Month: December 2015

NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY WINS $100,000 PETCO FOUNDATION GRANT AND 10,000 BOWLS OF HALO FOOD

Halo, Purely for Pets is excited to work with the Petco Foundation on its Holiday Wishes Campaign for the third straight year! The Holiday Wishes campaign celebrates pet adoption and rewards deserving animal welfare organizations with grants to help them continue their lifesaving work. In October, 3,000 pet adopters from across the country submitted stories
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HORSE AND DOBERMAN ARE BEST FRIENDS

There’s nothing more heartwarming than to see two species of animals bond. And this special friendship between a white horse and a Doberman pinscher is as heartwarming as they come! Contino, a white horse, and Boss, a Doberman, live on a farm in Peru where they spend their days playing, cuddling and eating together. Boss
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: SHELTER DOGS HELP PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES

There is a detection-dog program called Conservation Canines (CK9), part of the University of Washington’s Center for Conservation Biology, that is putting to a brand new use the amazing sense of smell that dogs possess. These CK9 dogs are trained to help conservationists detect the presence of endangered animals by sniffing out their poop. Unlike
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HALO DONATES PET FOOD TO TEN TENNESSEE SHELTERS AND RESCUES

Halo, Purely for Pets in partnership with Freekibble.com and GreaterGood.org spread Thanksgiving cheer across Tennessee by donating approximately 255 cases of its canned dog food to each of the following 10 shelters and rescues in Tennessee during November 2015. — Nashville Humane Society — Middle Tennessee Golden Retriever Rescue — Big Fluffy Dog Rescue —
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CAT IS VIP GUEST AT EMERGENCY SHELTER

One cat became an exclusive, and only, overnight guest at an Idaho Emergency Shelter after wildfires tore through his community. According to an article in the Idaho Statesman, when wildfires hit Smithville, Idaho, and evacuation orders given, residents Scott Anderson and Kathy Connolly were out of town. As a result, their cat, Dupree, was left
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