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...
Edison's Animal Abuse: Topsy the Elephant
The story of Topsy the elephant shows a different, darker side of animal abuse associated with Thomas Edison, one of America's most prized inventors...
Gas Chambers for Animal Euthanasia Banned in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is expected to pass a bill that bans the use of gas chambers in animal euthanasia. Read more about the new law here!

fiona, a blind dog who was abused and has since regained sight

Video: The Story of Fiona

Her video has gone viral, and rightfully so. The story of Fiona, a dog left for dead in the trash…

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…

horses therapy center drought trouble

Horse Facility in Trouble

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

Cat extending claws

Declawing Prohibition Bill

Good news may be soon be announced by the Great state of California, where eight forward-thinking…

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…

possible victim or horse slaughter for horse meat

Fighting Horse Slaughter

The voices of horse lovers are loud and clear in their concerted protest of the legalization of…

Pitt Bull

Vick Property Sold

It seems to me that recently hardly a day goes by when my email box isn’t filled with countless…

animal appreciation week

Animal Appreciation Week

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

dancing monkey

Entertainment or Animal Abuse?

The Jakarta Animal Aid Network is trying to stop animal abuse by helping the dancing monkeys in…

Horse on a Farm

Horsemeat: Not On My Menu

Thanks to humane legislation passed a few years ago, American horses are no longer killed in our…

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Michael Vick to Play Football

Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who recently completed a two-year prison sentence…