Dozens Of At-Risk Shelter Dogs Are Waiting To Board A Flight To Freedom
Thousands of dogs and cats are waiting in shelters for a forever home. Sadly, many rescues and shelters are over capacity and desperately need adopters. We are helping by flying dozens of at-risk dogs out of overcrowded shelters in Louisiana to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in New Jersey where adopters are waiting to meet them. On January 23rd, dogs of all sizes and ages will board the flight (in pet carriers, of course) and get the second chance they deserve. Meet some of the lucky pups who will be on this month’s Flight to...
What Can Pet Owners Do If They Accidentally Hit Their Dog Out Of Anger
I’m going to start this one by saying that hitting anyone or anything, human or pet, is never okay. But, hey, we’re all humans. And humans tend to let emotions get the better of them. PHOTO: Pixabay/Gino Crescoli Think of it as an involuntary action, much like shouting at a misbehaving child or snapping at your friends if they disturb you at just the right (or wrong) time. You can always apologize after doing the above actions and they’d understand if you explained your actions, but would dogs understand a human’s...
Study Finds Pet Ownership May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline As We Age
Science is finally starting to prove what pet owners knew all along: Having pets is healthy for our brains! For a long time, there was largely anecdotal evidence suggesting pet ownership offered benefits for human health but some studies have since been done on the matter. Research now shows petting dogs is good for your brain and dog owners are happier than people without dogs. Photo: Pexels/Ron Lach It seems there’s a new study on the block that’s also supporting the notion that pet ownership has benefits, particularly as we...
How Being A Pet Parent Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
Did you set New Year’s Resolutions for 2023? If you did and you happen to be a pet parent, you’re in luck! One of the benefits of being a pet parent is that your pets can be a great source of motivation – and inspiration – to stick to your goals. Let’s take a look at some common resolutions and how our pets can directly impact them! Resolution #1: Increase the amount of fresh, healthy food in your diet There’s a reason that every Freshpet recipe starts with fresh, whole ingredients. That’s because...
Gregg Hurwitz Interview: We’re Diggin’ Orphan X, Dog & Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Action, drama, and mystery — the Orphan X series has it all. I got sucked into the series with the very first book, and my husband is now hooked on the series, too. The first book, Orphan X, introduces you to retired off-the-books intelligence asset Evan Smoak. Evan has reinvented himself, using his skills and resources to help those in perilous situations. He starts the series all alone, a man almost incapable of making connections, yet through the series people tend to connect to him. And, in book 5, Into the Fire, enters a Rhodesian...
Are short-term foster programs for shelter cats beneficial or problematic?
Join Dr. Kristyn Vitale on Thursday, February 9 at 12:00PM PT/3:00PM ET as she presents the findings from her shelter cat foster program study. During this Maddie’s® Insights webcast, “Short-Term Foster Programs for Shelter Cats: Beneficial or Problematic?,” attendees will learn more about the study and how to apply the findings of the research to help reduce stress and promote welfare for cats living in animal shelters. Although dog foster programs have become commonplace for many animal shelters, cat foster programs...
Supermodel, Animal Advocate Tatjana Patitz Dies at 56 From Metastatic Breast Cancer
Tatjana Patitz, one of the original late 80s/early 90s supermodels, has passed away from metastatic breast cancer at the age of 56. The news was originally reported by Vogue. In a statement to PEOPLE, Patitz’s agent Corinne Nicolas said, “She is survived by her son, her sister, and her parents. We are all devastated by her passing. She was compassionate soul, kind and generous of heart and an avid advocate of animal rights. One of the major causes she supported was the conservation of wild horses.” Patitz was born in Germany...
‘Unadoptable’ Feral Cat Was About to Be Sent Back Into the Wild, Until a Family Took Her Home
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! We lost our beloved 15-year-old cat Otto to cancer in early 2014, and it didn’t take us long before we were really lonely. The local vet’s office sometimes had cats up for adoption, so we went there and saw a blue-cream tortoiseshell with a clipped ear and a brown spotted tabby. We adopted them both and named them Vesper and Uma. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ANNA Vesper had been a...
Second North American Sighting of a Black Bobcat in Two Years Unrelated to First
Recently, we told readers about a first-of-its-kind sighting concerning a black lynx in northwestern Canada. For a little background, there are considered to be four different types of lynx. They are the Canadian lynx, the Iberian lynx, the Eurasian lynx, and the bobcat, as they’re referred to in the U.S. For the most part, they differ very little in markings and coloring, except that they are not black — that is, at least up until now. So what gives? Black bobcat sightings are incredibly rare, with very few cases being...
After Being Adopted During COVID, This Pair of Bunnies Has Given So Much Love Back to Their Parents!
Kelly Lawrence says her rescue bunnies are a big part of what has gotten her and her partner through the difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other personal issues they’ve gone through. “If I’m really having a bad day, I know there are two little furry things that are always gonna cheer me up when I come home. And it’s these two. So if I’m ever having a bad day, I could just come in here and sit with them. Patch will definitely try and lick my nose because he’s always trying to do that, and...
