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Athos’ Rescue Story

(This is from Jo Luecht-Medlin, Mystery Dog Rescue) Athos is a 3 yr old male American Staffordshire mix. Athos was confiscated from a bad situation and was in dire condition.  His owners had left him in the back yard and he was literally starving to death.  He was in such bad shape his rescuers thought [...]

The case of Muppet

This is from Gavin Nichols, Talk About It! Program Officer-Community Initiatives with the San Antonio Area Foundation. This is one of Kirby Animal Control’s recent cruelty cases that had a happy ending.  We do not have photos of him with his new family yet, because he just very recently got adopted, but we do have [...]

Why adopt?

This is from Gavin Nichols, Talk About It! Program Officer-Community Initiatives with the San Antonio Area Foundation, writing about the importance of pet adoption, especially in San Antonio.. This year, about 34,000 dogs and cats will be brought into the San Antonio Animal Care Services shelters. Based on year to date live release and euthanasia [...]

Fur the Love!

Why do people have pets? The top reasons that people share their lives with four-legged friends are that they: Make great exercise buddies Help keep your floors clean Create great conversation starters Keep you warm at night Are good listeners Provide security Help to reduce stress Teach responsibility Love unconditionally   Pets are just as [...]