Geriatric Orca Strands Self on Flagler County Beach, Succumbs to Illness Before Rescuers Could Intervene
An elderly female orca stranded on a beach in Florida has died from an unknown illness, reports NOAA. This is the first-ever incidence of a killer whale beaching itself along the Sunshine State’s coastlines to be reported. At this point, illness seems to be the cause of death vs. human ignorance. Killer Whales Whales and other sea creatures will strand or beach themselves from time to time, much to the torment of experts in the field. Marine biologists don’t fully understand the phenomenon, but it almost always follows some sort...
Handsome Boy Not Cut Out for Shelter Life Struggles with Hectic, Overcrowded Environment
Stress studies undertaken in the last few years confirm that rescue and shelter environments cause stress in animals. Some of them are so freaked out by everything going on around them that they fail to thrive and start losing their hair. Some are withdrawn and hide where no one can see them. They are, in essence, falling apart and need to get into foster programs or forever homes stat! Photo: Pima Animal Care Center Meet Kogi Kogi is a neutered sable-and-white American Pit Bull Terrier and Chinese Shar-pei mix believed to be under 3 years...
“Walrus from Space” Detectives Needed for British Antarctic Survey
Back in 2021, the call went out for internet sleuths to comb satellite images for walruses. Why? Because the British Antarctic Survey — in connection with the WWF — is trying to get an accurate estimate or count of walrus populations. According to the U.K. program, this is how it breaks down: Photo: Pixabay/PublicDomainImages What is Walrus from Space? “Walrus are facing the reality of the climate crisis, and we need to know more about how they are affected. WWF and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are asking the public to...
Depressed Shelter Dog Won’t Leave Her Bed, Even For Treats
Sadly, many working dog breeds end up in shelters because people don’t have the time, energy, or desire to exercise these dogs both mentally and physically. Life in a shelter is stressful and especially hard on dogs that are constantly overlooked. For the past 42 days, a husky named Pink has watched as people pass by her and adopt other dogs. She just wants someone to love. Julie Saraceno, a volunteer dog walker for Tri-Cities Animal Shelter, posted a video on TikTok showing just how depressed Pink is at the shelter. She wrote,...
Camera Caught a Gorilla Deep in His Thoughts, and Twitter Users Had Fun Interpreting the Video
The internet is indeed a cornucopia of entertaining and informative animal content. Most of those contents are shared on social media, which goes viral a few minutes after being uploaded. A person’s curiosity about a particular species is gratified through social media posts. Understanding animal behaviors becomes even more interesting — such information can amuse or surprise you. The internet allows people to learn more about the world, even outside school. Perspectives are changed, and misconceptions are explained more clearly....
A Horse Trio Finally Had Their Most Anticipated Reunion After Four Years Thanks to Their Human Mom
When animals grow up in groups or share the same home, they create bonds that last for a lifetime. They gain best friends they play with daily and do things together. Animals have an excellent sense of loyalty, creating a strong foundation for their friendships. That’s why it’s saddening to see an animal getting separated from their friends. Separation is inevitable significantly when they grow up in a farm, rescue center, or foster home. Animals may appear unbothered when they part ways, but signs of sadness will appear a few...
Greedy Pup in Texas Almost Burns Down House Scrounging for Cookies on Christmas Day
We’re usually worried about our cats jumping on the stove and accidentally turning the gas burners on only to start a fire. Well, this Christmas a family in Frisco, Texas, found it wasn’t a feline that almost burned their house down but actually their gluttonous pup in search of cookies! Photo: Pixabay/ArtisticOperations Pet-Related Accidents It wasn’t such a merry Christmas when Megan Black’s home started to burn on December 25. She was celebrating the holiday with her family in Celina when she got an alert on her...
Couple Rescues Filthy Underweight Puppy, Their Toddler Thinks She’s a Rat
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 the summer of 1975, my husband and I went for a ride in the Ramapo Mountains with our 2-year-old son. Something ran across the road in front of us. We looked at each other and said, “What was that?” I started yelling to stop the car, but my husband was reluctant because we didn’t know what it was. Needless to say, he stopped. DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY / CHAOSCHOR I got out...
Vet Says a Large Part of Behavioral Issues in Dogs is Due to their Owners
Anyone who’s ever watched dog behaviorist Cesar Millan knows that more often than not, it isn’t the dogs that are the problem but their humans. So it should come as no surprise when Rory Cowlam, aka Rory the Vet, told Country Living, “It’s lovely that people care so much about their animals, however, it leads to a large part of the behavioral issues that we see in pets these days. We are seeing an absolute behavior pandemic in our dogs, and the issue is the owners.” Photo: Pixabay/825545 Happy Dogs Most pet...
This Little Package of Dynamite Needs Someone to Keep Up with Her
It’s all well and good being called sweet, dazzling, adorable, pure fun, and other compliments that border on platitudes, but they ring hollow when nobody wants to be your best bud or a part of their family. If she could talk, that’s probably what Luna would confide to you, but she can’t, so she won’t, but we will. Luna is a gorgeous German Shepherd and Pit Bull Terrier mix that has been at the Pima Animal Care Center shelter in Tucson since March 20, 2022, through absolutely no fault of her own. She’s spayed,...
