Michigan’s Ferris State University is Allowing Pets to Live with Students in Cramer Hall
A Michigan-based university has introduced a new program starting this year that will see student pets allowed to live on the upper floor of Cramer Hall, located on Ferris State’s Big Rapids campus. It’s all part of an effort by the university to appeal to students who don’t want to or can’t bear to leave their pets behind at home. While most colleges still ban pets from living on campus, several have opened up to the idea in recent years in order to compete. One of them is Eckerd College in Florida, which holds an...
Dog with Note Attached to Collar Jumps into Patrol Car Looking for Help in Platteville, WI
Is this a trend or what? Recently, we’ve seen a number of stories where a dog or a cat has leapt into a vehicle looking for help or flat-out rescue from their situation. Well, it’s happened again, and this time it’s a dog in Wisconsin. A lost, or more likely abandoned, dog found herself alone in a park where she was apparently spotted and reported to local police. When an officer from the Platteville Police Department arrived at Moundview Park and opened the door to exit the vehicle, the female dog came bounding up and...
Slow-Moving Turtle Gets Help Escaping Owner’s House Fire
It was just before 2:30 in the morning when a resident woke up to a popping sound in her California home, followed almost immediately by her fire alarm. A fire had begun in the workshop at the back of the home, but the flames were quickly spreading to the rest of the two-story residence. Something needed to be done quickly to save the family and their pets. The Orange County Fire Authority was quickly on the scene and sprayed the fire with water to control it as they worked to rescue all of the residents. The two people living in the home...
How Airline Regulations Impact Blind Passengers with Service Animals
Air travel has long been a gateway to freedom and adventure, but for those with disabilities who rely on service animals, recent changes in airline regulations have turned this experience into a daunting and inaccessible journey. Department of Transportation rules, implemented in January 2021 to counteract the rise of untrained animals masquerading as service companions, have inadvertently created barriers for blind passengers, depriving them of their independence and peace of mind. Photo: PexelsPassengers can face rejection due to minor...
Lovely Lilly Longs to Brighten Your Life as Only an Adorable Adoptable Chocolate Lab Can
Hello everybody, I’m Lilly, and I’m happy to say I’m finally ready for my forever family! If you live in a quiet household and want to be a one-pet family and like cats and dogs, please read on! My foster, Auntie Nancy, says I’m like a cat-dog. I’m a chocolate Lab mix with the quiet energy of a cat and the sweetness and affection of a Lab. How cool is that? My superpowers: I LOVE staying close to my human(s). Especially sitting next to my human and receiving belly rubs and head pats! Photo: DLRR I’m fine...
Landscaper Astonished to Find Malnourished Alligator Near Pennsylvania Creek
Alligators don’t typically live in Pennsylvania, which partially explains why the one a landscaper was surprised to find near a creek was not doing particularly well. The man was working in an outdoor location near the creek when he happened to glance down into the ravine and noticed a small creature lying in a puddle near the edge of the creek. He was shocked to discover that it was a tiny alligator. Photo: Unsplash/Mia Anderson The landscaper called police, who came to take possession of the two-and-a-half-foot-long critter and get it...
Heartbreaking Loss: Woman’s Beloved Dog Goes Missing at Atlanta Airport
In a harrowing turn of events, Paula Rodriguez’s journey took a nightmarish twist when her beloved dog, Maia, went missing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The incident has left her in agony, grasping onto the hope of reuniting with her cherished companion. Paula’s trip from the Dominican Republic to California via Atlanta turned into a traumatic ordeal when she was unexpectedly turned away at customs, reports The Washington Post. As she was held in detention, awaiting a return flight, the unimaginable happened...
Cat Ends Up at Shelter After Her Owner Dies During Hurricane
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! Hurricane Katrina had come through southern Mississippi. It had destroyed our home. It had been a few years since I had a cat. When we got our new home about a year after the storm, I went to the local animal rescue league shelter to find a kitten. I knew it would comfort me. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / VISTAWEI There were many there, but then, over to the side I saw this big pure white...
Lone Kitten Found Alive on Road, Next to His Deceased Mother and Siblings
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! Orph Fin was found on the road at one week of age next to his mother and siblings. All were dead except him, and he came to our kitten rescue. CATS. PHOTO: PIXABAY / BISHNU SARANGI We were fostering a cat who just had a litter and she accepted Orph as one on her own (Micetro Goose, she is now at the Rainbow Bridge, such a sweet kitty). We adopted Orph, couldn’t help it, we loved him...
Women are Better at Understanding Canine Communications Than Men
After doing some research on canine communications, we ran into a study conducted by Dr. Tamás Faragó and his team at Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary back in 2017. This is, rather interestingly, the same facility that recently undertook research on whether or not dogs had a preference for intonation among humans. The results confirmed what many of us have suspected for years: dogs enjoy baby talk directed at them and they respond better to women than men. Photo: Pixabay/thuanvo Women & Dogs The earlier 2017 study,...
