Dog Leaps From The Couch And Destroys Owner’s Puzzle
Fostering a dog is a wonderful thing to do. It gives rescue dogs a safe and loving space where they can be themselves and come out of their shells while they wait for their forever homes. It also gives foster pet parents a chance to enjoy their quirky little antics because – as we all know – no two dogs are ever the same. They all have their own unique little personalities. For one foster mom, she uploaded an adorable video that showcased her foster pooch’s disdain for puzzles! Of all the things not to like, Lily Munster...
Dog ‘Blesses’ People As They Walk Out Of A Temple
Dogs are just too pure for this world. And there is no better example of this, than the videos of the temple dog handing out blessings. In a now-viral video, we see a dog who is sitting outside the Siddhivinayak Temple, which is located in Mumbai, India. As people walk out of the temple, the dog greets each one of the devotees and administers his own version of a “blessing.” Photo: Wikimedia Commons These doggie blessings are simple little high fives or handshakes as each person greets the pup. A bystander standing outside the...
Pianist Plays Classical Music For Senior Rescue Elephant
We often forget that animals can have certain interests just like us. That is why they are known to enjoy listening to music. Music is a universal language that is understood by more than just us humans – it’s also enjoyed by all kinds of animals. In Thailand, there is an artist and musician who enjoys performing for a four-legged audience. Paul Barton is known for playing piano for a variety of rescued animals such as elephants or even wild macaque monkeys. He will often serenade them with the tunes of Beethoven, Schumann, and...
Owner Catches Dog Practicing Mean Faces At Himself In The Mirror
This pet parent had a hilarious moment recently when they caught their pet having a good time with their mirror. If you have a dog at home, you know just how funny it can be when they catch a glimpse of their own reflection. When this woman noticed her dog staring into her bedroom mirror, she never could have expected what she was going to see next. At first, she thought that the golden retriever was staring at her. After a few moments passed, she realized the truth. The dog was actually far more interested in his own reflection. To be fair,...
Cat’s Out of the Bag and the Shelter As Bunches of Kitties Find New Homes
These stories were originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! Two Kittens Team Up At Shelter and Get Adopted Together Kitty Kitty Bang Bang was found under the hood of a good Samaritan’s car at just about a month old. She was cared for by a foster parent until she was old enough to be adopted, at...
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...
