January can be a sad month in shelters throughout the country. In January, shelters and rescues will see an influx of pets that were given as "gifts" during the holiday season. There are lots of reasons people provide when surrendering a pet to a shelter or rescue: More work than they had anticipated Didn't want a pet in the first place Doesn't get along with their other pets Family allergy Behavior issues Illness or medication issues Economic issues Housing issues Of these

Costumes, candy, traffic and guests - how do we keep out pets and guests safe on Halloween? Let's take a quick, closer look at these ite

In a city of 28,000, with a surrounding county of more than 111,000 what is an animal rescue supposed to do to balance the needs of the community and the needs of homeless animals? One rescue in Virginia has it pretty well down pat and has conquered a few growing pains we can all learn from along the way. Fredericksburg Regional SPCA, or FREDSPCA for short, is a non-profit, no-kill humane organization located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. FREDSPCA is not affiliated with any ot