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How to Help Your Dog Live Past 20 — Even on a Budget

How to Help Your Dog Live Past 20 — Even on a B...

Part 1 - Food               (Star has turned 20 this year, he has been with the shelter for 15 years.) At our partner shelter,...

How to Help Your Dog Live Past 20 — Even on a B...

Part 1 - Food               (Star has turned 20 this year, he has been with the shelter for 15 years.) At our partner shelter,...

When the Law Looks Away: The Silent Struggle of Stray Dogs

When the Law Looks Away: The Silent Struggle of...

  Dogs Have No Legal Protection Here. In China, there’s still no dedicated law to protect animals. You might not believe it, but: Abandoning a dog is not illegal. Abusing...

When the Law Looks Away: The Silent Struggle of...

  Dogs Have No Legal Protection Here. In China, there’s still no dedicated law to protect animals. You might not believe it, but: Abandoning a dog is not illegal. Abusing...

We Love Dogs—So Why Are We Turning Strays Away?

We Love Dogs—So Why Are We Turning Strays Away?

Every morning, before the shelter gates are even fully open, someone is already waiting outside with a skinny stray dog. Sometimes it’s a passerby, sometimes a dog lover trying to...

We Love Dogs—So Why Are We Turning Strays Away?

Every morning, before the shelter gates are even fully open, someone is already waiting outside with a skinny stray dog. Sometimes it’s a passerby, sometimes a dog lover trying to...

Who Should Pay for Spay/Neuter? The Real Cost of Rescuing Stray Dogs

Who Should Pay for Spay/Neuter? The Real Cost o...

Picture this: a scruffy little dog curled up by the roadside. Cold. Hungry. Shaking. A shelter takes her in—finally safe. She gets food, a blanket, maybe even her first gentle...

Who Should Pay for Spay/Neuter? The Real Cost o...

Picture this: a scruffy little dog curled up by the roadside. Cold. Hungry. Shaking. A shelter takes her in—finally safe. She gets food, a blanket, maybe even her first gentle...

Why We Chose to Be a For-Profit Brand — and Why That Matters

Why We Chose to Be a For-Profit Brand — and Why...

"Wait… you’re helping rescue dogs, but you're a for-profit business?" Yes. And we get that question a lot. So today, we’d love to share our heart behind this decision — not...

Why We Chose to Be a For-Profit Brand — and Why...

"Wait… you’re helping rescue dogs, but you're a for-profit business?" Yes. And we get that question a lot. So today, we’d love to share our heart behind this decision — not...

My Experience as a Pet Owner in China

My Experience as a Pet Owner in China

A story of love, change, and one very smart doggie named Pangpang (aka Daemon, but he doesn't like this English name too much...) Hi! Jane here — I’m one of...

My Experience as a Pet Owner in China

A story of love, change, and one very smart doggie named Pangpang (aka Daemon, but he doesn't like this English name too much...) Hi! Jane here — I’m one of...