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  2. Petfinder - Wikipedia

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    Petfinder. Petfinder is an internet company that operates the largest online pet adoption website serving all of North America. [2] [3] The company reports that it currently lists “more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups.”. [2] A commercial enterprise founded in 1996, it is now owned by Nestlé ...

  3. Animal rescue group - Wikipedia

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    An animal rescue group or animal rescue organization is a group dedicated to pet adoption. These groups take unwanted, abandoned, abused, or stray pets and attempt to find suitable homes for them. Many rescue groups are created by and run by volunteers, who take animals into their homes and care for them—including training, playing, handling ...

  4. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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    On April 19, 1866, the first anti-cruelty law was passed in NY since the founding of ASPCA, and the organization was granted the right to enforce anti-cruelty laws. In 1867, ASPCA operated its first ambulance for injured horses and began advocating for more humane treatment of animals such as horses, live pigeons, cats, and dogs.

  5. Adopt-a-Pet.com - Wikipedia

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    Adopt a Pet was founded in 2000 by David Meyer, Steve Abbey, Luke Montgomery, Amy Luwis, and Doug McKee as 1-800-Save-a-Pet.com. Initially, 1-800-Save-a-Pet.com was a program designed to end the overpopulation of companion animals in shelters in Los Angeles, California. The program was based on one-year research.

  6. Pet adoption - Wikipedia

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    Pet adoption is the process of transferring responsibility for a pet that was previously owned by another party. Common sources for adoptable pets are animal shelters, rescue groups, or other pet owners. Some organizations give adopters ownership of the pet, while others use a guardianship model wherein the organization retains some control ...

  7. Petland - Wikipedia

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    Petland, Inc. Petland is a privately owned operator and franchisor of pet stores based in Chillicothe, Ohio. [1] Ed Kunzelman founded the company in 1967. Petland currently operates 131 stores in the United States, and at least 63 in foreign markets including Canada, Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil and El Salvador.

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