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Queens Family’s Dog Rescued Just Before He Would Have Been Euthanized

A family in Belle Harbor, Queens, was happy to report Sunday that their dog was back home alive and well, after being rescued just in time.

2013/01/06

Hurricane Sandy pets

Owners Separated From Pets By Sandy Dealing With Anxiety

Life after Superstorm Sandy has been a struggle for many pet owners. Some of them lost beloved animal companions. Others are fighting to keep pets safe while they were trying to recover.

2012/11/08

File - A dog (credit: ClipArt)

Nearly 80 Dogs Rescued From La. Shelter To Arrive In NY

Dozens of dogs are getting a second chance at finding new homes after being rescued from an overcrowded animal shelter in Louisiana.

2012/08/01

Adoptable cats at Pets4Luv (Photo Credit: Pets4Luv Foundation)

35 Cats From L.I. Rescue Group In Need Of Homes As Eviction Day From Mall Arrives

The rescue organization, which has a nine month discounted lease, is being kicked out to make way for restaurants and a bowling alley.

1010 WINS–2012/07/30

(Photo Credit: Pets4Luv Foundation)

Pets4Luv Faces Eviction From Westfield Sunrise Mall – Seeks Temporary Housing For Dozens Of Cats And Dogs

New York (CBS New York) The Long Island based animal rescue organization Pets4Luv Foundation is being evicted from their location at the Westfield Sunrise Mall and is in urgent need of adopters and foster homes. […]

1010 WINS–2012/07/20

Pit Bull (credit: AP Photo)

Days Shaved Off NJ Inmate’s Sentence After Rescue Of Animal Shelter Worker

Inmate Justin Peggs says he feared the pit bull would attack him too as he wrestled it off Kathleen James and held it down.

2011/10/06

Hempstead Animal Shelter (Photo/Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Activists Rally Against Hempstead Animal Shelter Citing Alleged Abuses

Many protesters brought along their pets as they waved banners demanding changes in practices and policies at the shelter.

2011/03/19

Cats (credit: CBS 2)

NJ Shelter Worker Admits Killing Cats, Blames Insomnia

An attendant at a central New Jersey animal shelter has admitted he killed two cats in the shelter’s surgical recovery room.

2010/08/19

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