Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Open Arms Challenge winners, barrier-free adoption webcast, and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. The Open Arms Challenge winners are…The Open Arms Challenge winners are here! From November 22, 2021 to January 3, 2022, animal shelters and rescue organizations piloted new approaches that opened doors to adopters and volunteers, and welcomed their entire community. The 194 participating organizations embraced inclusive policies, including translating materials into multiple languages, creating new partnerships with organizations outside...
Mary The Bulldog Found Abandoned And Bleeding On A Roadside Finally Finds Her Forever Home
A bulldog was seen thrown out of a truck in Woodbridge, Connecticut back in late October. The animal control officer that handled the wounded animal said that the dog had some internal bleeding when she was brought in and suspected that the animal suffered injuries from a failed C-section surgery. PHOTO: Youtube/News 12 Jess Moffo, a Woodbridge Animal Control Officer, said that the dog was one of the worst cases they have seen and that you could physically tell that the dog had been used solely for breeding and assumed that the previous...
Featherless Hens Get Rescued From Commercial Cages
Have you ever been asked about how you prefer your eggs? For Belle & Fleur, they like to have their eggs from hens who are not kept in cages. Haidy Mansfield, the woman who is dedicating her life to rescuing caged chickens and rehoming them, started Belle & Fleur when she and her partner decided to rehome some hens to have their own steady supply of eggs, to be more self-sufficient. But the hens that they were able to rehome happened to come from commercial cages. She said in an interview that she fell in love with the hens the more...
Cat Rescued From 30 Feet Up in a Tree
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! It was a cold winter morning, 30 degrees. I went to get the daily paper at the road about 120 feet from our house and heard a faint cry. I looked in the culverts and ditches to no avail and went back out to get the mail at 4 or so. This time I heard a screaming cry. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / BELYAAA I traced the sound to a tree. I looked up and down and about 30 feet up, I saw something...
Adorable Grandpa Wears A Cone To Make Dog “Feel Less Lonely”
“We don’t need unity in theory, we need solidarity in practice.” -Curious George Brigade Ollie is a 7-year-old chocolate labrador retriever living in the UK. He has been enjoying his internet fame since 2021 and has been described as 10/10, a certified good boy. Last month, Ollie posted about how he had surgery to remove a lump found on his eyelid and has been advised by his vets that he had to wear a cone for a few days while his stitches healed. Here he is on his ‘shady’ Instagram post with an update on his...
Three Newborn Puppies Were Abandoned In A Basket. Now These “Basket Babes” Are Flying To Safety For Easter
Easter Sunday comes late this year, but it arrived just in time for the shelter pets flying to safety on our Easter Flight to Freedom. On April 19, 2022, Greater Good Charities and The Animal Rescue Site are teaming up to fly 40+ at-risk shelter pets to safety in Michigan. On April 19, 2022, our Easter Flight to Freedom will flying 40+ Lousiana shelter pets to safety in Michigan. Photo: Greater Good Charities Our four-legged Easter fliers were rescued from Louisiana, where shelter overcrowding leaves animals at risk of euthanasia. The danger...
Rare Sumatran Rhino Gives Birth Following 8 Miscarriages
When it comes to the world of conservation, it seems like there’s often more bad news than good. Species are pushed to the brink of extinction, climate change wreaks havoc on critical ecosystems, and human development threatens to destroy habitats of species in need. However, there’s some good news coming from Indonesia: an extremely rare Sumatran rhino calf was just born! Photo: Wikimedia Commons According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos left in the world. One of those rhinos, a female named...
Rescue Rhino Becomes BFF With Lonely Goat
Sometimes, babies are abandoned by their mothers for unknown reasons. It was the reality of a little black rhino in South Africa. The baby rhino was found abandoned by rescuers, but no one was sure why the mother rejected the baby. It was clear that the little animal wouldn’t survive without help so rescuers got to work to save the rhino and give it a second chance at life. Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary worked with a rescue team to secure the abandoned rhino and bring her to safety. They shared on Instagram, “Despite the hazardous...
Vet Tech Urges Owners To Stay With Dogs During Euthanasia
Putting a dog down is a heartbreaking choice. They may be suffering from chronic medical issues, disease, or injury that makes it nearly impossible for the animal to have a good quality of life. No one deserves to be in pain every day, and sometimes, euthanasia is the compassionate choice. Often though, someone will take a dog in to be euthanized, shed a lot of tears, say their goodbyes, and leave before the dog is put to sleep. Simply put, they drop off their pet at the vet to die and walk away – leaving the dog all alone in their...
Animal Shelter Offers ‘Puppy Snuggle’ Sessions
Puppies are a breath of fresh air. Spending time with a tiny ball of fluff can instantly make your day a whole lot brighter and can even help you forget about your troubles in life. Puppies have a magic ability to bring us back to the present moment and help us to relax a little bit. In fact, spending time with them can be therapeutic, and one animal shelter has realized the healing power that puppies can have and they’re offering it as a service! Photo: Wikimedia Commons An animal shelter in Richmond, Virginia decided that after...
