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• Holiday pet advisory

  December 10, 2012 8:10 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS- While giving pets as gifts have become increasingly popular in recent years, they may not be the best present this holiday season. Unwanted pets often end up back in shelters or abandoned on the streets. "I just want all the dogs and cats here to find... more »

• More than 100 Colo. foster children being adopted

  November 18, 2011 12:28 PM

  DENVER (AP) - More than 100 foster children in Colorado are being adopted into permanent homes. Adoption ceremonies are being held around the state on Friday to coincide with National Adoption Day. In Denver, the adoptions of 51 children are being formalized. Six children will be adopted in Grand Junction.... more »

• Focus and DHS encourage adoption of foster children

  November 8, 2011 2:22 PM

  Focus on the Family and the Colorado Department of Human Services are encouraging families to adopt children who are currently in foster care. At the Focus Welcome Center Tuesday morning, the Heart Gallery traveling photography exhibit was unveiled. It showcases many of the children in the Colorado foster system who... more »

• "Puppy Mill Day" in Colorado Springs

  September 17, 2011 7:22 PM

  Today is National Puppy Mill Day in Colorado Springs. To help celebrate the organization held an open house for dog owners, and their faimilies. During the event, the National Mill Dog Rescue rolled out a very generous grant by the Petco Foundation. In order to further NMDR's commitment to... more »

• Wanted: Kitty lovers

  February 12, 2011 8:21 PM

  The Humane Society wants you to share your love this Valentine's Day by adopting a kitty. Almost fifty cats are available for adoption at their Colorado Springs location. The fees for the cats and kittens will only be $14 dollars on February 14, 2011. All the cats will... more »

• Adoptive parents: Every day is a blessing

  November 22, 2010 12:52 AM

  November is National Adoption Month. The choice to adopt a child is never an easy one. It takes a certain type of person. "It takes special people to take other children into their home. These people are magnificent." says Yvonne Sletta with the Department of Human Services in El Paso... more »

• 22 orphaned Haitians adopted in Colorado

  July 6, 2010 8:18 AM

  It's a life-changing day for 22 orphaned Haitian children--they're getting permanent families. Arapahoe County District Judge William B. Sylvester will preside over formal adoption proceedings for the children. All of them were orphaned by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. Thirteen families are adopting the children. more »

• Too many cats

  June 18, 2010 5:53 PM

  The Pikes Peak Humane Society is facing a "catastrophe." Too many cats, not enough room. Each day in Colorado Springs forty to fifty cats come in to the office. Some are strays, some are simply given away by an owner. Strays must be kept for five days in... more »

• Cat adoption programs available all month

  June 2, 2010 11:21 AM

  Every year, the Humane Society takes in approximately 8,000 cats. 6,000 of these cats come in as strays, without identification such as a license tag, identification tag or microchip On top of the large number of stray cats that come in to the Humane Society, the Pikes Peak Region... more »

• Website: Bullock says she's divorcing Jesse James

  April 28, 2010 9:28 AM

  Sandra Bullock says she has filed for divorce from her husband, Jesse James. In a story posted Wednesday on People magazine's website, the Oscar-winning actress also reveals that she is adopting 3 1/2-month-old boy, Louis Bardo Bullock as a single parent. The report says Bullock and James began the... more »

• Boy sent back to Russia; adoption ban urged

  April 10, 2010 10:28 AM

  Russia threatened to suspend all child adoptions by U.S. families Friday after a 7-year-old boy adopted by a woman from Tennessee was sent alone on a one-way flight back to Moscow with a note saying he was violent and had severe psychological problems. The boy, Artyom Savelyev, was put... more »

• Dogs, elderly woman rescued from "feces" house

  March 30, 2010 7:34 PM

  Social Services has joined a police investigation into a bizarre case of possible elder abuse in Lamar. Last week hazmat crews rescued an elderly woman from a home on 13th Street. The home was filled with dog feces, urine and trash. "The house was in disarray," said Marshall Cook, Lamar... more »

