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Inmates Volunteer With Canine Partners for Life to Train Puppies to Help People Who Have Physical Disabilities

March 31, 2014

Source: Observer-Reporter.com The puppies arrived early Wednesday afternoon at the State Correctional Institution at Greene. The five, yellow Labrador retrievers were brought to the maximum…

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New Chief Scientific Officer to Lead Research Efforts for Morris Animal Foundation

March 25, 2014

Source: Morris Animal Foundation From Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to Morris Animal Foundation, Diane Brown, DVM, PhD, DACVP, returns to Colorado as the…

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Sense of Smell & Training Make Service Dogs Life-saving Best Friends

March 25, 2014

>> Watch the Video Above Terri Lubaroff wishes she had a dramatic story to tell about her unusual service dog, Jackson, such as an incident…

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Rescued Dog Gets St. Patrick’s Day Birthday

March 18, 2014

Source: PetSmart Charities by Jennifer Greenwood Coming home from work, Maria McGuire was still sad about the loss of her golden retriever, Max, 2 weeks…

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Brain Biopsies Improve Diagnosis and Offer Treatment Insight

March 18, 2014

Source: Morris Animal Foundation When Tucker, an 8-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, was diagnosed with a brain mass, his owner felt fortunate because veterinarians were able…

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Second Annual Be Cruelty-Free Week

March 10, 2014

Source: The Humane Society of the United States The global Be Cruelty-Free campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics launches its second annual Be Cruelty-Free Week with…

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51 Million Possibilities Thanks to Federal Employees

March 7, 2014

Source: The Washington Post Express $51 million.  Despite a government shutdown and furloughs in the middle of the prime giving season, federal employees donated $51,200,000…

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Canine Partners for Life is a Philly DoGooder Award Finalist!

March 4, 2014

The votes are in, the judges have spoken, and your finalists have been decided. And we’re proud to share that America’s Charities member, Canine Partners…

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World Spay Day 2014

February 25, 2014

Today is the 20th World Spay Day! Events in honor of World Spay Day take place on that day and throughout the month of February,…

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Video Hackathon Strengthening Creative Communities & Helping Charities Like Canine Partners for Life

February 19, 2014

Source: The Huffington Post After eight years, hundreds of videos, multiple partnerships and exponential growth, it’s safe to say the DoGooder Video Awards have an…

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Rhode Island Lawmakers Urged to Ban Abusive Elephant Training Devices

February 18, 2014

Source: The Humane Society of the United States Rhode Island legislators are seeking to prohibit the inhumane treatment of elephants used in circuses and traveling…

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Do You Have a Golden Retriever? Morris Animal Foundation Needs Your Help

February 13, 2014

60% of Golden Retrievers will die of cancer, but guess what?  Your dog can help change that by participating in Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever…

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