Mischievous Cat Floods The House After Learning How To Turn On The Sink
Cats can be such little pests at times. Sometimes it’s because they’ll wake you up in the middle of the night just to open up the bedroom door so they can ignore you and walk away. Other times, our cats will refuse to eat anything but one type of food, only to turn their nose up to it once you buy a whole case of it. But no matter what annoying little quirks our cats may possess, they’re still incredibly adorable. And as cat owners, we wouldn’t have it any other way. We love our pesky little felines no matter what...
How To Make An Advent Calendar For Your Pets
We’re well past Halloween at this point and we’re moving full steam ahead towards the Christmas season. The most wonderful time of the year is always full of good tiding and joy that we share with those we love. And that includes our pets. The Christmas season isn’t just for us to enjoy, but for our pets as well. It’s not the same if we don’t get them involved in the fun. And what better way to get our pups into the holiday spirit, than by making them their very own doggie advent calendar? We’ve all enjoyed...
Concerned Dog Watches On As Mom Tends To Injured Bird
Dogs have such pure hearts. We really don’t deserve them at times. And one sweet dog showed just how caring dogs can be after bringing home a bird in need of help. Elizabeth Houston shared a very touching story of her dog Charlie, a pit bull. The sweet and friendly pooch was rescued from a shelter two years prior. And since he arrived home, he showed that he had plenty of love in his heart for everybody that he met – including an injured bird. Houston noticed one day that a bird had flown into the window and stunned itself....
Dad Builds A Hot Tub In His Backyard So The Birds Can Stay Warm During Winter
With 2020 seeing many more of us stuck inside our homes, we’ve been getting much more acquainted with the visitors that hang around our back gardens. While we may not have paid attention to the birds before lockdown, we’ve probably gotten more in tune with what is happening outside in our backyards. It’s a whole ecosystem out there. And if you’ve been watching the dramas unfolding in your backyard, you’re not the only one. Loads of other people have been doing the same exact thing. They’ve been more and...
Hairless Opossum Needs Tiny Sweaters To Survive Winter
A hairless opossum living at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in Lubbock, Texas, is currently in need of clothes for winter. And as it turns out, the local community is showing a lot of support and solidarity for the little hairless creature. The executive director of the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Gail Barnes, explained to TODAY that she had initially mistaken then little hairless opossum for a hairless cat after it had been dropped off at their facility. The vet who examined the opossum diagnosed the critter, who turned...
Starving Newborn Baby Deer Runs Up To Woman And Starts Sucking On Her Leg
Newborn fawns spend most of their time hiding and only come out to nurse. People that stumble upon a hiding fawn are advised to leave it alone because the mother is usually nearby. But that wasn’t the case for a day-old baby deer in North Carolina. Amber Starr Westphal was out for a hike when a baby deer came running out of the woods whining. It ran straight up to her and immediately started to suck on her leg. Amber shocked and in awe said, “Where’s your mommy?” Screenshot: Instagram/amberwestphal54 The little piebald...
These ‘Rubbish’ Pet Portraits Raised Nearly $6,500 To Help The Homeless
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, an original Hercule Van Wolfwinkle is worth a good 750. But what the artist’s “rubbish” pet portraits lack in polish, they make up for in popularity. Sales of the portraits have raised almost $6,500 for a homeless charity, the BBC reports. Van Wolfwinkle, known by his family as Phil Heckles, was coloring pictures with his son one day when he attempted to draw their dog. It wasn’t the most flattering likeness, but Heckles posted it on Facebook anyway. He asked £299, about $387,...
‘Paws Across The Pacific’ Lands In Seattle, Flying 600 Hawaiian Shelter Pets To New Lives On Historic Flight
On Oct. 29, a rescue flight landed in Seattle with almost 600 shelter pets on board, both saving lives and setting records for the largest pet rescue flight in history. But ‘Paws Across the Pacific’ — which required months of planning and collaboration with relief agencies, rescues, and shelters in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland – also wouldn’t be possible without Animal Rescue Site readers, who helped us fund flight expenses, showered Hawaiian shelters with critical supplies, and helped us provide 600 at-risk...
Australian Firefighters Released Their Annual 2021 Calendar To Help Animals Affected By The Wildfires
2020 has been one dumpster fire of a year, starting with the literal wildfires in Australia at the beginning of 2020 which decimated more than 18.6 million hectares of Australian land. While the fires might have been contained and extinguished, the devastation and the environmental repercussions that they’ve had will be with us for years to come. In the spirit of wanting to do something to help, there were plenty of firefighters ready and willing to participate in this year’s Australian Firefighters Calendar. The firefighters were...
San Antonio Proposed Ordinance Would Ban Pet Stores Sales From Dog Breeders
In San Antonio, a city ordinance is being proposed that would restrict dogs and cats from being sold in San Antonio pet stores. It isn’t placing restrictions on all pet sales, just those that come from breeders. The City Council is planning on taking up the ordinance on October 29. Any pet store within the city limits could only sell dogs or cats they get through animal rescue organizations, animal control agencies, or county/city animal shelters. If a pet store is in violation of the ordinance, the minimum penalty is between $100 and...
