San Francisco celebrates the holidays by putting on the dog – Guide Dog, that is. Each year Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., a national non-profit organization, hosts its Festive Holiday Luncheon at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square. Lucky guests are treated to a demonstration of guide work as Guide […]
Actors And Others For Animals
It was a dreadful day in 1971 when the late actor Richard Basehart and his wife, Diana, watched in horror as the car in front of them tossed a dog out of the car window onto the busy Los Angeles freeway. Sadly the dog did not survive. However, from this tragic incident, grew dedicated and […]
Do You Believe In Magic? Personal Ponies Ltd does!
The revelation came to her in 1959, in homage to a brother who succumbed to epilepsy as a child before getting the pony he had always yearned for. In 1993, the dream became a reality when one woman’s petition to make a difference in the lives of disabled children around the United States resulted […]
The Great Ape Project
Despite all the debate involving Evolution Theory, most of us believe that apes are man’s closest relatives. With this argument in mind, the members of the Great Ape Project advocate establishing a more ethical behavior toward these animals. Beyond that, the group believes that apes are as important as humans, as individuals, therefore deserve the […]
Tiffany Thiessen Loves A Big Cat!
TV star Tiffani Thiessen poses in Las Vegas with the black leopard she adopted to help introduce Stars in the Wild’s new “Premiere Collection” of adorable interactive plush toys. Tiffani took to the Black Leopard in no time and believes in helping our animal friends. “One of the greatest privileges we have is to experience […]
Adopting the Racing Greyhound; by Cynthia A Branigan
This comprehensive labor of love opens with a tub-threatening foreword by the late animal advocate, Cleveland Amory, and from there proceeds to extol the virtuous yet exploited breed, the Greyhound. Branigan, president of Make Peace With Animals – a welfare group that holds Greyhound rescue among its missions-leaves no bone unturned as she thoroughly […]