Your Guide to Fantastic Fur
Your dog’s coat type tells you how much to brush, comb or bathe it. Her lifestyle — couch potato or a canine athlete — dictates the rest. No matter your dog’s fur type, we’ve got tips that help with all dogs. We gathered up some professional groomers and got them to spill their secrets to help make your dog the envy of the dog park. Brushing/Combing There are a variety of different coat types: short, medium or long, also single or double coat, and the coat can be wiry, curly, rough, silky, smooth, corded or...
How to keep your dog or cat hydrated
Adequate water intake is essential to good health, particularly during the hot summer months. Here’s why, along with tips on keeping your dog or cat hydrated. As summer arrives, fresh adventures await our four-legged friends and their human companions. Maintaining proper health is vital to enjoying these grand adventures, and one key component, especially for outdoor enthusiasts, is maintaining adequate hydration. Take a look at why keeping your dog or cat hydrated is so important to his health, and how to help ensure he’s...
Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity receives $1.7M grant, #ThanksToMaddie
Last week, Maddie’s Fund awarded a $1.7 million grant to Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE). This three-year grant will support the expansion of their CARE Centers by adding five to ten centers each year. CARE is a national nonprofit whose mission is to prioritize and amplify Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) voices using narratives, research, and community-centered investments. Using this multidisciplinary approach, CARE seeks to inspire all organizations to be more inclusive and less biased in an effort to...
Roughly 1 in 5 Reptile Species at Risk of Extinction, According to New Study
From changes in land and sea use to pollution and climate change, species across the globe are threatened. A 2019 United Nations report found that an estimated 1 million plant and animal species were at risk of extinction. Now, a new study finds that reptiles also face a high rate of extinction risk, but efforts to protect other animals may benefit them, as well. Researchers from the nonprofit NatureServe, the International Union for Conservation and Nature (IUCN), and Conservation International teamed up to examine extinction risk for...
Dog That Helped Man Through His Wife’s Alzheimer’s Battle Goes on New Adventure
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! When my mom’s Alzheimer’s got bad enough that she had to move to a memory unit, Dad was very sad without her at home. My brother helped him find a Maltese puppy, who Dad named Skoshie after a dog of the same name that had been on his Navy ship many years before. Skoshie became Dad’s constant companion, and we are convinced he saved Dad’s life more than once when...
Embrace vs. ManyPets Pet Insurance: In-Depth Comparison [2022]
What’s The Difference Between Embrace & ManyPets Pet Insurance Plans? Thank you for visiting our guide to comparing Embrace and ManyPets. Below you’ll find a comparison of Embrace vs. ManyPets insurance plan rates, multi-pet discounts, wellness plans, coverage amounts, and more. Remember that the easiest way to shop for pet insurance is using a tool such as this to compare pet insurance plans from all the major pet insurance companies at once. With this tool, you can compare rates from Embrace and ManyPets side by side, as...
Now There’s “Mouser” Food with Real Mouse Meat for Cats
Finicky cats! They are the inspiration behind Mouser Food! Mouser Food is made with real mouse meat and will surely tempt even the most discriminating of feline tastebuds. Photo: YouTube/Kitten Life Mouser Food is also available in four flavors: Field Hunter with chicken as a primary ingredient; Forest Hunter with turkey; Pond Hunter with duck; and Brush Hunter with rabbit. Yes, pet owners will realize that even if mouse meat is very appealing to cats, their appetite may still be influenced by a variety of flavors. The Story of Finicky Cats...
80 Dogs & Puppies Rescued From “Overwhelmed” Woman In Georgia
80 dogs and puppies will finally get the care they need after being rescued from “unsanitary” conditions in Hancock County. The woman who owns the property started rescuing stray dogs, but the situation quickly took a turn for the worse. After multiple litters over the years the woman became “overwhelmed”, and the dogs suffered. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) said some dogs were rescued a couple weeks before the remaining 65 dogs were taken on April 23. “The animals were...
Meet Davvy Jones
The NHL’s Seattle Kraken has welcomed its first-ever team pup to the ice — a 4-month-old Husky mix named Davy Jones. Davy started out as a homeless pup in Texas, then found his way to Dog Gone Seattle, a foster-based rescue organization in the Seattle area. He was adopted by Chris Scarbrough, lead developer of the Climate Pledge Arena (Kraken’s home arena) in Seattle and the Seattle Kraken app. When looking for a team pup, Kraken had been set on adopting from a rescue or shelter. “We knew whichever pup was chosen would...
Abandoned Puppy Happily Shares His Slice Of Bread With Rescuers
Small and incredibly relentless, this street puppy shows that size is irrelevant. PHOTO: Youtube/The Dodo The small puppy was found by rescuers in the Groendal township in the Western Cape region of South Africa. The rescuers from Sidewalk Specials said that the puppy was still happily wagging his tail when they found him on the side of a street with a piece of stale bread by his side. He was eager to share the piece of bread with his rescuers despite having been burned by humans before. The rescuers wrote in their original Facebook post...
