New Castle's Faithful Friends Animal Society is in its 25th year of service. (Photos courtesy of Faithful Friends)

Faithful Friends marks 25 years of saving lives amid booming shelter crowding

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

NEW CASTLE — Faithful Friends Animal Society is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, marking a major milestone in its mission to care for homeless pets across Delaware. The nonprofit, which moved into its new state-of-the-art shelter just last year, says the expanded space has dramatically improved conditions for both animals and staff. But this summer, the organization is facing …

The vaccine clinic is scheduled for next Tuesday.

Faithful Friends’ low-cost pet vaccine clinic coming to Claymont

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

Pet owners in northern Delaware will have an opportunity to access affordable veterinary care next week when Faithful Friends Animal Society hosts a low-cost Dog & Cat Vaccine Clinic at the Claymont Community Center. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be held at 3301 Green Street in Claymont. “Affordable and …

The state's shelters are open and running smoothly after a canine illness forced them to close for a part of the summer. (Photo courtesy of Faithful Friends)

Here’s how animal shelters fixed the canine illness problem

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Business

After a canine respiratory illness spread through the state over the summer causing a statewide closure of many shelters for about a month, shelters found different ways to remedy the situation and reopen successfully.  The Humane Animal Partners cut the number of dogs it houses by about 50% to 30 dogs at a time. RELATED: Del. restricts movements of shelter, …

Deebo was treated for the illness, and Faithful Friends is looking for a foster to shelter the dog. Courtesy of Faithful Friends.

Respiratory illness temporarily shuts 2 shelters’ doors to dogs

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

  Faithful Friends Animal Society and Humane Animal Partners have temporarily stopped dog intakes and dog adoptions at their New Castle and Wilmington shelters while they treat a canine respiratory illness. “We’re taking these measures to limit the spread of the infection and help our dogs recover,” Faithful Friends announced on Facebook. “Symptoms are a cough, like a kennel cough, …

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – December 24, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: DelDOT to study restoring passenger rail service downstate Salesianum to host 1st community Christmas lunch Monday ChristianaCare to pay $7.6M to settle Medicaid false claims charges Dover Police 2023 recruitment video nationally recognized School discipline data shared during Milford board meeting Courtside View – Week 2 girls basketball top 10 rankings Click on the image below …

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Hit-and-run hospitalizes Faithful Friends founder, kills dog

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The founder of Faithful Friends Animal Society is recovering from a hit-and-run accident that hospitalized her and killed her dog, Emma, which she was walking at the time of the accident. The incident occurred when Jane Pierantozzi was walking her dog Dec. 10 on South Clayton Street in Wilmington near the intersection of South Clayton and Maple Streets in Wilmington. …

Faithful Friends Animal Society unveiled its new headquarters Thursday.

Faithful Friends: 50% more pets saved in 4 years with new HQ

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

Faithful Friends Animal Society is hoping to have the capacity to save 25% more animals in the next two years with its new headquarters, its founder said after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. “When we started Faithful Friends [in 2000], publicly-funded shelters in Delaware had a 90 percent kill rate, and today, Delaware is one of just three no-kill states in …