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According to the American Sociological Association (ASA), the paper “Are People More Disturbed by Animal or Human Suffering? Assessing the Influence of Victim’s Species and Age on Empathy,” was presented on ,Aug. 10 2013, in New York City at the American Sociological Association’s 108th Annual Meeting.The ASA is a non-profit membership association dedicated to serving sociologists in their work, advancing …

JULY 1 UPDATE: Baby has been taken into a home with another dog, where he can live out his retirement years. Thank you Barbara Brownstein! This story was translated using Google Translate (with some editing liberties for flow), from the SPCA Laurentides Facebook Page.  You often hear stories of abandoned animals for various reasons. However, the story of Baby is …

Read All about it! 17-year-old dog Patches saves himself from death row - by singing Happy Birthday (video), Video: Kitten saved by a whisker on M5 in Ireland,German Police Pick up Drunken Owl

Due to the great response we had to this post on Saturday after our Yoga event, we decided we would make Stanley a weekly feature on my blog until he is adopted,  in Tara’s own words. Tara Garland is the Mananger of the Emergency Shelter, Foster Program and Special Placements for the Canadian SPCA here in Montreal. She sees a lot on …

Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe, plus video about Car Safety for your FurFriend!

November has been designated the month in which those that are seniors dogs should find a home. For some reason people tend to think that it is a waste of time to adopt a pup that has left behind the days in which he would play nonstop. It is a big mistake to pass them off just because a human …

It’s funny the relationship between Bailey and Kayla ( aka KK).  Bailey was 5 years old when KK came into our lives.  It was a big adjustment for Bailey.  He was actually fearful to have this 3Ib, attention seeking pug running around and jumping on him.  Bailey tried his best to ignore KK’s attempts and friendship but later on, it …