A free editorial calendar template for your animal organization’s marketing efforts
Does your animal well-being organization use an editorial calendar to strategize and organize its marketing efforts? If not, or if you want some inspiration for your current plan, be sure to check out this toolkit from HeARTs Speak and Human Animal Support Services. Throughout the past year, the organizations have created a series of communications kits to help you talk to your constituents about the many ways that you are supporting people and pets (and how they can, too!). Now, they’ve created a way for you to use...
Important Info for Cat Owners: Did You Know Felines Can Get Heartworms? Regrettably, it’s True!
Similar to canines, cats can get heartworms after being bitten by an infected mosquito — although they are not nearly as susceptible to infection as dogs. According to the FDA, a cat is not a natural host of heartworms because the worms do not thrive as well inside of their bodies, but both indoor and outdoor cats are at risk for heartworm disease. This is news many feline lovers will find surprising, as we so often associate the debilitating illness with dogs. Regardless, if left untreated, heartworm disease will progress to damage the...
Rescue Dog Zhuzha’s Heartbreaking Story Has a Much Happier Ending
As pitiful cases go, Zhuzha’s was right up there. An adorably sweet 2-year-old dog that was likely left homeless by the war in Ukraine, she had been spayed by a city neutering program and apparently released back onto the streets. Photo: YouTube/@lovefurryfriends Zhuzha was eventually reported to @lovefurryfriends, a rescue group living and working in Ukraine with the aim of helping homeless animals during all of the chaos. After hearing about the gentle pup, they made their way to the part of the city she’d been reported in and...
Wild Alaska Salmon Oil Formula and your dog — How to determine quality
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Science-backed human and animal bonding, grant opportunity and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How the Open Arms Challenge allowed this rescue organization to become more accessibleThe Open Arms Challenge starts next month, and we’re highlighting Salem Friends of Felines (SFOF) in Oregon to provide a little inspiration! SFOF is a rescue organization that won a grant for the Most Effective Use of Open and Welcoming Menu Items in the 2021 Open Arms Challenge. The Challenge was instrumental in obtaining the… Learn More Using science to improve...
PointPet—Always Looking for a Better Solution
Matthew Mazi and his wife Nevenka watched their beloved dog, Tik, suffer from escalating pain in his joints. A diagnosis of arthritis had stolen Tik’s zest for life, breaking their hearts in the process. The Mazis knew there had to be a better solution for canine arthritis than anything that was currently on the market. Research Revealed Product Drawbacks After some exhaustive research, Matthew and Nevenka discovered that some hip and joint supplements, and hemp products, could give arthritic dogs relief — but they were often hard...
Summer Coat Care for Dogs
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Help Stop Canine and Feline Cancer “Furever”
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Choosing the Right Boots for Your Dog
Dog boots are a wonderful invention, and can protect your pooch’s paws from hot asphalt, icy snow, and everything in between. Here’s what to keep in mind when shopping. We always have footwear on when walking with our dogs. So it can be easy to forget that our canines’ feet are exposed to temperatures and terrains that can be uncomfortable for them. Burning hot asphalt, bitterly cold snow, road salt, sharp gravel, or splintering ice can all pose problems. Protecting his feet with a set of dog boots helps prevent discomfort...
Dog Reminds Mom on Bad Day That It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
“There’s a lightA certain kind of lightThat never shone on meI want my life to be lived with youLived with you There’s a way everybody saysTo do each and every little thingBut what does it bringIf I ain’t got you, ain’t got? Photo: Tiktok/yaknowdia You don’t know what it’s like, babyYou don’t know what it’s likeTo love somebodyTo love somebodyThe way I love you” This dog in the viral video below must have this Bee Gees song in mind while comforting his fur mom. He couldn’t sing...
