Animal Shelters

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.

When an animal shelter is at capacity - when every cage is full - that means the shelter must either turn away owners who want to surrender pets or euthanize animals already in the shelter to make room to accept more.

It's called Birmingham’s longest running event, and it's returning this Saturday for another year of celebration.

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…

Puppy and kitten season is almost here, and shelters will be overrun with more cute adoptable pets than there are available homes. You can make a…

Although Christmas might be over for this year, we can still keep that spirit of giving alive by making a contribution to one or more of our favorite…

This Christmas, you can add some joy to your life by adopting a homeless pet from your local animal shelter. You get the companionship only a pet can…

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…

National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week may be ending today, but any time is a great time to thank those who take care of homeless pets and…