How lessons from 2020 can inform your marketing efforts now
This is a guest post written by Caitlin Quinn, Director of Operations at HeARTs Speak. Stay tuned for part two on Thursday! It is an understatement to say we’ve all heard enough about 2020. But it’s also a year that revealed many important lessons that could help make a brighter future for the pets and people we all serve, if only we take the time to reflect. Let’s look at a few timely takeaways from 2020 that we can use in marketing our programs, animals, and organizations well into the future. People want...
Woman Saves Flea-Infested Puppy Who Had Been Left Alone in a Frigid Car
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! The sweetest, most loving dog I’ve ever had was a stolen dog. I wasn’t the thief, but I did receive the stolen goods. DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY/PEZIBEAR A friend went to the mall one cold January evening, and on her way through the parking lot heard whimpering from a car she was passing. She looked inside the old beat-up car and saw a tiny puppy on the back seat, shivering in the...
Canada Goose Waits Outside Wildlife Hospital While Her Injured Mate Gets Surgery
It’s always stressful when a loved one is in the hospital, especially if we can’t be with them while they’re being treated. Apparently this stress extends to the animal kingdom, as a pair of geese in Massachusetts recently showed. Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts has a wild Canada goose neighbor named Arnold who lives on a pond nearby, along with his mate of several years. They noticed Arnold wasn’t walking very easily one day, so they decided to bring him in to try to help. GEESE. PHOTO:...
Stray Six-Week-Old Kitten Wandering the Streets Finds a Meal and a Home
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! In October 2007, my niece stepped outside to feed some of the stray cats around her house. When she called for them, a little black kitten streaked across the street to get his share. My niece picked him up and held the cup of food in front of him and he stuck his entire head down in it. She had no idea where he had come from, but it wasn’t the best of neighborhoods and cats,...
People Come Together To Rescue Horses Burned In Washington Wildfire
On July 12, lightning started a wildfire in Nespelem, Washington, now known as the Chuweah Creek Fire. The flames quickly spread across tribal lands due to the heat wave, drought conditions, and gusty winds. As the flames destroyed homes and thousands of acres of grazing pastures and trees, horses ran for their lives. Some were spotted running down the road and others were seen on charred hillsides. Article continues below Our Featured Programs See how we’re making a difference for People, Pets, and the Planet and how you can get...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: 2021 Avanzino Leadership Award winner, trial adoptions and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Mother of Shelter Medicine receives 2021 Avanzino Leadership AwardWe’re thrilled to announce that the 2021 Avanzino Leadership Award goes to Dr. Lila Miller for her trailblazing leadership and purposeful dedication to the field of veterinary shelter medicine. Dr. Miller transformed the lives of countless pets, developing the first veterinarian-written guidelines for shelter animal care, which are now used in shelters across the...
Autocorrect Fail Embarrasses UK Dog Groomer
We’ve all been misunderstood or made a mistake when texting — it’s just part of the deal! Most of the time, these hiccups in communication are easily brushed aside but sometimes they result in accidental comedy gold. For one dog groomer in the UK, autocorrect and an accidental “send” made an innocent mistake into a mortifying misfire when they had the following exchange with a customer waiting to pick up their pup: PHOTO: REDDIT / spongebobfuckboy Dexter, a senior-citizen beagle, had just been coiffed and bathed...
Tel Aviv To Test Dog Poop DNA To Catch Owners Who Don’t Clean Up
Having dogs around is wonderful, but not all dog owners are as responsible as they should be. Part of owning a pet is caring for them, by providing them with plenty of love, shelter, food, exercise, and potty walks. With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a worldwide lockdown, areas around the globe saw an increase in dog adoptions, which is amazing. However, some of the adoptions were with owners who weren’t experienced or responsible dog owners and now some areas are feeling the repercussions of that. As the world starts to open back up,...
Dog Missing For A Week Found At The Bottom Of An 80-Foot Deep Well
A dog named Orange had been missing for a week before he was finally discovered at the bottom of a well. Orange’s owners had noticed their dog had gone missing a week earlier, but it seemed he was nowhere to be found. Eventually, it was discovered that the poor dog had fallen down an 80-foot well and was trapped at the bottom. They believe he had been stuck there the whole week! Photo: Facebook/Animalkind Stories Adam Williams with Hawaii’s Forestry & Wildlife Department was assigned to rescue the dog and he knew he’d...
Man Sees An Online Ad For ‘Unwanted Puppies’ And Immediately Goes To Rescue Them
As sad as it is, there are so many stray dogs in the world – and it’s usually because of so-called dog lovers. People purchase dogs through breeders without doing due diligence, support backyard breeding and animal purchases on Craigslist and Facebook, and some don’t even get their animals fixed. These things all lead to numerous stray dogs on the streets, which results in more dogs being injured or ending up euthanized. One true dog-lover saw a situation that could’ve ended up badly for some poor pups, so he stepped...
