animal shelter appreciation week

Alabama isn’t considered a good place to be if you’re a dog or cat. A 2024 report by the Animal Legal Defense Fund ranks our state 48th nationally for laws to protect pets.The group notes that social workers in Alabama don’t have to report signs of animal abuse despite evidence linking mistreatment of pets and domestic violence. One other trend was found regarding dogs and cats around the University of Alabama campus.

If you have a great animal shelter in your community, let them know you appreciate the work they do. If your shelter is not so great, maybe you can help…

Someone must have a special heart to work at an animal shelter. The work is hard, sometimes heart-breaking, but adoptions and reunions make it all…