Cat Rescuer Seeks Advice After Secretly Neutering Pet Cat During TNR Program
Trap-Neuter-Return programs help stray cat populations around the world. It’s something even individuals can do for a community overrun with cats to make a huge difference. While pet owners should know to spay and neuter their cats, stray animals are a different story. They don’t have anyone looking after them. Photo: Flickr/kisluvkis License: CC BY 2.0 Reddit user u/Dazzling-Ad7801 runs a TNR program for feral cats in his community. After crossing a pretty serious boundary in his line of work, he took to the subreddit...
Teen Daughter Says She Won’t Forgive Dad If He Gets Rid Of Her Cat
Pets are part of the family. They mean a lot to us, but some people are quick to rehome them when things get tough. One situation that’s tough to deal with is when parents make the decision to get rid of a family pet without their kid’s approval. Photo: Pexels/Michele Riva It’s something a teen is struggling with and she took to Reddit to share about it. The 16-year-old, who goes by u/deep_ocean434 on Reddit, posted about her situation in the popular sub r/AmItheAsshole. “I (f16) live with just my dad (m42). My mom...
Fur Mom Surprises Smart Therapy Cat by Turning Her into a Fashionista!
“A therapy animal has been trained specifically to do therapy work, including providing comfort and support. They have passed an evaluation that specifically tests for skills suitable to work in therapy environments,” explained Haylee Bergeland, CPDT-KA, RBT and Founder and Executive Director at Iowa Human-Animal Bond Society. Therapy animals are allowed to go to public places such as schools, nursing homes, and hospitals within the community to provide comfort for their humans. But it must be noted that these animals are not...
Of All the Reasons to Cause Chaotic Traffic in San Francisco, It’s a Herd of Sightseeing Goats!
Don’t let the headline make you think that goats are just an annoying burden to the people of San Francisco! Actually, this herd of 35 goats were doing a great service to the city when somebody let them loose. Photo: Tiktok/ABC7 News You see, these weed-eating animals came from City Grazing with the responsibility of ridding the park of poison oak and invasive plants. This is nothing new for these domesticated goats. Farms and cities from many parts of the world have been employing them for years to help with maintaining ecological...
Senior Boxer is a ‘Champion Snorer and Snortler’
The following story was submitted in the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest. The top three finishers received $500 in cash, as well as $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. To read more stories, click here! Daphne was a champion snorer, that is, she snored and you heard her snore. Whether she was sleeping, or taking a nap, which was often, she snored. She let me know where she was with her snoring. PHOTO: LAWRENCE YEE Daphne was also a champion snortler. When you gave her belly rubs, she snortled. She snortled when...
10 Reasons You Should Adopt a Senior Cat
June is National Adopt a Cat Month. If you decide to head over to your local shelter to take advantage of this momentous occasion, there are plenty of quirky, cuddly felines to choose from. An often overlooked but great choice is a senior cat, and there are plenty of upsides to bringing one home! They’re Unapologetically Themselves While people often opt for a kitten because they’re fun, cute, and you’re more apt to have many years with them, it’s not really clear what their personality will end up being. That’ll...
Dogs in Montana are Being Trained to Keep Bears Away from Humans
Bear biologist Carrie Hunt, of the Wind River Bear Institute in Montana, is training what are known as “bear conflict dogs” in order to scare bears off from entering human settlements. The reason? To save their lives and that of humans who might accidentally encounter them. As human beings continue to encroach on previously-wild areas of North America, encounters between them and bears are becoming increasingly common. A game biologist by the name of Heather Reich told The Guardian that in the late 1980s, the Nevada...
Tiny Puppy in Ukraine Rescued in Overgrown Lot Looks Forward to the Good Life
As the war drags on in Ukraine, the people there and the animals caught up in the sh*t show it’s turned into continue to find a way to survive. When it comes to wildlife, they’re pretty much on their own. Not so for many of the domestic pets that have found themselves struggling to make it solo. While people and charities from around the world have stepped forward to aid them, there are still groups within the country working every day toward alleviating the suffering these frightened and often injured or sick animals are facing....
Wildlife Crossings in Canada Reduce Collisions with Animals by 80-96 Percent!
Wildlife crossings have been a huge success across the globe. They keep not only wild animals safe, but humans from incurring harm as well. In Canada, it’s resulted in an 80 to 96 percent decrease in wildlife fatalities! Hitting a large animal like a deer, elk, or moose can not only destroy your vehicle but end up seriously injuring the passengers, or, worse yet, killing them. That’s because taller members of the forest stand at such a level that if they’re struck by a speeding vehicle, it can catapult them right through...
Dog Dumped At Shelter During Parents’ Divorce Doesn’t Understand Why He’s Not Going Home
It’s no secret that divorce can be hard for everyone involved. When kids or pets are in the picture, things become even trickier to navigate. Personally, I know some couples who chose to split custody of their pets after a divorce because they both loved them so much. That doesn’t seem like a common option, though. Often, pets will go with one party – whoever they’re most attached to, or whoever has their name on the animal’s paperwork. There are so many factors at play! Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project The...
