Humane Treatment:

In this section PETisphere covers a number of issues or services germane to humane animal and pet welfare. They are: adoption, abuse, and finding missing pets. Our position on this is clear: shelters need our continuing support and donations, abusers, if found guilty, should be punished for their transgressions, and lost pets need help to return them to their owners. We invite your comments and feedback on these issues. Here are some useful links that we invite you to visit…

• Pet abuse alerts!!! This site posts timely news and information on pet abuse cases and incidents, as well as other pertinent stuff regarding humane treatment of pets and animals. Click here for more…Pet - Abuse

• The Shade Tree is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting battered women and children and abused pets. As their web site asks, “if animal abuse is being reported in 85% of homes from which battered women arrive at domestic violence shelters, how common is animal abuse in cases where battered women & children remain at home?” Learn more about this important cause at… The Shade Tree

• Humane Society University is part of the Human Society of the United States. This site provides a lot of useful information about animal abuse, training, care, etc.Humane Society University

• Pet Guardian Angels of America is an organization pledged to “keeping your pets safe”Pet Guardian Angels of America

• Ever watch the tv show “Animal Precinct” on the Animal Planet network? This interesting Forbes article - “Law and order – animal edition” – provides an interesting look behind the scenes into Humane Animal Law Enforcement. Forbes Article

• The Alliance for Philadelphia’s Animals is a non-profit organization serving the greater Philadelphia area. But it is also a good site for links to national resources or animal rescue, adoption and care. The Alliance for Philadelphia’s Animals

• The Stray Rescue Program serves the greater St. Louis area – and you can choose to either rent or adopt a dog or cat…

  The Stray Rescue Program for Dogs
  The Stray Rescue Program for Cats

• Petfinder specializes in searching nationwide for an adoptive pet through pet shelters and rescue groups. Petfinder

• Is your pet missing? Here are a couple of sites that could help you find it.
  

  Pets911
  Pet Club

• The Vet Relief Fund is a non-profit organization that helps animal shelters and rescue efforts by providing support, assistance, and in some cases contributions… The Vet Relief Fund

• The devastation of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans is still impacting both human and pet lives. If you wish to learn more about what is being done to bring relief to this area or even contribute read…Pet Adoption League

Stay tuned for more on this topic.....