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  clear the shelters Aug 5

  Meet Your New Best Friend! Tips on Picking the Perfect Pet For You

  Need some guidance on what type of pet best fits your lifestyle? We have some tips on what to look for in a new best friend.
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  #ClearTheShelters Aug 4

  Hunter and Lottie: The Cat in Quarantine

  Lottie is a cat who didn’t want anything to do with her foster dad at first. But he was determined to win her love. Eventually Lottie warmed up to him — and he made her his daughter.
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  #ClearTheShelters Aug 4

  11-Year-Old Dog Now Loving Life After Life on a Chain

  An 11-year-old dog had spent his whole life on a chain, eating the family’s leftovers. This woman saw him and started visiting him three times a day. He was always so excited to see her — and six months in, his family agreed she could take him. Now he’s found a forever family!
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  #ClearTheShelters Aug 4

  Jiminy Cricket: The Pittie Transformation

  A tiny, mangey puppy was found in a box. His foster mom and her pack of dogs helped him grow up into the most handsome and happy boy. That’s when she realized he’d been home all along.
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  #ClearTheShelters Jul 31

  Clear The Shelters Returns With Virtual ‘Adopt & Donate' Campaign

  Animal shelters across the country are once again teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need with the Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign.
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  COVID-19 Jul 30

  NYC Dog Named Buddy, 1st Pet Pup in US Diagnosed With COVID, Dies at Age 7

  A Staten Island dog named Buddy, the first dog to be diagnosed with COVID in the United States, has died, National Geographic first reported Wednesday.
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  #ClearTheShelters Jul 30

  Can Household Pets Transmit Coronavirus? Experts Say Risk Is Low

  If you are thinking of adopting a dog or a cat but are worried about COVID, you might like to know that veterinarians and others believe there is little chance of your contracting COVID-19 from your pet. “Based on the limited information available to date, the risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people is considered to be low,” the CDC...
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  #ClearTheShelters Jul 28

  Guide Dogs Helping Blind Runners Stay Fit Despite Pandemic

  Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide.
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  #ClearTheShelters Jul 27

  6 Pets That Love Living Together

  What’s better than a really loving pet? Two pets who can’t get enough of each other. Meet six pairs of inseparable animals from around the country.
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  tik tok Jul 28

  TikTok User With Tourette's Reveals How Adopting a Dog Changed His Life

  Tik Tok influencer Shane Koch, who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome, speaks on how adopting a dog changed his life and how his symptoms have all but disappeared after making viral videos with his pet.
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  #ClearTheShelters Jul 24

  Therapy Pup Aids Front-Line Staff

  Loki and her owner, Caroline Benzel, have sent out thousands of “Dogtor Loki Hero Healing Kits” across the country.
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  #ClearTheShelters Jul 20

  Service Dog Helps Woman Get Through Cancer Treatments Thanks to ‘Super Suit'

  When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S. earlier this year, Sydnee Geril stopped bringing her service dog, Tulsa, to her chemotherapy treatments. The 25-year-old made the decision out of an abundance of caution; while the chance of spreading COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, through pet fur is unlikely, the American Ve...