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An Unprecedented Challenge

An Unprecedented Challenge

In the history of Humane Society of Chittenden County, never have they housed so many animals at one time.

American Soldier Needs Our Help

Ratchet the Iraqi dog adopted by soldier stuck in SNAFU

November 15: Green Mountain Animal Defenders cordially invites you to the 25th Anniversary Celebration!

Join animal advocates to celebrate 25 years of protecting animals and the environment in the Green Mountain State

Oct. 20, 7 pm, Montpelier: Attend a public hearing to oppose "captive hunting" in Vermont

Attend and register your opposition to "canned hunts," or at least write a polite letter to the VT Fish & Wildlife Chair stating your position

October is National Animal Safety and Protection Month

Here's what you can do to celebrate!

Why Are We Still Breeding and Buying Pets?

575: A number to remember

Research Attributes Lack of HIV/AIDS Vaccine to Use of Chimpanzees

"A return to the use of chimpanzees in AIDS research and vaccine development is without scientific justification," according to a paper released today in the journal Alternatives to Laboratory Animals (ATLA).

The Body Shop Helps Animals by Encouraging Customers to Make Themselves Beautiful

The Body Shop in the US and Canada has partnered with The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) to improve the lives of animals worldwide. They're asking the public to make themselves beautiful through a beautiful act -- signing a petition in support of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare.

Rescue a Chihuahua!

Watch the Best Friends PSA on the Best Friends website or on YouTube!

Marsh named birding 'hot spot'

The West Rutland cattail marsh, spanning 800 acres through private and municipal land, is enjoying a round of national fame after the October edition of the national bimonthly magazine "Birders World" named it one of the top 52 bird-watching "hot spots" in the country.

October 16 is National Feral Cat Day

Join Best Friends, Alley Cat Allies, and organizations and individuals nationwide to humanely reduce feral cat populations and end killing in shelters

Release Chimpanzees Video Message now on YouTube!

See the faces of the beautiful beings who inspire this movement

October Programs at the North Branch Nature Center

Fun for all ages with indoor and outdoor adventures in Vermont's natural world

Birds watch the weather

Weather is a fine-tuner of bird migration, determining the particular days a bird will move.

Social draws pug lovers

The 6-year-old smutty pug walked away with the crown for the curliest tail Saturday at the sixth annual Green Mountain Pug Rescue Social.

Tyger, tyger burning bright . . . let Breezy & Lucky brighten your night!

Abandoned when still very young, gorgeous tabbies Breezy and Lucky lived under trailers in Rutland City for over a year and a half until being fostered by a caring woman -- now they're ready to be adopted into their forever home

Warblers winging this way

No matter how long you have been bird watching, there is always something exciting just around the corner.

Bald eagles hatch young in Vermont

MONTPELIER — A pair of bald eagles have successfully nested and raised young in Vermont for the first time in three decades.

Oct. 24-26: Reach Out to Horses® -- Anna Twinney is coming to Vermont!

Don't miss the chance to learn some great tools while helping some great causes: all-day workshop on Friday & 2-day weekend workshop

Baby the Horse and Spring Hill Horse Rescue need your help now!

Spring Hill Horse Rescue in Clarendon, Vermont, just took in Baby, an extremely thin 16-year-old mare, from a cruelty investigation.

It's a bear's life

SHREWSBURY — Rarely seen black bears are quietly enjoying a bounty of berries, apples, vegetation and nuts in Vermont's back woods this summer.

Savannah Sparrows nest in Vermont hayfields

The Savannah Sparrow is a grassland bird that nests in hayfields, sedge meadows and marshes throughout Vermont.

Nearly Half of Americans Won't Flee Without Fido

National Survey From American Humane Shows Public Reluctant to Evacuate Without Their Companions; Hurricane Gustav Pet Evacuation Efforts Confirm Survey Results

Knife not required

BRATTLEBORO -- Vermont public school students who do not want to take part in dissection exercises have a new law that requires teachers to offer alternatives to cutting up real specimens.

Endless love, feline style

Central Vermont Humane Society has been inundated with cats and kittens -- they are overfull.

May 2-3, 2009, Washington, DC: No Kill Conference

Register Today! The No Kill Advocacy Center is teaming up with the Animal Law program at George Washington University Law School to bring together the nation’s most successful shelter directors and the nation’s top animal lawyers. They will show you how to create a No Kill community and teach you how to use the legal system to save the lives of animals.

HSUS and VHF launch ReportAnimalCruelty.com

The Vermont Humane Federation, in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States, has launched ReportAnimalCruelty.

Specialized large-animal rescue workers forming

Plans for large animal technical rescue team to include firefighters & veterinarians in Addison and Rutland Counties