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Whoot a list of helpful sites, it's lacking so add to it guys.
Post links and I will add them.

What about links about the TRUTH about PETA like http://www.animalscam.com/ , and PETA Kills Animals? ninja


Okay, but seriously here are some great links:

Under Pet Adoptions:
SPCA NZ
Piggie Poo (Guinea Pig Specific adoptions)
Puppy Find (not sure about this one...)
Rover Rescue

Under Popular Pet Stores
Exotic Nutrition
Guppies To Puppies
Oxbow
Petco
PETsMART
Sure Pets
Suncoast Gliders
Petland Discounts
Doctors Foster & Smith
Pets Megastore
ZooPlus
Fuzzbutts


Under Pet Health Sites
AAHA Healthy Pet
NAVTA
AVMA
American Humane Association Animal Behavior Resources Institute
AEMV
The Dog Food Project
Myths About Raw Feeding
Bearded Dragon Nutrition
Caring for Orphaned Baby Rats or Mice
Hand-Rearing Marsupials
Feline health Videos http://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/
Low Cost or Free spay and neuter programs http://www.petsandanimals.org/spayneuter_services.html
The Facts about Declawing
http://www.de-clawing.com/
http://www.declawing.com/
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/apr03/030415c.asp
http://www.cfainc.org/health/declawing.html
http://www.aafponline.org/resources/statements/declawing.htm
http://straypetadvocacy.org/html/declaw_detoe.html
http://declaw.lisaviolet.com/
http://STOPDECLAW.COM
Pet Poison Help Line
Respiratory Toxicy of Cedar and Pine Wood
Fish Medicine
--------------------------------Groups that help with Vet Bills----------------

American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/home/
"Through the AAHA Helping Pets Fund, veterinary care is possible for sick or injured pets even if they have been abandoned or if their owner is experiencing financial hardship."

Angels 4 Animals
http://www.Angels4Animals.org
"Our services range from financial aid to complete treatment
to those pets and pet owners in need."

Care Credit
http://www.carecredit.com
A credit card company for health care, including veterinary care.
"With a comprehensive range of plan options, for
treatment or procedure fees from $1 to over $25,000, we offer a plan
and a low monthly payment to fit comfortably into almost every
budget."

Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance (FVEAP)
http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/
"Seniors, People with disabilities, People who
have lost their job, Good Samaritans who rescue a cat or kitten - any of these folks may need financial assistance to save a beloved companion."

The Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program is a nonprofit 501
(c)(3) organization that provides financial assistance to cat and
kitten guardians who are unable to afford veterinary services to save
their companions when life-threatening illness or injury strikes.

God's Creatures Ministry
http://www.all-creatures.org/gcm/help-cf.html
"This fund helps pay for veterinarian bills for those who need help."

Help-A-Pet
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
"Our efforts focus on serving the elderly, the disabled, and the
working poor."

IMOM
http://www.imom.org
"We are dedicated to insure that no
companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker
is financially challenged."

The Pet Fund
http://thepetfund.com/
"The Pet Fund is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit association that
provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need
urgent veterinary care."

United Animal Nations
http://www.uan.org/lifeline/index.html
"The mission of LifeLine is to help homeless or recently rescued
animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require
specific and immediate emergency veterinary care. We strive to serve
Good Samaritans and rescue groups who take in sick or injured
animals. In certain cases, LifeLine can also assist senior citizens
and low-income families pay for immediate emergency veterinary care."

UK Assistance with Veterinary Bills
http://www.petloversonline.co.uk/financial.htm
"Most of us can cope with the financial commitment involved in the
day to day care of our pets. However, how many of us come out in a
cold sweat when our pet is ill or injured and we know we have to take
it to the vet? Most of us are fortunate enough to be able to afford
it but, some of us who love our animals dearly cannot. Unfortunately
we do not have a PDSA or a RSPCA Centre within our area, but there
are a few charities who may be able to help."

Other Groups Who are Breed or Injury Specific:

Corgi Aid
http://www.corgiaid.org/

Dachshunds Needing IVDD surgery
http://members.rushmore.com/~dds/applyforhelp.htm

http://www.doberman911.org
It's for special needs and senior dobermans who need medical help.You can donate to help them, or have them put your dobie up there if you need help too!!

HandicappedPets.com
http://www.handicappedpets.com/Articles/help/
"From time to time, HandicappedPets.com recognizes a caretaker of
handicapped pets that need some special attention, and a little extra
help. There are those who are so selflessly dedicated to their animal
families that they give up a little more than they can afford."

Labrador Lifeline
http://www.labradorlifeline.org/success/2005-abbey.htm

LabMed: Rx For Rescued Labs
http://www.labmed.org/aid_main.html

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/what_you_can_do_if_you_are_having_trouble_affording_veterinary_care.html

Under Animal/Wildlife Organizations

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory
Progressive Animal Welfare Society
Starling care info
Mountain Caribou
Spirit Bear
http://www.userl.org
http://www.hopeforhorses.org

Under General Information Sites

Critters2Go

Dogs:
About: Dogs
The Dog Food Project
Dog Food Reviews
Dog Feeding Info
K9deb
Clicker Solutions
Spay USA
Greyhounds http://www.Greyhoundwelfare.org
Pitt Bulls http://www.pitbullforum.com/
Great Danes http://leansnslobbers.proboards.com/

