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No-Eared Cat Looks Too Much Like Voldemort

A cat in Southampton, England, is in a hairy situation because he looks too much like Harry Potter's foe, Lord Voldemort. The cat, a 14-year-old domestic short-hair known as "Charlie," is in an animal rescue center hoping to get adopted, but, sadly, he could be there for quite a spell. Seems Charlie lost his ears and...

My Wish for 2011: More Adoptions

As I sit here listening to the bell of 2010 ringing out, my thoughts naturally turn to the new year and what it may bring. Like I'm sure everyone does, I can't help coming up with wishes for what lies ahead. And, as a father, they are naturally tied to my children. My oldest child, my only son, is now in high school. He...

Florida Gay Adoption Ban Overturned, but 3 States Still Restrict It

(Sept. 22) -- For the past 33 years, the state of Florida has officially banned gay and lesbian couples from adopting children. Today, however, a court of appeals sided with a lower court and ruled that such restrictions were unconstitutional. The case, which was brought by a gay couple, will now likely head to the...

Dogs, Cats Take Their Turn at Animal Chat Roulette

(Aug. 3) -- First it was Chat Roulette, a zany Internet phenomenon that paired random strangers for video chatting. Now, there's a twist on the concept: Animal Roulette, a Dr. Doolittle version that creates face time between random shelter animals and potential adopters. Developed by Michael Ayalon, AnimalRoulette.com is...

Lawyer: Returned Russian Boy Artyom Savelyev Back in Orphanage

(July 30) -- The Russian boy whose American adoptive mother returned him to Moscow is back in an orphanage again, a lawyer for an adoption agency said today. Larry Crain, an attorney who works for the World Association for Children and Parents, said 8-year-old Artyom Savelyev is awaiting adoption by another family,...

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Gary J. Gates: Virginia Lawmakers Should Do What's Best For Kids

Legislation that would allow all agencies licensed to make foster care or adoption placement decisions to decide who they serve based on religious or moral beliefs is currently under consideration in Virginia and recently passed the House of Delegates.

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02/10/12 Man Reunited With Birth Mom After 40 Years Source: CBS - KKTV 11 - Colorado Springs CO After more than 40 years, a son is reunited with his birth mother in Pueblo.
02/09/12 Meeting to focus on adoption Source: Camarillo Acorn - Camarillo CA With 114,000 children in foster care and many unable to return to their families of origin, the bureau seeks single or married individuals, teachers, retired persons and families to consider adopting older children and sibling sets of three or four brothers and sisters.
02/09/12 Her adoption reward is sixfold Source: TampaBay.com When Deborah Polston first considered adoption, she wasn't bargaining on her family doubling in size.
02/09/12 Virginia Senate Passes Adoption Bill Allowing Agencies... Source: Towle Road The mostly party-line 22-18 vote virtually ensures the Republican-backed bill will become law.
02/09/12 AdoptedFrom Korea to Minnesota and Back Source: New America Media MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.âIn her new book, Kelly Fern not only tells her moving personal story of being adopted from Korea by a Twin Cities family at age five, she reveals that on the flight to America, her identity was accidentally switched with that of another young adopteeâa circumstance that ultimately resulted in her family adopting three Korean girls, not just the two sisters they'd expected.

Background on adoption

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents.

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