‘Skeleton’ Dog Found Tied To A Tree Makes An Incredible Transformation
On Easter morning, a Good Samaritan discovered a severely malnourished dog who was tied to a tree in Southwest Philadelphia, and in need of immediate medical attention. They contacted the Humane Law Enforcement team at the Pennsylvania SPCA for help. An officer quickly responded to the scene and transported the dog to their SPCA headquarters. The dog, whom they named Hallelujah (Hal for short), weighed just 43 pounds. He was so emaciated that every bone in his body was visible, which left him looking like a skeleton. He also suffered from...
Shelter Dog Travels 1,000 Miles To Finally Get His Happily Ever After
Lori, a photographer at Best Friends Animal Society, was looking for a new office dog. That’s when she found Otis. He was the perfect model for her pictures, but it was time for him to find his perfect family. Lori thought her friend might be a good match, so she set up a video call for them and Otis. Luckily, they hit it off right away and they wanted to meet Otis as soon as possible. Photo: YouTube/Best Friends Animal Society Although Otis was in California and Lori’s friends were in Oregon, distance wouldn’t stop Otis...
Dog Escaped Doggie Daycare and Kept Ringing the Door Bell to Tell His Fur Parents He’s Home
“We adopted Dexter to be a watchdog for my wife while I traveled, and he takes that job VERY seriously, so that’s probably why he was so determined to come home,” said Jeremy Henson, Dexter’s fur dad. Coming back home that night meant a 2-mile journey for Dexter, from the doggie daycare to his fur parents’ house in Kansas. But, even prior to that, the dog had to jump over a six-foot fence that surrounded the doggie daycare. Photo: YouTube/Inside Edition But Dexter was determined to return and resume his duty as a...
Playful Police K9 Can’t Contain His Excitement During His Swearing In Ceremony
Glynn County Georgia Police Department’s newest dual purpose officer is a K9 named Ghost. He has been undergoing months of training with his human parter, Officer Garza, at Highland Canine Training, LLC in harmony, North Carolina. The Belgian Malinois pup was sworn in by Chief of Police Battiste, where he knelt down and recited a pledge to him. K9 Ghost clearly couldn’t contain his excitement during his swearing in ceremony. “Repeat after me, Officer Ghost,” Chief Battiste tells the K9 Officer, “I, Ghost, do...
Dead Whale Washed Ashore In Greece With 33 Pounds Of Plastic In Stomach
Plastic pollution has claimed another life. A 17-foot Cuvier’s beaked whale was found dead on Kremasti beach in Greece. The female whale washed ashore and was already dead when ARION, a nonprofit organization made up of veterinarians trained in marine mammal and wildlife rescues, arrived on the scene. There weren’t any external wounds that would have caused her death, so an autopsy was performed which revealed the cause of death to be ingesting large amounts of plastic. A large mass of plastic – weighing 33 pounds –...
Horrific Animal Crash Test Study Raises Concerns With Major Carmaker
Ford Motor Company has been accused of using animals as stand-ins for humans in crash tests. According to an investigation by PETA, the automaker funded a crash test that used the bodies of at least 27 pigs. The experiments, “Side Impact Assessment and Comparison of Appropriate Size and Age Equivalent Porcine Surrogates to Scaled Human Side Impact Response Biofidelity Corridors,” took place at Wayne State University, where researchers used the pigs to gauge the effect of side impacts on their bodies. As Newsweek reports, the study...
Found And Rescued: 3-Month-Old Bear Cubs Hiding Behind A Redbox Stand In A Shopping Center
Two little cuties were found hiding behind a Redbox stand outside a CVS storefront in the small town of Truckee, California. It was on a Friday morning when stores were just beginning to open up and most people were just starting their last workday of the week when Truckee police called the BEAR League to request some help with extracting two stranded 3-month-old bear cubs at the Truckee shopping center. PHOTO: Facebook/Truckee Police The two police officers and the BEAR League responders said that the ‘Momma Bear’ was out of...
Dallas Bans Sale Of Dogs & Cats In Pet Stores To “Close The Puppy Mill Pipeline”
The Dallas City Council voted unanimously to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores. The new ordinance will hopefully end puppy mills and encourage people to visit their local shelter and adopt. The “Dallas Humane Pet Store Ordinance” was introduced by animal welfare organizations in December of 2020 “to close the puppy mill pipeline to Dallas”. Photo: Unsplash/Ben Michel Several pet stores in the area are already working with local rescues to help shelter dogs and cats find loving homes. The SPCA of Texas, The...
This Quiet Dog Saves the Day with His Powerful Bark
Drew Smith, a 41-year-old engineer, was set to adopt a dog from an animal shelter in San Diego. Apparently, he was looking for a specific dog, but he failed to adopt the dog he preferred. Consequently, he took in a different dog with a bit of reluctance — little did he know, Carl, the sickly four-year-old Spaniel mix, had a very unique purpose in his life. Photo: Youtube/ABC 10 News The dog Drew adopted was very quiet, which is fairly unusual for a dog. Carl rarely barks aloud, and Drew treats him as his silent companion. The reason why...
How Epigenetics Can Improve Your Dog or Cat’s Health
Epigenetics is a new science that demonstrates a link between the lifestyle choices you make for your dog or cat (and yourself!), and how her genes express themselves. Do you ever wonder why puppies or kittens from the same litter end up with different health issues and lifespans? Why would similar gene combinations produce such varied responses in individual animals? A gene is made of DNA and does not change. However, scientists have recently shown that we (and our animals) can actually change how ourgenes express themselves. The way a gene...
