Flights, Food, and Forever Homes: How You’ve Helped Pets in Need in 2022
This year, more than 100,000 individual donors like you have contributed to over 650 charitable programs in which we’ve been involved. This includes plenty of programs that help feed pets, provide them care, and even find them homes. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s impact. Throughout Clear the Shelters 2022, we were able to generate nearly $450,000 for more than 350 animal rescue organizations and shelters across the country and in U.S. territories. The effort involved The Animal Rescue Site, Greater Good Charities,...
Airline Pilot Adopts Puppy Abandoned At San Francisco International Airport
When a 6-month-old German Shepherd was abandoned during an international trip, a pilot stepped up to offer the puppy a new home. According to the Washington Post, the dog’s owner was traveling with the pup from China and didn’t have the proper documents to bring his pet into the U.S. The CDC requires certain paperwork for dogs entering the U.S. from China and the dog’s owner couldn’t provide that paperwork. Photo: Flickr/Timothy Vollmer License: CC BY 2.0 Instead of working to fix the situation, he simply left the...
Connecticut Man Fends Off Bobcat Attack with Crutches
An unusually bold bobcat in Connecticut met the business end of a crutch when it chose the wrong person to mess with in Columbia, a sparsely populated town about 25 miles east of Hartford. The same animal has reportedly “terrorized” other residents in the area in recent days. Bobcat Attack A man was bitten in the leg by the animal as it hid beneath his pickup truck on December 23 while he was attempting to leave for work. He began yelling and tried to retreat to the safety of his home without allowing the cat to follow him inside....
Watch Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped In A Freezing Lake
Firefighters are true heroes, not just to people but to our pets too. That was recently seen in a big way when firefighters with the Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to a call about a dog trapped in a partially-frozen lake. Photo: Facebook/Oklahoma City Fire Department The fire department shared about the rescue on Facebook, giving an account of the rescue provided by Chief Kiel who was at the scene. Chief Kiel said: “Stations 30 & 34 responded on a possible water rescue. Upon arrival found a male standing on the ice with a...
From Preparing for New Year’s Eve Noise to Avoiding Lost Pets
It’s almost upon us! Yes, Christmas is behind us and New Year’s Eve is on its way. If you’re looking forward to the parties and fireworks displays, you’re not alone. But not everyone shares your enthusiasm. Dog and cat owners across the globe both dread and curse NYE because of what it does to many animals and pets. If you’re the parent of a dog or cat that does not handle loud or rumbling noises well, you can relate. Photo: Pixabay/nck_gsl Microchips To begin, if your pets aren’t chipped, they should be....
Thousands of Bats in Houston Needed Rescuing From Freezing Temps, Hundreds Released Today
Roughly 2,000 bats are still recovering after suffering hypothermic shock during last week’s freeze that sent them falling from the Waugh Bridge. Today, however, hundreds of them will be released back into nature. On Friday, just two days before Christmas, Houston, much like the rest of the country, got smacked with winter weather that included plunging temps leaving residents miserable and wildlife reeling. That same day the Houston Humane Society (HHS) was tasked with scooping up the bats that had fallen...
Wiggle-Butt Boxer Mix Going on a Year Old Needs a Forever Home
A sweet boxer-mix puppy in central Arizona known for being a wiggle butt is in need of adoption. The cutie-patootie is named Bella, but she’s also called Smiley. This is what she has to say about herself in her bio from Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue: Photo: Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue Bella the Beautiful Boxer Mix “The pictures don’t show it but I have a real wiggle butt when I get hugs and pets. I love people! I am a 1-year-old boxer mix. I am smaller than your typical boxer, only weighing 42 pounds. I had my first...
Orange Rescue Cat Loves To Cuddle With Fresh Strawberries
Even though cats were domesticated thousands of years ago, there is still so much we don’t understand about them. One thing we do know is that they will continue to surprise us with their actions. Meet Sunny. The handsome 12-year-old rescue cat loves to sunbathe, hence his name, but he has another love that is a little more peculiar. Sunny loves to cuddle with fresh strawberries. He rubs his head against the fruit, and it is his favorite activity. Since he enjoys it so much, he receives a strawberry every Saturday to snuggle with....
Shelter Dog Uses Her “Million-Dollar Smile” To Find A Forever Home
Animal shelters are overcrowded with adoptable dogs and cats and fewer people are coming out to adopt. Shelters do their best to showcase the personality of each pet, but a 3-year-old shelter dog at Animal Care Centers in NYC found a way to stand out on her own. The 86-pound pit bull mix named Foxy decided the best way to show off her sweet and loving personality was to grin from ear to ear when people walked by her kennel. And it worked. The adorable act was captured on video by a staff member at the shelter’s Brooklyn location. Foxy...
Tips On How To Make Your Cat Lose Weight
The holidays aren’t over, but can you already feel the impending doom of the inevitable weight gain after all the celebrations? But I’m not here to talk about us people. Our pets also tend to gain weight during the holidays. Be it because owners are feeling extra generous with the treats, visitors sneaking in some table scraps to give some love to the family pet, or just the general tendency to share the holiday food with our fur babies. PHOTO: Unsplash/Smitty Cats are crafty little creatures that can swipe the table for a quick...
