VA Hospital Prohibited Service Dogs, Leading To Veteran’s Suicide
Sadly, it took a veteran’s death by suicide for a VA hospital to change their service dog policies. The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (DVAOIG) has asked two VA facilities to improve care for mental health patients, including changing their policy that previously prohibited service dogs. According to a report from the VAOIG, the veteran died by suicide after visiting VA facilities in Portland, Oregon and Palo Alto, California. The veteran was showing signs of suicidal ideation, and although staff made an...
6 Ways To Celebrate Adopt A Shelter Dog Month In October
Every month should be Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, as far as we’re concerned. But since 1981, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month has been officially observed in October to raise awareness about the millions of shelter dogs seeking forever homes. According to American Humane, 3-4 million shelter dogs are still waiting for someone to adopt them. Adopt A Shelter Dog Month is our annual reminder that shelters are crowded with lovable dogs desperately hoping someone will give them a chance. Photo: Pixabay Of course, adopting a dog is also a big...
Why do dogs eat grass?
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Kitten Rescued From Barn Showers His New Family with Love
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! Lover Boy was from a litter of barn kittens at the stable where my daughter rode. Summer camp was going on and the children played with the kittens constantly. He grew up very friendly but was a skinny no-name mess with long fur full of burrs and constant diarrhea staining his fluffy tail. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY/DANI MONTOYA Then the owner was injured and the stable closed. The 4-H members...
Dying Dog Gets To Roll In Snow One Last Time Thanks To Utah Ice Center
Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation helped fulfill a last wish for a dying dog. Maggie was diagnosed with cancer and while her time on Earth was coming to an end, her owners were determined to make sure she got to enjoy snow one last time. They made a plea on Facebook asking if anyone had a shaved ice machine they could borrow. “Our sweet dog is passing of cancer and Monday we want to build her one last snow bank to roll in,” they wrote. Salt Lake County Ice Center heard about the request and leaped at the opportunity to help...
Ohio Trooper Saves A Stray Dog Then Goes Back To Adopt Her
Saving lives is all in a day’s work for one Ohio trooper, who found a stray dog while out on patrol, brought her to a local shelter, and then–when no one stepped up to claim her–went back to give her a forever home. According to WLWT5, an Ohio State Highway Patrol Officer was working a stationary patrol when he found a lonely pit-bull mix. Trooper Gable wasn’t sure if the dog was a stray, or just missing or lost. Just in case, the officer brought the dog to a local shelter, where her owners could come and claim her....
Sibling Brown Bears In Alaska Spotted “Synchronized Napping” In Viral Video
Brown bears avoid the cold Alaska winters by hibernating in dens. While most bears are currently preparing for hibernation by eating nonstop, two sibling brown bears thought it was a good idea to practice napping together. The resident 17-year-old brother and sister bears, JB and Patron, arrived at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in 2004 as cubs after their mother was killed. They have thrived at the wildlife sanctuary and enjoy roughhousing, digging holes, and fishing in the stream that runs through their enclosure. Screenshot:...
One-Third Of All Sharks & Rays Are At Risk Of Extinction Due To Overfishing
Human activity has affected the ocean for hundreds of years, through fishing and hunting, and indirectly by habitat modification and climate change. The number of threatened species has doubled since the first global study back in 2014, and the number of endangered and critically endangered species have since more than tripled. Today, more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are at risk of extinction due to overfishing, according to a new study. Photo: Unsplash/Tomáš Nožina Rays are the most threatened, with 41%...
Florida Proposes Fishing Licenses For Once Endangered Goliath Grouper
Goliath groupers make their homes in and around Florida’s coral reefs where they can grow to 800 pounds. According to NOAA Fisheries, these massive fish have few natural predators, and swim through the shallow waters without hesitation, which has historically made them easy prey for fishermen and divers with spearguns. Divers once harvested these fish using powerheads on spearguns, boaters pulled them in with winches on mounted on gunwales, TCPalm reports. Meanwhile, fish houses paid about 40 cents per pound for the goliath grouper,...
Special Needs Puppy And Rescue Piglet Are BFFs
There is nothing more adorable than odd animal friendships, like Winnie and Wilma’s. They became best friends the moment they met. A special needs puppy named Winston (better known as “Winnie The Roo” or “Winnie” for short) arrived at Charlotte’s Freedom Farm, a hobby farm that rescues farm animals and lets them live out their lives, at just six-weeks-old with what appeared to be just undeveloped front legs. He was surrendered by the people who bred him. A trip to the vet revealed his sternum also...
