Woman Gets Upset With Her Girlfriend For ‘Teasing’ Their Cat With Treats
When we have a cat in our lives, we try to do what we can to make them happy and comfortable. Some people, however, may overstep certain boundaries and that is what happened with one woman who went on the Reddit forum, “Am I the A****** .” She wanted to find out if she was actually being cruel to her cat when she teased it. The way that she teases the cat is by pretending to give it a treat so that the cat will do her bidding. Her girlfriend is irritated by her behavior. Photo: Unsplash She said: “I don’t like my cat...
Watch As A Red Fox And Snow Owl Face-Off In Security Footage
It doesn’t matter where we live, there is going to be some type of drama. Some of it takes place in our homes and others may take place in public locations. For the town of Cobourg, Ontario, it happened on a snowy street. A town employee took an amazing video on January 4 that showed animal tracks in the snow on the town’s pier. As she investigated the footage from the security camera, she saw something she wasn’t expecting. A red fox was walking on the pier, seemingly minding his own business, when suddenly, a snowy owl...
1.5 Billion Birds In The U.S. Have Been Saved By Air Pollution Reduction
When we think about air quality, we tend to focus on our own needs. The fact of the matter is, regulations to improve air quality have been in place for decades, and now, we are beginning to see some of the hidden benefits. This includes a study by scientists at the University of Oregon and Cornell. It was published in the National Academy Of Sciences of the United States Of America last fall and it shows how someone 1.5 million birds in the U.S. have been saved over the past four decades as a result of reducing ozone pollution. Most of us...
New Whale Species Found In Gulf Of Mexico Is Already Critically Endangered
Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have just identified a new baleen whale species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The elusive whale species is hard to study because they spend most of their time underwater and away from the coastline. While the new Bryde’s‐like whale species was just identified, it was first discovered by biologists in the 1990’s but believed to be Bryde’s whales. A recent article posted in Marina Mammal Science reveals the research process and details of the...
Happy Tails: Meet Some Of The PawsXPacific Flight Passengers You Helped Fly To Forever Homes
On Oct. 29, 2020, you helped us make history by supporting PawsXPacific, the rescue flight that transported 600 Hawaiian cats and dogs across the ocean on a chartered C-130 cargo plane. Many animals on board had languished for months in overcrowded island shelters, but your generous donations helped us fly them to safety in Seattle, where they were distributed to shelters around the Pacific Northwest. Read on for heartwarming stories from some of the four-legged passengers traveling on board PawsXPacific, many of whom were adopted within days...
Boy Scouts Made Portable Winter Shelters For Stray Cats From Storage Totes
The world needs more people who are kind to stray animals. That is why it’s so lovely to see a group of Boy Scouts doing their part to help the feral cats and kittens of Atlanta, Georgia stay warm during the wintertime. High school student and Boy Scout, Tyrell Cooper, and his troop, Troop 3310, undertook a DIY project in which they created insulated cat shelters. These “feline abodes,” as he referred to them, were then donated to LifeLine Animal Project, which does its part to protect stray cats and kittens living on the...
Trinny’s Rescue Story
This is Trinny. PHOTO: Jillian O’Brien I found her at a local shelter on a weekend in September of 2003. She was half the weight she should have been, had an upper respiratory infection that resulted in an emergency ER visit later that night and she was very spooked by everything. I was told I would only be allowed to adopt her if she was the only animal in the house and I didn’t have any children. I checked off both boxes and home we went. I later came to find out that Trinny has a .22 caliber bullet lodged in her backside, so...
Help Us Make a Touchdown For Rescued Animals In The 6th Annual Shelter Bowl
On February 7, millions of Americans will tune in to watch the NFL’s top teams compete for the league’s championship ring. But here at the Animal Rescue Site, we have a different tradition – The Shelter Bowl – which provides free meals to hungry shelter pets across the United States. Our goal this year is to raise $50,000 for animals in need. Now in its 6th year, the Shelter Bowl was founded by our nonprofit partner, Greater Good Charities, which distributes nutritious meals to hungry shelter pets through their...
Serious Gorilla Dad Orders Hilarious Prankster Son To Stop Goofing Around
This story originally appeared at Shareably. When you think of a Silverback Gorilla, the word hilarious might not be the first thing to come to mind. The word “serious” on the other hand, would probably seem more fitting- unless you work in a zoo. Meet Oumbi! He’s a Silverback Gorilla that you wouldn’t necessarily want to encounter in the wild! He’s one of the residents at the Twycross Zoo in Norton Juxta Twycross in Leicestershire in the UK. He’s the father of a clever little Lope- an ape with a serious...
The World’s Tallest Dog, Freddy The Great Dane, Passes Away At Age 8
The world’s tallest dog, Freddy the Great Dane, passed away at the age of 8 in his home surrounded by his family. His mom, Claire Stoneman, announced the sad news on social media saying, “I’m so so so so unbelievably sad to say that Freddy has passed today. He was my world. My heart Dane. The bestest biggest boy ever and loved his followers so much. There’s a hole that can’t be filled. Fly high my amazing big brave boy.” Freddy held the Guinness World Record for the tallest dog in the world and oldest Great...
