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No-Kill Made Possible Only By Rescues

It was 6am and I huddled next to the air pump at the Shell station, waiting for Melisa, the president of the Humane Society of Shenandoah…

Jul 26, 2023

No-Kill Made Possible Only By Rescues

Jul 26, 2023

Crisis Brewing in Southern Animal Shelters

A crisis is brewing in our southern animal shelters. While 2020 and early 2021 saw record adoption rates, summer and fall of 2021 told a…

Jan 7, 2022

Crisis Brewing in Southern Animal Shelters

Jan 7, 2022

Shelter Transformation in Tennessee

Thankfully, Maury County Animal Shelter was much changed from the last time I was there. That was clear from the faces of the dogs.

Nov 20, 2020

Shelter Transformation in Tennessee

Nov 20, 2020

Traveling South to the Dog Pounds….

We’re a day into this trip, but all we’ve done so far is drive (and drive). No traffic, no complaints, it just feels very anticlimactic and…

Nov 9, 2020

Traveling South to the Dog Pounds….

Nov 9, 2020

Who Will Let the Dogs Out?

All over the southern US, dogs are waiting.

Nov 6, 2020

Who Will Let the Dogs Out?

Nov 6, 2020

Saving the Giants

When we pulled up at the gate, enormous dogs loped towards us. They looked prehistoric…

Jun 23, 2020

Saving the Giants

Jun 23, 2020

A Shepherd in the Wire Grass Corner of Alabama

“I hope this isn’t some wild-goose chase,” I warned Nancy, my photographer and friend, as we headed south from Montgomery to visit our…

Mar 26, 2020

A Shepherd in the Wire Grass Corner of Alabama

Mar 26, 2020

The People Who Will Not Let the Dogs Die

Out to the west of Nashville, after a long slog on US 40 and several smaller highways that took us through Paris and Pillowville, we…

Jun 27, 2019

The People Who Will Not Let the Dogs Die

Jun 27, 2019

cara sue achterberg

cara sue achterberg

Cara is an author, blogger, and shelter dog advocate. She is co-founder of WhoWillLetTheDogsOut.org which works to raise awareness & resources for homeless dogs

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