If you haven’t been privy to this news story via television coverage or social media, here’s a quick summary and some further reading. Editorial note: We’ve supported the Nebraska Humane Society BIG TIME in our eight years online here. We love the shelter. We’ve also written about Scatter Joy and can attest to its great […]
We love our pets too much to call them “Fido” or “Fluffy”. Naming a pet is about as significant as naming a human child for many. Knowing this, we assume many of you name animals only after consulting lists or brainstorming or the like. And as this is the case, we have lists every year […]
With National Homeless Animals Day approaching and over 85 million U.S. pet-owning households projected to spend $99 billion this year, the personal finance website WalletHub today released an in-depth report on 2020’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities, as well as accompanying videos. In order to determine where Americans’ animal companions can enjoy the best quality of life without breaking […]
The dumpster fire that is 2020 has provided us much to curse about. One area five-year-old, however, has given us a smile after his find in, ironically, a dumpster. A recent Omaha-World-Herald article details Kysen Morgan’s discovery of a cat under a car. And when his mom came to entertain the unbelievable find, four more […]
Like everything else, adoptions at the Nebraska Humane Society have changed as adjustments are made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Folks can’t come to shelter with the crowds like usual, so adoptions are mostly happening online. Here’s a rundown of the current adoption process. People looking to adopt will go to the shelter’s website and look […]
Pets in Omaha is hosting a virtual Pick a Pooch, brought to you by Urgent Pet Care, and folks are enjoying much of what’s typically available at the annual in-person event. Between the dates of July 25 and August 31, visit www.pickapoochomaha.com to see adoptable animals from 15 area shelters and rescues, watch videos from […]
There’s an adoption process for a reason. Shelters want animals to go to homes they’re confident new companions will be cared for the duration of their lives. When an animal is returned to the shelter, that can be traumatic for the pet, and it also taxes shelters. No one wants returns to occur. During the […]
There’s a long list of things we need at this moment in time, but we’re afraid we can’t satisfy many of them writing about pets. One thing we can do is share a feel-good dog story, so here’s a bit of nice news. Long term fosters are tough on rescues. Not only is there a […]
Early on in this pandemic, shelters and rescues realized how difficult things might become in adopting out their animals. Great campaigns and great people all over the country helped to “empty” many shelters knowing that social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and quarantines were getting to be normal and challenging practices. You probably saw some cheery videos […]
Hello, Pets in Omaha readers! We’re sure you’re wondering about the annual Pick a Pooch Adoption Days and Pet Expo. The 2020 edition, brought to you by Urgent Pet Care, was scheduled to happen in July before the world got turned upside down. And because of health concerns and policies, we’ve decided to postpone our traditional, […]
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