Choosing a Boarding Kennel for Your Dog
Your guide to finding a boarding kennel that will provide the best possible care for your dog. Whether you travel for business or pleasure, it’s sometimes necessary to leave your dog behind. Hiring a pet sitter or asking a friend or family member to look after your companion while you’re away are both common solutions — but you can also opt to have him stay at a boarding kennel where he’ll get round-the-clock care. Before going this route, it’s vitally important to choose a reputable, well-run facility where you...
Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season
Happy holidays from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®! We want to thank you for working so hard all year long, by doing your best to keep pets and people together. It’s not always easy, but the pets and people who have been touched by the kindness shown to them by either yourself or your organization, will remember that forever. We hope the unconditional love of the animals in your lives — your family pets, your fosters, the animals in your shelters and rescue organizations, the community cats snuggling down in insulated straw...
Bonded Brother and Sister Hope to Go to the Same Home for the Holidays
This story was submitted by our shelter friend The Cat House on the Kings. The Cat House on the Kings saves pets’ lives in the Fresno County, California area, and the Animal Rescue Site is proud to share their stories. You can learn more about their work here! Here we come a caroling about a bonded pair that needs holiday magic to find a family out there. Carl and Carley hope for love and joy to come to them with adoption together soon! These two shy siblings have relied on each other since they were abandoned by their birth mother....
Celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day With A Closer Look at Nature’s Gardeners
Squirrel Appreciation Day, observed on January 21st every year, may not be as well-known as some other holidays, but it offers a unique opportunity to recognize and appreciate the fascinating world of squirrels. These small, bushy-tailed creatures often go unnoticed in our daily lives, but they play a significant role in our ecosystems and offer more surprises than one might expect. Photo: PexelsOver 270 squirrel species exist worldwide. Squirrel Diversity Across the Globe Squirrels are a diverse group of rodents, with over 200 different...
The perfect holiday gift for animal lovers! Sponsor an adoptable APA! pet.
Dec 20, 2023 If you are looking for a last-minute gift for a friend or loved one, Austin Pets Alive! has the paw-fect gift idea for the animal lover in your life. For the first time ever, you can sponsor any adoptable pet of your choice this holiday season at Austin Pets Alive! Your gift of $50 or more in honor of your favorite animals in our care will help make it the most wonderful time of the year for pets in need. 🐾 In return, you’ll receive a personalized message, heartwarming update, and adorable pictures of your sponsored...
History Made In Colorado As Five Gray Wolves Are Released In Mountains
Gray wolves once roamed the entire state of Colorado, but like many other states, were hunted to near extinction in the 1940’s. While a lone wolf has passed through the state over recent years, wolves have not called the state home in many decades – but that is about to change. On Monday, December 18, five gray wolves were reintroduced to Colorado’s mountains west of the Continental Divide in a historic move that was years in the planning. Screenshot: Vimeo/CPW -Jerry Neal Voters expressed their desire to have the endangered...
Florida Shelter Dog Is Losing Hope Of Ever Finding A Home
The holidays are full of joy, cheer, and hope, but not for sweet Chipper. The 2-year-old Cirneco dell Etna Mix is losing hope that he will ever find another family. The energetic pup has lost his enthusiasm to play and is becoming depressed as people continue to pass by him. He loves people, older kids, and other dogs. He arrived at Humane Society of Broward County when his family moved away and couldn’t take him with. While he misses them, he is ready to find a forever home and love his new family unconditionally. He is a staff...
Adult Shelter Pets Anxiously Wait To Be Picked For “Holiday Sleepover”
It is the “most wonderful time of the year”, or at least that is what shelter pets continue to hear. Sadly, many shelters are in crisis mode as pets continue to arrive and adopters decrease. Several pets have been waiting for months to find their person and some are losing hope. Each animals wants to find a home for the holidays, so Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has come up with a way to help find their adult pets experience the joy of the holiday – even if it is only for a short time....
Top 13 Holiday Pet Safety Tips
These 13 holiday pet safety tips will keep your furry family safe during the holiday season. Learn how to avoid choking hazards, toxic foods, injuries, and other dangers. The holiday season is a time for fun, friends, family, food, and celebration. But it’s also a hectic time of year, and there are dangers for dogs and cats that pet parents must be aware of. From poisonous treats to escape attempts, pet parents have to be especially vigilant about their four-legged family members around this time. Here are 13 holiday pet safety tips...
Stray Kitten Adopts Family, Ends Up with the Name Pia Because She’s a ‘Pain in the…’
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! My mom told me about a 6-month-old kitten someone had dumped on our farm. I went to see her and fell instantly in love as she snuggled right up to me. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ANNETTE MEYER I took her home that night. She had obviously been somebody’s pet because she was extremely comfortable in a house and knew how to use a litter box. My three older cats let her rule the roost. FEED...
