Animal Tracks – Professional portraits reveal shelter animals’ true selves

Animal Tracks – Professional portraits reveal shelter animals’ true selves.

If you are a photographer and love animals, please consider volunteering your time to help the animals at your local shelter or rescue. Great photos really can make a difference for the animals, as evidenced by the photos in the article (click the link or the photo to see all the photos and read more).

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Valentine’s Cards from Minted {Giveaway}

We have a very fun giveaway today! Do you want to share the love this Valentine’s day with personalized Valentines featuring your pet? Well, two lucky readers will get to do just that! Just look at all the adorable Valentines you can create using a photo of your pet!

We got the chance to see Minted products recently at ALT, and fell in love with all the ways you can create products that are personal. From cards to journals, stationary to invitations, they have a wide range of options for all occasions. Would you like a chance to win 15 Valentines to share with your loved ones?

Mandatory entry: Visit Minted and then leave a comment on this post letting us know which Valentine you would like to create. Comment before midnight on Feb 3, 2012. This is open to all countries, and there will be 2 winners.

Extra entries: Please leave a separate comment for each.

The winners will be chosen at random after the giveaway ends and then contacted by email. They will then have 48 hours to respond otherwise a new winner will be chosen. Thanks to Minted for providing the prizes for the giveaway.

*This giveaway is now closed, congrats to the winners.*

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Big Miracle Giveaway

Big Miracle is a film inspired by the true story of a small town news reporter (played by John Krasinski) and an animal-loving volunteer (played by Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. I have to admit, the trailer (which you can see below) makes me so excited to see it!

About the story: Local newsman Adam Carlson (Krasinski) can’t wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, the world comes chasing it, too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost, the one who worries Adam the most is Rachel Kramer (Barrymore). Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she’s also his ex-girlfriend.

With time running out, Rachel and Adam must rally an unlikely coalition of Inuit natives, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and free the whales. As the world’s attention turns to the top of the globe, saving these endangered animals becomes a shared cause for nations entrenched against one another and leads to a momentary thaw in the Cold War.

We have a fun giveaway so you can experience the heartwarming tale of Big Miracle with your loved ones! The movie is rated PG and will be in theaters on February 3, 2012.

One (1) winner will receive:
$25 Fandango Gift Card
Whale Plush
Big Miracle T-shirt

Prize pack valued at $55 and is open to US mailing addresses only.
Prizing courtesy of Universal Pictures

To enter simply leave a comment on this post telling us why you want to see the film! Comment before midnight on Friday, February 3, 2012. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted by email after the giveaway closes. They will then have 3 days to respond, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.

Also, if you Watch and share the Big Miracle trailer on Facebook, Universal Pictures will donate $1 to Oceana!

*This giveaway is now closed, congrats to Lora.*

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Which Food Is Better for Your Dog?

If you consider how much effort you put into choosing the right foods and making sure that you eat a nutritious and enjoyable meal three times a day for yourself, don’t you think you should be putting at least some effort into finding out which food is best for your dog? Something responsible dog owners should ask themselves is the question, is your dog getting the nutrients it needs? Continue reading

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