Florida doggie camp
Jeremy Sweet drives the Doggie Bus through a Miami neighborhood picking up dogs headed to the Totally Dog day care center. Daily up to 25 dogs board a yellow school bus for their ride to the five acre fully fenced doggy playground complete with a bone shaped swimming pool. The business was started 11 years ago by Sweet's wife, a certified canine behavior specialist and dog lover.
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"Tiki" is a calico kitten that had its tail removed after it was broken. "She isn't even fazed that it's gone," said Staci Scott. The "Hot Dogs and Cool Cats" event at the Animal Defense League, 11300 Nacogdoches Road, took place on Thursday, Sept. 2.
Animal Care Services (ACS) foster parent, Alexis Forchee, left, and ACS Advisory Board Member Rita Braeutigam line up with other volunteers from ACS and Alamo Rescue Friends, (ARF), as they ready 18 dogs for a trip to New Hampshire, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The dogs were headed to the Humane Society of Greater Nashua, a no-kill shelter. ARF is a non-profit that helps save the life of dogs by transporting them from San Antonio to no-kill shelters in other states.
This photo of Joann Biondi's 2-year-old Maine coon cat, Lorenzo, is named Rasta Cat and was taken in Miami.
A palm cockatoo, which is native to Australia, is refreshed with mists of water at the San Antonio Zoo on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Temperatures are expected to break the 100-degree mark this week.
"Buckwheat," a cat that is up for adoption was saved by Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation from being thrown into a garbage can. He is the object of much attention during the San Antonio Pet Expo at Freeman Coliseum on Saturday, July 31, 2010.
Kathleen Francis, of Clearlake, Calif., clutches her purebred Chihuahua "Princess Abby" after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest Friday, June 25, 2010, in Petaluma, Calif.
Six-year-old bearded collie, Dru, dives through the tire obstacle during the dog agility competition at the 2010 River City Cluster of Dog Shows at the Convention Center on Friday, June 18, 2010.
A Poodle is shown by the trainer during the Best in Show group during the River City Cluster of Dog Show at the San Antonio Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on June 17, 2010.
Runners with dogs take off at the start of the 2010 Homes for Pets Wilenchik Memorial Doggie Dash at Pickrell Park in Schertz on May 22, 2010. The event, in it's 9th year, included a 5K Fun Run and a 3K walk, with or without a dog and benefited the Schertz Humane Society.
Wolfie Blackheart, 18 years old, in her home with Winrey, her wolfdog hybrid, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Blackheart, born Sarah Rodriguez, has received threats on her websites for severing a dog's head after the dog was already dead. She says she has an abiding love for taxidermy and isn't guilty of killing animals. She participates in BDSM and also believes she's a wolf.
Stephen Rene Tello, executive director of Primarily Primates, Inc., visits with capuchin monkeys at his facility, Monday, April 26, 2010, in San Antonio. In 2006, the number of capuchins at the Primarily Primates sanctuary soared and the population grew to 130, said Tello.
Amy McQueen of the Delta Society dons her pins from previous Pooch Parde years while helping man the table with goodies including free T-shirts for registered parade goers at the12th annual Pooch Parade on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Organizers said over 450 dogs were pre-registered for the event but estimated about 2,000 dogs were on hand Saturday morning for the march that winds its way through Alamo Heights.
SAFD EMS Lt Roger Fuentes holds a puppy rescued from a burning house at 446 Glendale, Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
Bebe, a bichon frise, models fashion designer Lynne Correia's Fred Astair tuxedo during the "Last Bark for Bryant Park," the Fashion Institute of Technology's second annual pet apparel fashion show, in New York, Monday, April 12, 2010.
Ms Lucy, a 1-year-old Blue Chihuahua, wearing a spring flower sunset dress stikes a pose in the lobby of the Pennsylvania Hotel. The at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Melanie Typaldos of Buda poses with her 100 pound pet capybera, Caplin, while Caplin wears his Halloween costume. The capybara, a relative of the guinea pig and the largest of the rodents, is a semi-aquatic native of South America. Caplin can be followed on http://gianthamster.com/ or on twitter at @CaplinROUS, where he has 2,700 followers.
Mike Schelin rides a motocross bike with his dog Opee, an 8-year-old blue merle Australian shepherd in Perris, Calif.
Faith was born with only two legs.
School bus brings Fla. dogs to their very own camp
The little yellow school bus makes its rounds, picking up one eager passenger after another en route to day camp. Never has a school bus been so drenched in drool: each of these day campers has four legs and a wagging tail.
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‘Animal hoarding' can occur when good intentions go bad
Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away — unaware it was a death camp for cats.
Ex-S.A. residents take dogs to shelters in Northeast
A Vermont native, Virginia Davidson fled a home in sweltering San Antonio this summer for the cool of the Northeast, moving with her husband back to her beloved region. Yet Davidson and Greg Kidd can't stop coming back.
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Blog: How transport programs work
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Community helps homeless man, his dog
Homeless man Marion Wright credits Beth Cooper for helping him enroll at Haven for Hope and maintain his bond with his “best friend,” Rudy, until the organization's kennel opened in late July.
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Furry friends need permanent homes
A pet can brighten your life with companionship, laughter and love. And if you choose a furry friend that has been saved by a volunteer rescue group, you'll have the added satisfaction of knowing you're providing an "orphan" with a permanent home.
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