Tiny Kitten Survives Dog Attack and Neglect with the Help of a Kind Human
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! While buying cat food at Petco the first Saturday in December 2011, a family came in with a pathetic looking kitten. The little girl was crying and the boy just looked down at his feet while the parents spoke to the rescue group. I could tell the woman running the rescue was very angry while the kitten looked over her shoulder and I swear, every time I looked up she gave me the...
How Puppy Mills Continue To Propagate Suffering, Even Fooling Many Pet Parents
“Puppy Mill” is a term typically given to large-scale, commercial operations that breed puppies for profit. The promise of high returns provides incentive to minimize overhead costs and maximize profit, but it’s the dogs who pay the price. Meanwhile, millions of cats and dogs languish shelters where volunteers and charities struggle to provide even basic needs. According to the ASPCA, U.S. shelters take in about 6.3 million pets every year, of which about 3.1 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. Sadly, around 920,000...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Register now for the Open Arms Challenge, re-homing programs and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. LAST CHANCE to register for the Open Arms Challenge!This Challenge is all about opening our hearts and minds to more accessible and inclusive practices. With $200,000 in grant prizes available and the support of 15 organizations, we’d say this Challenge may be the best one yet! Registration closes on August 30th. Register Now How to start a supported self-rehoming program at your animal shelterDid you know that approximately 36% of animals entering animal...
Dog Hears Owner On Ring Camera And Tries To Give Him Kisses
In recent years, home security has become much more interactive. We’ve seen such companies like Ring come to prominence with their home security systems that are easy to set up and easy to use. Being able to keep an eye on your property, especially from the convenience of your phone while you’re out of the house, is definitely quite helpful. It helps to give many homeowners a sense of security and peace of mind, and that is really all we’re looking for, right? But besides being able to keep an eye out for potentially...
Owner Saves Dog From Falling Off Perilous Cliffside
Our furry friends are like family to us. But unlike cats, we can take our dogs almost anywhere with us. Going for long walks in nature with our dogs is a wonderful and relaxing pastime. But for one dog owner, it quickly turned into a life or death situation when his precious pooch nearly took a tumble off a precarious cliff’s edge. Photo: Max Pixel Fortunately, the dog owner’s quick thinking saved the day and managed to pull his pup back from the age before it was too late, and it was all captured on video. The footage definitely...
Puppies Rescued From Sewer Reunited With Their Mom
All animals deserve a loving home. Sadly, there are some animals that are born into a life on the streets where things can be really tough. That is exactly what happened to a little canine family. The five puppies had come to experience a horrific scare when they became trapped underground in the city of Hyderabad in India. The poor little pups were stuck there for more than 10 hours, and the worst part was, their mother couldn’t reach them. Photo: flickr/eutrophication&hypoxia It was looking quite bleak for the little family. They...
Rescuers Save Mama And Puppies Living At The Dump
We all know how important temperature is when it comes to pet care. If it’s too cold or too hot it can spell disaster for our animals. That is why pet owners are always being encouraged during extreme temperatures to keep an eye on their pets and not forget about their pets. But what happens to stray animals when they don’t have anyone to look out for them on a hot summer’s day or a cold winter’s night? Sadly, there are many stories that don’t have happy endings for stray animals. Photo: Pixabay/chelovekpoddojdem...
Cat Visits Baby For Some Fun In The Crib
Parents around the world use a baby cam to keep an eye on their little ones while they are sleeping. Often, when we look at the camera footage, we have that peaceful feeling that we get when our child is comfortable and snoozing away. Sometimes, however, we may get a surprise, and that was the case with a family who checked on the footage from their baby cam. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A couple of hours after putting the baby to sleep, the family feline jumped up onto the railing of the crib and was walking around. Eventually, the cat jumped...
Dog Helps Friends Push His Neighbor’s Stalled Car
Dogs come with all different personalities, and some want nothing more than to please their owners and lend a helping paw. Some dogs really go above and beyond to help out when they can, and that was the case with a dog in São Paulo, Brazil named Toddy. Toddy, who lives in the Promissão area, was outside with his owner when some friends started helping the neighbor push his stalled car. Photo: Max Pixel Rather than stand by and watch, like the other nearby dogs were doing, Toddy decided to help push the car! Article continues...
Dachshunds Compete In First-Ever ‘Weiner-lympics’ Games
In lieu of the recent Tokyo Olympics, a dedicated dog-lover created the first official “Weinerlympics” games. The games feature athletic dachshunds competing in swimming, weight lifting, fencing, high dive, long jump, wrestling, and running. Yes, weiner dogs do all of those things! A video of the event was uploaded by Crusoe the Dachshund, a YouTube account with over 1.5 million followers. Photo: Pixabay/Elstef In the video, Crusoe and Daphne meet up with their friend Oakley and compete in the events against one another. The video...
