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Your Rescue Can Win $1,000 for the Shelter That Saved Them

Editor's Pick · Rescue & Adoption

Your Rescue Can Win $1,000 for the Shelter That Saved Them

PEOPLE and Pedigree's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest is open, and the real prize doesn't go to you. Here's the timeline, and how to write an entry that actually gets picked.

Sara Lim · 4 min read

Life at Home

The Pet-Loss Workbook That Gives You Permission to Grieve

The Pet-Loss Workbook That Gives You Permission to Grieve

Sara Lim · 6 min

10 Chinese Dog Breeds Whose History Is Stranger Than Their Faces

10 Chinese Dog Breeds Whose History Is Stranger Than Their Faces

James Okafor · 7 min

Petco Is Going Dark in 25 More Locations. Here's the List So Far.

Petco Is Going Dark in 25 More Locations. Here's the List So Far.

Marcus Webb · 4 min

Pets & People

Your Dog Has a Love Language. You're Probably Speaking the Wrong One.

Your Dog Has a Love Language. You're Probably Speaking the Wrong One.

Leila Torres · 7 min

The Artist Who Couldn't Draw Herself Found a Workaround: an 8-Pound Chihuahua

The Artist Who Couldn't Draw Herself Found a Workaround: an 8-Pound Chihuahua

Leila Torres · 5 min

95% of Them Kept the Cat: What a Loneliness Study Proved About Fostering

95% of Them Kept the Cat: What a Loneliness Study Proved About Fostering

Nina Vasquez · 5 min

Rescue & Adoption

The Law to Stop Puppy Mills Already Exists. This Bill Makes the USDA Use It.

The Law to Stop Puppy Mills Already Exists. This Bill Makes the USDA Use It.

James Okafor · 7 min

An Oklahoma Lab Didn't Just Lose Its Animals. It Lost Its License

An Oklahoma Lab Didn't Just Lose Its Animals. It Lost Its License

Nina Vasquez · 4 min

Ukraine's Animals Are Still in the War. Here's How to Actually Help.

Ukraine's Animals Are Still in the War. Here's How to Actually Help.

James Okafor · 5 min

Eco-Friendly

'Natural' Pet Care Is a Word Nobody Checks. Read the Back of the Bottle.

'Natural' Pet Care Is a Word Nobody Checks. Read the Back of the Bottle.

Dr. Amara Solis · 7 min

Your Cat's Dinner Is Quietly Helping Rebuild Coral Reefs

Your Cat's Dinner Is Quietly Helping Rebuild Coral Reefs

James Okafor · 5 min

'Fish' on the Label Isn't One Thing. Some Is Greener Than Beef, Some Is Worse.

'Fish' on the Label Isn't One Thing. Some Is Greener Than Beef, Some Is Worse.

Dr. Ravi Mehta · 8 min

Traveling Together

He Raised Two Dogs in a Van. His Small-Space Rules Beat Most Apartments.

He Raised Two Dogs in a Van. His Small-Space Rules Beat Most Apartments.

James Okafor · 6 min

BARK Air Keeps Adding Routes. The More Interesting Story Is Who's Following

BARK Air Keeps Adding Routes. The More Interesting Story Is Who's Following

Nina Vasquez · 5 min

Half of Dog Parents Can't Relax on Vacation. The Science Says the Dog Is Fine.

Half of Dog Parents Can't Relax on Vacation. The Science Says the Dog Is Fine.

Dr. Mara Chen · 4 min

Causes We Care About

47 Dogs Rescued in a Week: How South Carolina Started Winning Against Dogfighting

47 Dogs Rescued in a Week: How South Carolina Started Winning Against Dogfighting

Marcus Webb · 5 min

A Storm, a Deadline, and 200 Dogs: Inside a Frantic Mississippi Rescue

A Storm, a Deadline, and 200 Dogs: Inside a Frantic Mississippi Rescue

Nina Vasquez · 4 min

Shelters Didn't Refill Because Adopters Vanished. Three Faucets Were Left Running

Shelters Didn't Refill Because Adopters Vanished. Three Faucets Were Left Running

Leila Torres · 6 min

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