & Lyn-z Way!  … Read More

For Veteran’s Day 2020, we note two themes that have emerged in recent years – we know more than ever that returning military soldiers have often suffered physical and psychological damage that can linger for years or decades, and that pets are extremely helpful for people coping with trauma, depression and anxiety. According to the… Read More

About 16 years ago, cat lover Rita Deyo stopped by the local animal shelter in rural Tennessee to volunteer. She was there to put some aloe vera on the noses of some of the isolated sick kitties. The staff told her it would be a sad day at the shelter as some cats would be… Read More

The paws have landed! A flight that arrived at Boeing Field in Seattle last Thursday may just have been the cutest ever, and certainly the furriest. A Hercules C-130 cargo plane landed with more than 600 cats and dogs brought from overwhelmed shelters on four of the Hawaiian Islands. All pets arrived safe and healthy,… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes.   Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Abe, Jupiter, Rocket, and Rush!  Name: Abe Breed: Pit Bull Terrier  Age/Gender/Size: 5 years /… Read More

Even by 2020 standards, August and September were rough months. On the East Coast, Hurricane Laura slammed into Louisiana on Aug. 27, bringing winds up to 150 miles per hour, widespread flooding, and killing at least 42 people. It was the strongest hurricane since 1856 to ever make landfall in the state. In mid-August, lightning… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes.  Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Roxy, Audrey, Mello, and Emmett. Name: Roxy Breed: Lab Mix Age/Gender/Size: 6 years / Female / Medium… Read More

Many potential pet parents don’t know that when they buy a puppy from a pet store or on the internet, that dog almost certainly came from a puppy mill, which is a sort of inhumane, high-volume “factory farm” for dogs. While there are responsible breeders that treat their dogs well, many dogs from puppy mills… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes.  Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Marty, Micah, Nubbins, and Abba. Meet Marty Name: Marty Breed: Pittie Age/Gender/Size: 3 years… Read More

Traditionally, Clear the Shelters day has been observed for one day in August. This year, to avoid overwhelming shelters that remain closed and lack staff because of COVID-19, a pet adoption drive will run the whole month of August.  The goal is to find loving homes for animals in need across the U.S. Since the coronavirus… Read More

Healthy Paws customer Ryan and his husband Mike adopted both of their dogs – Mocha and Macchiato (they’re fans of Starbucks) from shelters in the Nashville, Tenn. area. Mocha is a timid mixed-breed terrier with light brown fur. Macchiato is also a mixed-breed dog with a brain condition that causes her to be a little… Read More