Lion’s Mane mushroom offers healing properties to both people and dogs
A popular mushroom in North America, Lion’s Mane features a range of medicinal benefits for both people and their dogs — from calming anxiety to supporting the gut. As we learned How Your Dog Can Benefit from Medicinal Mushrooms, many mushroom species are rich in healing properties. Exploring the medicinal benefits they can offer our dogs gives us another powerful tool for treating certain ailments and maintaining wellness. In this article, we’ll focus on Lion’s Mane, and how it can be used to help dogs with anxiety. A...
Disc Dog Sport
The popular canine sport of disc dog requires a human and canine to work as a team. The dog relies on the human for accurate throws of a flying disc and the human relies on the dog’s athleticism to catch each throw. Maryland dog trainer Gabby Scott competes in disc dog events. However, the initial reasons as to why she started training for the event was just happenstance. “I arrived early for a dog-training class I was attending with my Aussie-mix eight years ago,” says Gabby. “The instructor was practicing tricks with...
The Battle for Survival Commenced as This Bird Steals Food Away from Its Friend
Birds are given the ability to conquer freedom with their wings. Life seems so easy for them, but they still have to fight for survival. Hunting food and finding a home safe from lurking predators is their everyday life. But as the world advances, a bird’s strategy also changes. Since they can go anywhere, there are birds accustomed to city life. Instead of searching for food in the wild, they hunt food from the streets. In some instances, humans would provide the free-roaming birds with food such as bird feed or bread. Other people...
Cat Gets Locked in an Empty Business for More Than a Week
The following story was a finalist 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! Zeus was found behind a business in the shopping center where I work. He somehow had gotten himself locked in an empty business that was being renovated. We think he was in there between 10 and 11 days, no food or water at all. Then when workers went back in, they found him and just threw him out behind the...
Nine Health Benefits of Having a Cat
June is National Adopt a Cat Month. The month was so chosen because it coincides with the height of kitten season, when shelters need even more help than usual. When you adopt a cat, you help save a life, but did you know in return, that rescue cat can do some things to prolong your life? Here are just a few of the health benefits of bringing home that sweet shelter cat who reached their paw out to you. Long-Term Pet Ownership is Good for Brain Health PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / AFRICA STUDIO Sometimes your cat may drive you a little crazy, but...
American Pit Bull Terrier Puppy, Spotify, Needs a Forever Home to Heal In
Say hello to sweet little Spotify, a 4-month-old American Pit Bull Terrier that weighs approximately 25 pounds. Spotify is currently a guest of the San Diego Humane Society, where he has been recuperating from a neck injury. A model guest so far, the shelter would very much like to find a safe, secure forever home for this adorable young puppy. This is what the shelter staff at SDHS has said about Spotify so far. Photo: San Diego Humane Society Why this Pet is the One for You Meet Spotify, an adorable and lively young puppy that is looking...
Sweet, Adoptable Smokey Just Can’t Seem to Catch a Break
Meet Smokey! By all accounts, Smokey is a great dog, but he hasn’t even received one adoption application yet, which has staff and volunteers at the Nebraska Humane Society baffled. The 2-year-old Boxer mix has even graduated from the organization’s Diamond Dog program for fearful pups. Armed with his new diploma, Smokey is said to have an improved sense of self-confidence and perhaps some swagger in his step these days. He’s also the perfect size at approximately 40 pounds with a compact body that’s described as...
Crocodile in Costa Rican Zoo Impregnated Itself, a First Ever Recorded
The first known case of a crocodile that became pregnant without ever having mated has been identified at a Costa Rican zoo. How do we know that? The semiaquatic reptile produced a foetus that was 99.9 percent genetically identical to itself! The phenomenon is often referred to as a “virgin birth” and has been reported in various species of fish, birds, and reptiles. It has not, however, been seen in crocodiles before — but was anybody checking? Apparently not, but we’ll get to that in a minute. The egg was laid back...
Keepers at Kazkova Dibrova Zoo Risk Lives to Protect Animals After Flood Kills Hundreds
In the past year, the keepers at Kazkova Dibrova zoo in southern Ukraine have faced incredible challenges while protecting their animals under Russian occupation. Even as access routes to the zoo were blocked, making it impossible to evacuate the animals, workers risked their lives to feed the animals each day, dodging bullets fired by Russian troops across the Dnieper River, the Washington Post reports. Over the winter, one volunteer brought home some of the smaller animals that would have perished in the cold. Farmers and residents also...
Scientific Survey Reveals Promising Conservation Efforts for the World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal
The vaquita, a small porpoise and the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is teetering on the edge of existence. However, the latest scientific survey of the species reveals that new conservation efforts are showing promise, providing a glimmer of hope for their survival. María Luisa Albores González, Mexico’s secretary of environment and natural resources, shared the survey results at a news conference, conveying a sense of optimism. “Today, we have good news, hopeful news,” González said....
