In recognition of the historically cold temperatures and the resulting loss of power and water supply in Texas recently, the Healthy Paws Foundation is donating a total of $25,000 to five animal rescue charities that serve Texas. The money is needed to care for shelter pets displaced by the snowstorm and move some of them… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes.  Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pet, Tilda. Name: Tilda Breed: Domestic Shorthair Age/Gender/Size: Young / Female / Small Likes: Looking adorable… Read More

If you’ve ever thought about fostering a dog or cat but didn’t know how to get started, some new resources are available to help. Our friends at Greater Good Charities, whose mission is protecting people, pets, and the planet, have created two websites to educate people about what fostering is about, where they can volunteer,… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes.  Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Ford and Professor Paws Drake. Name: Ford Breed: Greyhound Age/Gender/Size: 2 years / Male… Read More

Healthy Paws Pet Insurance & Foundation was born nearly 11 years ago on one guiding principle: to help pets, whether homed or not. The foundation has grown each year along with the pet insurance business and has now distributed a total of over $1.37 million since the foundation started, helping 370 animal welfare charities. In… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes. Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Nacho, Dibby, Miss Kitty, and bonded pair I Dare You & Lyn-z Way!  … Read More

For Veteran’s Day 2020, we note two themes that have emerged in recent years – we know more than ever that returning military soldiers have often suffered physical and psychological damage that can linger for years or decades, and that pets are extremely helpful for people coping with trauma, depression and anxiety. According to the… Read More

About 16 years ago, cat lover Rita Deyo stopped by the local animal shelter in rural Tennessee to volunteer. She was there to put some aloe vera on the noses of some of the isolated sick kitties. The staff told her it would be a sad day at the shelter as some cats would be… Read More

The paws have landed! A flight that arrived at Boeing Field in Seattle last Thursday may just have been the cutest ever, and certainly the furriest. A Hercules C-130 cargo plane landed with more than 600 cats and dogs brought from overwhelmed shelters on four of the Hawaiian Islands. All pets arrived safe and healthy,… Read More

We’ve partnered with Pawsitive Alliance for the #WhyNotMePets campaign to give difficult-to-home pets an extra paw up. These lovable pets are ready to find their forever homes.   Please take a few minutes to acquaint yourself with this month’s featured pets – Abe, Jupiter, Rocket, and Rush!  Name: Abe Breed: Pit Bull Terrier  Age/Gender/Size: 5 years /… Read More

Even by 2020 standards, August and September were rough months. On the East Coast, Hurricane Laura slammed into Louisiana on Aug. 27, bringing winds up to 150 miles per hour, widespread flooding, and killing at least 42 people. It was the strongest hurricane since 1856 to ever make landfall in the state. In mid-August, lightning… Read More