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Marie Osmond Adopts a Puppy – at a Fashion Show!
Originally posted 04/16/2012 02:30PM
It's Marie Osmond's turn to tell her brother Donny a thing or two about puppy love!
During a weekend trip to Washington, D.C., the singer adopted a rescue puppy named George at Fashion for Paws's runway show to benefit the Washington Humane Society.
"I grew up with mutt's...they rock," she Tweeted Sunday. "I'm already head over heels for this little guy."
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Adopt Me! Tabitha Lost Her Owner in a House Fire
Originally posted 04/12/2012 04:00PM
Home. Some cats and dogs never have one to call their own. We want to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary homeless pet every week. Today, we'd like you to meet Tabitha, a 10-month-old kitten who survived a house fire.
This sweet cat's world was turned upside down when a discarded cigarette sparked a house fire that killed her owner. During a sweep of the Fort Fairfield, Me., property, firefighters discovered the kitten hiding under a piece of furniture.
Amy Smart: Four Pets Is a 'Full House'
Originally posted 04/12/2012 09:00AM
Though wedded life has come easily to Amy Smart, it's presented challenges to her pets, which include two 16-year-old cats and a 9-year-old rescue dog.
"It was definitely an adjustment bringing my pets in with Slim," Smart tells PEOPLE of life with husband Carter Oosterhouse's 4-year-old bulldog. "My cats, they've grown up with my dog, but [Carter's] dog didn't really ever know cats, was never around cats."
Lucky for Slim, Smart's pair of felines have been nothing but hospitable during the adjustment process.
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Adopt Me! Chappy Is a 'Clown' Looking for Fun
Originally posted 04/05/2012 04:30PM
Home. Some cats and dogs never have one to call their own. We want to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary homeless pet every week. Today, we'd like you to meet Chappy, a 6-month-old kitten being cared for by the L.A. Animal Rescue.
A few months ago, LAAR volunteer Su Roos was walking to her car at a south Los Angeles carport when something adorable stopped her in her tracks.
"A kitten popped his head out from a wall," she remembers. "Turns out six were born there and were street kittens."
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Adopt Me! Lady Knows the Transformative Power of Love
Originally posted 03/29/2012 02:15PM
Home. Some cats and dogs never have one to call their own. We want to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary homeless pet every week. Today, we'd like you to meet Lady, a 7-year-old pit bull mix rescued from an abusive home by New York City's ASPCA.
In 2011, humane law enforcement agents saved this sweet girl from a house that wasn't a home. She's been in the care of the ASPCA for more than 200 days, and in that time she's transformed into a different dog.
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Blind Dog Rescued from Trash Pile Gets Sight Back
Originally posted 03/26/2012 02:00PM
Fiona had been sitting for so long in a pile of trash, huddled between a broom and an old basketball, that the dog seemed like just another piece of refuse on the desolate L.A. lot.
When Eldad and Audrey Hagar of Hope for Paws Animal Rescue finally spotted the dog over a year ago, they saw that not only was her extremely matted fur covered in filth, she was blind.
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Adopt Me! Despite Cancer, Lovebug Lives Life to the Fullest
Originally posted 03/22/2012 02:05PM
Home. Some cats and dogs never have one to call their own. We want to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary homeless pet every week. Today, we'd like you to meet Lovebug, a 7-year-old domestic longhair cat living with breast cancer.
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Gisele Bündchen Bottle Feeds a Baby Elephant
Originally posted 03/18/2012 02:00PM
Gisele Bündchen has gone interspecies with her mothering skills!
The supermodel recently traveled to Africa and visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an elephant orphanage in Kenya.
While there, she interacted with several baby elephants, and bonded with one of the mammals during feeding time. Bündchen shared the experience on Facebook and her blog.
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Ricky Gervais Wants to End Cosmetic Testing on Animals
Originally posted 03/16/2012 09:00AM
Ricky Gervais has never been shy about speaking his mind, especially when it comes to Hollywood, but now the funnyman is pointing his razor-sharp wit at a new target.
"I am delighted to support the launch of Cruelty Free International, the exciting global campaign to end the use of animals in product testing," he says in a new video for the organization.
As an ambassador, Gervais hopes to bring awareness to the still common practice of animal testing, which remains legal in over 80 percent of the world. He encourages concerned citizens around the globe to petition their governments for a ban.
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Adopt Me! Honeybee Will Sweeten Your Life
Originally posted 03/15/2012 02:30PM
Home. Some cats and dogs never have one to call their own. We want to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary homeless pet every week. Today, we'd like you to meet Honeybee, a 9-month-old domestic shorthair recently rescued from a feral cat colony.
Living at the Old Federal Park in Flowery Branch, Ga., Honeybee and her sister, Butterfly, had always been taught to fear humans. The pair had made a home for themselves in a wooded area when a good Samaritan trapped them and took them to the Georgia SPCA.
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