More Exciting than Whale-Watching is Learning that Humpbacks are No Longer Endangered in Australia!

Let us celebrate one of the most successful conservation stories in the world! Humpback whales have already been removed from Australia’s list of endangered species! And now, whale-watchers are getting an early fill of joy and excitement as some of these ocean giants start to make their spectacular show in Sydney, the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Merimbula, and other areas along these whales’ migration pathway! Photo: YouTube/Whale Watch Western Australia The sight of a breaching humpback can take anyone’s breath away! Measuring...

    Posted On: Jul 31, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Toddler Covers Her Dogs With Bright Stickers

Kids and stickers are a dangerous combination. If you give a kid a sheet of stickers, you might come to regret that decision later as they tend to go crazy with decorating every surface they can find. Even if you tell a kid to only stick to paper for their creative endeavors, you might not get the results you were hoping for. In fact, when I was a kid, my mom gave me some Winnie the Pooh-themed stickers and a large packet of construction paper. Let’s just say that the paper packet stayed intact and I ended up going ham and placing...

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Rescuers Save 4,000 Beagles From Medical Breeding Farm

The Humane Society of the United States is working along with the United States Department of Justice after the closure of Envigo’s dog breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia. Now that the facility has been closed down, they are trying to re-house the remaining 4000 beagles. As you can imagine, the process associated with rehousing thousands of dogs is quite extensive. The Humane Society is working along with various shelters and rescue agencies to help find homes for each and every one of the animals. Photo: flickr/Understanding...

    Posted On: Jul 30, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

Dug Up at Dogster: August 2022 Dog Events and Dog Holidays

Here at Dogster, we’re soaking up the sun during these hot DOGust days. There are lots of paw-lidays to bark about this month, including my Emmy’s annual favorite, Spoil Your Dog day on Aug. 10. We may even make our way to the World Dog Surfing Championships on Aug. 6 near San Francisco to cheer on our adventurous pup pals. Show us how you and your #dogsterdogs are enjoying your summer by tagging us in your photos on social media. Don’t see your dog event on the list? Email us at dogstermag@belvoir.com and we will include...

    Posted On: Jul 30, 2022 | Category: ArticlesView Details

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...

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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...

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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...

    Posted On: Jul 29, 2022 | Category: Articles The Animal Rescue SiteView Details

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...

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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....

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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...

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