The #1 Way to Brush a Dog’s Teeth (and 4 Ways Not To!)
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The June Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…
On Monday, Maddie’s Fund® gave four organizations a $2,500 grant for attending the June Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to four people chosen at random. (Please note that starting in August, the grant amount for July and every month thereafter will be $5,000 total). In addition, the Maddie’s® Pet Forum winner of $3,000 was also announced! These four people won a grant for their organization from the Weekly Community Conversations Calls: Becky Costner, Let Love Win, (Wadena, MN) Mary...
Littermates Separated as Puppies Both Adopted Into the Same Home, At Different Times
The following story was submitted in the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest. The top three finishers received $500 in cash, as well as $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. To read more stories, click here! We adopted Dempsey at three-months-old, and he became our child we never had together in our blended family. PHOTO: MICHELLE FISCHER He is goofy, athletic, adorable, and all kinds of quirky. He loves to play ball – actually, he is ADDICTED to playing ball. SHARE YOUR OWN RESCUE STORY In December of that same...
Authorities Rescue Four Tortoises Caged In 100-Degree Temperatures
A homeowner has been charged after illegally keeping four gopher tortoises in a cage in 100-degreee temperatures. Authorities further found the tortoises were trapped in the heat without access to water. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission took to Facebook to share about the incident. Photo: Flickr/gailhampshire License: CC BY 2.0 They said, “It’s not ok. We don’t know who needs to hear this, but…leaving ANY animal in this heat is a dangerous situation. This means locked in your car, boat or even your...
Beautiful Rescue Girl Looks Forward to Leading Her Best Life Ever
Say hello to one beautiful girl, little Miss Storm. Storm is a sweet rescue kitty currently being fostered in Tucson by the good people at Southern Arizona Cat Rescue. She is 2 years old and just as good-natured and pretty as can be with her silky white coat dotted with its unique calico markings. Photo: SACatRescue Adoptable Rescue Kitty Unfortunately, though, this gorgeous girl is still searching for her purrfect forever home. We know, right, what’s the holdup? Unlike a kitten, Storm is more independent and mature, knowing exactly...
Four Lab Beagles Reunited for Celebration of Freedom Anniversary Party
Happy days are here for four adorable beagle pups sprung from a life intended for nothing but testing! An animal rescue group in Fairfax, Virginia, known as Homeward Trails, recently shared a sweet video depicting a fun-filled bday party put on for a special group of canines the first week of July. The puppers were celebrating their first anniversary of freedom after being rescued from Envigo RMS, a breeding facility in Cumberland that supplies dogs for testing purposes. Photo: Pixabay/AdinaVoicu Taking to Facebook on July 6, 2023, to share a...
UK Residents Continue to See Large Black Wildcats, & Now Hairs Have Been Found Pointing to their Existence
Authorities in the U.K. have received multiple reports of people claiming to have seen lions, pumas, leopards, and even cheetahs across the countryside over the last few decades. What is most commonly reported, however, is large, muscular black cats the size of Labrador retrievers roaming freely. But were they real or figments of overactive imaginations? That was the question. Photo: Pixabay/Eelffica Well, not long ago, short black hairs were discovered on a barbed-wire fence following a sheep attack in Gloucestershire, an area where...
Lone Puppy Survives As He and His Litter Mates Are Discarded in a Box on a Scorching Hot Day
The following story was submitted in the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest. The top three finishers received $500 in cash, as well as $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. To read more stories, click here! It was a late spring, steamy afternoon in Georgia at a popular chain pet store. Being the weekend, a group of us gathered there to promote adoptions of the fortunate few dogs and cats who hadn’t ended up at the county’s Animal Control. DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ERICARIBEIRO At midday, two preteen boys...
Dog Owner Shares Why A Stroller Is A Must-Have For Her Furbaby
When we think of a baby stroller, we imagine pushing around actual babies but some people use them for dogs as well! Every time I take my dog for a walk, I’m doing it to give him exercise. But some dog breeds can’t handle that much exercise due to health issues or weak lungs. Some people want to go for walks for themselves and take their pups along, even if their dogs can’t keep up. And that’s where a stroller can come in. Photo: TikTok/@oatiemeal In fact, one dog owner shared a list of reasons why a stroller is a...
Birds Across the World Are Using Litter to Make Their Nests
Birds build nests to provide a safe place to lay their eggs and raise their young. To construct these safe havens, they use items found in nature, like sticks, lichen, spider silk, bark, and mud. However, more birds are finding man-made items in their search for nest materials, and a new study investigated where and how this is happening. Research recently published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B looked at more than 35,000 wild bird nests to better understand the use of anthropogenic, or manmade, materials in the nests....
