Animal Welfare

Real-life Stories Raising Animal Welfare Awareness

Sadly, news stories involving animal abuse and cruelty break all the time. Petside delivers these heart-wrenching animal welfare news stories in order to raise awareness about the plight of animals, and to provide a way to raise your voice when it comes to preserving animal well-being.

Darwin Animal Doctors

News & Blogs

Darwin Animal Doctors: Vet Care for All Galápagos Animals

The Galápagos Islands located off the coast of Ecuador are known for their exotic wildlife, such as the giant tortoises, swimming iguanas, sunbathing...

Kindness Ranch

News & Blogs

Kindness Ranch: American Sanctuary for Research Animals

Apes and bunnies are not the only animals used in research. A lot of pets and farm animals spend their time in disease research facilities and pet...

SEETurtles

News & Blogs

Billion Baby Turtles: Give a Dollar, Save a Turtle

Baby turtles are adorable. They are also in serious trouble. The Billion Baby Turtles campaign launched by the SEE Turtles organization has a lofty...

dog in airport

News & Blogs

Dogs as Drug Mules

In early December of 1994, an Old English Sheepdog was shipped to New York’s JFK Airport from Colombia with five pounds of cocaine surgically...

Popular Articles in Animal Welfare

Kitten Abused by a Human Mother and Children
I receive requests to sign animal welfare petitions almost every day. But when I read the latest, my eyes threatened tears of anger and frustration....
Rattlesnakes: Victims of Animal Cruelty
"Rattlesnake roundups" provide entertainment for many, but these festivals should be viewed as animal cruelty towards a highly misunderstood creature...
Animal Cruelty: Puppy Mill Dogs Left in Texas
In a shocking case of animal abuse, 92 dogs were left for dead on a Texas road. Read about the incident here!
Leonardo DiCaprio Seeks Legislation to Protect Big Cats
In light of the tragedy in Zanesville, Ohio that resulted in the deaths of 49 exotic animals,actor and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio has taken to...

brown tabby cat

Cat Killer Trial in Virginia

Anthony Robert Ahrens is on trial for allegedly throwing his brown tabby cat into a kennel with…

feral cats that participated in trap-neuter-return program

What is Trap-Neuter-Return?

According to the ASPCA, the number of feral cats, cats that are born and raised in the wild and in…

dogs and cats

Ending Pet Euthanasia

We asked three of our Advisory Board members: We recently did an AP poll finding that most…

horse slaughter ban lifted

Horse Slaughter Facts

Horse lovers who are aware of the horrors that horse slaughter entails often get highly emotional…

horses of proud spirit

Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary

I recently came upon a book titled The Horses of Proud Spirit, a memoir by Melanie Sue Bowles about…

wolves in oregon

Save the Wolves in Oregon

Wolves in Oregon might have a chance of survival thanks to recent court order; this is a big relief…

horses therapy center drought trouble

Horse Facility in Trouble

In North Texas, a severe drought has affected many people and facilities, including a horse…

adopt a cat rescued from haven accused of hoarding

Cats Rescued from Hoarding?

Feline loving Florida residents living near High Springs (voted the “friendliest small town” in the…

Pup Rescued From Car Engine Adopted

Pup Adopted After Odd Rescue

Scarlett, a Chinese Shar-Pei puppy, was found last month trapped inside a place where probably no…

abused kitten adopted

Abused Kitten Dexter Adopted

Dexter, the abused kitten whose life nearly ended tragically due to a brutal assault, has finally…

animal appreciation week

Animal Appreciation Week

Unfortunately, almost every day we hear tragic stories of animals being cruelly treated and abused…