Does your dog bark too much?
Dogs bark for many reasons, but if your own pooch is too “talkative”, it’s important to discover why, and find positive ways to curb his barking behavior. Let’s admit it. Barking dogs can be annoying, not to mention stressful. And when it’s your own dog who’s barking all the time, it can also lead to embarrassment. In some cases, an excessively-barking dog can cause a rift between neighbors and even family members. This article looks at why dogs sometimes bark too much, and what you can do to train this...
Doting Cat Dad Builds Elevator For Senior Cat To Help Him Get To His Favorite Spot
Meet Frodo. He’s a 20-year-old cat who loves to nap in the sun. However, getting to his favorite spot by the pool meant hobbling down a flight of stairs every day. But life just got a whole lot easier for the aging feline. Screenshot: YouTube/Liam Thompson Liam Thompson, loving cat dad and inventor, noticed his senior pal struggling and decided to do something about it. He spent four days constructing an elevator that would allow Frodo to go up and down the stairs with no effort. The video, which has been viewed by over 900K people,...
New Jersey Becomes 8th State To Ban Sale Of Cosmetics Tested On Animals
Using animals for cosmetics testing is cruel, inhumane, and unnecessary. On Monday, New Jersey joined a growing list of states that are taking a stand for rabbits, guinea pigs, and all other lab animals. Governor Phil Murphy signed New Jersey’s Humane Cosmetics Act into law, which will ban the sale of cosmetics that have been newly tested on animals. The Garden State is the eighth state to ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. They join California, Nevada, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland, Maine and Hawaii. Photo: Unsplash/Universal Eye...
Easy Ways to Stop the Bark
Dogs communicate using a variety of vocal signals including howling, whining, growling, yelping and barking. While most of this language is easy for humans to understand, constant barking can make even the most informed of caregivers tear their hair out in frustration. Dogs who bark excessively cause their families such distress that some resort to using equipment like anti-bark collars just to get some peace. While these devices might promise a quick-fix cure, they are highly aversive and generally cause dogs more distress, putting a...
“Trust but verify” when selecting supplements for your dog or cat
Finding answers to some simple questions can make product selection much easier. Supplements can play a key role in helping your dog or cat live a long, healthy, happy life. This is particularly true when they’re incorporated as an element of whole animal care that also includes a high quality diet, regular exercise, routine veterinary checkups, and a stimulating environment with training and socialization. Many consumers believe that if a product has made its way to the store shelf, it must come from a reputable and responsible...
Driver Rescues Kitten Swimming Along Flooded Street
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 live in the northeast of Brazil, and the raining season this year brought terrible inundations. By the end of May, the water stood a foot high and more in all of the streets. So one morning, I tried to reach the supermarket with the car, and I saw this little kitten paddling in the stream that our avenida had become. KITTEN. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/VIMART She was swimming for her life, her...
How to Make Your Fosters Know They Are Appreciated
Have foster caregivers made a big difference in your organization? Yes of course they have! During the pandemic, we’ve discovered that foster networks are larger and more enthusiastic than ever before. To retain this incredible resource, how do we make it easy and rewarding to be a foster? And how do we say thank you to the incredible fosters who are essential to saving animals’ lives? Make the Work Easy For required appointments, make scheduling as easy as possible. Learn from your favorite online booking experience...
APA! Joins Mars Petcare to End Pet Homelessness
Today marks an important milestone in the fight against pet homelessness. [embedded content] Austin Pets Alive! is proud to join forces with Mars Petcare and leading animal welfare organizations to launch the State of Pet Homelessness Index. This first-of-its-kind tool pulls together credible, consistent data from 200+ sources to measure the scale of the pet homelessness issue at a country level and uncover its possible root causes. We hope this data will be used by animal welfare organizations, policymakers, pet professionals, academics,...
6 key takeaways about DEI in animal welfare
Earlier this summer, the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement conducted research on the current state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in animal welfare. More than 2,600 respondents took the survey. The results are in, revealing six key takeaways. Lack of cohesive vision and commitment to DEI in animal welfare Lack of adequate diversity at all levels Animal welfare organizations face barriers to increasing and sustaining diversity in theworkforce Exclusionary and discriminatory behaviors are a problem Lack of inclusive services...
Strays Known As the ‘Do Nothing Kittens’ Blossom After Being Rescued
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! “I hope those kittens haven’t escaped,” I said to my mother as we drove home. “They don’t have it in them,” Mom said. “They are the do-nothing kittens.” It was true. Tiny Jordan – aka “Baby” – and his even tinier sister, Jamie – aka “Fetus” – were not bursting with energy. While most kittens...
