Animal shelters and adoption services
Cheyenne animal shelter closes after COVID-19 infections

May. 31, 2021 04:06 PM EDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Cheyenne Animal Shelter has closed to the public after staffers tested positive for COVID-19. The shelter's...

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 12:18 PM EDT
Bowling Green Daily News. May 21, 2021. Editorial: Leaders right to object to child-focused social media network It is...

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
South Bend Tribune. March 28, 2021. Editorial: Indiana’s governor has advice, not an order, on masks. Will anyone listen? ...

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2021 12:46 PM EST
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Jan. 25 The State Journal on how residents in...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Dec. 09, 2020 09:25 AM EST
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Dec. 8 The News & Observer and The...

Central Illinois animal shelters seeing fewer adoptions

By Mike Kramer Nov. 28, 2020 01:01 AM EST
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — You might think that staying closer to home during a pandemic would result in more pet adoptions. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. ...

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Aug. 31, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Traverse City Record-Eagle. August 28, 2020 School restart will be especially tough on our children There’s nothing...

This June 25, 2020 photo shows an APSCA pet food distribution point in the Bronx borough of New York. Animal welfare organizations are increasing their efforts to help people affected financially by the pandemic care for their pets. (Dustin Brown/ASPCA via AP)
To keep pets in homes, animal welfare groups help owners

By Linda Lombardi Aug. 18, 2020 08:43 AM EDT

Maine animal welfare groups get help for pandemic response

May. 09, 2020 02:05 PM EDT
ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — The Maine Community Foundation is giving more than $100,000 in grants to organizations around the state that are supporting animal...

Pandemic leads to surge in animal adoptions, fostering

By Derek Karikari And Pat Eaton-Robb. Apr. 24, 2020 04:47 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Problems with supply and demand during the coronavirus pandemic have led to shortages not only of items such as hand sanitizer and toilet paper...

In this April 2, 2020 photo provided by Rachael Pavlik, pet hedgehog Quillie Nelson is held by her owner Rachael Pavlik in Sugar Land, Texas. Many pet owners are taking comfort in their animals as they shelter at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Rachael Pavlik via AP)
Cats, dogs, Quillie the hedgehog source of comfort in crisis

By Alicia Rancilio Apr. 08, 2020 10:47 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
Fort Dodge Messenger. April 3, 2020 Pets bring great joy, great responsibility Potential owners of dogs, cats must be...

In this March 27, 2020, photo, Kim Simeon; her husband, Adam; and children, Annabel, 9, and Brennan, 11, pose for a photo with Nala, a dog they are fostering, in Omaha, Neb. The Simeon family was headed home to Omaha from a much-needed Smoky Mountains vacation when Kim Simeon spotted a social media post from the Nebraska Humane Society, pleading with people to consider fostering a pet. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

By Margery A. Beck And Scott Mcfetridge Apr. 04, 2020 09:06 AM EDT