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LO SCUDO DI PAN - PETS IN ITALY'S ADOPTED CHARITY
PETS IN ITALY IS PROUD TO SUPPORT the non profit animal rescue association Lo Scudo di Pan (Pan’s Shield). If you can spare anything at all then please donate by Paypal. They have huge problems...
Bad News, Good News
Well, I got back from the UK last week and the little cat we had been caring for – one of the feral brood, the mamma cat – hung on long enough for me to say goodbye. She had skin cancer which...
Pigeon Pals
So a couple of days ago I found myself in a new animal supplies shop, trying to ask for food for Picchio the handicapped pigeon. I say 'trying' because I had unsuccessfully attempted to buy him...
Reader's Story: Our Roman Rescue Dog
I get contacted quite a lot by people who want to know the ins and outs of adopting a dog, so when Lisa wrote to me and subsequently took home a rescue puppy I asked her if she would share the experience...