Study shows shelter dogs with “black” or “Hispanic” names are less likely to be adopted

Naming a dog affects shelter adoption

Nathan Winograd, described by The Bark as “The voice of America’s displaced pets and the conscience of the animal sheltering industry”, tells me in a newsletter via email that a couple of professors of race and gender identity claim that a study they conducted demonstrates …

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Pen Farthing feeding stray dogs in Irpin, Ukraine during the war

Pen Farthing carrying dry dog food to stray dogs in Irpin, Ukraine during the war

Pen Farthing is now in Ukraine feeding the animals. There is no keeping him down. You may remember him as the man who founded and ran an animal rescue centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. He managed to evacuate around 200 of his rescued animals from Kabul …

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