Serious-Looking Cat Asks Owner For Treats
Animals are smarter than we give them credit for. Anyone who’s had cats probably knows just how clever they can be, but sometimes that cleverness goes a little bit further and appears almost human-like. That can be seen when cats use whatever they can to communicate their needs. Sometimes they meow or rub against our legs, but sometimes they use even more advanced tactics to tell us what they want. For a doll-faced Persian cat named Blake, he knows exactly how to get what he wants. Photo: Max Pixel Blake’s owner shared a video on...
Future of APA!: History of No Kill Austin and Our Connection to the Land at TLAC
Aug 27, 2021 As the second installment in a short series of letters meant to inform you of APA!’s relationship with the City of Austin, we wanted to bring you up to speed on the Town Lake Animal Center (TLAC) property and how it impacts the renegotiation of our license agreement to operate APA!. [embedded content] Built in the 1950s, the TLAC facility was a huge improvement over what existed before, which was a structure somewhere in Austin that held all the animals in a massive concrete pen without adequate food and water until they...
Cat Abandoned Because His Owner’s New Boyfriend ‘Doesn’t Like Cats’
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 was notified that a cat was trying to get into people’s homes in the RV camp where I live. Park policy is trap and take to the ASPCA. I went to check out the cat and found a skinny, very hungry Ocicat! I kept him in a dog cage outside while I looked for his owner by posters and word of mouth. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/CHENPG Day five, it’s pouring buckets and even though I...
Grand Teton National Park Temporarily Closes Busy Road For Ravenous Bears
Grizzly and black bears have been spotted on the side of a narrow, scenic road in Grand Teton National Park, so park rangers decided to temporarily close it. “The northern section of the Moose-Wilson Road, between Murie Ranch Junction and Death Canyon Junction, is temporary closed to all visitors including motorists, cyclists, and hikers,” states National Park Service (NPS). The bears are not there to welcome visitors but to devour the fresh berries along the road. Since it is impossible for people to keep the recommended 100 yard...
Endangered Female Sumatran Tiger And Her Two Cubs Found Dead In Indonesian Conservation Area
Sumatran tigers are critically endangered with fewer than 400 remaining in the wild, but poachers continue to target them. One of the last places on Earth for the endangered tigers to roam freely is Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Sadly, even the forested area meant for the preservation of the tigers isn’t free of poachers. Conservationists were devastated when they found the bodies of three Sumatran tigers in le Buboh village in South Aceh. Photo: Pexels/Waldemar Brandt A female tiger and her two cubs were found dead in the protected...
Pets Are Abandoned During Foreclosures At A Staggering Rate
The victims of foreclosure face a bleak financial situation, made all the worse when pets are involved. When someone can no longer afford to make rent or mortgage payments, it is also a challenge to afford to properly care for animals. Animal shelters are seeing an increase in pets being surrendered because their owners are being foreclosed upon. And the foreclosure rate has sharply increased due pandemic pressure and unemployment, Brookings reports. Many pets have been abandoned when families cannot afford rent or mortgage payments. These...
De-stress with a cat coloring book!
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How to Rename Your Dog After Adoption
Sometimes when you adopt a new dog, that dog may come with a name you don’t particularly like. You may get your dog home and realize he doesn’t fit the name he had or their name isn’t something you like. Their name may have been given to them after an owner surrender and maybe your dog doesn’t respond well to it. In most cases, you will decide to change your dog’s name from the previous owner’s name. And, although it may seem difficult to rename a dog, it’s actually quite easy. Can you change a...
Britney Spears’ Stolen Dogs Reportedly Taken By Employees Worried About Their Health
Though she’s a talented artist, Britney Spears seems to be in the news for everything but her singing. But the singer’s high-profile battle against her 13-year conservatorship, which has inspired multiple documentaries and a #FreeBritney social media campaign, took a strange and ominous turn when Spear’s two dogs were reportedly stolen. ❤️ Posted by Britney Spears on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Britney initially blamed her father, Jamie Spears, for the theft, according to TMZ. After all, the elder Spears had...
People Outraged Over The Killing Of Two Young Ospreys At Maryland Park
Ospreys are gradually recovering in population after pesticides (like DDT) nearly wiped them out. It takes roughly 54 days for osprey chicks to develop their wings and leave the nest – which was apparently too long for Maryland officials to wait. Two young ospreys were removed by USDA APHIS Wildlife Services from their nest on top of a light fixture overlooking a ballpark. Instead of bringing the birds to a rescue, both were euthanized. The beautiful birds make their nests high up in the trees or on top of utility poles near bodies of...
