Why Adopt A Shelter Dog Month Should Be Celebrated Year Round
Since 1981, Adopt-a-Dog Month has been observed every October in an effort to help the estimated 3-4 million animals waiting in shelters every year get the loving, forever homes that they deserve. According to American Humane, the local shelter is the perfect place to find dogs of every breed, size, age and personality — all waiting for a loving home. Shelter pets need help year round. Of course, it doesn’t have to be October to help a canine in need by offering them a loving forever home. As Total Veterinary Care reports, a new...
Family Evacuates From Fire Just in Time for Cat to Give Birth
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! On August 21, a family in Puyallup, Washington was forced to evacuate their home due to a nearby building fire with their pregnant foster cat. The family was fostering Moon, a pregnant cat from the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County who was due to give birth anytime. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY/EDUARDO VIEIRA “We woke up Saturday morning to a ‘Go Now’ evacuation...
Consistent training plus calming supplements may help overcome behavioral problems in dogs and cats
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What is limited ingredient dog food?
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...
After Being Adopted By Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum, Cats Are Less Stressed
Past studies have shown that having a feline friend in the home can help lower stress and anxiety in children with autism. As it turns out, these benefits may be mutual. According to a new study from researchers at the University of Missouri, cats’ stress levels go down after being adopted into homes with at least one child with autism. The team discovered this by monitoring the cats’s weight and measuring their levels of cortisol, which is associated with stress. The findings were recently published in the journal Frontiers in...
After Being Overlooked in Shelter, Bonded Older Dogs Finally Find a Home Together
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 just lost my rescued JR Terrier, Dixie, unexpectedly at 4 years old in 2015. Even though we still had other fur babies, she left a big hole. So we started looking to fill that space with another pup needing a forever home. DOGS. PHOTO: PIXABAY/ADINA VOICU I was looking for a lap dog (Yorkie or the like) so we went to the Animal Rescue League of NH’s website. That’s when...
Rescuers Hope DNA Can Help Orphaned Elephant Find Her Real Family
Most baby elephants don’t live long without their mothers, who provide nourishment, maternal protection, and critical survival skills. But Nania, an orphaned elephant from Burkina Faso, was lucky, in part because villagers found the orphaned elephant just days after losing her herd. “She wouldn’t have survived otherwise,” Céline Sissler-Bienvenu–one of the many people involved in helping the little elephant beat the odds–told the New York Times. Remember Nania? After losing her herd at just three...
An effective cancer screening method for dogs
The best way to beat cancer in dogs is to start treatment as early as possible. The Cancer Risk Assessment (CRA) is a proven and effective way to screen your dog for cancer, so you can catch it sooner rather than later! Most dogs get some type of cancer in their lifetime. Because of this statistic, developing a way to screen for cancer in canines has become a focus of many researchers. Early detection of cancer leads to early intervention, access to more therapies, and better outcomes. As more options become available to pet parents,...
How one rescue organization recruited 75 foster caregivers in one day
One Tail at a Time, based in Chicago, IL, was in a tough spot. Their shelter partners were quickly filling to capacity and were asking for help. At the same time, they were experiencing a drop in new fosters and foster placements due to vacations, returning to work and other factors. “With scheduled transports and our commitment to our local animal care and control, it was not an option for us to stop or severely slow down our intake and we needed to act,” says Foster Program Manager, Shannon Wilson. ...
How Much Does it Cost to Foster a Dog?
Fostering an animal can be very rewarding. Nothing beats giving a dog a safe place to stay while they’re waiting for their forever owners. Some dog lovers might think fostering is cheaper than owning one, but there are actually some costs that come with fostering a dog. Find out what to expect when signing up to be a foster pet parent. How does fostering a dog work? PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/GOODLUZ Many people want to foster dogs but they’re unsure where to start and how it works. When you foster you take a homeless dog into your house...