• Adopt-a-streetlight program in Colorado Springs

  March 19, 2010 8:34 AM

  Colorado Springs residents can bring a little light to their neighborhood by paying to "adopt" streetlights that have been turned off as a cost-saving measure. City officials say a residential light would cost $75 to adopt for a year, while an arterial light for bigger streets would cost $180.... more »

• Haitian boy right at home with new family

  March 8, 2010 12:29 AM

  You may remember the Thomas family. We first spoke to them 6 weeks ago after they were finally able to bring home their adopted son Jeffry from Haiti. Already you'd think he's always been part of the family. "You would never know that he hasn't been in our family for... more »

• 8 Americans held in Haiti released

  February 17, 2010 3:54 PM

  Eight of the 10 Americans being held in Haiti are being allowed to come home. A judge made the ruling this afternoon. The missionaries have been held for nearly three weeks on child kidnapping charges after being caught trying to take more than 30 children out of the country.... more »

• Pet on the Set: Beautiful stray looking for a home

  February 4, 2010 10:52 AM

  Pueblo Animal Services has a beautiful stray cat with grey, silky fur. He's been in the shelter for about two months, after being picked up as a stray. His owner hasn't come forward, so they're looking for a new home for the calm kitty. Workers have been calling him... more »

• Find love this Valentines Day

  February 1, 2010 7:14 PM

  Many people are looking for a special Valentine to call their own, and for some folks the perfect one to cuddle might just have four legs and a cold nose! This upcoming Valentine's Weekend Dreampower Animal Rescue and Petsmart will be holding a special Adopt-A-Thon. The event will be at... more »

• 32 Haitian orphans arrive in Denver

  January 25, 2010 10:14 AM

  Thirty-two Haitian children whose adoption by Colorado families was placed in limbo after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti arrived at Denver International Airport. The flight that arrived Sunday afternoon capped a 10-day effort by Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado authorities, physicians, and businesses to help children unite with their adoptive families.... more »

• Haitian orphan comes home to Colorado

  January 25, 2010 12:12 AM

  Meet the Thomas family. Ryan, Naomi, Corina, Zach and Emma. This weekend they welcomed a new member to the family, 23 month old Jeffry. "This is just unbelievable!" says Naomi, "We just keep looking around saying, oh my gosh! We have four kids now!" Jeffry, a Haitian orphan, has... more »

• Springs Organization Flooded With Adoption Calls

  January 19, 2010 12:11 AM

  The God's Littlest Angels office is a busy one these days. "Phones are ringing off the hook." says Jean Bell, "We can't keep up with the calls." People from all over the country are calling, looking to adopt a Haitian child. On Monday, the U-S and Haitian governments agreed to... more »

• Springs Parents Search for Hope in Haiti

  January 17, 2010 11:48 PM

  During worship service, members of the Mountain Springs Church pray over one another. Many of these families are adopting kids from Haiti. When the earth quake hit the country their children's orphanage was one of the hardest hit leaving it open to looting. "Since the majority of the orphanage walls... more »

• Dozens of seized baby turtles ready for adoption

  January 3, 2010 12:05 PM

  Dozens of baby turtles nursed to health by reptile rescuers in Longmont are ready for adoption, months after they were illegally imported. Fifty tiny Asian soft-shell turtles were seized in March at Denver International Airport. The tiny turtles had come from Thailand, and though the breed is not banned in... more »

• Local group makes a big rescue

  November 22, 2009 9:09 PM

  A Southern Colorado group has been rescuing dogs from puppy mills for the past couple of years. The kennels at National Mill Dog Rescue usually stay pretty full. Many of the pups, there now, are part of 51 dogs rescued from two closing breeding companies in Missouri. Many... more »

• Elton John wants to adopt Ukrainian toddler

  September 13, 2009 9:48 AM

  Look out, Madonna and Angelina Jolie - pop star Elton John may be joining the ranks of A-list celebrities with adopted children. John and longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev they met during an orphanage tour there. The singer... more »