My Dog is My Support During War in Ukraine
I would like to share with you my story, my love, the best friend in my life, and my family, a dog named Kira. My story started last July 18th, 2021. I saw online a picture of a dog, and without sleeping all night, I ran in the morning to the pet shelter to get her. I adopted the dog and brought her home the next day. She was already 5 months old. She came from a litter of four, and I renamed her Kira. I can’t tell you how happy I was to bring this shy and timid girl home. Photo: Iryna Caro War in Ukraine These days, since Russia...
Pets and People Need Help During A Disaster — Here’s What You Can Do
On September 28, Hurricane Ian tore up the western coast of Florida as a Category 4 storm. With destructive winds of up to 155 miles per hour and torrential rain, it caused life threatening storm surges and massive amounts of flooding, reported the National Environment Satellite Data and Information Service. The death toll for Florida is now reported to be over 100 people, ABC News reports. Photo: Adobe Stock / burnstuff2003Natural disasters can leave communities in ruins for months, or even years. There are currently 42,000 workers...
Ukrainian Dog Frightened By Nearby Missile Attack Takes Refuge In Pizza Truck With Volunteers
In November, Kherson was liberated from Russian forces. Celebrations took place in the city center, but it wasn’t long before Russia started to attack the city with missiles from across the Dnipro River. The terrifying sound sends people and animals running for cover. Tom Hughes, Field Operations Manager for Siobhan’s Trust, is traveling across Ukraine with a team of volunteers to feed people in liberated villages and boost morale with pizza parties. The Scottish charity serves thousands of pizzas a day to hungry displaced...
Build Stronger Human-Animal Bonds with This Technology!
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Can You Take Your Dog on a Train?
Ann McDonald Ann McDonald is a freelance writer and dog enthusiast. Dog mom to two dogs, a super-social Pomeranian named Hunter and a shy, but snuggly Chihuahua named Roscoe, in her spare time Ann likes to make at-home dog agility courses and fosters for a Pomeranian rescue group. Source:...
Stray Cat Takes Years to Warm Up, Finally Settles in the Lap of Neighbor Who Looked After Him
This story is a finalist in the Fur-Ever Family Photo & Story Contest. Voting runs through December 31. Three grand prize winners will each receive $500 in cash and $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the entrants and finalists here! He was the boss of the neighbourhood: the Godfather, gatto dei gatti, and wild as a hare. He’d hide in the rhododendrons and watch me put the food out, and I know he made use of one of the shelters in the back yard, but he wanted nothing to do with people. Over the years, he...
Woman and Cat Living with Depression Help Each Other Cope
This story is a finalist in the Fur-Ever Family Photo & Story Contest. Voting runs through December 31. Three grand prize winners will each receive $500 in cash and $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the entrants and finalists here! For much of my life, I have been caught in the brambles of depression and anxiety. My resulting isolation was mitigated only by the cats who have shared my home. Morgan, whose mother was rescued from a parking lot while pregnant with her, seemed to be tangled in an emotional world...
Hippo Swallows 2-Year-Old Boy in Uganda Before Spitting Him Back Out!
Here’s one for the books: a 2-year-old boy living in Uganda was swallowed head-first by a hippo before spitting him back out and making a hasty retreat. Sound made up? Definitely, but according to news reports, it really did happen. The child is a resident of Katwe Kabatoro Town Council in the western Kasese District of Uganda, local police confirmed. Regardless, it’s a wild story, to be sure. Photo: Pixabay/scholty1970 Truth is Stranger Than Fiction Newsweek covered the startling event, noting that a man named Chrispas Bagonza...
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota Allows Small Window for Input on Cattle/Horse Decision
Beautiful countryside doesn’t even begin to describe the northwestern segment of the United States. Home to the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, the land is diverse in both appearance and utility. It is also a place where Americans can enjoy the many federal and state parks that are clustered there. That includes the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in honor of our 26th president and the visionary who gave the country its epic parks. If it hadn’t been for him, there may not be a Yellowstone or Yosemite for us to enjoy today....
Lovely Luna: How a Sweet Shelter Dog’s Story Went From Heartbreak to Happiness
This is a story of a sweet Labra-Heeler who got a rough start to life but has managed to pull through with the help of a loving foster mom and her own indomitable spirit. As her foster mom put it, Luna’s story is tragic but also miraculous. You see, Luna was shot and lost the ability to walk because of it. Three years ago, she was in the car with her previous owner when, for some unknown reason, someone began shooting at the vehicle. Her owner ducked and was unharmed. Luna, however, took the bullet that was meant for them. Although they...
