Family Abandons Puppy Who Couldn’t Eat Properly, Rescue Steps in to Help
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! Two days before Christmas, we received a message from one of the vet clinics we often help out with cat surrenders. The messages started, “I know it’s not your species, but…” PHOTO: NIKKI CHAPPLE Known for taking in expensive surgical cases and our soft spots for any special needs, we couldn’t say no to this gorgeous little man. This adorable bubba had been...
Mother Cat Keeps Her Kittens Alive Despite Having a Severed Spine
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! We had closed the doors due to a shortage of funds, carers and having almost 270 cats in care. Then I received a call from my vets. A mumma cat had been found in someone’s yard with her little ones, and upon no neighbours claiming her, she was taken to a local vet, my vet. Beth, the vet nurse, texted me, “She is messed up so bad,” so I drove over there immediately....
Miracle Dog Rescued Nearly A Week After Everyone Thought She Died In A Landslide
Cats always land on their feet, but a Seattle dog named Sammy clearly has a few special tricks of her own. According to NBC News, the Seattle dog was presumed dead after her house collapsed in a landslide. “It was a loud roar, and the whole thing came down on us,” said homeowner Didi Fritts, recalling the terrifying moment her two-story house began sliding down a hill in heavy rain. Screenshot: YouTube/King 5 News But though Didi and James Fritts narrowly escaped with their lives, their two dogs weren’t as lucky. One dog...
Emaciated Mother Cat and Her Kittens Rescued From Bin
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! During the week, we were contacted about a mumma and her babies who had been found in an industrial bin at a car yard. It was unknown how long she was in there, but she was very emaciated under her fluff. PHOTO: NIKKI CHAPPLE Mumma, now Aurora, and her six little cherubs made their way swiftly to Best Friends Felines and have seen our vets for a check up. Aurora was scarily thin, and she...
Disney’s Life-Sized Gingerbread Houses Feed Bees After The Holidays
Bee populations are declining around the world, but Walt Disney World has found a sweet way to help. Every year, Disney World’s pastry chefs create an elaborate gingerbread display for visitors to feast their eyes on, but it serves another purpose as well. After the holidays the sweet treats are recycled into bee food. Disney Parks shared on Instagram that the gingerbread display is broken down and brought to their tree farm where it is used to feed bees. “There, local Florida bees get to feast on sweets until every bit is...
Rescue Elephants Receive Weekly Pedicures At Tennessee Sanctuary
For the past 26 years, rescued Asian and African elephants have found refuge at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. The 2,700-acre sanctuary provides a place where the elephants can roam free alongside other rescued elephants and received proper care for the first time in their lives. Elephants are the largest land mammals with African elephants weighing up to 6 tons (over 13,000 pounds). So, foot care is crucial to their well-being – especially when the elephants have been neglected and forced to live in cramped conditions. Caregivers...
Bulldog
Quick Facts Weight: 40 – 50 pounds (18.14 – 22.68 kg) Height: 12 – 16 inches (30.48 – 40.64 cm) The Look of a Bulldog Bulldogs are short, sturdy and stocky. Due to their wrinkled face and stockiness, they can have a tough, intimidating look. A typical Bulldog has a fairly wide head with cheeks that draw back behind the eyes. Dense folds of skin on the forehead lead down to a short muzzle, a broad black nose, a hanging upper lip and an undershot lower jaw. They have wide-set eyes and small ears that fold back. They have...
Momma Cat Who Lost Her Litter Adopts Orphaned Kittens
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! This gorgeous mumma was handed into a vet clinic we work with in the middle of giving birth. Unfortunately all her babies passed away and we are unsure why – whether it be the stress of being moved during birth or something else. PHOTO: NIKKI CHAPPLE The same day, a box of babies was found in a park. These guys were either preemie or had been without food for a while, as they...
How Much Will Your Pet Cost You Throughout its Life? A Large Survey Provides an Estimate
Americans are pretty attached to our pets, with a furry friend present in an estimated 70% of households across the country. We do want the best for them, so costs can pile up. Between quality food, toys, treats, supplies, veterinary care, and pet-sitting or kenneling when we’re out of town, we can find ourselves facing more expenses than we thought. According to a new survey, a large share of pet owners aren’t quite prepared for these costs. Synchrony, a company that provides credit card and insurance products to pet owners,...
Family Finds Paw Prints in the Snow All Winter, Finally Meets the Cat Who Made Them
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! We first noticed a flash of white in the backyard. Some new creature was living in our yard, but it never slowed down long enough for any of us to figure out what it was. Then winter came, and along with the snow, there were occasionally fresh footprints along the sidewalk. Tiny footprints that told us that the streak of white was actually a cat who had to be beyond freezing. We started...
