Adopt – Rescue – Donate – Animal Rights
- The Animal Rescue Site - Shelters rescue millions of animals every year. You can help to feed them by clicking on the link that appears on the animal rescue site. Sponsors contribute to the cost of food based on how many visitors click on the link on the site each day. Your daily click provides food for an animal in a shelter or sanctuary.
- Petfinder.com - Search over 200,000 adoptable pets, locate shelters and rescue organizations in your area, or sign up to be a volunteer to help your local shelter or rescue organization.
- ASPCA - The American Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Includes links to lobby for animals, pet care tips, a fun kids informational page, disaster preparedness, and information about what to do if you witness animal violence.
- Humane Society - The Humane Society of the United States. Includes descriptions of public-awareness campaigns, programs, legislation, activist alerts, and educational publications.
- Humane Society: Youth - Humane Society: Youth serves as the youth education affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
- Pets911 - Find, Adopt, or help a Pet.
- New Leash on Life Rescue Organization - (Los Angeles & Chicago).
- Chicago Canine Rescue Organization
- PAWS Chicago
- Help-a-Pet - Offers financial aid for vet bills to qualifying applicants. They also accept donations to help those in need of aid.
- IAAOR - Illinois Alliance for Animal Owner’s Rights.
- The Senior Dog Project - Learn the many benefits of adopting senior dogs.
- Animal Protection Institute - A national non-profit organization, API is dedicated to informing, educating, and advocating the humane treatment of animals.
DFA Groups
Health
- Poisonous Plants - An online resource about poisonous plants and how they can affect dogs and other animals.
- Integrative Pet Care - Chicago Holistic Pet Care and Rehabilitation Center.
- AHVMA - American Holistic Veterinary Association. Information and resources provided on complementary and alternative therapies in veterinary medicine.
- Dr. Marty - Dr. Marty Goldstein, author of “The Nature of Animal Healing” and Oprah Winfrey’s Vet, practices Integrative medicine. He discusses how combining the best of both conventional and holistic medicine can benefit your pet.
- www.natural-animal-health.co.uk - UK site explaining many benefits of complementary veterinary therapies available to support the health of dogs and other animals.
- New Vaccination Protocols - A Review of the Literature
- Rabies Challenge Fund - Law in nearly all areas requires Rabies vaccination. However, vaccination against rabies virus is occasionally associated with debilitating adverse effects. Contribute to the Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust to fund research to determine the duration of immunity actually conveyed by the rabies vaccine. The goal is to extend the required interval for rabies boosters to 5 and then to 7 years. Your donations will help to fund this most important research. See their website for more information.
- Home Vet - A comprehensive searchable database of pet health articles and issues along with other resources for pet owners compiled by a holistic veterinarian.
- Vet Info 4 Dogs - A valuable resource for dog owners seeking information on veterinary medicine.
- Healthy Pet - HealthyPet, sponsored by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), provides pet care tips, a library, recommended reading, and a list of animal hospitals.
- My Special Dog - My Special Dog was developed to help people who have dogs with health or other problems and who do not know where to go for answers and support. Through this site, you can meet people in similar situations, ask questions, read articles, and review products that might help you and your dog lead happier and healthier lives.
- Critter Advocacy - Critter Advocacy Responsibility Ethics Science
Nutrition
- Pet Nutrition Consulting - Nutritional Consulting for Companion Animals. A dietary consulting service for companion animals that offers services such as nutrition consultations, dietary analysis, home-cooked diet formulation, and special diets formulation for animals with medical issues.
- Dog Food Project - How does your dog food brand compare?
- http://www.drmarty.com/feeding.htm - Dr. Marty Goldstein, author of “The Nature of Animal Healing” and Oprah Winfrey’s Vet, has compiled a chart outlining the healthiest food choices for our pets.
- Dog Food Analysis - Reviews several popular brands of dog foods.
- http://www.acreaturecomfort.com/ratingpetfood.htm - Gives pet ingredient definitions and discusses how to rate a dog food by their ingredient labels.
- http://leda.law.harvard.edu/leda/data/784/Patrick06.html - This paper discusses the lack of regulation in the pet food industry and how the misrepresentation and marketing from conglomerate pet food companies serves to confuse pet owners and ultimately fails America’s pets.
Informative Websites Concerning the Menu Foods Recall
Business Resources
Volunteer Organizations
- Sit Stay Read - SIT STAY READ is a Chicago-based volunteer literacy organization that brings dogs and kids together to make reading fun.
Service Dogs
- I Vest-a-Dog - Illinois Vest-a-Dog is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the lives of K-9 police dogs through the purchase and donation of bullet and stab resistant vests.
- Bear Search & Rescue - A donation fund in memory of Bear, the first SAR dog to assist at Ground Zero after 9/11. This fund has been set up to help ease the financial burden of Search and Rescue Teams throughout the United States.
