Dog “Wins” High School Relay Race After Breaking Loose And Joining The Meet
A pet dog broke loose from the crowd a won a high school relay race in Utah, stealing the crowd. According to Fox 29, the hilarious moment unfolded at the 2021 Grizzly Invitational in Logan, Utah. Photo: YouTube/Guardian Sport A video captured the moment and shows competitors racing the home stretch of a 4X200 meter relay race. Athlete Gracie Laney is taking the lead, and as she approaches the finish line the crowd erupts – but it’s not for her. It’s for the dog that unexpectedly joined the race behind her. The dog, Holly,...
How The “Trap Neuter Return” Method Saves Stray Cats Around The World
It’s no secret that stray cats have become an issue not just in the U.S. but around the world. Utah State University estimates that there are some 600 million cats worldwide, many of them being stray or feral. One major issue with feral cat populations is their impressive ability to procreate and take over local ecosystems. Photo: Pexels/Davina The university explains, “[Cats] become sexually mature as early as 6 months of age…A single female may produce as many as 3 litters each year…with the capacity to...
Big Sister Shows Tiny Puppy How To Use The Doggy Door
If you’ve been through the process of caring for a puppy before, you know how much training they require. Much like a small child, they have to be taught everything from where their food and water is to where to go potty and more. A family in Las Vegas, Nevada was working with their little puppy, Willow, but she couldn’t figure out how to sue the doggy door. Photo: YouTube/ViralHog The tiny pup was trapped outside and her owners wanted her to use the doggy door to come inside, but Willow was so confused! Thankfully, her big sister...
Senior Cat Rescued When Family Gets Rid of Him for Being a ‘Nuisance’
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! After 15 years with three cats and finally saying goodbye to Buddy, my gorgeous longhaired ginger, I didn’t want to open up my heart to another kitty for a long time. I had also moved to a 4-plex house’s bachelor apartment in February, about six months after Buddy’s passing. It was too painful to live in that apartment block any longer. As well as losing my pets, my dad...
Playful Rat Loves Giving Her Cat Sister Hugs And Kisses
An orange tabby cat and a sweet caramel rat are defying all odds and breaking stereotypes by developing a strong friendship. While cats are natural predators and rats are their natural prey, Perseya the cat and Filya the rat are proving that friendship knows no bounds – not even the bounds of natural instincts. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo The unusual BFFs live with their owner, Irina, who regularly shares videos of them on social media. In her videos, you can see Filya snuggling up with Perseya and giving the cat plenty of hugs and kisses!...
Dozens Of At-Risk Shelter Dogs Are Waiting To Board A Flight To Freedom
Thousands of dogs and cats are waiting in shelters for a forever home. Sadly, many rescues and shelters are over capacity and desperately need adopters. We are helping by flying dozens of at-risk dogs out of overcrowded shelters in Louisiana to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in New Jersey where adopters are waiting to meet them. On January 23rd, dogs of all sizes and ages will board the flight (in pet carriers, of course) and get the second chance they deserve. Meet some of the lucky pups who will be on this month’s Flight to...
What Can Pet Owners Do If They Accidentally Hit Their Dog Out Of Anger
I’m going to start this one by saying that hitting anyone or anything, human or pet, is never okay. But, hey, we’re all humans. And humans tend to let emotions get the better of them. PHOTO: Pixabay/Gino Crescoli Think of it as an involuntary action, much like shouting at a misbehaving child or snapping at your friends if they disturb you at just the right (or wrong) time. You can always apologize after doing the above actions and they’d understand if you explained your actions, but would dogs understand a human’s...
Study Finds Pet Ownership May Help Prevent Cognitive Decline As We Age
Science is finally starting to prove what pet owners knew all along: Having pets is healthy for our brains! For a long time, there was largely anecdotal evidence suggesting pet ownership offered benefits for human health but some studies have since been done on the matter. Research now shows petting dogs is good for your brain and dog owners are happier than people without dogs. Photo: Pexels/Ron Lach It seems there’s a new study on the block that’s also supporting the notion that pet ownership has benefits, particularly as we...
Supermodel, Animal Advocate Tatjana Patitz Dies at 56 From Metastatic Breast Cancer
Tatjana Patitz, one of the original late 80s/early 90s supermodels, has passed away from metastatic breast cancer at the age of 56. The news was originally reported by Vogue. In a statement to PEOPLE, Patitz’s agent Corinne Nicolas said, “She is survived by her son, her sister, and her parents. We are all devastated by her passing. She was compassionate soul, kind and generous of heart and an avid advocate of animal rights. One of the major causes she supported was the conservation of wild horses.” Patitz was born in Germany...
‘Unadoptable’ Feral Cat Was About to Be Sent Back Into the Wild, Until a Family Took Her 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! We lost our beloved 15-year-old cat Otto to cancer in early 2014, and it didn’t take us long before we were really lonely. The local vet’s office sometimes had cats up for adoption, so we went there and saw a blue-cream tortoiseshell with a clipped ear and a brown spotted tabby. We adopted them both and named them Vesper and Uma. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ANNA Vesper had been a...
