Goat Sings its Heart Out in Viral Video From Animal Blessing Event

Worcester Cathedral in the United Kingdom holds an annual animal blessing event, and this year, one goat had a baaaall. In a TikTok that has gone viral, a video pans through the cathedral as music plays amid the service. Before the camera even gets to Pablo the goat, he makes his presence known. You can hear his excited ‘singing’ until the camera spots him, bleating his heart out alongside two alpacas and humans who can’t keep a straight face. The video contains a text overlay saying, “We think Pablo the Goat enjoyed...

    Posted On: Oct 4, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Did You Know Rabies Vaccines are Available for Humans?

Rabies, distemper, parvovirus, heartworm disease, and leptospirosis. All of these conditions are preventable with vaccines and the proper preventatives. While most are not health risks for humans, rabies most definitely is. People can get rabies if they have contact with the saliva or neural tissue of infected animals, such as through a bite or scratch. Left untreated, rabies has a 99 percent mortality rate with fewer than 20 documented cases of survival. The time between exposure and the appearance of symptoms can be days, weeks, months, and...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles Dog Information The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Dog Rescued From Breeders Had Never Learned to Do Dog Things, But Family Helps Her Learn

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 Oscar, a 15-year-old dachshund that we had since he was 8-weeks-old, and we were heartsick with grief. After three months, I began looking on Petfinder and found Pepper, a 6-year-old long haired dappled dachshund. She was a breeder dog in a large puppy mill in Wisconsin that operates “just above the line” that would shut them down. When they’re...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Shelter Dog Gets Treated To A Weekend Away In A Cozy Cottage

Being a shelter dog is a tough life. It’s not easy being stuck inside a cage, waiting for a forever family to pick you and adopt you. Sadly, some dogs have to wait longer than others for their happily ever after to come along. It is understandable that a life of constant waiting would get rather depressing and routine. Poor Meatball is one such pooch who desperately needed a break from his shelter routine. Photo: TikTok/@stephaniemunro7 Luckily, one of the shelter’s workers, Stephanie Munro, noticed Meatball struggling with the...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Need Assistance Around the House? Put Your Dog to Work!

Always losing your keys? Tired of picking up after your pets? Maybe you wish your newspaper got left on the front porch rather than always ending up at the end of the driveway. Put Fido to work helping around the house! It’s not as outlandish as you think. How many times have you seen a funny video where some guy sitting in a barcalounger tells his dog to fetch him a beer, and the dog accommodates him by trotting to the fridge, pulling open the door with a towel tied to the handle, and then delivering it to his pleased human? Working...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles Dog Information The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Pumpkin The Cat Attempts To Hide Under Bath Mats And Bags To Spy On His Family

Cats are such cute animals, but they’re more than just adorable faces and tiny toe beans. They also possess quite impressive skills such as agility and stealth. But that isn’t exactly every cat’s forte. Some cats are clumsy, while others are not as covert as they think they’re being. Photo: flickr/Chiara Coetzee One adorable orange kitty named Pumpkin is definitely in the latter category. This fine feline thinks he’s the master of secrecy, but he’s not. Still, his owners love him anyways – especially...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Cat Miscalculates Jump By Pool And It Ends In Disaster

Cats have many reputations, but they’re not always as graceful as people might think. They’re thought to be aloof and independent, but they’re also thought to be very agile, and believed to never miss a jump or always land on their feet. However, that isn’t always the case. In fact, many people with cats might also know the rather clumsy side of felines. Granted, cats keep their klutzy ways well hidden most of the time, but sometimes it comes out. Photo: TikTok/@tohcoutinho Cat videos are all over the internet these...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Man Walks Through Shelter With No Intention To Adopt But Then He Sees A Tiny Kitten

When you are driving around town, you might see bumper stickers that say “Who rescued who?” Those of us who have rescued animals realize the truthfulness of that saying and exactly what it means to have a rescue animal in our life. Photo: TikTok/@bigtugg In many cases, we tend to fall into those situations in ways that we could not possibly imagine at first. In the end, however, we have a beautiful animal in our life that is more than a pet, they are part of the family. One person who knows this all too well is Tucker Lindgren....

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Watch Cats Face-Off In Intense Cat Cup Competition

If you haven’t had an opportunity to watch the Kittisaurus games, you really are missing out on something wonderful in life. In fact, you don’t even have to be a “cat person” to appreciate what they bring to the world of sports. The Kittisaurus cats, of which there are 10, have YouTube videos with almost 600 million views. People around the world are absolutely falling in love with these adorable cats and their amazing personalities. Photo: YouTube/Kittisaurus In order to get things going, obstacles are set up around...

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Are There Side Effects of Anesthesia in Dogs?

There are many reasons that your dog may need to undergo anesthesia in her lifetime. Anesthesia has a scary reputation among pet parents, and it only takes a few Google searches to find a scary abyss of anesthesia horror stories from fellow pet parents. Even though proper anesthesia is generally very safe, the idea of our pets “going under” is nerve-racking, and side effects of anesthesia in dogs can appear concerning. Having an informed understanding of anesthesia can help you feel more comfortable for your dog’s next...

    Posted On: Oct 3, 2022 | Category: ArticlesView Details