Who Says Ravens are Terrifying? The Truth is, They are Soft for Snuggles and Pets!
Due to pop culture and how the media portrays some animals, people have categorized them into different groups. There are scary animals, while others are fluffy and cute creatures. However, wild animals deemed dangerous sometimes have something to do with their physical features. Also, they only get aggressive when they feel unsafe and threatened. You have to understand their reason rather than the action itself. For this reason, many people always end up surprised when wild animals act adorable. Lions love to receive hugs, snakes become...
Blind Rescue Opossum Gains a Warm Home and a Caring Human Mom
There are many misconceptions about animals that people still believe nowadays. Those labeled as wild ones are often considered terrifying and immensely aggressive. However, it’s important to remember that animals become hostile as a defense mechanism. For instance, opossums are usually deemed dangerous due to the hissing sounds it makes. Opossums only do that to portray themselves as violent creatures to scare away possible threats. Deep down, they are lovely animals with a soft side when taken care of. They love to be loved —...
Kitten Dubbed ‘Houdini’ After Staging Multiple Disappearing Acts
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 friend lives in an apartment complex, and we were unloading her car from a trip. It was almost 2 a.m. and, miraculously, between thunderstorms. As I was getting the last of my things, I heard the cry of a kitten. It took us a few seconds to figure out where the noise was coming from: the car parked right next to hers. Using the flash on her phone, my friend managed to locate the kitten...
Goffin’s Cockatoos Able to Use Tool Set to Access Their Snacks
When we’ve got a snack we enjoy, we’d really like to dig in. Sometimes the packaging can be a pain, though, and we have to reach for scissors, a knife, or some other tool to get it open. Goffin’s cockatoos can relate. In a recent study, they were able to identify, transport, and use two tools needed to reach a favorite treat, suggesting that they have a firm grasp of the use and need of tool sets for certain tasks. Researchers from University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna recently investigated how captive Goffin’s...
Rescuers Forced To Save Pink Pigeon After Suspected Gender Reveal Party
If there’s one thing that people enjoy, it’s getting together for a party. Any type of party will do, but it seems as if gender reveal parties are some of the most popular. Not everybody agrees with gender reveal parties, and they have seen their fair share of problems in recent years. Those problems include people starting wildfires after lighting off pyrotechnics to reveal the gender of their child. Photo: Pixabay/Marc Leous In New York City, there has recently been a pigeon rescued. The rescue wasn’t because the pigeon...
When Your Cat Brings a Mouse into Your Home, Is It Presenting You with a Gift of Love?
Have you observed this kind of behavior from your cat? Bringing home a live or dead mouse after having fun outdoors? Yucky it may be, but is your cat actually presenting you with a gift to show her love and gratitude? Photo: YouTube/Senior Cat Wellness Actually, bringing home a live or dead prey has nothing to do with a cat’s love and gratitude for her fur parent. She’s just bringing home a special meal that gave her pleasure in catching it to eat it in peace. Nope, she has no desire to share it with you or any other predator....
Squirrels as Drug Sniffers? In China, They’ve Trained 6 Already!
Move over, drug-sniffing dogs, you’ve got some competition. Traditionally, the job of sniffing out illegal narcotics has fallen to dogs, largely due to the 300 million olfactory receptors located in their adorable noses. But police in China have recruited their first-ever team of drug-sniffing squirrels made up of six Eurasian reds. They were “successfully trained” for the task by the Public Security Bureau of the Hechuan District in Chongqing, southwestern China. Photo: Pixabay/Ralphs_Fotos...
Purina Recalls Prescription Dog Food Over Potentially Dangerous Levels Of Vitamin D
When we welcome a dog into our homes, we do our best to take care of them in the best way possible. For some pet parents, that means giving their pups prescription dog food. Those who rely on certain lots of Purina prescription dog food should be aware that the company recently issued a recall after dogs got sick after eating the food. Photo: Pexels/MART PRODUCTION Nestlé Purina PetCare Company produces a lot of pet food, and they’ve just issued a voluntary recall of specific prescription dog food over potentially dangerous...
Sharing Stories, Shaping the Future: A HASS Town Hall
[embedded content] Listen to this thought-provoking discussion where we delved into the past, present, and future of the Human Animal Support Services project. Hear from Vincent Medley, Maddie’s® Director of Human Animal Support Services; Spencer Conover, Assistant Director of Animal Services for Pasco County Animal Services; Kylie Ortega, HASS Programs Coordinator for Fresno Humane Animal Services; and Jorge Ortega, Director for Guilford County Animal Services about their insights into the evolution of HASS and the future of animal...
Kaya the German Shepherd: A Beloved Ambassador for Service Dogs and Veterans’ Mental Health
Kaya was a remarkable German shepherd who became a beloved ambassador for service dogs and veterans’ mental health across the United States. Sadly, Kaya left this world on February 4th, just shy of her 9th birthday. “Kaya greatest legacy is — and always will be — the veterans who reached out and told me that she inspired them to get their service dog,” Cole Lyle, Kaya’s owner, told NPR. “And if they hadn’t, they would have killed themselves.” Photo: Twitter / ctlyle1Service dog Kaya left...
