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On August 19, Alex Pacheco will turn 68. In just 2 days, Alex Pacheco, founder of 600 Million Dogs, will celebrate his 68th birthday. For more than 40 years, Alex has worked to expose cruelty to animals and encourage people around the world to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. To celebrate his birthday, Catherine has pledged to double every gift, up to $20,000. So please don't…
Every homeless cat deserves the chance to be safe. Today is International Homeless Animals' Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the millions of dogs and cats around the world living without a home. The world's 600 million stray dogs and 87 million stray cats give birth to more than 1 billion homeless puppies and kittens every year. Every homeless animal has a different story. Today, we'd…
Wolf pups deserve to grow up with their family. Right now, one of Yellowstone's best-known wolf families is living under the threat of being killed. Mollie's Pack is raising five young pups outside the safety of Yellowstone National Park after leaving in search of food during an unusually mild winter. Beginning September 15, hunters can legally kill up to four wolves in the area where the pack is…
Public scanners make it easier for anyone to help a lost animal. Hall County Animal Services in Georgia has installed public microchip scanning stations to help lost animals get home faster. The first stations are now available at the Hall County Animal Shelter and Laurel Park Dog Park, where anyone can use them 24 hours a day. If someone finds a lost dog or cat, they can scan the animal's…
For many cats, the streets are the only home they have ever known. Today is International Cat Day, a time to celebrate cats while raising awareness of the challenges millions still face around the world. Animal shelters and rescues across the U.S. took in approximately 3 million cats in 2025 alone. Earlier this year in New York City, a 15-year-old cat named Thai survived nearly a week alone inside…
Sugar’s body showed the strain of surviving on scraps. When we found Sugar, she was picking through piles of garbage in an empty lot. Plastic bags, food wrappers, and other waste covered the ground around her. Her head stayed low as she moved from one pile to the next. Her fur was dirty and filled with lice. Despite her condition, she walked straight toward us and allowed us to place a leash on…
Father of the Modern Day Animal Rights Movement in the U.S is celebrating his birthday today. 600 Million Dogs founder Alex Pacheco’s birthday is today. To celebrate, a generous donor and lifelong animal lover, Catherine, is doubling every gift, up to $20,000. That means your gift today will have twice the impact for animals. Your $25 becomes $50 Your $50 becomes $100 Your $100 becomes $200 Alex…
Rescued Pilot Pup Sophie is safe because someone like you cared. Every day, dogs and cats are suffering on the streets — hungry, abandoned, waiting for rescue. I find myself asking: Who will keep fighting to protect them from cruelty, abandonment, and suffering when I'm no longer here? The answer is you. Not today. But through your Will. August is Include Animals in Your Will Month, and many…
Every monkey deserves a life free from fear, pain, and exploitation. A Florida man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing more than 40 videos showing monkeys being tortured, mutilated, burned, and sexually abused. Investigators found that he created and managed private online groups where the videos were distributed. The court found that his leadership role in those…
Public lands should not hide poison. 14-year-old Canyon Mansfield was walking with his beloved dog, Kasey, near their home in Idaho when Kasey investigated what looked like an ordinary sprinkler head hidden in the ground. The device blasted sodium cyanide into Kasey's mouth and face. Canyon watched his dog convulse, foam at the mouth, collapse, and die in terrible pain. Canyon was also poisoned…
