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Los anuncios sospechosos de mascotas en Craigslist contribuyen a la matanza masiva de animales sanos

¿A todos nos encanta Craigslist, verdad? Cuando David y yo llegamos a los Estados Unidos, siempre escuchaba: “busca por Craigslist” o, “pon un anuncio en Craigslist.” Me pareció muy interesante que una plataforma tan simple fuese el sitio web más popular para anuncios de todo tipo. Es muy fácil de navegar, puedes hacer público lo […]

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Which breed makes the best movie dogs? – The most famous movie dogs in history

Which breed is the best for a movie? Is there such a thing? I would say NO. If we think back and just follow the movie industry we can see that many dogs, of many different breeds, have successful careers in movies and television. It all depends on the dog. We’re located in Los Angeles, […]

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Oscar, a street dog of Istanbul

I heard about Oscar, a stray dog living on the streets of Istanbul, from a friend of mine who lives there (Istanbul, not the streets). He didn’t have a name or an owner, so she called him Oscar. One day when she was walking home from work, she was almost at her house when she saw Oscar […]

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Moving with a Pit Bull or other (so-called) "Dangerous Breeds"

“We’re moving – we can’t find a landlord who’ll let us keep our dog.” Many landlords don’t allow children either but you’d never give up one of your kids if you couldn’t find the right apartment. — Pit Bull Rescue Central Last year we decided to move out of our current sweet little house to […]

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The Adventures of Tintin – Movie Review

When I first heard about TINTIN, I thought the guy I was talking to mispronounced it and wanted to say “Rin Tin Tin.” I corrected him twice and he said, “NO, I mean Tintin“. I had no clue who Tintin was until I saw a giant Billboard in Studio City – Ahhhh! It’s Tim and […]

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PackPeople’s Top 10 Interviews in 2011

The year is almost over and Rufino and I have had unbelievably interesting, funny, informative, serious and educational interviews since May 2011, a series we started to address the lack of information available to the public, as well as to honor the work of the rescue groups and non-profits dedicating their time and passion to […]

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Craigslist’s shady pet advertisers contribute to mass killing of healthy animals [Updates]

We all love craigslist, right? When David and I first moved to the U.S., I always heard: “check craigslist” or “list it on craigslist.” It was very interesting that such a simply-designed platform is the most popular online classifieds marketplace. Easy to handle, you can get your product up and running to sell on the platform, […]

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PackPeople's Top 10 Interviews in 2011

The year is almost over and Rufino and I have had unbelievably interesting, funny, informative, serious and educational interviews since May 2011, a series we started to address the lack of information available to the public, as well as to honor the work of the rescue groups and non-profits dedicating their time and passion to […]

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Pet Obesity Infographic, Sleep Survey from Pet365

Another excellent set of facts and diagrams made simple to follow, this great infographic is created and provided by the awesome team at PET365.co.uk A treat here, another treat there, a little bit of dinner at late at night. Can’t resist that devoted look of your dog or cat? Friends and family like to feed […]

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Raise Funds with Pure Gold – Celebrate Pets and Books

PackPeople is so grateful to have featured Holli Pfau and her wonderful book, Pure Gold – Adventures with Six Rescued Golden Retrievers (hear the interview here) last month, and we’re delighted to share with you a note from Holli about a great way for your shelter, humane society or rescue to raise funds: “For every […]