# dogs cats (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dogs cats. Page: Feed: --- ## [2 Days Until Alex’s Birthday: Double Your Gift for Animals](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/2-days-until-alex-s-birthday-double-your-gift-for-animals) _2026-08-12 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Today, 600 Million Stray Dogs Need Your Help](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/today-600-million-stray-dogs-need-your-help) _2026-08-07 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Stop Hunters From Tearing Wolf Family Apart](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/stop-hunters-from-tearing-wolf-family-apart) _2026-08-06 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Georgia opens 24/7 stations to reunite lost animals](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/georgia-opens-24-7-stations-to-reunite-lost-animals) _2026-08-06 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [What Every Cat Lover Can Do This International Cat Day](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/what-every-cat-lover-can-do-this-international-cat-day) _2026-08-05 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [She was covered in lice and dirt when we found her](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/she-was-covered-in-lice-and-dirt-when-we-found-her) _2026-07-31 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Alex's Birthday Match: $25 Becomes $50](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/alex-s-birthday-match-25-becomes-50) _2026-07-30 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Include Animals in Your Will. Your love will live on](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/include-animals-in-your-will-your-love-will-live-on) _2026-07-23 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Brandywine Valley SPCA rescues cats and dogs from Texas flooding](https://www.phillyvoice.com/brandywine-valley-spca-texas-flooding-dogs-cats/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-07-21 · Kristin Hunt · PhillyVoice - Pets_ Brandywine Valley SPCA has rescued 35 dogs and cats from flooded south and central Texas. The animals are available for adoption in West Chester, Lindenwold and other locations with name-your-price adoption fees. ## [5 Years in Prison for Monkey Abuse Videos](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/5-years-in-prison-for-monkey-abuse-videos) _2026-07-21 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/umHzFQDM6tCS) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Cyanide Bombs are Still Hidden on Public Lands](https://www.600milliondogs.org/post/cyanide-bombs-are-still-hidden-on-public-lands) _2026-07-15 · 600milliondogs.org · 600 Million Dogs_ 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… ## [For a woman and her dog, rat hunting in Philly is about bonding, community and providing a public service](https://www.phillyvoice.com/dog-rat-hunting-philadelphia-streets-training-pest-control/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-07-04 · Michaela Althouse · PhillyVoice - Pets_ Jenna Walkling and her dog Torch have hunted rats around Philly for the past six years. For them, it's a bonding activity and a public service they can provide to help keep the city's pest population under control. ## [As invasive fly that threatens pets and livestock enters Texas, Pennsylvania and New Jersey take precautions](https://www.phillyvoice.com/new-world-screwworm-pennsylvania-new-jersey-pets-livestock/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-06-16 · Michael Tanenbaum · PhillyVoice - Pets_ The New World Screwworm, a fly species that feeds on wounds of livestock and pets, was detected in Texas this month. Officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are taking steps to prevent the spread of the invasive insect. ## [New Jersey lawmaker wants to give pet owners $900 in annual tax credits](https://www.phillyvoice.com/new-jersey-dogs-cats-tax-credit/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-05-27 · Michael Tanenbaum · PhillyVoice - Pets_ A New Jersey lawmaker wants to offer pet owners up to $900 in annual tax credits for everyday expenses and veterinary care. Assemblyman Alex Sauicke says the bill would help lower New Jersey's high cost of pet ownership. ## [Nearly 50 dogs and puppies saved from 'heartbreaking conditions' in Delco home](https://www.phillyvoice.com/delco-dog-neglect-hoarding-rescue-brandywine-valley-spca/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-05-13 · Kristin Hunt · PhillyVoice - Pets_ Brandywine Valley SPCA rescued 44 dogs and puppies Friday from a home in Marple Township. The nonprofit is raising money to provide emergency medical care and grooming for the animals, who were matted and neglected. ## [Abandoned puppies found in Old City for second time in months](https://www.phillyvoice.com/puppies-philly-parking-garage-pspca/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-04-22 · Michaela Althouse · PhillyVoice - Pets_ The Pennsylvania SPCA recovered seven puppies that had been abandoned in a Old City parking garage on Saturday. The case is similar to another case of abandoned puppies that occurred in December. ## [PAWS offering name-your-fee adoptions after garage collapse caused evacuation](https://www.phillyvoice.com/paws-adoption-fee-special-building-collapse/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-04-10 · Michaela Althouse · PhillyVoice - Pets_ Philly animal shelter PAWS is offering pay-what-you-can adoptions at its Old City location this weekend after it had to evacuate animals from its Grays Ferry clinic due to the parking garage collapse. ## [Strut Your Mutt will bring a dog egg hunt, adoptable pups and spring outfits to Chester County](https://www.phillyvoice.com/strut-your-mutt-chester-county-dog-festival-april-11-pet-adoption-spring/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-03-30 · PhillyVoice Media Events · PhillyVoice - Pets_ A dog-focused spring festival is coming to Chester County next month. ## [Dogs can help boost mental and physical health, but it's important to understand their feelings, too](https://www.phillyvoice.com/pets-dogs-feelings-behavior-health-benefits/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-03-26 · Courtenay Harris Bond · PhillyVoice - Pets_ Dogs can help people alleviate stress and depression, but it's important to understand their feelings, too. Learning how to interpret a dog's behavior strengthens the human-canine bond. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sW8TDOcOehJd) _2026-03-26 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Dog rescued from Market-Frankford Line support beam that is several stories above ground](https://www.phillyvoice.com/dog-rescue-septa-train-beam/?utm_source=pets&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pv-site) _2026-03-16 · Michaela Althouse · PhillyVoice - Pets_ A small black Shih Tzu mix was seen running along the tracks on the Market-Frankford Line before she got stuck on a support beam that's several stories above ground. An ACCT member rescued the dog, which was named Dottie.