- Dogs for the Deaf - Find out how dogs help people who have hearing disabilities.
- Guiding Eyes - Guiding Eyes for the Blind. A well-designed, well-organized, informative site about guide dogs.
- Delta Society - Helper Dogs (Therapy). The Delta Society site celebrates companion animals and the ways they enrich our lives.
- Service Dogs - A listing of service dog resources throughout the U.S.
- Guardian Angels for Soldiers Pets - This nonprofit Federal Tax Exempt public charity was established to locate, interview, and monitor Foster Home Caregivers who wish to open their homes to provide a temporary caring, loving, and safe environment for pets of our military personnel as they are being deployed to fight the war on terror and have been unable to find a family member and/or friend to care for the pet while they are deployed.
- Military Mascots - Military Mascots is a grassroots volunteer effort dedicated to the assistance of US deployed Service Members who have befriended a Mascot on Foreign Ground.
Lost & Found Resources
- Lost and Pound - FREE service. Lostandpound.com allows pet owners to post pictures and descriptions of their lost pets including the location where they were last seen. LOST PET ALERTS are sent immediately via email to a combination of participating veterinarians, animal shelters, police stations, media outlets, pet service companies and “neighborhood watch volunteers” within a 15-mile radius of where your pet was lost.
- Chicago Lost Pets - Step-by-step detailed information about what to do if you lose a pet.
- 1888pets911 - Post your lost pet information on this site and search their database by zip code for lost or found animals.
- PetFinder - Search over 200,000 adoptable pets; locate shelters and rescue groups; browse their resource library; post classified ads for lost or found pets, pets wanted, or pets in need of a home, and sign up to volunteer.
- Lost Your Pet - National Lost/Found Pet register Searchable database.
- Find That Pet - Free Listing for your Lost Pet. Map Based with Photo Upload.
- Lost Pet Net - Lost Pet Network - A FREE service! Since 2001. Connecting Pets and their Owners.
- The Pet Page – Lost/Found/Stolen - a free service to help reunite pets and their people.
- HSUS - Humane Society of the United States. Visit the online home for the largest animal protection organization in the U.S.
Spay & Neuter
Dog Magazines, Newsletters & Talk Shows Online
- Whole Dog Journal
- http://siriusdog.com/articles/index.php - Large database of dog-related resources and articles.
- www.dogs.about.com - Krista Mifflin, “Guide” to Dogs on the About.com network. Lots of good information from house training to therapy dogs.
- Dog Logic - Lyn Richards, editor of the Great Dane Reporter and frequent contributor to The Whole Dog Journal, has compiled a wealth of information on canine health, nutrition, breeding, training, and supplies for small, large and giant breeds on this site.
- Animal Network Dog Channel - A place to check out the latest news from dog publications.
- Dog Owner's Guide - An online publication for all dog owners. Features a many helpful articles and resources.
- Pet Talk America - Listen to Bob Vella’s live broadcast of his syndicated pet show, Pet Talk America, on this site.
- Animal Planet
- Chicagoland Tails, Inc - Celebrating the relationship between pets and their people.
News & Fun
- Dogster - Create your pup’s own online page and make online doggie friends.
- The Poop - A little bit of everything here on this site where “every dog can have its day.” Portions of the advertising revenues go to benefit rescue organizations.
- Urbanhound - Urbanhound gives practical advice, makes informed suggestions, keeps up-to-date directories and databases, and alerts you to hound happenings.
- Doggie News - News your dog would want to know about.
- Daily Kibble - The inside poop on the latest, greatest, hottest and coolest everything for pets.
- Dog Mark - Cool dog site of the day.
- CyberPet - Tap into the world of pet information online at Cyber-Pet.
- Dog Books - Dog Lover’s Bookshop. Visit the online home of the Dog Lover’s Bookshop, located in New York City. This unique store owned by Margot Rosenberg and Bern Markowitz, specializes in all types of literature about the canine race.
- Petrix - At a loss for a moniker for your new mutt? This page has 2000 dog names for you to choose from.
- Shooter Dog - Shooter and his sidekick Alex are Yorkies who know how to show dog people on the Internet a good time. In their doghouse you’ll find all kinds of entertaining corners to explore – from their news and horoscope rooms to their picture galleries.
- The Canine Clubhouse - Check out the local dog events happening around the city and keep updated by signing up for their newsletter at The Canine Clubhouse.
Pet Travel Guide
- DogFriendly.com - DogFriendly.com™ publishes U.S. and Canadian pet travel guides for dogs of ALL sizes & breeds.
- Pets Welcome - If you travel with your pets, this is an invaluable site. It features a travel planner’s resource, vacation spots that love dogs, places where dogs are welcome to run off leash, and lots of great articles and tips.
Grief
- C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Help line (877) 394-CARE.
- Rainbows Bridge - Rainbows Bridge is a virtual memorial home for your departed baby.
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