Four Kittens Rescued From Flooding Chicken Coop
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! After a year of being married, my husband and I moved into our own house. Three weeks later, while my husband was flooding the lawn, he decided to check some old chicken coops that were on our property. They were full of random stuff, and he wanted to make sure that there wasn’t anything in them that should get wet. As he neared the door, he could hear something inside. CAT. PHOTO:...
Michigan’s Ferris State University is Allowing Pets to Live with Students in Cramer Hall
A Michigan-based university has introduced a new program starting this year that will see student pets allowed to live on the upper floor of Cramer Hall, located on Ferris State’s Big Rapids campus. It’s all part of an effort by the university to appeal to students who don’t want to or can’t bear to leave their pets behind at home. While most colleges still ban pets from living on campus, several have opened up to the idea in recent years in order to compete. One of them is Eckerd College in Florida, which holds an...
Dog with Note Attached to Collar Jumps into Patrol Car Looking for Help in Platteville, WI
Is this a trend or what? Recently, we’ve seen a number of stories where a dog or a cat has leapt into a vehicle looking for help or flat-out rescue from their situation. Well, it’s happened again, and this time it’s a dog in Wisconsin. A lost, or more likely abandoned, dog found herself alone in a park where she was apparently spotted and reported to local police. When an officer from the Platteville Police Department arrived at Moundview Park and opened the door to exit the vehicle, the female dog came bounding up and...
Slow-Moving Turtle Gets Help Escaping Owner’s House Fire
It was just before 2:30 in the morning when a resident woke up to a popping sound in her California home, followed almost immediately by her fire alarm. A fire had begun in the workshop at the back of the home, but the flames were quickly spreading to the rest of the two-story residence. Something needed to be done quickly to save the family and their pets. The Orange County Fire Authority was quickly on the scene and sprayed the fire with water to control it as they worked to rescue all of the residents. The two people living in the home...
How Airline Regulations Impact Blind Passengers with Service Animals
Air travel has long been a gateway to freedom and adventure, but for those with disabilities who rely on service animals, recent changes in airline regulations have turned this experience into a daunting and inaccessible journey. Department of Transportation rules, implemented in January 2021 to counteract the rise of untrained animals masquerading as service companions, have inadvertently created barriers for blind passengers, depriving them of their independence and peace of mind. Photo: PexelsPassengers can face rejection due to minor...
Lovely Lilly Longs to Brighten Your Life as Only an Adorable Adoptable Chocolate Lab Can
Hello everybody, I’m Lilly, and I’m happy to say I’m finally ready for my forever family! If you live in a quiet household and want to be a one-pet family and like cats and dogs, please read on! My foster, Auntie Nancy, says I’m like a cat-dog. I’m a chocolate Lab mix with the quiet energy of a cat and the sweetness and affection of a Lab. How cool is that? My superpowers: I LOVE staying close to my human(s). Especially sitting next to my human and receiving belly rubs and head pats! Photo: DLRR I’m fine...
Landscaper Astonished to Find Malnourished Alligator Near Pennsylvania Creek
Alligators don’t typically live in Pennsylvania, which partially explains why the one a landscaper was surprised to find near a creek was not doing particularly well. The man was working in an outdoor location near the creek when he happened to glance down into the ravine and noticed a small creature lying in a puddle near the edge of the creek. He was shocked to discover that it was a tiny alligator. Photo: Unsplash/Mia Anderson The landscaper called police, who came to take possession of the two-and-a-half-foot-long critter and get it...
A Picture of Transport Success: Tonto
Aug 29, 2023 For 10 months, Tonto sat overlooked in a crowded shelter in an isolated part of West Texas, where the human population counts at 9,000 and the nearest vet is 90 miles away. The longer he sat, and the more crowded the shelter got and the greater risk there was of Tonto facing euthanasia. But Tonto’s fate changed when APA!’s transport team, the Texas shelter, and Underground Dog, a local rescue, teamed up. Together we got Tonto on a flight up to Boise Bully Rescue in Boise, Idaho, where Tonto was quickly...
Heartbreaking Loss: Woman’s Beloved Dog Goes Missing at Atlanta Airport
In a harrowing turn of events, Paula Rodriguez’s journey took a nightmarish twist when her beloved dog, Maia, went missing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The incident has left her in agony, grasping onto the hope of reuniting with her cherished companion. Paula’s trip from the Dominican Republic to California via Atlanta turned into a traumatic ordeal when she was unexpectedly turned away at customs, reports The Washington Post. As she was held in detention, awaiting a return flight, the unimaginable happened...
Join the first Deeper Dive session from The Journey You Own on September 6th
Are you ready to reignite your passion, reclaim your energy and revolutionize your approach to work? We shared the news of the self-paced course, The Journey You Own: Practices for Wellbeing and Productivity, back in June, and now we’re excited to share the date for the first The Journey You Own: A Deeper Dive session. In this 50-minute meeting series, Jyothi V. Robertson, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine) will guide you in exploring the concepts and practices covered in the self-paced course on Maddie’s®...
