Community Nurses Bear Cub Back To Health After He Was Found Malnourished & Alone
A tiny bear cub was found tired, malnourished and depressed after losing his mother somewhere in the wild in Van, Turkey. Thankfully, members of the community spotted the cub and immediately alerted authorities. The baby bear, who is now named Hacuvan, was transferred to Yuzuncu Yil University Wildlife Protection and Rehabilitation Center for care and treatment. When he arrived, he was so weak from not getting any food or care from a mother. Workers at the center searched for days for his mother so they could send the baby bear back into the...
What to Do if You Find a Lost Dog This July 4th
More dogs get lost around July 4th than any other time of year. The vast majority will be picked up less than a mile from their homes—and have a much better chance of being reunited with their families, if some actions are taken in the neighborhoods where they’re found, before they are brought to a shelter! Anyone who finds a lost pet around the holiday, or at any time, should follow these steps to help them get home, if they are able: Snap photos of the pet and post to social media like lost and found pet groups on Facebook. They...
Kitten Rescued From a Walgreens Garbage Bin Becomes Rescuer’s Long-Time Buddy
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. Submissions are being accepted through July 13. To share your story, click here! It was a cold November night in 2006 when I heard an insistent meowing coming from the trash bins outside of a Walgreens. A few days later, with the help and guidance of the New Mexico Animal Friends, I had a little champagne-colored (the vet’s description) kitten. PHOTO: CHRISTINA GONZALEZ Now he...
Foster Dog Who Bit a Neighbor Becomes Lovable Sweetheart
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. Submissions are being accepted through July 13. To share your story, click here! My girl Leesy has come a long way. She makes me laugh out loud all day. A foster fail. Her first week, she bit a neighbor. Now, although she doesn’t like everyone, she’s such a lover of most. Her little paw grabs everyone’s hand to pet her. PHOTO: LYNN JACOBSON She’ll lay across my...
3 Ways You Can Help Tigers On International Tiger Day
Friday, July 29, is International Tiger Day, a full day devoted to celebrating one of nature’s most iconic animals. But this global day of celebration–-founded in 2010 to raise awareness about the big cat’s growing plight–is also bittersweet. Tigers may rule out in the jungle, but they’re no match for man-made evils like poaching, habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. Unless something changes — and fast — experts predict tigers could go extinct within the next decade. Photo: Pixabay 3 Ways To...
Ukrainian Woman Tries To “Forget About The War” By Rescuing & Caring For Over 70 Abandoned Animals
The war in Ukraine continues. Over 12 million people have fled from their homes in the war-torn country. Those who remain behind are doing everything they can to survive – including finding ways to forget about all the destruction around them. Many people took their beloved pets with them, but countless dogs and cats still roam the streets looking for shelter and food. Mrs. Veronica who lives in the village of Gorenka near Kyiv spends her days rescuing and caring for abandoned cats and dogs. She turned her home into a safe haven for 47...
Animal Shelter Encourages People To Celebrate July 4th By “Making A Difference Instead Of Noise”
People across the country are preparing to celebrate the 4th of July with family, friends, and those blasted fireworks. Many pet owners and veterans dread the upcoming celebrations because the loud fireworks cause stress instead of joy. A simple “thought” of ditching fireworks to help shelter animals was proposed by Best Friends Animal Society and it is going viral. The animal welfare organization posted, “A thought – Buy 2 bags of pet food for a shelter instead of fireworks. Make a difference instead of a...
How to Build a Dog Staircase
As Francis Eggelton’s three English Bulldogs got older, he noticed they were having trouble jumping up from the floor to his bed. He enlisted the help of his stepson, Colin Scott, owner of Denver-based Custom Creation Woodcraft and a dog lover himself, to help him create a colorful, two-tiered, portable step that he could place alongside his bed or couch to give his pups a lift. Even better: Colin and Francis completed the project in one hour for less than $70, with enough extra material to make two more sets of stairs. “I wanted...
Veterinarians are Using 25-Year-Old Semen to Save Endangered Donkeys through Artificial Insemination
“They’re very stubborn, donkeys. You know, they’re famous for that. They’re smarter than horses. You can’t really convince them to do something they don’t want to do,” said veterinarian and Ph.D. student Dr. Giorgia Podico. These animals’ appearance and personality will remind you of “Donkey” in the movie Shrek. Photo: YouTube/mickeysutube These donkeys are called Baudet du Poitou, which were bred in the Poitou region of France sometime in the Middle Ages. It was the Romans who must...
After 10 Years of Conservation Efforts, Bali Mynah are Singing Again in the Wild
Beauty and a lovely singing voice have a price, especially for birds. This was the plight of the Bali mynah, also known as the Bali starling, whose beautiful white plummage and unique song have been one of the obsessions in the international cage bird trade. Photo: YouTube/Haiko – around the world Locals have been taking the birds from the wild and selling them to collectors, a business that’s been going on for more than 100 years. No wonder, by 2001, there were only six Bali mynahs left in the wild with thousands in cages around...
