Affectionate & Loving Winnie Wants to Hook Up for a Meet & Greet
Meet Winnie, one of the sweetest 3-year-old girls you’ll ever have the pleasure of being introduced to. Winnie is currently in foster care in Tucson while she awaits her furever family. She knows it won’t be too long, as she’s just so darn likable. Since you’re already here, take a minute to get to know her right now. Photo: SACatRescue This beautiful girl is a very affectionate and loving kitty. After doing an excellent job of raising her precious babies, Winnie is now ready to find her perfect home where she can...
Handsome Darth’s No Dark Sith, Just a Good Boy Looking for a Furever Home
Greetings! My name is Darth, which means “dark.” But if you’re a Star Wars fan, you already know that. While I most certainly appear dark, my light spirit and breezy attitude are anything but. Besides being a stunner of a black Lab with a shiny, raven-colored coat, I weigh approximately 80 pounds. My people tell me that I am 6 years old, but that doesn’t mean much to me ’cause I still feel like a puppy full of pep, vim, and vigor. Photo: DLRR I bet you’d like to know how I am with kids. I am good with older...
Adventurous Cat Travels 70 Miles One-Way By Hitchhiking With Strangers
An adventurous and mischievous cat named Sox is safely home after hitchhiking 70 miles! The orange tabby cat lives with his owner, Jessica Roe, in Herne Bay, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Herne Bay, KentPhoto: Andy Potter/Wikimedia Commons License: CC BY-SA 2.0 According to the BBC, Sox is known to stray from home. Roe said she’s had to collect him from various places, including a nightclub! Despite his habit to wander, Roe continues to let him outside. But now, he’s taken things a step further. The BBC reports that sneaky feline...
Black and White Mom Cat Adopts a Baby Skunk
If you remember Pepé Le Pew, the first thing that probably comes to your mind is his love for a black cat with a painted white stripe. It was a Saturday morning cartoon that kept us entertained, but it seems that it isn’t that far from the truth. I’m sure that you have seen animals that don’t get along with each other. Perhaps it brings to mind the thought that only ‘birds of a feather flock together.’ Photo: YouTube / Animal Planet Then again, there are many families that have both dogs and cats under the...
These Adorable EMO Cows Are Living the Good Life in North Carolina
We live in a world where personal boundaries don’t exist. People live their lives according to their own terms, regardless of whether other people agree with it or not. One of the ways that people live is the emo lifestyle. It isn’t the most popular choice, but those who live it tend to put their entire life into it. They likely have hair dyed black, they also can be emotional and overly sensitive. They also love to wear skinny jeans. Photo: YouTube / Caters Clips In a world where everybody lives according to their own terms, it...
Cats Have Something to Say about Your Happiness – Are You Listening?
If you happen to have a cat in your life, you already realize that they live life on their own terms. Unlike humans, they are perfectly happy to live their life one day at a time and to do so in the same way that cats have lived for thousands of years. As humans, however, we often struggle and fall short of the mark when it comes to living our life with happiness. That is where John Gray comes in. He wrote the book, Feline Philosophy, Cats, and the Meaning of Life. Photo: Wikimedia.org / photos-public-domain.com In that book, he talks about...
Rescuers Save Dog from Freezing River Before Realizing It Was a Wolf
You never know what the day will hold when you wake up in the morning. Some days are normal, but other days, you may just have the chance to be a hero. When contractors were working on a dam near Pärnu, Estonia, they saw something unexpected. It was a dog struggling to stay alive in a frozen river. The men worked feverishly to save the dog from freezing to death. In order to reach the canine, they had to clear a path through the ice. Photo: Facebook / Eestimaa Loomakaitse Liit When they were successful, they wrapped the dog in a towel...
Hypothyroidism in Dogs: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
When a dog’s thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones, a condition called hypothyroidism occurs. Middle-aged and older dogs are most commonly affected. Thyroid hormones help regulate many internal functions, such as metabolism and heart rate. When these hormones are low, vital functions are impaired and symptoms develop. Fortunately, with early detection and treatment, most hypothyroid dogs have a normal life expectancy. Causes of hypothyroidism in dogs Lymphocytic thyroiditis, an immune-mediated condition, is the most common...
You’ll Be Amazed by This Cat Who Loves His Bed Freshly Laundered and Warm!
Have you noticed how your cat’s body feels warmer than yours? And how they love warm things like basking in the heat of the sun, sleeping next to a radiator, and snuggling in a thick blanket? We can be sweating profusely due to hot weather, but it’s a wonder that our feline buddies remain “cool”. They would go on with their everyday business, undisturbed by the rising temperature and they would even sleep soundly even though everyone else is experiencing discomfort. Photo: YouTube/Jaw-Dropping Facts Why do cats enjoy...
5 Tips to Keep Animals Safe from Wildfire Smoke
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