Packpeople.com Make an impact!If you believe in the positive influence of pets in people’s lives and the importance of honoring the rescue, care and well-being of animals you’ll want to listen, watch and read our interviews. We enjoy sharing the insights and experiences of animal advocates with our online audience.
As you’ll see, we are interested in people from all walks of life who make animal welfare a priority. Rescues, shelters, artists, authors, manufacturers, businesses – we love exploring their worlds and sharing how they make a push for the betterment of animals’ lives.
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Pacific Coast Dog Rescue is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 by David Roe. This organization, which runs one of the biggest private shelter facilities in existence with 90 dogs, continually saves the lives of dogs and adopts them out to loving homes – over 2000 dogs have found homes through PCDR. We had a […]
Chako Pit Bull Rescue is a 503 (c) non profit organization which aims to alleviate the persecution of the Pit Bull breeds by finding homes for Pit Bulls in need, promoting responsible dog ownership, and standing against breed discrimination. The Pit Bull rescue is based in Sacramento, California. Chako Pit Bull Rescue provides advocacy efforts […]
Rachel Cohen is a 21-year-old student from Philadelphia who created the Hand2Paw project to help homeless teens and shelter pets benefit from each other. The unique program, started in 2009, has become a life-changing experience for those involved. Hand2Paw now has two chapters in the city of Philadelphia alone – and big plans for the […]
This article was submitted by our friend Ingrid Hurel, Adoption Coordinator and Activist at Pacific Coast Dog Rescue. “You will remember, I have lived with you for a time, I may not be yours, but you will always be mine.” This is the end of a very powerful poem, “written” by a Foster dog. Being […]
Do What You Can – the Dogs will Benefit! A dog-owning friend of mine was texting me a hello the other day, adding this vote of confidence: “love the pet activism, btw.” He’d seen a number of my posts on Facebook and Twitter, many of them my urgings to read and listen to PackPeople’s online […]
All dog breeds can make loving and great family companions, that’s for sure. But which ones are America’s favorites? According to the registration numbers of the AKC (American Kennel Club), the Labrador Retriever is the most popular breed in the U.S. Approximately 149,692 Labrador Retrievers are living in American households. I guess it’s the friendly […]
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer, non-profit animal rescue organization dedicated to saving the lives of homeless animals and educating the community on responsible pet ownership. Lucky Dog does not have its own facility. Instead, Lucky Dog Animal Rescue’s dogs stay with temporary fosters (and occasionally boarding partners) while they wait to find their […]
The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by Maddies’s Fund, The Pet Rescue Foundation, with support from the ASPCA, is a coalition of more than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters working with Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C)to end the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at AC&C […]
Coastal Pet Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit rescue organization based in Savannah, Georgia dedicated to saving the lives of homeless, abused and neglected dogs and cats in the Coastal Empire, Savannah and Lowcountry South Carolina areas. Coastal Pet Rescue rescues homeless pets through local county animal shelters, assists with placement for owners needing to rehome […]
PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving Philadelphia’s homeless, abandoned, and unwanted animals. Philadelphia’s largest rescue organization and only no-kill shelter, PAWS is working to make Philadelphia a city in which every healthy and treatable pet is guaranteed a home. Through its adoption locations, special events, and foster care network, […]