Caring for your pet when YOU have cancer
When you have cancer, caring for your pet can be a challenge. Help is available through CancerCare and Amie’s Place Foundation. CancerCare®, the leading national nonprofit organization providing free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer, and Amie’s Place Foundation, a New York not-for-profit corporate foundation, which is dedicated to funding no-fee programs to support people who may need help caring for their pets, risk losing them in times of crisis, or face barriers limiting access to their pets when...
Dr. Aziza’s Tips on How To Know When it’s Really Time to Book a Vet Appointment
If your pet isn’t showing any of the obvious signs of illness, it may not be clear whether you need to book a vet appointment for them. We’ve asked Freshpet Vet, Dr. Aziza, to share her top tips for determining when it’s really time to book a vet appointment for your pet. Tip #1: It’s been a year since your last appointment It’s highly recommended that your pets have an annual veterinary exam until they’re seven years of age. At this point, it’s recommended that these appointments increase in...
Why one animal shelter lowered the volunteer age to 8-years-old
This guest post is the first in a two-part series by Erin Ellis, Community Engagement Director of Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT) about their youth volunteer program and the impact it’s had since its inception in 2008. At the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT), we have always strived to have a very inclusive volunteer program. We know that we can find the perfect role for anyone interested in lending a hand to our organization. In 2008 we decided to lower the minimum age for volunteers to eight years old to...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Why you should meditate, stipends for foster homes and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How one rescue organization is using stipends to find foster homes for dogs who are harder to placeDogs and cats who need to be the only pet in the home can be difficult to find placement for in adoptive and foster homes. This can result in longer shelter stays while a home is sought that fits their needs. While finding home-based placement more quickly for these pets is a common conundrum among… Learn More In animal welfare, how can we respond more and...
Pup-friendly hot cross buns for the whole fam!
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6 tips for washing your dog
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...
Is your cat happy?
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...
How one rescue organization is using stipends to find foster homes for dogs who are harder to place
Dogs and cats who need to be the only pet in the home can be difficult to find placement for in adoptive and foster homes. This can result in longer shelter stays while a home is sought that fits their needs. While finding home-based placement more quickly for these pets is a common conundrum among shelters and rescue organizations, one organization is finding success through an innovative foster program. Frosted Faces Foundation’s (FFF) Molly & Me Project was created in order to help senior dogs who are poorly socialized with...
This Understaffed Animal Shelter Threw Open Their Doors and Invited Everyone to Apply for Jobs
Like so many shelters, SPCA Serving Erie County in West Seneca, NY, is having a difficult time getting and staying staffed. With a lot of open positions to fill, and the usual recruitment techniques proving inadequate, director Caitlin Daly had an idea: What about holding an open interview event, for anyone interested in working for or learning about the organization? So on May 12, they did just that—and then hired about 10 of the 80-some people who showed up that day. Relationships were built with others of the applicants,...
Summer Safety: How to Keep Pets Safe from Fireworks and Flaring Temperatures
Extreme temperatures and booming sounds can have big impacts on our pets. With record-breaking heat forecast across much of the nation and Independence Day celebrations on the horizon, Freshpet is helping pet parents prepare for the official arrival of summer with tips that can help keep their pets healthy and safe. Heat Safety Heat stroke can occur quickly in dogs. Without the ability to sweat the same way humans do, it’s important for pet parents to understand ways to cool their pets down when temperatures rise, and how to avoid...
