Frightened Dog Reunited With Owner After Being Rescued From Massive Hole
For as much as we love her, Mother Nature present all sorts of risk for our four-legged friends, including dangerous bug bites, snake bites, ticks and heartworm disease, and deadly foxtail grasses. But one Georgia dog found herself in a rarer (but equally dangerous) predicament after falling into a massive earthen hole, where she remained trapped for days. Photo: Facebook/Cobb County, GA According to Newsweek, firefighters raced to save the stranded dog after a local resident, Ty McIntyre, noticed the pup trapped at the bottom of the deep...
I Just Had to Save Him!
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 got Asher from a local Atlanta-area animal shelter on January 11, 2014 while looking for my lost cat, Alex. He was very sick and, as I asked about him, they told me to just walk away because he’s ‘just going to die here.’ I didn’t. I asked them to open his cage so I could pet him, and I heard him wheezing. He could barely open his eyes, but when he did, the...
Loose Tiger In Houston Finds Forever Home At Big Cat Sanctuary
The missing tiger last seen roaming through a Houston neighborhood has been found and taken in by a big cat sanctuary. For the past week, Houston police have been searching for the 9-month-old male tiger named India who was first spotted by an off-duty officer in his neighborhood. On May 15, Houston Police tweeted, “We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed.” HPD Major Offenders Commander Ron Borza is relieved “India” the 🐅...
After Being Used For Target Practice, Badly Abused Cat Is Adopted Into Perfect Home
When we first wrote about Comet, the one-year-old Florida cat had been found limping and blinded in one eye after being repeatedly shot by a BB gun. Thankfully, Comet’s rescuer rushed the abused cat to Helping Paws Humane Society, where workers removed pellets from all over the wounded cat’s body. But Comet’s injuries extended beyond being used for target practice. “He was limping because his leg was infected and broken in four different places,” shelter worker Karen B. told Waggle. Sadly, the gravity of...
Worth The Wait
For 365 days, a lab/pit bull mix named Charis waited for a family of her own. Her patience paid off in a big way. Shelter life was beginning to take a toll on the sweet pup. Even though she was walked three times a day and would go on adventures with volunteers, the countless hours alone in a kennel were causing her to become anxious. Photo: Facebook/Effingham County, IL Humane Society Effingham County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter in Illinois, didn’t understand how Charis was still available. The friendly dog loves to play...
Shark Finning Claims More Lives Every Year Than The Population Of Mexico
Imagine the population of Mexico disappearing within a year. Japan, the year after that, followed by Australia and the UK. It’s a frightening vision for the future of humans, but reality for one of the Earth’s most threatened marine species. One hundred million sharks are slaughtered every year for their fins, Sharks.org reports. Fishermen slice the sharks’ fins off and toss the less valuable, mutilated shark back into the water, where it will subsequently die from blood loss or suffocation. Shark finning continues to...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: A new Candid Conversation is on the way, lost pets and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. Register now for Maddie’s Candid Conversation with Dr. Jyothi V. RobertsonJoin us Tuesday, May 25 for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson, President and Founder of JVR Shelter Strategies. The chat will begin at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern. In her well-established career, Dr. Robertson has consulted on organizational structure and processes in the animal welfare field. Internationally...
There’s A Subreddit That’s Dedicated To Cats ‘With Jobs’
Cats with jobs sounds like an oxymoron. We know cats to be very independent animals who prefer to sleep sixteen hours a day and then wake us up at 2:00 AM with their zoomies. However, just because they spend a good portion of their day asleep doesn’t mean that some of them can’t hold down a job. Photo: PXHERE In fact, there is a subreddit, r/CatsWithJobs, that is dedicated to showing the world just how employable some felines can be. To be quite honest, we can totally get behind cats holding down a job. Some of these kitties look...
Military Dad Reunites With His Giant Dog After A 9 Month Deployment
It doesn’t matter if it’s been five minutes or five months, our dogs are always excited to see us. But when it comes to long separations that last several months, it can be particularly hard on our dogs. That is why it is so heartwarming to see how happy they get when they see their owners again. We see a lot of these videos with soldiers and their dogs who have been apart for ages. There is one video – an oldie but goodie – that always puts a smile on our faces. It’s the video of Emmitt Thunderpaws. Photo:...
Abandoned Puppy Refused To Leave The Plum Box They Found Him In
Offices found an underweight, abandoned pit bull puppy curled up in a plum box. They were able to bring him to the safety of a rescue, but the little pup refused to leave the plum box. In a video by The Dodo, animal welfare workers describe how the little pit bull named Plum was sweet-hearted and friendly, but wouldn’t allow anyone to take him from the plum box he was found in. The puppy seemed to find comfort and security in his box, maybe even a sense of belonging or home. They shared a photo of the little pup curled up in his box on...
