Bathing Beauty Lexsa Can’t Wait for Summer and Adoption
A handsome girl who can’t get enough pool time in her life is looking forward to summer heat while planning for her inevitable adoption. Currently residing in Arizona, she’s sure the heat will come, but she’s a bit concerned about the adoption part. You see, when swim weather rolls around this June, she’ll have been a resident at the Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson for a full year, and no animal should have to wait that long for a forever home! This lovely lady and her brother were abandoned by one owner and then...
Recent Evidence Points to Neolithic People Riding Horses Earlier Than Previously Thought
“The origins of horseback riding remain elusive. Scientific studies show that horses were kept for their milk ~3500 to 3000 BCE, widely accepted as indicating domestication. However, this does not confirm them to be ridden. Equipment used by early riders is rarely preserved, and the reliability of equine dental and mandibular pathologies remains contested. “However, horsemanship has two interacting components: the horse as mount and the human as rider. Alterations associated with riding in human skeletons therefore possibly...
“Kitten Season” is Almost Here, and It’s Not Such a Great Thing Unless You Want to Adopt
Whenever we hear the word “season” attached to a phrase, it infers that something is coming. Perhaps it’s sweater season, denoting cold weather is here or on the way. Or maybe it’s salad season in warmer summer months or stew and chili season in the fall. We often look forward to these changes of “season,” but not all of them are necessarily welcome. Take kitten season. Not only does it sound innocuous enough, but it conjures up images of sweet, playful furballs clumsily pouncing and clawing at bits of...
Kangaroos Increasingly Calling Texas Home But “Pets” They Are Not
Did you know that you can own a kangaroo in Texas? Why you’d want to, we’re not sure. But Texas is one of thirteen states in the U.S. that allows citizens to keep kangaroos as exotic pets. In fact, the animals are surprisingly popular there, partly due to the similarities in environment the Lone Star state shares with Australia. That, paired with lenient exotic animal laws, and you’ve got a recipe for a lot of roos. Photo: Pixabay/pen_ash Animals with Brute Strength But is it a good idea to own an animal with the strength of...
Get Your Daily Dose of Serotonin By Watching This Guy Grooming a Giant Fluff of Alaskan Malamute
As a pet parent, there are various tasks that you need to prioritize to properly care for your fur baby. There are responsibilities that you do on a daily basis while others after a span of months. Aside from providing your pets with basic needs, their cleanliness must be a part of your care routine. You can take them for a bath at your very own home, but others also choose a professional groomer. That option especially applies to dogs with long fur and need to be trimmed after growing it for months. Through grooming, they are...
Hippo Siblings Engage in a Hilarious Yet Adorable Quarrel in Cincinnati Zoo
Sibling relationships differ in every family, but one common denominator is fighting with each other for various reasons. Sometimes it’s because you just want to annoy them, or get their attention. It’s a rather complex way of expressing love towards siblings, which is both adorable and hilarious. A day won’t pass by without screaming and throwing insults at one another. You and your siblings will be fighting about the smallest matters. Your parents are completely desensitized from those daily banters because all of you have...
Senior Dog Abandoned at Shelter Lives Out Last Days with a Bucket List
Biggs is a senior dog with an unclear age. He’s thought to be 10 or older, but no one is sure. What is clear is that he ended up at a shelter, a tough fate for a pooch his age. He was saved from death row, though, and is spending what time he has left with a foster who’s filling his last days with happiness and adventure. Biggs was pulled from a full shelter in southern Virginia, thanks to the Fredericksburg-based nonprofit One By One Deathrow Dog Rescue, which gives dogs set to be euthanized a second chance at life. For Biggs,...
Adoptable and Adorable Fran Needs a Strong Pack Leader to Take Charge in Her Life
Say hello to Fran, a sweet, pudgy girl interviewing for a forever family. She’s a 5-year-old Lab mix who, while petite in stature, is working on regaining her girlish figure. It’s hard when you love to eat, right? Other things she loves besides food and treats are walks, belly rubs, pets, and lots of loving from her special people. Fran is house- and doggy-door trained and gets along well with other dogs, especially those that are calm and respectful. She’s not sure about cats, though, because she hasn’t seen one up...
MSC Cruises Creates Training Program in Conjunction with ORCA to Reduce Whale Collisions
MSC Cruises just announced that it’s partnered up with the U.K.-based marine conservation group ORCA to reduce the likelihood of collisions with whales, dolphins, and porpoises in oceans around the world via an online training program they’re rolling out. This is great news, as large ships are thought to be responsible for numerous injuries and deaths among whales and other aquatic creatures. As just one example, a lone whale known as “Moon” swam thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean with a broken spine after...
Cat Labeled ‘Feral’ Meows Up a Storm Until Someone Pets 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! One August, I was volunteering for Spay Day. There were over 100 kitties there that day and a lot of meowing was heard. The feral kitties were separate from the adoptables, and one tiny “feral” kitty was meowing so loud he was heard above all the others. I stopped a few times to try and calm him down, and finally, I put my fingers in the cage (a no no with the ferals) and the...
