The Washington Humane Society is seeking information from the community about the heinous shooting of a dog last week. more ›

The Washington Humane Society is putting out a public call for information about a cat which they discovered suffering from some heinous animal abuse near Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center. The cat was apparently set on fire. more ›

The Washington Humane Society (WHS) is offering a $1,000 reward for the safe return of a four-month-old puppy which was stolen from the agency's 1201 New York Avenue NE dog shelter. (Please, save all your Molly jokes until the end of the post.) more ›

Every month, DCist works with the Washington Humane Society to bring you some of the many dogs and cats that are available for adoption. The Washington Humane Society's goal to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership" is one that we truly believe in, and hope that many of you believe in, too. For our third installment of Pet Worth, we are bringing you the dogs and cats separately. Today we have the cats, and in case you missed it, the dogs were posted on Friday. more ›

Each month, DCist works with the Washington Humane Society to highlight some of the many dogs and cats that are available for adoption. The Washington Humane Society's goal to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership" is one that we truly believe in. This month, we're bringing you the dogs and cats separately, dogs today and cats on Monday. more ›

Last month, we launched our first collaboration with the Washington Humane Society and highlighted a handful of dogs that needed to find a home. The WHS's goal to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership" is one that we truly believe in, and we're happy to report that two of the dogs we featured in October, Tancho and Nina, found homes!! Nina's new owner saw our photos and knew that she was the right dog for their family. She now lives with a family of five, two young children, two adults and another pit bull who is Nina's new best friend. Sumi, the beautiful and smart Akita mix is still at the shelter waiting to be sprung. Kate was diagnosed with heart worms and has been moved to the Washington Animal Rescue League to recover. She will be up for adoption again once she gets better. more ›

The Washington Humane Society pledged in 2006 to find a good home for every adoptable animal. This is no easy task while providing care for over 20,000 animals a year, taking in an average of 33 animals a day at two different shelters. Their goals are to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership." With shelters around the country being forced to euthanize 4 to 5 million dogs and cats a year, we applaud the WHS's efforts to find good homes for the pets of D.C. So we've decided to help by highlighting adoptable dogs and cats in the District. This new column will feature some of the four legged friends who are currently waiting to find a loving family. more ›

Looking to adopt a needy puppy? WJLA brings word that over 80 dogs that were rescued from an inhumane puppy mill in Tennessee have been taken in by The Washington Animal Rescue League and the Washington Humane Society. A total of over 700 dogs were rescued from the same place in June, along with 25 horses and donkeys, 20 cats, four parrots and 15 chickens. more ›

Your apartment feels awfully lonely without anybody else there. You could really use a running companion. You want someone to share your inexplicable hatred of the mailman. Whatever the reason, you've decided you're in a good place to adopt a pet. For many people in the area, that's when the hard part starts. The Washington Post has a story today about how the Washington Humane Society is overhauling their adoption requirements to make pet adoption easier. The group has "recently dropped its home-visit requirement and will now give applicants more chances to explain problems that might have landed them on a no-pet blacklist in the past, such as a loose-running pet killed in traffic or a tendency to return previously adopted animals." more ›

MONDAY As a part of its ongoing “Face It: We Are Probably All Going To Die or at the Very Least, Suffer Immeasurably” Series, Politics and Prose kicks off the week with a visit from Stephen Flynn, author of The Edge of Disaster, which, apparently, we are teetering on (cf. “all going to die,” “suffer immeasurably”). Also: CSI: Miami is on tonight! 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 7 p.m. TUESDAY The art of letter writing is... more ›

If you don't like sweets and sparkling wine, you're a Communist. Well, you could be a diabetic-slash-recovering alcoholic, which is frankly the only understandable alternative explanation for not liking sweets and sparkling wine. For everyone else, Equinox's Todd and Ellen Gray are putting on their fourth annual Sugar and Champagne Affair on Wednesday night (Jan. 25) at the Ritz-Carlton at 22nd and M Streets NW. Benefiting the Washington Humane Society's Humane Law Enforcement Team (which,... more ›

Good morning, Washington. Now that the National Zoo has doled out public tickets, more photos of the baby panda are appearing online. Flickr user guy_incognito has uploaded an adorable set of photos of Butterstick/Tai Shan. Although we don't want to make you too jealous, this DCist will be taking a peek today. Turning to the news, yesterday was one of those days when all kinds of odd news improbably happens on the same day. What... more ›

Fall catalogs are quickly cramming our mailbox and "Back to Cool" commercials are again making schoolchildren cringe, but the frizz-inducing weather reminds us with a humid slap each morning that it's still summer. Celebrate the sweaty mess that is a D.C. summer at the Midcity Dog Days of August, a sidewalk sale and festival spanning the U and 14th Street NW corridors this Saturday and Sunday. More than 50 businesses are participating in the sixth... more ›