HEAD: Adopt, Don’t Shop! October is American Humane’s annual Adopt-A-Dog Month, celebrating shelter pups and the joy they bring to our lives. It also encourages those looking for new pets to seriously consider adopting dogs from shelters. Every year, roughly 3.5 million dogs wind up in shelters, and many never find forever homes. Many animals […]
October
National Black Dog Day (October 1)
It is notoriously difficult for black dogs to find homes once they end up in shelters. Thanks to stigmas against them—like assumptions that they’re evil because of their color—black dogs are euthanized at higher rates in crowded shelters. On National Black Dog Day, show some love for your black dog, and consider adopting a black […]