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Pam provides transportation to get pets to their forever homes.

Strawberry, a 2-year-old pit bull with the nickname “unicorn dog,” has finally found a loving home in South Pasadena after moving from one shelter to another and being nearly euthanized, partly because of a bump on the head.   The dog appeared to have endured tough times when she was rescued by the La Belle Foundation in Los Angeles. “This…

A Tennessee animal center stepped in to help bring the dog back to her family.

An adorable 1-year-old pup whose New Jersey owner allegedly tied her up outside an airport 1,000 miles from home — and then left her there as he flew back to the East Coast — has been adopted by a family who spotted her the same day she was abandoned, the animal rescue group that took her in announced Thursday. The…

Pet shops have argued that the law will do nothing to shut down out-of-state breeders or increase their standards of care and said it would result in the closures of the dozens of pet stores remaining in New York.

Brass City Rescue Alliance in Middlebury is still looking to find homes for a couple of dogs before closing next month. The Brass City Rescue Alliance expects to close around Nov. 15 until May due to medical circumstances of staff members.  Jennifer Humphrey, president and CEO of Brass City Rescue Alliance, said closing is a difficult decision. She had cancer…

After 389 days at the Little Guild in Cornwall, Marry was adopted and she went to her new forever home this week.

Meeko — formerly known as Dobby — is a 7-month-old terrier mix who went viral after she was found in poor health. Now, however, she’s living her best life and has even found her fur-ever family.

This year’s Clear the Shelters campaign by NBC and Telemundo stations set a new record pet adoptions.

NBCUniversal Local today announced its 2022 Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign (Aug. 1 to 31) helped more than 161,500 pets, and counting, find new homes

The shelter in Hamden started a program this summer that connects rescue dogs to people who are retired.

Heading out for a car ride is the first step towards a forever home for pups at Where The Love Is Animal Rescue in Hamden. “I just, I love her!” Lisa Palmucci said about her adopted two-year-old dog Ruby. Even if that hop to the car is on three legs! Ruby is one rescue from the shelter recently adopted after…

An animal shelter in Hamden is pairing rescue pets with retirees.

More than 140 dogs and cats will be adopted into forever homes after being airlifted from overcrowded animal shelters in Louisiana and Alabama during NBCUniversal Local’s Clear The Shelters pet adoption campaign.

NBCUniversal Local, Greater Good Charities, The Animal Rescue Site and Hill’s Pet Nutrition are partnered on a second life-saving pet airlift.

You can find King Arthur and lots of other cats available for adoption at CT Cat Connection in Windsor.

The 155 at-risk cats that were flown from overpopulated animal shelters in Florida to Massachusses and New Jersey were adopted as part of NBC Universal Local’s Clear The Shelters campaign. 

Dogs are being left behind at a shelter in Terryville. One of the dog dumpings was caught on camera.

Beginning this Friday on NBC stations and COZI TV, “The Blacklist” actor Amir Arison will host a Clear The Shelters live television special celebrating eight years of the annual pet adoption and donation campaign, which runs through the end of August.