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Less than a week remains in the Fresh Step fund-raising effort benefiting The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Through June 30, Fresh Step cat litter will donate $5 to the ASPCA for each person who visits the Fresh Step Facebook page and clicks the “like” button.
The page can be found at http://bit.ly/HelpASPCA. (more…)
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LOS ANGELES — Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.
The retired game show host and spay and neuter champion will cut the ribbon Wednesday at the Bob Barker Building on Sunset Boulevard and Alvarado Street.
PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk says Barker could have just given the group a refrigerator but instead he paid for an entire building to be renovated. (more…)
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RENO, Nev. — Sheryl Crow has spoken out against the war in Iraq and in support of embryonic stem-cell research and efforts to combat global warming. Now, she’s trying to ride to the rescue of thousands of wild horses that roam the West.
After campaigning for President Barack Obama in 2008, the Grammy-winning singer has become a leading critic of his administration’s plans to remove as many as 25,000 mustangs from the range and ship them to pastures in the Midwest and East. (more…)
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Former television game show host Bob Barker, who ended episodes of The Price is Right by asking viewers to spay and neuter their pets, donated $1 million to Drury University to establish a professorship on animal rights that he hopes will lead to a full undergraduate degree program.
Barker, who graduated from the small liberal arts school in 1947 with a degree in economics, said Tuesday that he hopes the school will eventually be able to offer a program of studies that would train them to be animal rights activists and to respect animals.
“I think some students would become full-fledged animal rights activists,” Barker said. “Some will become lawyers and doctors who will always be interested in animal rights. And some will have more respect for animals.” (more…)
Rescue in the Rock focuses on pets and champions animal rescue in central Arkansas. It's also a resource for owners and rescuers, linking organizations around the state and country. Please feel free to email me
suggestions or news tips. Krisha Williams Turbeville is news editor for ArkansasOnline.
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Central Arkansas Rescue Effort for Animals has teamed with Cafe Press to offer products sporting the CARE logo, with proceeds going to the rescue organization.
This 100% cotton shirt is available in five sizes. There is black trim on the sleeves and collar.
The doggy shirt is $18.99 before shipping and can be purchased from Cafe Press here.
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Coffee connosieurs who want to help homeless pets, fear no more!
The Animal Rescue Site has for sale a French coffee press edged in a steel design featuring the site's signature paw prints.
A French press is ideal for getting just the right brew and freshness.
The Paw Print Coffee Press, made of glass and steel, holds 350ml and measures 8 in. by 4 in. in diameter.
Buying the Paw Print press, which is on sale from $16.95 to $12, will pay for 14 bowls of food for pets in need.
For more information or to buy, please visit The Animal Rescue Site's store here.
