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2. 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 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 medical ...

3. These 80 Photos Of Adopted Pets May Make Your Heart Smile ...

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   2024 Forbes pet adoption statistics revealed that Americans adopt about 4.1 million pets from shelters yearly. People love having animals around. People love having animals around.

4. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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   The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty.Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, [4] the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."

5. Pet adoption - Wikipedia

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   Pet adoption. 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 ...

6. Animal shelter - Wikipedia

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   Animal shelter. An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals – mostly dogs and cats – are housed. The word "pound" has its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until they were claimed by their owners.

7. Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax - Wikipedia

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   Springfield City Hall, one of several public buildings evacuated after bomb threats stemming from the hoax (pictured in 2007) Starting in September 2024, baseless claims and rumors spread online that Haitian immigrants were stealing pets in Springfield, Ohio, and eating them. The claims began with a local Facebook group post sharing a neighbor ...