Pet adoption to be held Saturday in Florence (Florence Morning News)

The Second Chance K9 Rescue of the Pee Dee and Carolina Kitties Rescue will have a pet adoption from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Wood Creek Dog Food Center, 2803 W. Palmetto St., Florence.

Super Bowl of Giving to Support Pet Rescue Kick-off This Week (Kansas City InfoZine)

Independence Animal Services is holding a supplies donation drive from now through Super Bowl Sunday, February 1 to support pet rescue efforts.

High costs for food, vet care can 'dog' pet owners (AP via Yahoo! News)

Speculation about what kind of puppy the new first family will get has intrigued the nation since President-elect Barack Obama publicly promised his daughters a pooch.

Man Dies Trying to Rescue Family Pet From Fire (NBC Washington)

A man died overnight when he apparently tried to rescue a family pet from a house fire in Walkersville.

Dog rescue story wins national honors (Fort Bend Herald)

A Shar Pei who was lost for more than two years before being found by a Good Samaritan has won the national Purina Pro Plan Doing More for Pets Rescue Contest.