Cats:
About: Cats
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition
Canned Cat Food: Can Your Cat Afford to Live Without it?
Indoors or Outdoors?
Indoors Only - Some Things To Think About
Keeping Cats Indoors
DECLAWING: What You Need to Know
Cats and Claws -- Living Happily Ever After
Spay USA
Save the wild animal populaton, keep cats indoors http://www.audubon.org/bird/cat/
Valid reasons why cats should be kept indoors http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=indoorsoroutdoors
Free Feline Aritcles http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library
http://Meowhoo.com

Rats:
GooseMoose
Rat Info Packet
Rat & Mouse Gazette (RMCA)
E4N Articles
Rat Guide
Rats Rule Forum
http://petrats.org/
http://www.ratsauce.com/
The Dapper Rat
http://www.ratfanclub.org
Rat and Mouse Club of America

Mice:
Rat & Mouse Gazette (RMCA)
American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association
The Fun Mouse Mousery
FinnMouse's Site
Fancy Mice
Eva's Mouse Page

Hamsters:
Hamster Info Packet
Hamsterific!
Roborovski Hamsters
http://www.hamsterhideout.com

Hissing Cockroaches:
The Cockroach Club

Gerbils:
Gerbil Info Packet
National Gerbil Society
The American Gerbil Society

Guinea Pigs:
Guinea Pig Info Packet
Guinea Lynx
Cavy Spirit
Cavy Cages
CavyMadness
GuineaPigs.Info
http://www.cavycages.com


Chinchillas:
Chinchilla Info Packet
CHINformation Organization
ChinCare
Chins & Quills
Chins and Hedgies
Cheeky Chinchillas

Degu:
Degu Info Packet
Degutopia

Rabbits:
Rabbit Info Packet
The House Rabbit Society
Rabbit References
How to make a huge rabbit condo http://breyfamily.net/bunnycage.html
Rabbit Breed Pictures http://islandgems.net/allbreeds.html
Adopt a Rabbit http://www.adoptarabbit.com/ really good articles, toxic plant list

Hedgehogs:
Hedgehog Info Packet
Chins and Hedgies
Chins & Quills

Ferrets:
Ferret Info Packet
Ferret Central
Ferret Universe
Artroxy's Food chart
MD Ferret Paws Food chart

Sugar Gliders:
Sugar Glider Info Packet
GliderCENTRAL
Ruth's Sugar Glider Page
SunCoast Gliders
Sugar Glider Neighborhood
Sugar Shock
Here are a few that come highly recommended for those of you on the OTHER side of the pond...
Sugar Lumps
Livefood UK
Shropshire Exotics

Birds:
BudgieTalk
BirdChannel [official website of BirdTalk magazine]
Avian Fashions sells harnesses, leashes and 'diapers' for birds.

Hermit Crabs:
The Crab Street Journal
Crabzilla
Epicurean Hermit
Crabby Talk
Hermit Crab Association
http://www.hermit-crabs.com/


Reptiles:
One of the best bearded dragon care sites http://www.beautifuldragons.com
One of the best iguana care sites http://www.iguanaden.org
World Chelonian Trust
Austin's Turtle Page
Red Eared Slider Turtles
Russian Tortoise
http://reptilerooms.com
http://tortoiseforum.org/
http://redfoottortoise.com/
Shelled Warriors Forum

Issues Affecting our pets such as dog fighting, overpopulation, puppy mills, animal abuse, ect..
http://www.hsus.org/pets/issues_affecting_our_pets/

Okay, I am getting lazy now, sorting these into your categories, so the following are just going to be a lot of random links that have been recommended to me. Some are general information, many are species or breed specific, some are health, some are adoptions, etc. If you ever have a bored moment you can go through them and put them where they should go. Or, who knows, maybe I will have a dull day at work and rearrange the post myself! xd

Herps:
http://www.anapsid.org

Reptiles: www.repticzone.com

www.reptilesparadise.com

cats: www.felineparadise.com

dogs: http://www.canineparadise.com/

fish: www.goldfishparadise.com
www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk


Organizations:
www.rspca.org
www.aspca.org

Colors of chinchillas: http://www.fortheloveofchinchillas.com/mutations.html

To deal with the grief of the death of a pet:
http://www.Petloss.com

Bettas http://ultimatebettas.com/
Goldfish http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/
http://www.aquariacentral.com
is an excellent resource for fishkeepers. It is a very big forum and many of the members have been in the hobby for years and years. Whenever I have a problem, I post about it there and they're always very helpful and give me the answers I need.

http://monsterfishkeepers.com
is part of the Monster Aquaria Network along with Aquaria Central. It's the best online resource for people with Monster (BIG) Fish.

http://www.dwarfpuffers.com
is a good place to go for specific information on Dwarf Puffers. The website has everything you need to know, and there's also a forum.

http://www.caudata.org
A great resource for Amphibian lovers. Salamanders, Newts, Frogs, whatever. It's a forum and as with all the others I posted, the people there know their stuff.

http://www.crayfish-mates.com
A great Crayfish forum with experienced people who can help you with all of your crayfish questions. Really helped me out when I had to ship out a pair of Marbled Crays.

"Hot Dog Holidays specialises in pet friendly travel. Since 2002 we provide a booking service with listings of charming hotels, castles, country houses and cottages in Spain, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia and other countries in Europe where you are just as welcome as your dog. Our goal is to travel with your dog as comfortable as possible. If you are interested in our travel tips or want to know what the international law in foreign travel, please see our page "Travel tips for you and your pet"

You didn't list petmd? tsk tsk