Is metronidazole the best choice for your dog?
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Dog Hailed A Hero After Saving Her Family From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
A husky/coonhound mix named Roxy is a hero for saving her family from carbon monoxide poisoning. The family who lives in Ankeny, Iowa, was sound asleep when their carbon monoxide detector went off, but Roxy heard the alarm and immediately alerted her sleeping family. The mild-mannered dog started to jump on and off the bed and finally managed to wake her dad, Brad Harbert. Screenshot: YouTube/WHO13 He said he knew something was wrong when Roxy woke him up in the middle of the night and that is when he heard the alarm. Roxy rushed down the...
Social Posts About Communities Helping People and Pets You Don’t Want to Miss
We know not everyone is glued to social media 24/7. But we don’t want those people—who are you?!—to miss out on these incredible, incredibly clicky, stories that we shared in 2021. Each one shows the power of community-focused sheltering to keep pets with people and out of animal shelters—they also show just how engaging these stories are! People want to know what organizations and individuals are doing to keep families together, and pets out of shelters. They want to know, and they want to help. Yes that’s us...
Tips for traveling with pets over the holidays
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Two Bull Elk Stuck to Wire Fence Freed By Colorado Wildlife Officers
Estes Park in Colorado is known for its resident elk. The city’s close proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park allows many outdoor enthusiasts to see the herd as they head into and out of one of the National Park Service’s jewels. A recent interaction between two bulls in the city resulted in them both becoming trapped, but wildlife officers arrived to save the day. According to a social media post from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, two bull elk became entangled together after managing to get stuck in wire fencing. A video shared...
After Their Friend Dies of Cancer, Couple Takes in Her Special Needs Dog
This story has been shared as part of the Fur Fam Story Contest. Submissions were accepted through December 5th. Voting will run from December 6th through December 31st. Three grand prize winners will receive a $500 prize, plus $2000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the stories here! I lost one of the loves of my life on August 16, 2017. My precious Dachshund, Gretchin. I was beside myself, we all were. She would have been 14 in just three more months. We had lost her brother Otto in 2014 from a sudden heart attack at...
Dogs Enjoy Listening To Christmas Music And Even Have Favorite Songs, Survey Finds
Music can help shelter dogs relax and entertain your dog while you are away, so it may come as no surprise that many pups enjoy listening to holiday music. But just like us, they have their favorite songs. A recent survey performed by UK-based nonprofit, Guide Dogs, asked 1,000 dog owners which songs their dogs wagged their tails to the most and revealed the top 10 Christmas songs. Photo: Unsplash/Elina Fairytale Last Christmas by Wham! was the favorite song according to the survey. Listen to it below and see how your dog responds. [embedded...
Coming Together to Accomplish More: Coalition Building for Animal Care Organizations
[embedded content] When animal care organizations work together, they can create powerful change in their communities. In this live webinar you will hear from Katherine Shenar, executive vice president for The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, and Shelly Moore, President and CEO for Humane Society of Charlotte, North Carolina. This duo worked together to form a coalition back in 2006, one that is still thriving today. They will teach you how to identify common ground and put aside differences to accomplish more collectively than...
Bring Joy to Jingle & Jangle
Dec 20, 2021 It was a regular day at the shelter until evening came and the staff went to lock the Maddie’s® Cat Adoption Center’s doors. Right outside, there was a cat carrier sitting alone with nothing but a note. As the carrier was shaking violently, a staff member went closer to see what was scribbled across the napkin. It read, “Dog flea treatment. Poisonous. Seizures.” As she looked into the carrier she could see two tabby cats in crisis. The cats, later named Jingle and Jangle for the holiday season, were...
How Breed Restrictions Split Up Military Families
Thousands of service members live on military bases across the world. Sadly, not all of their family is welcome on base with them, namely their dogs. When military housing was privatized in 1996, the six companies that took responsibility for the bases — known as the Residential Communities Initiative consortium (RCI) — sought to create common policies across all bases. One such policy includes the banning of specific breeds of dog — breeds the RCI has deemed “dangerous,”including, but not limited to: Pit Bulls,...
