Happy and Safe Dogs and Cats™ (Perros y Gatos Felices y Seguros™) Happy and Safe Dogs and Cats (Perros y Gatos Felices y Seguros) provides much-needed information about responsible guardianship of companion animals through multiple media formats, all in Spanish. Utilizing 60 sec. radio advertisements,...

Encouraging Kindness and Compassion Towards Animals through humane education: Humane education is a rapidly growing field. A growing body of scientific evidence and numerous anecdotal reports support our beliefs that humane education can produce more responsible, less violent citizens, enhance children’s interpersonal and analytical skills,...

 Leading the Revitalization of the Volunteer Program at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC). AIA encourages individuals to become involved in their local communities to promote the welfare of animals.  One example of this work was AIA’s partnership with the Coachella Valley Animal Campus...

Animals Today Radio, the signature program of AIA is now in its 15th year of continuous broadcasts. This nationally syndicated hour-long show and podcast covers and explores the wide range of topics and issues concerning all animals, including companion animals, animals in agriculture and wild...

Please contact the Riverside County Fair Board and ask them to stop permitting the display and abuse of exotic animals at the County Fair.    The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is right around the corner and with it will come a number...

Dec 11, 2015 Palm Springs, CA AIA welcomed more than 100 animal advocates who attended this stimulating and informative seminar. Attendees included animal rescuers, members of animal welfare organizations, and shelter staff and volunteers. They learned practical information, tips and strategies to help them achieve...

We have some great news to share with you! Advancing the Interests of Animals has been invited to benefit from Barry Manilow's 2015 A Gift of Love Christmas Charity Concerts at the McCallum Theatre. Barry recently announced that he will contribute five more holiday concerts...

La mayoría de gente sabe de qué el consumo de chocolate es peligroso para los perros y los gatos. Peros sabía usted que el consumo de café y té también son peligrosos para sus mascotas? Ay mucho tipo de comida que sus mascotas no deberían...

In 2010, when we were called Desert Paws, we participated in a vigorous protest of the Palm Springs rodeo, along with many concerned animal advocates. Despite our best efforts, the rodeo returned to Palm Springs in 2011. This time, patrons were confronted with our oversized...

Perspectives on the Rodeo Protest, Palm Springs, CA, 2010, by Dr Lori Kirshner Listeners of Animals Today know that I am a fairly outspoken individual. I am passionate about animals and their welfare, I am not shy to speak my mind, and I do get...

RODEOS AND ON-SITE VETERINARIANS by Eric Mills, coordinator, ACTION FOR ANIMALS, Oakland California is the number two rodeo state in the nation, second only to Texas. We host about 60 professional rodeos annually. Of these, most are sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA),...

So you and your family have decided to get a dog or cat. We think that's great, and we want to remind you to adopt your next pet instead of buying. That's because shelters have so many loving dogs and cats waiting to get a...

Así que usted y su familia han decidido tener un perro o un gato? Creemos que eso es genial, y queremos recordarle que debe adoptar su mascota en lugar de comprar. Eso es porque los refugios tienen tantos perros y gatos cariñosos esperando entrar a...

Did you know that more than 1/ 2 of the animals that enter our country’s shelters are euthanized every year. This amounts to millions of loving adoptable dogs and cats being killed due to our nation’s  pet overpopulation problem. Too many dogs and cats are...

¿Sabía usted que más de la mitad de los animales que entran en los refugios de nuestro país son sacrificados cada año. Esto equivale a millones perros y gatos adoptables siendo asesinados debido al problema de la sobrepoblación en nuestro país. Demasiados perros y gatos...

Most people know that chocolate is dangerous for dogs and cats to eat, but did you know that coffee and tea are dangerous for pets too? There are many foods you should not let your pets eat, like onion, garlic, yeast dough and even avocado....

Every day in the United States, 70 thousand of puppies and kittens are born. Unfortunately there are not enough homes for all these cats and dogs As a result, they end up being neglected, abandoned or euthanized in shelters. In fact, millions of healthy, loving...

¿Sabía usted que más de la mitad de los animales que entran en los refugios de nuestro país son sacrificados cada año. Esto equivale a millones perros y gatos adoptables siendo asesinados debido al problema de la sobrepoblación en nuestro país. Demasiados perros y gatos...

Hola, me llamo Gabriel con algunos consejos importantes cuando se trata de mantener a sus mascotas seguros y saludables. Sabía usted un buen porcentaje de perros y gatos no están al día con sus vacunas, y además, muchos de ellos no están registrados o que...

Hi it’s Gabriel with a few important messages about keeping your pets safe and healthy. Did you know that not enough dogs and cats are up to date on their shots, and many pets in our area do not have licenses like they should? When...