Animals
July 15, 2015 at 6:00 am
A SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. employee posed for years as an animal-rights activist, joining protests against the company over its use of captive killer whales, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). PETA, based in Norfolk, Virginia, said that a California activist who identified himself as Thomas Jones has been taking part in…
June 10, 2015 at 1:57 pm
An organization that aids animals owned by low-income and elderly residents in the Omaha, Neb. area was rocked last week when it learned that someone had stolen 2,500 pounds of pet food. Homeward Bound in the Heartland Animal Rescue Inc. reported a burglary of a storage unit it rents near Fifth and Pacific streets. Joni…
June 10, 2015 at 1:27 pm
$75,000 grant from the ASPCA to fund vital services for domestic violence survivors and their pets.
February 21, 2013
In the January 2009 cover story, then FS Associate Editor Melissa Busch took a look at PETA's "bold, ballsy, bewitching" campaigns that "get people talking, listening and, ultimately, giving."
October 15, 2012
Last month, StayClassy announced the winners of its fourth Annual CLASSY Awards. Coinciding with our October Mission of the Month, Animal Welfare, 4 Paws for Ability was named the Midwest Charity of the Year. Further, the CLASSY Awards included an Animal Advocacy and Services category.
October 15, 2012
4 Paws for Ability took home the Midest Charity of the Year in the 2012 CLASSY Awards.
October 3, 2012
To help kick of our new monthly Mission of the Month feature, here are some the most recent case studies we've conducted at FS over the past 20 months on animal welfare organizations.
August 1, 2012
When a nonprofit organization is looking to trim its fundraising costs, acquisition often gets nomi
February 1, 2012
I tend to toss the lot of sameness into a basket to open and look through later, but there are a few rare exceptions — like everything I receive from Best Friends Animal Society. Those mailings are like a treat, an irresistible feast of cuteness and an infallible pick-me-up.
January 9, 2012
An animal rescue group in Detroit received the kind of news that every nonprofit organization longs to hear. An anonymous donor is giving it $1.5 million so it can build the city’s first no-kill animal shelter, in honor of a dog the organization tried to save.
Detroit Dog Rescue was founded only nine months ago by TV producer Monica Martino and hip-hop artist Daniel (Hush) Carlisle, but the group gained national attention for trying to stop Detroit Animal Control from euthanizing an emaciated pit bull dog that wandered into an Ace Hardware store in early November.
