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Levine Travels to Africa to Help Children & Animals
Homeless Tails host and producer Sandy Levine has recently returned from an exciting safari to South Africa as part of a charitable fundraiser for children and animals! Levine's work there helped her sister, artist Diana Madaras of Tucson, Arizona, raise nearly $80,000 for 5 charities. Click here to learn more and see the video Levine produced about the African Sojourn project.

This week's pets are from...are from...

Monmouth County SPCA
260 Wall Street
Eatontown, Monmouth County


Mamacita Tobias
Mamacita is a "satos" or street dog rescued from Puerto Rico, where life can be pretty tough for stray animals. Mamacita is about 4 1/2 years old. She was found wandering in San Juan. She's a very sweet and gentle dog who loves belly rubs. Click on the video icon to meet Mamacita!
Tobias is a handsome kitty who was found as a stray in Eatontown.  He's a young adult, all gray with yellow eyes.  Tobias is friendly and playful.  He gets along with children and other cats....Just PURR-fect!
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Hank Polly
Hank is one SUPER dog!  He originally was surrendered to a shelter in Virginia because his owner was moving.  He's made his way to the MCSPCA and now needs a forever home.  Hank is one good-looking brown and white hound mix, about 3 years old.  He's great with children, loves to play--he'll make a fantastic family pet!
Polly is a 3-month-old tiger kitten, cute as can be!  There are about 200 kittens at the Monmouth County SPCA, all looking for new homes!!!  Polly is a female who has bonded to a little male kitten at the shelter named Canasta. The MCSPCA would love to adopt them together. 

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Veterinarians of the Week:
Dr. Rebecca Potter
Vogel-SPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic
Eatontown, Monmouth County
Since Homeless Tails first began in 1993, Veterinarians of the Week, members of the
New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association, have spayed and neutered adopted animals for free to help keep the number of unwanted puppies and kittens from growing.
 
Homeless Tails Extra

Tabby's PlaceTabby's Place

Tabby's Place is a beautiful cat sanctuary in Ringoes, Hunterdon County built to save cats destined for euthanasia in overcrowded shelters. The state-of-the art facility is Jonathan Rosenberg's tribute to his beloved cat named Tabby. Watch this Homeless Tails Extra to learn more about Tabby's Place, and to meet a couple of cats who are looking for new homes.

Click here to view a comprehensive Homeless Tails report on Tabby's Place, taped on-location at the sanctuary.

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Homeless Tails Special Reports

Pit Bulls-Myths & RealityPit Bulls-Myths & Reality

The Michael Vick case has brought dogfighting into the national spotlight. But to the people involved with animal welfare work in New Jersey, dogfighting and the overbreeding of pit bull type dogs are not news. Shelters around the state are crammed with unwanted dogs collectively known as "pit bulls", and struggle with decisions about the dogs' fates. While pit bull type dogs are widely feared today as they have been responsible for some brutal, even fatal attacks on pets and people, that wasn't always the case. When properly bred, trained and socialized, American Pit Bull Terriers are known to be friendly towards people, and make loyal, loving pets. Watch this Homeless Tails Special to learn about Liberty Humane Society's BAD dogs program, and see how this Jersey City shelter carefully evaluates the temperaments of its dogs, to see which are adoptable and which are truly dangerous.

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To see and learn more about adoptable pets in your area, visit the petfinder.com website.
 
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