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Helping Hands and three of its dogs need your help

March 24, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

We’ve got a pretty loud voice here at Pets in Omaha. Since our inception, our website has had hundreds of thousands of views. We’ve got thousands of followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. So when a local rescue needs help, we act. Nothing would make us happier than to change the lives of the three […]

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Nearly 70 Dogs lost in Humane Society Fire – How to Help

March 17, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

Tragedy, no matter where or when, affects us all. And though those directly affected by the one discussed here are hundreds of miles away from us on the Plains, we know every helping hand is needed for our fellow animal lovers and the animals in their care. Please read, share, and help any way you […]

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Read Rue’s Story and Help Town & Country Humane Society

March 14, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

We know you are excited, but pets and Papillion’s Town and Country Humane Society are in on the March Madness fun as well. Read Rue’s story and help Town And Country, our local No-Kill animal shelter, compete for a share of nearly $11,000.   From a press release we received this week:   Town & […]

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Help Great Plains Pointer Rescue find Carly!

February 12, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

From a recent Facebook post on Great Plains Pointer Rescue’s page: We want to thank our wonderful community for your help in looking for Carly. We want nothing more than her safe return. We have an organized search tomorrow, 2/13, in the LaVista NE area. The more folks with eyes, the better. If you are […]

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Rescues team up to rescue Dachshunds from breeder

January 27, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

When a rescue is suddenly tasked with caring for 41 unexpected dogs, things get seriously busy. “It’s been insane,” says Nebraska Dachshund Rescue’s Foster Director, Julie Siebler. A breeder in Arkansas personally contacted Nebraska Dachshund Rescue (NDR) to seek help with dogs she could no longer care for. “For that, we were very grateful,” says […]

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Top Ten Pet Insurance Tips from Trupanion

January 27, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

Interested in choosing a pet health coverage plan, but feeling the effects of information – overload? Employ these tips from Trupanion as convenient checkpoints along your journey.   1. Learn about the prevailing characteristics of your pet’s breed. In doing so, you will become educated on their most common health issues – an important awareness to […]

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Help Freed Puppy Mill Dogs at Central NE Humane Society

January 22, 2016 Eric Forrest 0

Whenever a shelter or rescue needs help, we do our best to spread the word whether it’s a small or large request. Recently, when a puppy mill located in north central Nebraska relinquished its dogs, the Central Nebraska Humane Society (Grand Island) stepped up to take in the more than 30 dogs. The shelter has […]

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Nebraska Rescue Council, State Legislators work to protect pets

December 10, 2015 Eric Forrest 0

The Nebraska Rescue Council is currently working with Nebraska legislators to create a penalty statute to protect companion animals. The new statute could specify that “no person shall leave or confine an animal in any unattended motor vehicle under conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal due to heat, cold, lack of […]

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Heartland Greyhounds, Bluffs Run update and events

December 5, 2015 Eric Forrest 0

Thanks to our pet community, thousands of people read our story about the people and Greyhounds who work at the soon-to-be closed Bluffs Run track. If you missed it, read it here. And while we’re ecstatic so many of you read and shared the story, we’re more excited to see what happens next. Katie Stacey […]

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Bluffs Run Greyhounds race no more, now need homes

December 3, 2015 Eric Forrest 0

On December 18, 2015, Bluffs Run will run Greyhounds for the last time. But what happens to the dogs? Heartland Greyhound Adoption, an all-volunteer, nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization which promotes the adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, will spearhead the effort to find homes for the Council Bluffs racers. “We don’t know how many will need […]