Love Bug Freddie is ALWAYS Up for Some Pets and Affection from Humans
Meet adorable 8-month-old Freddie! This handsome boy is a big love bug and very friendly! He’s said to be completely chill and relaxed, yet Freddie is ALWAYS up for some pets and lovin’ from his humans. He’s always up for fun, too, so it’s not unusual to find this active boy playing by himself with some of his toys, with other resident kitties, or with his people. He just likes to play, period, but that’s understandable at his young age. Photo: SACatRescue Purring Machine Another thing you can always count on...
Budweiser Clydesdale Ranch Hosts First Super Bowl Watch Party Featuring Baby Clydesdales
Warm Springs Ranch, home of the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales, is hosting their first-ever Super Bowl watch party. The special event has attracted football fans and horse lovers from near and far for a night filled with horses, food, and of course the Big Game. The Missouri horse ranch, home to over 70 Clydesdales, is excited to debut their 2023 foals at the event and named the party Football and Foals – SBLVII Watch Party. Those lucky enough to have purchased a $100 ticket before the event sold out will meet the iconic Clydesdales...
Where We Find Hope and a Call to Action in the (Pretty Dismal) 2022 Shelter Data
You probably didn’t need to see a comprehensive report to know that 2022 was a tough year in sheltering. But we do have the data, thanks to Shelter Animals Count. Here’s their newest report: Intake and Outcome Data Comparison for the Full Year, Q1-Q4 2022. The long and short of it is that by most metrics, 2022 was worse than 2021, but still significantly better than 2019. While encouraging you to read the whole report, some of the most important and salient data points and findings include: 2.7 percent more pets entered shelters...
What To Do If Your Dog Eats Chocolate
Humans aren’t the only ones with a sweet tooth. Dogs often like the smell of chocolate, making it a tempting treat to taste. However, because dogs cannot digest and eliminate the main toxic components — the methylxanthine alkaloids theobromine and caffeine — as quickly as humans, they experience poisoning when indulging in the sweet stuff. If your dog eats chocolate, regardless if it’s milk or dark, consider it an emergency and call your veterinarian or animal poison control immediately. If your dog eats chocolate,...
The January Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…
On Monday, Maddie’s Fund® gave four organizations a $2,500 grant for attending the January Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to four people chosen at random. These four people won a grant for their organization: Kyle O’Neill, AniMeals, (Missoula, MT) Cecilia Oliveros, Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA) Vickie Ramirez, One Health Clinic Seattle (Seattle, WA) Jenna Riedi, Animal Friends Alliance (Fort Collins, CO) Want a chance to win a grant for your organization? All you have to...
Vet Struggles to Solve Puzzle of Kitten with Labored Breathing Who Isn’t Eating
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 wife and I had just put down my beloved cat Bear. He suffered from from a rare gum disease that made it painful for him to eat, chew, and move his mouth. A Hail Mary full mouth tooth extraction hadn’t worked. We were devastated. Three or four days later, I was sitting at my desk at work when my best friend popped in and asked how I was doing. He said, “Hey, wait...
Beavers Swipe Wildlife Webcam and Add it to Their Lodge
Beavers gather a few things to build their lodges: sticks, twigs, rocks, mud, webcams… Wait, webcams? Well, some beavers in Scotland just did that. Argaty Red Kites, a nature preserve and rewilding project in Doune, Scotland, is home to relocated beavers. There’s a wildlife camera on site for monitoring the animals, and the preserve recently noticed that the view had changed substantially. In a tweet, they said, “We were wondering why our Beaver Cam was showing nothing but sticks and mud… turns out the naughty...
Mexico Bans Shark Tourism Off Baja Coast in Bid to Protect Toothy Giants
According to reports, Mexico has banned shark-related tourism activities in an area often referred to as the top destination for great white shark encounters. In fact, some in the industry boast that it outperforms South Africa and Australia with its “shark-seeing consistency and conditions” purportedly found there. So, just where is this Jaws Mecca? Located in the Pacific Ocean 150 miles off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula sits Guadalupe Island, a small volcanic mound, more or less, surrounded by sharks....
Man Faces $24,000 Vet Bill To Save His Dying Dog
Dogs are part of the family, and as such, we do everything that we can to take care of them and keep them healthy. While we do our best to give them the highest quality of care, there’s sometimes little we can do to save our furry friends when a medical emergency strikes. For those with limited resources, a medical emergency or diagnosis of a pet can be devastating. It can also mean they’re forced to give up time with their fur babies because vet care or life-saving treatment is too expensive. Photo: Flickr/Pedro Lozano License:...
Massive Elk Herd in Colorado Rushes Across Roadway in Spectacular Video
A massive herd of elk galloped across a Colorado highway recently in an amazing show of energy often displayed during mating season. The Rocky Mountain state is home to the largest elk population in the world, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials noted in the caption of a video they posted to Twitter. The brief clip shows hundreds of elk queued on the side of a mountain slope as they wait patiently to cross over the roadway to join the rest of the herd. Once they get going, they really pick up speed with their downward momentum. Photo:...
