- “The Angel
Animals® Network is an organization dedicated to increasing
love and respect for all life one story at a time.” The Web
site features the book Angel Animals: Exploring Our Spiritual Connection
With Animals by Allen & Linda Anderson, columns, angel animal
stories, live chats, angel animal awards, message boards, scheduled
workshops/events, plush toys, polls, and a weekly newsletter. They
have a very good “Links to Interesting Web Sites” page too.
- The ASPCA
home page, and their Animal
Poison Control Center, that offers information plus a for-fee, emergency
phone service.
- Best
Friends Animal Sanctuary cares for 1,800 (or more) animals on any
given day. Just north of the Grand Canyon, “Best Friends
is the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned companion
and domestic animals.” Aside from the hands-on care
they provide, they manage and promote spay/neuter and adoption campaigns
in Utah and other states with a network of cooperating animal rescue
groups. You may have noticed them in the news for their disaster
rescue efforts, such as after hurricane Katrina.
They also publish a bimonthly
magazine for subscribers and contributors. Their extensive Web
site has animal related news, several columns, and seven member-forums
(just sign up). Their content is sometimes funny, sometimes educational,
and timely. Please check them out.
- Furr
Angels! is an extensive Web site (with more than 400 pages) “dedicated
to the welfare of cats and dogs with special emphasis on raising awareness
and support for homeless dogs and cats.” Their motto is “Believe!
You can make a difference.” There is much to inform,
entertain, and promote the cause of animals in need. Visit, and
see for yourself.
- In
Memory of Pets. A grief support Web site where you can join
in and share your thoughts.
- Petfinder.org
A GREAT resource for animal rescue groups and adoption searches.
They have a terrific search engine, where you can enter/select your
preferences, to look for that perfect pet and the rescue group that
has him or her. I believe that any shelter or rescue group could
benefit from listing their shelter and animals with Petfinder. They
say that many participants attribute more than half of their placements
to their exposure on Petfinder's Web site. “They also
report that pets adopted via Petfinder are returned to the shelter less.
For many organizations, this makes Petfinder the most effective
advertising medium. Since it is FREE, it is certainly the
most valuable.”
- PetHobbyist.com
“Regardless of whether you have a dog, cat, tarantula, snake,
or horse we have something for you here.” They have hundreds
of message boards, chats, events, classified ads, a photo gallery that
you can upload to, and free Windows screensavers. A list
of their forums include several concerning Pet
Loss and Grief Support. Their main Forums
Page has much more to offer in the way of message board topics.
- The Veterinary
Information Network is aimed at Veterinary professionals. They
have moved some of their services to other Web sites. They offer
comprehensive care and medical information for the nonprofessional at
VeterinaryPartner.com.
Their Pet Care Forum message boards have been moved to the PetHobbyist.com
Forums (above).
- VeterinaryPartner.com
They're a GREAT resource and my favorite site for behavioral and
medical information (including specific drug information). They're
referenced above in the Veterinary Information Network listing, their
"parent site."
"Whatever you're looking for, if it's information that will make
your pet happier and healthier, you'll find it here! —Want
more? Try browsing around in the Pet Connection with nationally syndicated
pet expert and author Gina Spadafori. If you still haven't found
what you need, you can submit your question to "Ask a Vet"
at the right. We're here to help!”
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Contributor’s Web sites.
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Kitty
Man’s mom, Noreen Nettles, has a Web site, Our
Pet Angels, for her pets who have gone on to “the Bridge.”
You will find the Rainbow Bridge poem, photos, and more.
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Mitzi
and Joey’s mom, Sue Stange, has a Web site for Sue’s
Furry Family. She belongs to many Web rings
and offers to share graphics and banners.
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Sadie’s
mom, Dianne Armstrong, has a book
of her own, Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig. “It
is a collection of sixteen true stories of lost Montana pets that
overcame incredible odds before finding their way back to the loving
arms of their faithful owners. Each story features a picture
of the pet and all have happy endings.” Dianne and her
husband, Ron, are Webmasters for Montana
Pets on the Net, a site for shelters, humane societies, and rescue
groups across the state. They also have a Mini
Schnauzer page where Sadie
can be found. Ron has a Sheltie
page with pictures of their dog, Kelsey, and links to more Sheltie
information. All-in-all, they are very active advocates for
animals in need. THANK YOU! Keep up the good work!
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Shadow
and Kaylee’s mom, Dee, has an extensive Web site with pages
about Rainbow
Bridge, a Rainbow Bridge Memorial for Kaylee,
other pets - past and present, tips on dealing with grief, and more.
Mog’s World refers
to her current Miniature dOG, Shayna Brightstar, a long
haired Chihuahua.
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