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Beagles Rescued From Research Breeding Facility Arrive at Local Shelters

Beagles Rescued From Research Breeding Facility Arrive at Local Shelters

Beagles rescued from a research breeding facility in Virginia have arrived at local shelters According to the Norfolk SPCA, their team traveled to Richmond to assist with the transfer of 12 Beagles from a group of 33 removed from a research breeding facility in Virginia. The Norfolk SPCA said in a press release that approximately…Read More

Furry Friday: Kira is Up For Adoption with P.A.W.S.

Furry Friday: Kira is Up For Adoption with P.A.W.S.

Kira is up for adoption with Poquoson Animal Welfare Sanctuary. This little angel came to visit the Eagle studio and was purring away.  She would love to go home with another one of her friends up for adoption after all…two kittens are better than one! P.A.W.S. kitties have been spayed or neutered, FeLV/FIV tested, microchipped,…Read More

Norfolk and Portsmouth Animal Shelters Team Up on New Vet Clinic

Norfolk and Portsmouth Animal Shelters Team Up on New Vet Clinic

The Norfolk Animal Care Center (NACC) has a new veterinary clinic made possible through a partnership with the Portsmouth Humane Society. The clinic, equipped by Norfolk Animal Care Center and staffed by Portsmouth Humane Society, will serve animals at both shelters and provide spay/neuter services and medical treatment. To donate to lifesaving initiatives like the…Read More

Miranda Lambert Donated $20,000 to Shelter Pets for Valentine’s Day

Miranda Lambert Donated $20,000 to Shelter Pets for Valentine’s Day

Miranda Lambert shared the love with shelter pets this Valentine’s Day. The singer’s Mutt Nation donated $1,000 to twenty different animal shelters across the country.  Miranda announced the news saying, “Shelter pets, especially the ones that are hardest to get adopted, and the people who care for them, have always had my heart.  Valentine’s Day…Read More

Portsmouth Humane Society Receives Grant from PetcoLove

Portsmouth Humane Society Receives Grant from PetcoLove

Portsmouth Humane Society’s (PHS) Community Cat Program has received a $10,000 grant from Petco Love. Last year, PHS took in 631 free roaming, found cats, over a hundred of which were found to be too unsocial for indoor homes. Just 21 of these were reclaimed by their owner. “Not all cats you see outside are…Read More