Posted: December 15, 2009, 3 a.m. EST
Domestic Shelter in Texas to Include Pets
A $2 million domestic violence facility expected to open next year in Victoria, Texas, isn't just about helping people. The Women's Crisis Center in Victoria is adding a pet shelter, reports the Houston Chronicle.
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Former Shelter Director Will Start Nonprofit to Help Strays
Jennifer Phillips, former director of the Orange County Animal Care Services, and Santa Ana animal lover Sharon Hayhoe are forming a nonprofit foundation that will raise money to support the shelter and its strays — a model found at most successful animal shelters, but one sorely missing at the county shelter for more than a half-century, reports The Orange County (Calif.) Register.
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Cats in Need All Too Familiar Tale
When I got the call, the situation was immediately familiar. It's nothing I haven't heard countless times before from local animal advocates and shelter volunteers. It was the dilemma of not having room for stray cats, reports The Daily News Online.com
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