Woman Wins a Cow’s Heart Through a Song
Music can influence people and animals effectively — it’s the right language to use when all else fails. Songs can touch and soften someone’s heart. For animals who have undergone trauma, you can use music to slowly put down their guard — a very powerful tool to break their wall of distrust and fear. A member of a nonprofit organization, Freedom Farm Sanctuary, used music to win over a tiny rescue cow. Shani Allouche was determined to build a relationship with Nir, but the cow prefers to stay away from humans. Photo:...
Dog Hiccups and Ways to Stop Them
If you are a first-time dog parent, you have a lot to study about — in case something unfamiliar happens one day. Dog hiccups are one of those body reactions that may seem troubling but are actually not. It’s as normal as human hiccups. Your dog may produce “hic” sounds because of diaphragmatic irritations. When the diaphragm is irritated, it causes small spasms that make light movements in the opening between the vocal cords. It is called the glottis, and once it closes, produces the hiccup sound. Photo:...
Landlord Pays for Medical Care and Waives Pet Deposit When Tenant Falls in Love with Two Strays
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! I was always a dog person, and at the time, it had been a few years since I’d last had a dog. I went on, never having any real plans to get another pet, until one spring day, I was called outside. We lived in a row of duplexes with one massive, shared back yard. I soon spotted two seemingly adult ginger tabbies huddled together, hiding near our neighbor’s back patio. CATS....
A Sweet Rescue Dog Waits for Her Dad to Come Home by Staying in the Driveway
A lot of people can attest to the fact that dogs are one of the sweetest and most loyal beings in the world. They have these qualities that made them earn the title “man’s best friend” — dogs are indeed great companions. You can never doubt their capability to protect the ones they love. Canines are proof that animals can feel emotions and they can express them. They symbolize love and care — with their cute button noses, paws, and fluffy fur. Even in pop culture, dogs are portrayed as humans’ fun and...
Seriously Ill Orphaned Kittens Rescued From Woodpile
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! It was the beginning of October, and my wife and I just had taken in a stray we’d been feeding all summer. That’s another story. We had started volunteering for a nonprofit organization earlier that year, and our coordinator had just gotten a phone call. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / LYNN GREYLING There was a litter of four kittens, who were born outside, and this person found them in...
Eagle Adopts Baby Red-Tailed Hawk After Snatching It From Nest For Dinner
Pam McCartney, a volunteer with the Nanaimo, B.C. wildlife organization GROWLS, was watching a livestream of a hawk’s nest being attacked by eagles when she saw something incredibly rare. One of the eagles grabbed a baby hawk from the nest, likely intending to eat the bird or feed it to its own eaglet. Moments later, the larger predator had taken the baby red-tailed hawk under its wing, quite literally. An eagle on Gabriola Island captured and adopted a baby hawk. “This bird likely came from a red-tailed hawk nest that was preyed...
Trumpet The Bloodhound Wins “Best In Show” At Westminster Dog Show
For the first time in the history of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show a bloodhound has been named “Best in Show”. While the prestigious dog show is traditionally held at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, this year’s show took place at Lyndhurst Mansion, a National Historic Landmark in Tarrytown, New York. The 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show started on Saturday and concluded on Wednesday evening. After some serious competition and tough decisions, the top breed in each of the seven groups (Sporting,...
The Case Against Dissecting Cats In High School Classrooms
Millions of animals will be dissected in high schools across the U.S. this year. According to the Humane Herald, many of those animals will be cats. Cats are one of the most commonly dissected animals in schools, reports the American Anti-Vivisection Society. Cats used in dissection are sometimes taken from shelters. According to investigations by PETA into biological supply companies that provide schools with animals for dissection, animals experience all kinds of horrifying abuse before they are killed and sold to schools. In some cases,...
Firefighters Hear Loud Whining Noises Coming From Under Burning Shed And Find 8 Puppies
Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to an “out of control” yard fire in Jacksonboro, South Carolina, but never expected to rescue a litter of puppies. Firefighters arrived to extinguish the flames that had engulfed a wooden shed that originated from a yard trash fire. As they began to battle the fire, they heard a “loud whining noise” that appeared to be coming from under the burning shed. Photo: Twitter/ColletonFire “Upon investigation they found seven puppies under the burning building and rescued the pups....
Watch a Funny Interaction Between a Golden Retriever and a Robot Vacuum
The perks of having a pet at home is having an easy access to a happy pill. It’s like they know how to make their humans laugh and melt in their presence. Pets are just effortlessly funny with their quirks and human-like attitude. For the past years, people have seen a lot of content shared by pet owners. These posts have put a smile on the face of various people worldwide. Animals are free therapy and deserve all the love in return for making the world a better place. Photo: PxHere Before the booming age of social media sites, news...
