Threatened Swan Pete Suddenly Dies, Dealing Another Blow To His Species
The Trumpeter Swan is one of North America’s largest flying birds, but sheer size didn’t save this waterfowl from a near brush with extinction. Fortunately, the swan’s numbers have rebounded in recent years, following wildlife breeding programs and concerted efforts to conserve the bird’s rapidly disappearing wetlands habitat. The Trumpeter Swan remains threatened, but the success these efforts has helped populations rebound across Alaska, Canada, and many Western/Midwestern states. Now an estimated 16,000 Trumpeter...
Giant Pandas Frolic In The Snow At Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Do you love playing in the snow? Well, probably not as much as two giant pandas at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Snow covered the Washington D.C. area this past weekend to the delight of children and two giant pandas, Mei Xiang, age 22, and Tian Tian, age 23. Screenshot: Facebook/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute The mama and papa bear embraced the change and were seen somersaulting through the white fluff. One of the pandas slid down a hill head-first with all of its limbs spread out in the shape of a...
Ruby, The Puppy Mill Rescue
My husband and I have volunteered with a shiba inu rescue for a few years now. We were asked by the rescue if we could make some room in our home for another shiba inu – coming from a puppy mill in Wisconsin. PHOTO: Janel Scott She was a breeder mama who most likely lived her whole existence in a cage. She was about 5 years old and knew no kind touch from a human hand. When we met her at the rescue’s transport location, we found a little red hair ball in the back of a crate, shaking in fear. She had no name at the mill, she had...
Drugs To Hugs
My amazing sister is a pediatric critical care nurse who works nights at her client’s home. The family of the little girl she was taking care of often talked about the group of guys living next door and their brindle, Rhodesian Ridgeback mix dog. The neighbors were drug addicts who would inject their dog with heroin to see how it would behave. PHOTO: Anonymous On top of that, the dog was often beaten and kicked as well as given whatever drugs the group of guys were on as a way to entertain themselves. After listening to these stories...
Dogs Were Woman’s Best Friend Before Man’s Best Friend, Study Finds
Dogs are commonly called man’s best friend, but a new study reveals they were woman’s best friend first. Anthropologists at Washington State University noticed a lack of research on the coevolutionary relationship between dogs and humans and performed an in-depth study to find some answers. They found that dog-human coevolution was ‘disproportionately’ influenced by dogs’ relationships with women. “We found that dogs’ relationships with women might have had a greater impact on the dog-human bond than...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Safety net fostering, CARE webcast series and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. 5 tips for recruiting safety net fostersAs we move toward community-centric animal services practices, many shelters and rescue organizations are considering creating safety net fostering programs. These programs provide temporary care for pets whose owners are in crisis, but who would like to keep their pets in the long term. “I think there’s been a growing interest for programs like this… Learn More Check out these Return...
Deaf Dog Tries Her Best To Bark Based On What She Has Seen Other Dogs Do
When the Kelly home decided that they wanted to adopt a dog, they opened their hearts wide and brought a deaf pup into the family. Reggie may have been deaf since she was born so, more than likely, she had never had the chance to hear a bark. That doesn’t mean, however, that she has never seen one and she wanted to show her mom she knew what to do. Photo: TikTok / Lindsay Kelly At first, Lindsay Kelly thought that Reggie was either coughing or sneezing but then the truth began to dawn on her. She was trying to get her attention and...
Dog Outsmarts His Owner To Get Two Treats Instead Of One
If there is one thing that dogs seem to love across the board, it’s getting a treat. The only thing that they like better than one treat, is getting two treats! That fact is clearly seen with Morty, a four-year-old Australian Shepherd. Photo: Instagram / flobeck92 In the video that is shown below, he loves the treat that he gets. However, it isn’t long before he is back for more. Article continues below Our Featured Programs See how we’re making a difference for People, Pets, and the Planet and how you can get involved!...
How Do You Know If It’s Too Cold For Your Dog To Be Outside?
Many dogs love being outside, regardless of whether it is rain or shine. They get the opportunity to run around, use up some energy, and have a little fun. The problem is, as humans, we need to make sure that our dogs are not put in harm’s way, especially when the winter arrives. Dogs may be wearing a fur coat all of the time but that doesn’t mean they don’t get cold. Of course, if you are talking about a Siberian husky or Alaskan malamute, then the same principles may not apply at all times. Other dogs are acclimated to...
Owners Find Their Dog Laying In A Pool Of ‘Blood’ Only To Discover It Was Red Syrup
Dogs are wonderful pets and companions. But every so often they will give us quite the scare. When I was younger, my dog ended up getting herself locked inside the garage, and my mother and I had quite the fright thinking that she’d somehow gotten out of the yard. But perhaps the medal for best fright goes to the little corgi that led his owners to believe that he’d met a brutal end after getting into some red syrup. The arable little pooch named Cartier lives in Ayutthaya, Thailand with his owners who own BLABLA-boo cafe. They...
