Ellen DeGeneres isn’t the only one raising awareness for pets; four kids and teens are being awarded for their humanitarian efforts to help animals. As part of “Be Kind to Animals Week” (May 2-8), the American Humane Association sponsored a contest to award kids for their kind and compassionate gestures toward animals. Hannah Blaze, 11, of Independence,…

When you treat your mom to dinner this weekend, think about buying an extra meal for a senior mom who may not have the family support she needs. Meals on Wheels Association of America has started a new campaign called “Meals for Moms” that promotes awareness for elderly women who miss meals because they live alone and…

Today at 2:00 pm, special stamps that support adoption for shelter pets officially go on sale at your local post office and on StampsToTheRescue.com.  The ten “Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet” stamps showcase 5 shelter cats and 5 shelter dogs that have been adopted and given homes. Each year, millions of cats and dogs are brought…

When April Capone Almon, the 35-year-old mayor of East Haven, Connecticut, saw Carlos Sanchez’s Facebook update about needing a kidney, she immediately knew what to do. Capone recalled reaching out to Sanchez on Facebook: “I sent him a private message and just said, ‘Hey, I’ll try. I’ll get tested…I really felt from the very beginning…

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