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Here’s how animal shelters fixed the canine illness problem

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Business

After a canine respiratory illness spread through the state over the summer causing a statewide closure of many shelters for about a month, shelters found different ways to remedy the situation and reopen successfully.  The Humane Animal Partners cut the number of dogs it houses by about 50% to 30 dogs at a time. RELATED: Del. restricts movements of shelter, …

Deebo was treated for the illness, and Faithful Friends is looking for a foster to shelter the dog. Courtesy of Faithful Friends.

Respiratory illness temporarily shuts 2 shelters’ doors to dogs

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

  Faithful Friends Animal Society and Humane Animal Partners have temporarily stopped dog intakes and dog adoptions at their New Castle and Wilmington shelters while they treat a canine respiratory illness. “We’re taking these measures to limit the spread of the infection and help our dogs recover,” Faithful Friends announced on Facebook. “Symptoms are a cough, like a kennel cough, …

TSD Review Dec 21

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – December 21, 2023

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include Rapper, actor Common to bring book tour to Wilmington Wilmington machine company gets 1st state modernization grant State starts negotiating wind farm cable landing at Seashore park New bill would expand access to medical marijuana cards Courtside View – Week 2 girls basketball top 10 rankings Click on the image below to view the PDF …

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Hit-and-run hospitalizes Faithful Friends founder, kills dog

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The founder of Faithful Friends Animal Society is recovering from a hit-and-run accident that hospitalized her and killed her dog, Emma, which she was walking at the time of the accident. The incident occurred when Jane Pierantozzi was walking her dog Dec. 10 on South Clayton Street in Wilmington near the intersection of South Clayton and Maple Streets in Wilmington. …

Faithful Friends Animal Society unveiled its new headquarters Thursday.

Faithful Friends: 50% more pets saved in 4 years with new HQ

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

Faithful Friends Animal Society is hoping to have the capacity to save 25% more animals in the next two years with its new headquarters, its founder said after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. “When we started Faithful Friends [in 2000], publicly-funded shelters in Delaware had a 90 percent kill rate, and today, Delaware is one of just three no-kill states in …

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New pet food fees won’t start to bring in money until 2023

Daniel Larlham Jr.Culture, Headlines

A new law that will raise money for spaying animals won’t go into effect until next year.   A new law that will pay for low cost spay/neutering and rabies vaccinations for Delaware animals by raising registration fees on pet food will not start bringing in cash until next year. However, it absolutely will bring in more than the original …

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Drive-thru pet food bank open Thursday in Wilmington

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

Faithful Friends Animal Society, Delaware Humane Association and the Delaware SPCA will give away pet food Thursday.   Three animal groups will provide free cat and dog food for families in financial distress Thursday at the Henrietta Johnson Medical Center. Faithful Friends Animal Society, Delaware Humane Association and the Delaware SPCA say the drive-up pet food bank is designed to …

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Faithful Friends breaks ground on 18,000-square-foot facility

Betsy PriceHeadlines

Faithful Friends plans to move from its old shelter to its new in 2022.     Faithful Friends Animal Society used this week’s groundbreaking of its new 18,000-square-foot no-kill shelter to launch the community fundraising phase of its $10 million capital campaign. The new shelter will be named the Sharon Struthers Animal Adoption and Community Resource Center after a long-time …

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Shelters host free drive-up pet food, cat litter giveaway Saturday

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Faithful Friends, First State Animal Center will host a drive-up pet food and cat litter giveaway Saturday.   Two Delaware animal shelters are joining to offer a free drive-up pet food and cat litter giveaway Saturday in Camden. Many people, and their pets, continue to suffer from the economic effects of COVID-19, the agencies said in a press release. Faithful …