Selfless Volunteer Create Charity to Help Neighborhood Dogs
Often times, we see injustices and people or animals in need, and we’re not sure how to help. We know we want to make a difference, but it can be a daunting task to tackle. Jennifer Gallagher thought the same thing, and that’s when she founded Chick n’ Pups Canine Crusade. Gallagher worked for three years as the director of the Bullock County Animal Shelter. She loved volunteering and helping animals in need. However, when she retired and thought her animal care days were behind her, she noticed that her own neighborhood...
GreaterGood Has Donated More Than 2 Million Masks to Frontline Workers and Others in Need
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, GreaterGood has been working hard to do its part to bring masks and other personal protective equipment to frontline workers and essential employees in the U.S. and across the globe. Our original goal was to donate one million masks to those who need them most. Not only did we meet and surpass that goal within a few short months, but now we’ve also reached our follow-up goal to donate two million masks, with over one million of those masks going to healthcare workers. “A year ago,...
Woman Transforms Dog Crate Into Impressive Gingerbread Doghouse And Shares DIY Video
While most people transform their homes into winter wonderlands for the holidays, not many decorate their dog’s crate. But many more are giving it a try after a woman shared a DIY video on how she turned a dog crate into an impressive gingerbread doghouse. Sarah, the proud mom to two beautiful German Shepherds – Stormi and Wolfie, took holiday decorating to a whole new level with her gingerbread doghouse. She posted a short DIY video on her TikTok page, which has already received over 500k views. Photo: Instagram/stormiloveswolfie...
Corgi Adopts 4 Orphaned Labrador Puppies After Giving Birth To A Litter Of Her Own
Two-year-old Corgi Angela was pregnant when she arrived at Lone Star Dog Ranch & Dog Ranch Rescue. A few weeks after giving birth to five puppies, she became a mother to four more. A quartet of Labrador puppies were orphaned when their mother, named Autumn Dove, died after giving birth. This would have ordinarily put pressure on rescue staff to care for the young puppies until they could be weaned. “We thought we were going to be bottle feeding around the clock,” Renee Eden from Dog Ranch Rescue told Fox 4. Source:...
Thrown Out On Highway
As I was driving home one evening I came upon a deceased puppy laying in the road and it broke my heart, but out of the corner of my eye I saw the tip of a dogs tail go under the guardrail. PHOTO: MARYLEE SCHANEN I rushed home and got my husband and we drove back to the area and he removed the deceased puppy to the side of the road while I looked for the other pup. We looked for a couple of hours, but couldn’t find him. As I went back to the truck, he howled, he could see me but was to frightened to come out of woods. We went home. I...
Virginia Police Chief Offers To Pay Adoption Fees For Remaining Dogs At Local Shelter
The holiday season is all about giving to those in need, and Chesterfield, Virginia, Police Chief, Col. Jeffrey S. Katz, is helping shelter dogs in need. A few years ago, Katz impersonated Santa for a fundraising event for Chesterfield County Animal Services, but this year decided to help shelter pets in a different way. Photo: Facebook/Chesterfield County Police Chief, Col. Jeffrey S. Katz Chesterfield County Animal Services has found homes for nearly all of their homeless dogs and cats, with just three dogs remaining – Sugarplum,...
Dogs Are Helping Rid The Florida Everglades Of Invasive Pythons
The Florida Everglades are being invaded by a slithering menace. Hundreds of thousands of non-native pythons now threaten this critical habitat, devouring mammals, birds and even small alligators. State wildlife officials have been trying to eliminate the pythons for years, seemingly stifled by the fact that the snakes have no natural predators. No other animal has the instincts to hunt down these pythons. Until now. Source: YouTube/GeoBeats ScienceTruman, a black Labrador Retriever, hunts down a python. According to the Associated Press, the...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Calling Return to Owner something else, new Challenge and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. We will be taking a brief break for the rest of the year, but look for brand new blog posts (and a challenge!) in January. We hope you’re able to take some time and recharge after all of your incredible work this year. Thank you for all that you’ve accomplished in helping to keep people and pets together. Happy holidays from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®! What if we call Return to Owner something else?On a recent Community...
Crouton – Out Of The Fire
Crouton was only 4 weeks old when the house he was living in was destroyed by a devastating fire. PHOTO: SU WOLFE His other 3 litter mates were carried out of the house by their mother but Crouton was left behind. He was found the next day by fire investigators clinging to a piece of furniture in the flooded basement and handed over to the BCSPCA. The first vet he was taken to wanted to euthanize him immediately because of his injuries but luckily the constable refused, he’d survived the night, let’s give him a chance. Article...
Chris Pratt Partners with GreaterGood to Support Food Banks and Feed the Hungry
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused thousands of people to lose jobs or experience other financial struggles that have led to food instability. For many people, this is the first time they’ve had to wonder where their next meal was coming from. The need for meals at food banks and other charities is greater than ever before—but at the same time, there has been a decline in donations to these organizations that are helping those in need. These people lining up at food pantries and soup kitchens are our friends and neighbors. They need...
