Family Adopts Foster Dog with Cancer
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! In January 2022, Mid-Atlantic GSP Rescue contacted me to ask if I could foster a GSP-mix from a local animal shelter. DOG. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / VOLODYMYR As a long-time volunteer, I agreed to help and brought the confused pooch home to meet the rest of my dog family. Surprising everyone in the household, the black and white hound and GSP mix quickly demonstrated his vocal cords…...
Couple Turns Old School Into Senior Dog Sanctuary, Loves Them Til Their Last Breath
What used to be a school in Shawnee, Missouri has been transformed into a sanctuary for senior dogs. Kathryn Lask and Todd Mitchell were volunteering at another dog sanctuary when they decided to start one of their own closer to home. That’s when Imagine Furever Ranch was born. Have you EVER seen a HAPPIER beagle or a more STUNNING shepherd/husky mix?!Boone & Josie are waiting for their FURever Homes! Posted by Imagine Furever Ranch on Friday, October 15, 2021 The couple has a soft spot for senior dogs, and it all began with...
Moshu the Red Panda Will Tickle Your Heart with Its Gentle Manners and Adorable Looks!
Oregon Zoo is proud to show off its red panda, Moshu, whose gentle manners even while eating will touch your heart! No grabbing! No biting! The cute red panda simply waits for its snack to be fed straight into its mouth; then Moshu will take it with lovable finesse. Photo: Facebook/Oregon Zoo Imagine that! To think, this animal came from a family of omnivores who eat eggs and smaller animals if there’s a necessity. But primarily, the diet of these red pandas is bamboo, just like their relatives the Giant Pandas. They also share the same...
Cadbury Announces 10 Finalists In This Year’s Easter “Bunny” Competition
Last month, we wrote about how Cadbury was hosting tryouts to find its fourth annual “Easter Bunny.” Now, after receiving thousands of entries, the chocolatier has announced 10 finalists–including dogs, a cat, a hedgehog, a parrot, a miniature therapy horse, and an adorable llama–in this year’s competition. Naturally, each adorable animal looks great in bunny ears. It’s going to be hard to choose! Photo: Cadbury Gallery of Finalists Former Cadbury “bunnies” have included Henri the English...
Father And Daughter See Elusive Wolverine On Their First Trip To Yellowstone National Park
A father and daughter on their first trip to Yellowstone witnessed one of the rarest animals crossing the road. Yellowstone Insight, an eco tour agency, provides year-round private tours of the park, but a recent animal encounter shocked the guide and guests equally. Photo: Pixabay Carl Kemp and his daughter Maya headed out to take in the beauty of Yellowstone with MacNeal Lyons, owner of the tour agency, as their guide. As soon as they entered the park, they started to see wild animals pointed out by Lyons, including wolves, bison, and rare...
Best Bath Products for Pets
When it comes to how often you should bathe your pets, there is no one-size-fits-all answer – it all comes down to your pet and its lifestyle. For instance, dogs with skin issues or that regularly play outside in wet, muddy areas may need to bathe more often than the average pup. Whether bathing your pet is a once-a-week, once-a-month, or even a once-a-season activity, you’ll want to have the necessary bath products on hand for when the time comes. Pet-safe shampoo Our pet’s skin has a different pH than our own, which means...
Foie Gras Production Demands A Horrific Life For Ducks And Geese
Imagine being force fed the equivalent of 30 boxes of mac and cheese for a month. This is the life that foie gras ducks are forced into, with little choice but to submit and die. Foie gras production involves ducks or geese being intubated with unsanitary and uncomfortable machinery that force feeds them corn mush for up to a month, reports Food Unfolded. Geese and ducks are force fed corn to fatten their liver for foie gras production. The sheer mass of the corn mush shoved down the birds throats can be enough to rupture the esophagus, cause...
Woman Lost In Bisti Wilderness With Her Dog Rescued After Using Remaining Phone Battery To Send Coordinates
Diane Brown headed out for what she thought was going to be a short hike with her dog, Annie, in Bisti Wilderness but ended up getting lost. The Bisti Wilderness covers 45,000 acres of badlands in New Mexico with no marked hiking trails. Hikers are told to follow the washes downstream if they become lost and it will take them back to the road. The “Bisti Badlands” with their colorful rock formations and examples of petrified wood and fossils, tell the story of… Posted by Bureau of Land Management on Thursday, April 23,...
This Animal Rescue Farm Is Inspired by a Mom Who Survived a Heartbreaking Marriage
Laurie Zaleski recently launched her book, Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals. It tells the story of the woman who inspired her to establish an animal rescue farm and to adopt many sorts of animals that would make you laugh with their antics and fascinate you with their peculiar inter-species relationships. Photo: Facebook/Funny Farm Rescue Laurie’s mom, Annie McNulty, was a free-spirited and lovely woman. Her only fault was that she was not good at choosing men. She married Richard Zaleski, who, underneath his...
15 Women Who Changed The World For Animals
March is Women’s History Month and what better way to celebrate than by recognizing some of the amazing women who have made the world a better place for animals. These women gave a voice to the voiceless animals and saved countless lives. Their work will never be forgotten and continues to inspire others. Read on to learn more about the animal heroes of the past and present. 15 Female Animal Activists Caroline Earle White Photo: Wikimedia Commons Caroline Earle White founded the first U.S. animal shelter in Philadelphia and The...
