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Ben, a retired veteran dog sold on the black market, one of very few who has since been reunited with his handler (photo credit: NY Post) An infuriating expose recently ran in the NY Post , “Troops betrayed as Army dumps hundreds of heroic war dogs...

Animal Rights Leaders and Hero Dogs Arrive at the Capitol Building (photo credit: the Washington Free Beacon) This summer, a long-overdue provision to guarantee all military service dogs get a ticket home was passed by both the Senate...

The bill - it would make it a stalking-related crime to threaten pets of domestic violence victims, and also create a federal grant to equip shelters to house them H.R. 1258, the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, is a bipartisan effort that would...

Dogs and drones are executing some heroic feats. They are teaming up to save Florida’s avocado trees along with its guacamole, a vital part of the state’s business that millions of people enjoy every year. They are also working together to...

When : Now Who : Layla, adopted dog, budding philanthropist, Academy Award Winner currently starring in " Homes for Dogs ," and past winner for Best Costume. Max, adopted dog, Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama, philanthropist...

What happened when 500,000 happy dog photos (and a couple pot-bellied pigs and lizards) from all over the world landed in a hospital room with a 16 year-old patient? Well, happiness ensued. …Indeed! Anthony Lyons undergoes monthly chemotherapy...

Captive British Military Working Dog, Colonel. Photo credit: AFP To Sec. of State John Kerry: Dear Mr. Kerry, first of all I commend your stand on the P.O.W.’s in Vietnam. You stood with one voice with them and did the right thing and said that...

Brent Grommet, a Missouri army specialist assigned to the 101st Airborne, had been serving in Afghanistan with Matty, his loyal military working dog from the fall of 2012 through the summer of 2013. Matty was Grommet’s only dog companion during...

No bad rap for these black dogs or any others. Bandit is a multi-talented therapy dog to veterans, children and his own father with help from his website and New Media presence. Orlando is a seeing eye dog who saved his owner from a subway train and then...

It can happen when dogs become New Media stars and use their fame to save other dogs of course! Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and even Kindle eBooks have become platforms for adopted dogs-turned-online superstars, and they are giving back to dogs-in-need...

Can a one-of-a-kind dog breed with a name like the “Furrychest Jack Beagle Terrier” make the people of Costa Rica see dog adoption differently, and blow adoption rates through the roof? Or can a shelter dog named Sandy photobomb the Oscars...

We are in a great time of combining the power of new media with human ingenuity, spirit and heart to achieve remarkable results in saving dogs. There are pioneers creating and shaping a wonderful, promising future: a 13 year-old Romanian girl who has...

In the words of soldiers and civilians, they are our brothers, our sisters, our buddies, our comrades in arms, our heroes. They have and are protecting Secretaries of Defense to Presidents. They comfort children and troops alike, and manage to make them...

Since Vietnam, dogs living and working alongside our military have saved over ten thousand lives. Starting this instant, can they save tens of thousands more with help from New Media? One example is the story of US Army Sergeant Logan Black and his...

Right now and in the coming months, a series of wearable devices for dogs will hit the market. This first generation of tech collars can measure and report a dog’s heart rate, respiratory rate, rest patterns, calorie burning and more. You’ll...

Do you think crowdfunding can save a dog’s life… in a year? A month? 24 hours? First, what actually is crowdfunding? It’s collecting donations from a large pool of people – “the crowd” – for a specific cause...