Family Adopts Cat with FIV Without Knowing It, She Outlives Expectations
This story was submitted as part of the Fur-tastic Scrapbook contest. Winners will receive $500, plus $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite rescue. You can vote for your favorite finalist through August 1 here! Mama Francesca, or Chessie, came to us as an unexpected gift. My daughter and I were shopping at a farmer’s market in Santa Cruz, California, when we spotted a rescue group with many cats up for adoption. We were drawn to a big, fluffy Maine Coon with the cutest, goofiest, friendly face. We said, “Let’s adopt...
Man Credits ‘Shark Attack’ For Saving His Life From Cancer
A man is thankful to be alive after a chilling encounter with a shark. The shark, he says, saved his life. According to the Washington Post, Finney was swimming off the coast of Huntington Beach in California in 2015 when a shark came up from behind and slammed into him. He told the Washington Post, “I would say it’s like being hit by a ton of bricks, or like whiplash from a car, but it’s not that. I’ve never been hit like that before.” Photo: YouTube/CBS Boston It wasn’t until he got out of the water that...
Dog Spends Life Providing Support for Others, From a Person with a Disability to One with Cancer
This story was submitted as part of the Fur-tastic Scrapbook contest. Winners will receive $500, plus $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite rescue. You can vote for your favorite finalist through August 1 here! Every memory I have with Sammy is so special. We got him for my father who was elderly and had just lost his dog. I could tell how depressed he was, so we found Sammy. He was with a family whose brother had a mental disability and was moved into a facility. Sammy was still a puppy. My dad was so happy to have him until he...
The Audacity Of His Owner Left This Labrador Waking Up In A Mood
One of the factors influencing our sleep is temperature. And a way to improve the comfort levels of our sleep, or just in general, is having an air conditioner to keep things cool. PHOTO: Unsplash/Tim Mossholder And boy does this crazy dog enjoy his comfort. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. That’s crazy_dog_eden’s bio on Instagram. The adorable labrador from India has thousands of followers and he went viral last month when his owner posted a hilarious video of him waking up the instant the AC was turned off. The video now has almost 12...
Three City Cats Travel The World With Their Owner
Three cats from New York City are getting the chance to travel the world with their owners, Dan and Olivia Nguyen. Cats may not be typical travel companions, but this trio is breaking all stereotypes! The cats, a Scottish fold named Sponge Cake and two British shorthairs named Mocha and Donut, were born in 2020 and have been with the Nguyens since. When the world slowly began to reopen for travel since the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan and Olivia decided they wanted to take some vacations but they didn’t want to leave their furbabies behind....
Woman Mistakes Office For Doggy Daycare And Repeatedly Leaves Her Dog There
A dog owner was left embarrassed beyond belief after she mistakingly left her dog at an accounting office, believing it to be a doggy daycare. The mistake went on for weeks until the owner finally realized that the “doggy daycare” she’d been taking her pup to wasn’t actually a doggy daycare at all. The mixup was explained on Reddit by u/SwarmTendon, who worked at the office. Photo: Unsplash/Ant Rozetsky They wrote: “A while back I was working in an office that allowed dogs. It was an open floor plan and since...
Rottweiler Doesn’t Know How To React To Getting A New Puppy
Dozer the rottweiler was in for quite a ride when his owner, Kimberly, decided to bring home a new puppy. Kimberly introduced Dozer to the tiny new puppy, Daisy, but it didn’t quite go as expected. Despite his large size, Dozer seemed afraid of Daisy. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo Speaking with The Dodo, Kimberly explained, “The first couple of days, he was kind of scared of her.” Daisy was all energy and she just wanted to play, play, play, and go, go, go. Dozer, on the other hand, wanted to lay, sleep, and relax. He wasn’t...
Orphaned Dog Rescued From Abandoned House After His Owner Passed Away
Freddie spent his first year of life with an elderly woman who couldn’t properly care for him. He didn’t go on walks, he didn’t socialize with others dogs, and he rarely left his yard. But when his owner passed away, his world changed forever. The poor orphaned pup was left in his owner’s yard alone, with no one to care for him. Photo: YouTube/DAR Animal Rescue Thankfully, a family member informed DAR Animal Rescue about the dog and gave them permission to enter the property and take him – and that’s...
Husky Puppy With Mouth Taped Shut Rescued From Hot Car In Las Vegas Casino Parking Lot
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) received a call from Bellagio hotel security about a dog spotted in a locked car on the top level of the parking garage. It was a scorching hot day with temperatures reaching 113 degrees and to make matters even worse the dog’s mouth was taped shut with electrical tape. Security personnel managed to rescue the husky puppy through the vehicle’s sunroof and immediately brought it to an air-conditioned vehicle and offered it water. WHAT NOT TO DO IN VEGAS:On July 20, we got a call from...
Whales, Beware! Queensland Not Worried about the Hazards of Shark Nets that are Killing Cetaceans
“This is the fourth whale entanglement in just as many weeks, and we’re only a quarter through the whale season. The nets have to come out now,” said Dr. Leonardo Guida, a shark specialist at the Australian Marine Conservation Society. “Queensland beach safety standards are 60-year-old-plus. We wouldn’t accept safety standards that are more than 60 years old in our homes, workplaces, or our schools. So why should the beach be any different? They’re completely ineffective, as far as sharks are concerned,...
