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

Feral Cat Colony Ousted by Loews Hotel Chain
A stable feral cat colony had been peacefully co-existing with Loews Portofino Bay Hotel and Loews Royal Pacific Resort guests for years, but not...
Scary Cow Abuse Uncovered on Ohio Dairy Farm
Dairy cows were recently abused on a far in Ohio.
Dexter's Drive to Survive
On Friday, June 17, we shared the gruesome story about a brutal attack on two 8 week-old kittens that was carried out by Wilana Joenel Frazier and...
Animal Abuse Registry for New York City?
New York City is considering implementing an animal abuse registry to deter cruelty to animals. Read more about the potential registry here!

van vuuren wildlife sanctuary

Wild Big Cats Can Be Dangeorus

I recently ran across a rather disturbing article posted by Gadling; a blog from AOL Travel.…

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…

China lifts ban on dogs

Chinese City Lifts Ban on Dogs

The Chinese city of Jiangmen has been the center of attention for dog lovers throughout the world…

animal appreciation week

Animal Appreciation Week

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

cat abused

Update on Dexter

On Friday, June 17, we shared the gruesome story about a brutal attack on two 8 week-old kittens…

Shelter Animals, Animal Testing, Animal Cruelty

Shelter Pets Sent for Testing

Did you know that certain states require animal shelters to send un-adopted pets to research labs?…

horses in field not up for slaughter

Help End Horse Slaughter

Last Monday, June 13, I posted an item announcing the May 30th approval by the House Appropriations…

dexter abused kitten

Kitten Abused by a Family

I receive requests to sign animal welfare petitions almost every day. But when I read the latest,…

dancing monkey

Entertainment or Animal Abuse?

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