Dog Discarded By Breeders for Not Being ‘Handsome Enough’ Finds Loving 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! I had gone to the local SPCA to see a dog from their website with whom I had fallen in love. Brought my mother-in-law’s dog for the meet and great and found they got along marvelously. I asked if they could hold him until the next day, and they told me yes. Then when I went to pick him up, he had just been adopted out. I came home in tears. My mother-in-law pulled out the paper and...
Protecting Pets During Rattlesnake Season
Snakes are most commonly seen between April and October in North America and become decidedly more aggressive during hotter months (who can blame them?). Due to this heightened irritability, poisonous snakes are then more likely to deliver larger doses of venom. That’s because pit vipers can actually control the amount that’s injected during a bite. While initial defensive strikes are usually lacking in poison, the more threatened they feel, the more venom they inject. And if they’re in pain, they typically deliver the...
At This Shelter, Any Employee Can Shadow Any Other Employee for a Day
About a year ago, the APA Adoption Center—a 100-year-old nonprofit, open-admission shelter with a government contract to serve St. Louis County in Missouri—launched a new program called Show Me How. Any employee, in any department, could shadow any other employee for a few hours. That includes top leadership, front line animal care staff, adoption counselors, veterinary staff, and so on. Anyone can shadow anyone. The program was launched as part of an effort to improve the organization’s culture, says CEO...
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Guide to Crystals in Cat Urine [Causes & Treatments]
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Can Dogs Eat Cat Food?
That cat food smell might be enticing to your pup, but just because your dog wants to eat the cat’s food doesn’t mean he should eat it. Dogs and cats have different nutritional needs, which is why their food is created and balanced differently. Dog food vs. cat food Cats are carnivores and need a high meat content in their diet. Their food is meat-based and has much more protein and fat than dog food. Dogs, however, are omnivores, which means they eat meat, vegetables and fruits. Dogs require more of a balanced diet of these...
2 Return to Home ideas to start using now
We’re halfway through the Return To Home Challenge Huddles and are excited for all the different ideas and tips shared so far! Two ideas that you can start using right now were shared during the first huddle with Bobby Mann, Human Rescue Alliance, and Adan Parra, El Paso Animal Services. The first tip is to use this Return to Home Calculator (created by Human Animal Support Services) to calculate the cost savings of returning more pets home. To answer the question of if you can afford certain return to home programs and supplies, Mann...
Seal Loves This Biologist, and It Can’t Get Enough Warm Hugs
The area of the Earth that consists of wild waters and land is so vast and expansive that cases of lost baby animals are often reported. Not only that, but habitat destruction also causes parent and baby separation — which is dangerous for the little one’s survival. Babies are meant to spend a maximum of three months with their mothers to survive. During the development stage, they are taught to hunt, fly, swim, and socialize with others. The presence of a mother is vital due to food, warmth, and affection. Photo:...
This Walrus Climbs on People’s Boats and Enjoys a European Summer Vacation
A European summer vacation is a dream for most people. The getaway will undoubtedly bring you to majestic places to forget your worries for a while. Soaking under the warm sun in beach towns and islands with beautiful waters makes the vacation a healing trip. Not to mention the friendships you can form with the people you’ll encounter during the vacation. And for some tourists or locals who met Wally the Walrus, it was the plot twist of their trip and a story worth mentioning. Photo: Pixabay/poszarobert Wally is a friendly Walrus who...
Cat That Isn’t Fond of Women Buddies Up with Family’s Dad
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! I had recently lost my best friend Tommy (turns out she was Tomassina) to cancer at 9-years-old. I was sitting in my second floor office when three raccoons tried to get through the window. I went to ask my vet if she knew anyone who did trap and release of wildlife. She said, “No, but I have something for you,” and thrust a tiny ball of black and white fur at me. CAT. PHOTO:...
Susie – The Abused Dog Who Inspired Susie’s Law To Punish Animal Abusers- Has Passed Away
A pit bull mix puppy who suffered horrendous abuse found a way to trust and love humans again. She was called Susie and while her life had a rough start, she became an advocate for abused dogs and even had a law to punish animal abusers named after her. Her story was shared with people of all ages to encourage people to be a voice for the voiceless. Susie was beaten and set on fire when she was 8 weeks old and left in a park in Greensboro, North Carolina to die. She was rescued and immediately treated but had suffered third-degree burns on...
