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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to extraordinary adoptable pets every week. Say hello to Oreo, Sunshine and Stripes – three adorable 8-week-old kittens who love causing trouble.
It's kitten season, so sweet faces like these are a dime a dozen at shelters across the country. Oreo, a black-and-white male, Sunshine, an orange female, and Stripes, a tabby male, recently came in as strays to the SPCA of Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and have been causing quite the fuzz – er, fuss – ever since.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Swayze, a boxer/mastiff mix who adores people.
This dog is the quintessential family companion. The 1-year-old, who was recently surrendered to the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter West Bank in Marrero, La., is playful, loyal and adorably loving.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Benny, a 9-year-old Lab mix who's grateful for a second chance.
Rescuers from the HALO Animal Rescue saw something special in this elderly pup, and saved him from euthanasia at the Maricopa County Animal Care and Control in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Tonto, a Pomeranian who was dumped at a local animal shelter because he couldn't see very well.
When Tonto's previous owners realized he was having trouble seeing, they took the dog to a rural animal control and said "they didn't want to deal with a special needs dog," says Laurie Johnson, director of the Florida Little Dog Rescue. "So they just discarded him."
The 6-year-old pup was matted, his teeth were severely neglected and he needed to be neutered. After an evaluation, vets discovered that he had some vision, but that he stood to lose it in the future because of juvenile cataracts.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Jude, a Yorkshire terrier rescued from a puppy mill at age 9.
For almost a decade, Jude produced puppies for a breeder at an Ohio puppy mill. When she came to the Joyful Rescues animal rescue of Cuba, N.Y., last fall, she was quiet and didn't want to be touched.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Nory, a sweet cat who wants to be someone's companion.
When she arrived at the ASPCA in December, Nory had her paws full: she had recently birthed a litter of kittens, and was carefully tending to each one.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Sheena, a golden retriever/collie mix who will follow you anywhere.
At 10-years-old, Sheena is an older adoptable animal, but that doesn't stop her from living her life to the fullest. "She does very well walking on a leash … and is waiting to become your companion on all your adventures," reads her Adopt-a-Pet.com profile.
In addition, the good-natured goldie, who currently resides at the Seattle Humane Society in Bellevue, Wash., loves showering her humans with attention. "[She] is waiting to greet you with lots of tail wags!"
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We can now add cows to Ryan Gosling's fan club!
In conjunction with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the actor penned a letter to the National Milk Producers Federation asking them to bring an end to a practice known as dehorning, in which cows' horns are removed by being burned off, gouged out or chopped off.
"There is absolutely no reason – and no excuse – for the cruel, unnecessary practice of dehorning to continue," Gosling, 32, writes, advocating for the breeding of naturally hornless cows. "Please do the right thing and take action today."
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Sassy, a 2-year-old ruby-eyed white Lionhead rabbit whose cuteness upstages even the Easter Bunny.
When the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue took Sassy in, her fur was matted and covered in waste. The Florida-based rescue cleaned up this ball of fluff, along with her parents and siblings, so the whole bunny brood would be ready for adoption. (Rescue staff also took the neglected rabbits to a veterinarian and had them all spayed/neutered.)
One by one, each of the rabbits was adopted. Now, "Little Sassy is the last of her family and is eager to find her forever home," Faith Bolton, the rescue's assistant director, tells PEOPLE.
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Home. Some pets never have one to call their own. We'd like to help change that by introducing you to an extraordinary adoptable pet every week. Meet Scarlett, a Southern belle who could use a little more spoiling.
Having spent several years as a stray, Scarlett arrived to Alabama's Huntsville Animal Services, a North Shore Animal League America affiliate, "in great need," says sponsor Karen Hill Sheppard.
The copper and penny-red pooch had recently given birth to a litter of 10 puppies, but while the pups were healthy, Scarlett was far from it, suffering from a right eye injury that was severely infected.
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