Kitten Who Needed His Eyes Removed ‘Sees with His Heart’
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! Once upon a time in 2019, I took a position writing fundraising copy for a dog and cat shelter in Thailand. All day long, I wrote social media posts and email appeals about the animals our catchers found on the streets of Phuket, or who...
Stray Mama Saves Her Dying Puppy By Alerting Rescuers For Help
Our hearts really go out to street dogs that live in countries where there is little support. In some cases, people are blind to their needs as they struggle just to stay alive. That recently happened in India, when a street dog was begging for help because her puppy was dying. She refused to leave the side of her puppy but people kept ignoring her. Photo: flickr/Navaneeth Kishor Fortunately, Animal Aid Unlimited was there to assist. They knew that the puppy was in critical condition so they took her to the hospital and left the mother behind...
Watch Rescue Dogs Pick Out Their Own Christmas Presents
Dogs at a rescue in Ireland got a delightful Christmas surprise when the staff filled a room with presents just for the pups! The gifting is part of an annual #SantaPawsDay that DogsTrust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, hosts. Since 2018, the staff at the rescue pooled their money to purchase brand new gifts for the dogs in the rehoming center, and each dog gets to go in and choose one! Photo: Pixabay/Sven Lachmann In the first video in 2018 of the event, the staff wrote, “This year, instead of buying each other gifts, we...
Joe Biden Adopts A New Puppy At The White House
The Biden family just welcomed home a new member of the family: A 3-month-old puppy named Commander. The purebred German Shepherd puppy was spotted playing on the South Lawn of the White House on December 20, and Jill Biden’s press secretary, Michael LaRosa, confirmed the news of a puppy to CNN. President Joe Biden also confirmed the news of puppy on Twitter, sharing a video with the caption, “Meet the newest Biden.” Photo: Pixabay/M J In the video, the president can be seen playing fetch with the puppy as well as walking it...
High-Level Executive Leaves Corporate Media World To Rescue Donkeys
51-year-old Ron King was living the high life as a media executive for high-profile fashion magazines. Ron worked with publications like InStyle, Essence, and Sunset before a corporate restructuring left him without a job. King had a large severance package and time on his hands, but he wasn’t sure what to do with it. He knew he needed to find something else to focus his life on and dedicate his time to, but he didn’t have a clear path laid out after being let go from his corporate job. According to MSN, Ron happened to read an...
UPS Driver Delivers Family Their Missing Dog
A UPS driver in Tennessee delivered one family the best Christmas present ever: their missing dog. According to WRCB Chattanooga, Darrell Slack was working on Christmas package deliveries following Black Friday. He said it was the busiest time of year for deliveries, but when Paula Odom stopped him to talk, he happily slowed down to listen to what she had to say. Photo: flickr/Mike Mozart Odom of Turtletown, Tn, had lost her Jack Russell Terrier named Pete. Pete was the light of her world, and she was heartbroken not knowing where he was or...
Nurse Adopts Patient’s Dog So He Can See His Pet While He Recovers
Pets are like family, and when we’re faced with no other option but to rehome them, it can be heartbreaking. It’s not something that happens very often, but sometimes there are things beyond our control that separate us from our loved ones – including our pets. For a man in Rome, New York, things weren’t looking up for him. Not only was John facing serious medical issues, but he was also faced with the reality of losing his best friend: his dog. When John was hospitalized, he didn’t have anyone else to care for...
Clever Dog Figures Out How To Carry Four Tires At Once
Dogs are smarter than we give them credit for. Many are eager to please and more than happy to help in any way they can. Sometimes, people get dogs just for the purpose of using them for work. Great pyrenes are watchdogs, corgis and cattle dogs are used for herding, and labradors are used for hunting. Sometimes, however, there’s a dog that goes above and beyond with a certain skill. Photo: Pexels/Pavel Khlystunov They may not be bred for it, but it’s something that comes naturally. Some dogs may be exceptional at gathering...
Boston Terrier Is Being Hailed A Hero For Saving His 9-Month-Old Sister’s Life
A couple is praising their dog for saving the life of their 9-month-old daughter. Kelly Dowling of Connecticut shared on Twitter that her 8-year-old Boston terrier, Henry, was annoying her one night by breaking into her daughter’s nursey. Her 9-month-old daughter had a cold and was sleeping, but Henry kept “pushing open the baby’s door with his battering ram head so he can sniff at her.” Photo: Wikimedia Commons Her parents were, admittedly, getting quite annoyed at Henry for continuing to disturb the sleeping baby. In...
Saving Guadalajara’s Street Dogs
Each year, millions of Americans travel to Mexico in search of warm and beautiful beaches, colorful little towns, shopping and, of course, delicious traditional Mexican cuisine. One of the best food destinations is Mexico’s second-largest city, Guadalajara, located in the tequila-rich state of Jalisco. But traversing through the city and surrounding rural towns reveals another group of hungry food seekers — Guadalajara’s street dogs. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography states that nearly 70% of Mexican...
