The long-awaited follow-up to Nathan Winograd's award-winning book Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America is now… Continue

Calvin is still at the University of Minnesota. I just cannot say enough abut the excellent care he has been receiving. Everyone loves him there!! He was transferred out of the ICU, but his situation still remains serious and the prognosis is unknown. After two blood transfusions, Calvin's red/white blood cell levels are extremely low (10% this morning). He is dangerously anemic and has a continued temperature. His breathing is labored at times, probably due to his other symptoms. Calvin's blood… Continue

I will provide everyone more detail later. I am busy preparing for today's Animal Wise Radio and can't get the full story online today. However, I wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who made last nights holiday auction the best in Animal Ark's history. Great music. Wonderful crowd. Outstanding items. The volunteers were stellar. And, Nathan Winograd rocked the house!

His standing ovation went on and on and on... remarkable!

We are still tallying the funds raised. We will definitely top… Continue

I am writing in order to share the experience my husband and I have had with a group of cats we call "the Stillwater strays". This unbelievable journey started last February when we were on our way home from work and saw an adult cat dart across a busy road during a snowstorm. The area was filled with commercial business and the nearest home was miles away. It was clear that this was not someone's pet. We bought some food and set it out in the area where the cat's footprints led. When we checked… Continue

Today, as I was busy preparing for our sold-out auction this Saturday, my email inbox started going crazy. People were emailing to me the above tragic tale of a respected K9 Officer named "Felony" that was killed at the Animal Humane Society, another in a long line of horribly unnecessary deaths at the hands of a "shelter" that is out of control and out of touch with the needs of animals, or the expectations of animal-loving Minnesotans.

Before I say any more… Continue

The case of a "miracle" dog "saved" by the ASPCA, then killed, is helping to raise much awareness about the direction the animal welfare movement in the United States is going.

By all accounts, Oreo's life must have been miserable. Neighbors to the one year old female pit bull mixed repo… Continue