Category: In The Press

El Segundo’s most beloved rescue dog has become a celebrity in his own right, and a bright spot in an otherwise challenging year. With its proximity to Los Angeles and reputation as a choice filming location, it’s no surprise that El Segundo provides an occasional celebrity sighting. read more

Dog lover and rescuer Maura Ward has now released her new book, Donny Finds His Forever Home. This new book narrates the journey of Donny the beagle as he is rescued from an animal testing lab in South Korea. As Donny is rescued and brought into the United States where he is shown love and affection for the first time, he gets to experience a whole new world outside the confines of his cage in South Korea, where he existed for six years.

The Bidens adopted their German shepherd Major from a Delaware shelter. Pet adoptions in the U.S. have helped enable euthanasia rates to drop. President-elect Biden will bring with him to the White House his two German shepherds: Champ, pictured here, and Major, who will be the first shelter dog to ever live in the White House. The news has thrilled animal lovers, reflecting a growing embrace of rescue pets. MAJOR THE GERMAN shepherd spent his puppyhood in an animal shelter. In January, he’ll move into the White House. After four…

The term “lab animals” often conjures up images of white rabbits and mice or rats. While most people might not know the specifics of what animals are used for in experiments, they are somehow comfortable with knowing these rodents are subjected to life in a lab. Well, we could only wish that these animals were ever only tasked with completing mazes in exchange for cheese, but sadly this isn’t the case. There are over 100 million animals subjected to painful cosmetic and pharmaceutical tests in the U.S. every year. If…

Thank you Andy Cohen for raising the awareness that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories and animal shelters across the nation have begun closing their doors and Beagle Freedom Project is working around the clock to take in any and ALL animals who need placement! read more

There’s an old expression: Be the person your mom and dog think you are. No one loves us as unconditionally as our moms or our pets. Our pets are family and the law has begun to recognize that to a greater extent. Every state in the union now bans animal cruelty. Just a few weeks ago, President Trump signed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act providing substantial punishments — including up to seven years imprisonment — for those who abuse animals. This federal ban criminalizes animal abuse, animal fighting,…

BEAVERTON — Here’s some good news at the tail end of a particularly contentious political year. It’s a story of how a group of Beaverton fifth-graders navigated the intense and dramatic legislative session to help a few animals find good homes. The story begins in 2018, when fifth-grade teacher Courtney Yeager of Beaverton’s Elmonica Elementary was in the middle of teaching a unit on the United Nations’ Global Goals. Students chose to work on goal 15, which has to do with protecting the earth and animals. As part of the…

Starting in January, research facilities in Oregon will be required to place the dogs and cats they no longer need into shelters for adoption. The idea was championed by fifth-grade students at Elmonica Elementary in Beaverton. The class heard about the ‘Beagle Freedom Project’ in California and successfully got Oregon lawmakers to sign on. The project has gotten bills approved in 11 states that researchers put their dogs and cats up for adoption. Founder Shannon Keith said despite being caged most of their lives, the animals make great pets. She…