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Kitten Bowl 2018
Hallmark Channel hosts the nation’s most beloved rescue pet adoption event of the year when “Kitten Bowl V” premieres exclusively on the network, Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 12/11c. The 2018 version of “Kitten Bowl” features countless displaced kittens rescued from...
Comfort Dogs: Helping Students and Staff
In 2016, the NYC Department of Education rolled out the Comfort Dog program as part of the Office of Counseling Support Programs. The initial phase included seven schools across the city. In September 2017, the DOE expanded the program by 30 schools. There are...
PUPPY BOWL XIV
Television's original adoption extravaganza is back and furrier than ever as the world's cutest sporting event and will be returning to Animal Planet for PUPPY BOWL XIV February 2018, with two hours of fuzzy faces, sloppy kisses and puppy penalties.Don't miss the...
Finding Antler Sheds for your Dog
Deer sheds This is only necessary in the autumn and early winter during the breeding season. During the "rut," the bucks are aggressive toward other males and use the antlers to duel for supremacy. They are much more sociable with one another during the rest...
2018 Louie’s Legacy Annual Fundraising Calendar “Paws of Gotham”
“Paws of Gotham” is the fourth annual calendar aimed at raising funds to rehabilitate and re-home animals from high-kill shelters across the United States. “Paws of Gotham” was shot by famed South African photographer Candy Kennedy. The images she captured focus...
Blessing of the Animals
Pet lovers will be counting their blessings this Wednesday, October 4th as churches around the borough open their doors for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. St. Francis was a 13th-century Italian friar who, according to...
Keeping Your Dog Safe in the Water
Summer is here, and along with it comes fun in the sun. For many people that means fun in the water; and fun that can be shared with your furry friend. But before you take your four-legged friend with you on a trip to the ocean, a lake, a river, or your...
Broadway Barks
BROADWAY BARKS will once again take over Shubert Alley for the 19th annual star-studded dog and cat adoption event that benefits New York City animal rescue groups. The event, co-founded by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore, features celebrities of the Great...
Lost & Found Pets: Social Network Reunites Staten Island Families
Social media isn't just for keeping up with inspirational "memes," inflammatory political debates and food porn -- it's also for keeping track of our best friends. Even our four-legged ones. Launched in 2009 by accidental activist Elizabeth Del Priore,...
Powassan Tick-Borne Virus Worse Than Lyme Disease
New York Has 2nd Highest Number Of Cases A rare, potentially deadly tick-borne disease has infected people in New York. And health officials say it's worse then Lyme disease. The same tick that carries Lyme can cause Powassan, otherwise known as POW....