Texas Is Top State For Shelter Pet Deaths, Two Years Running
Facing an overwhelming shelter pet population, and in many cases turning to euthanasia as a solution, Texas is the top U.S. state for animal shelter deaths for the second year in a row. A report from the animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society shows that Texas ranked second for shelter deaths in 2019 but reclaimed the top spot in 2020 and 2021. Best Friends created the report using data from more than 4,000 brick and mortar shelters, state and local coalitions, government websites, and FOIA requests. Texas is the top U.S....
7 Fascinating Facts About Polydactyl Cats
Polydactyl cats are simply cats with extra toes. The name comes from the Greek word for “many fingers”. The extra toes have led to multiple nicknames like “mitten cats”, “boxing cats”, “snowshoe cats”, “thumb cats”, “Hemingway cats”, and the list goes on. No matter what name you call them their paws are a little different and by different, I mean adorable. A typical cat has 18 total toes on their front and back paws, five on each front paw and four on the backs. However,...
Wain is the Oldest Wombat in Captivity Says Guinness World Records
Japan and everybody else around the world celebrate Guinness World Records’ announcement about Wain’s being the oldest wombat in captivity ever! At 32 years old, Wain is still in good health despite his age being equivalent to 100 years in humans. Photo: Instagram Video/Guinness World Records “Although he was seen by a vet in the past a couple of times, he never got sick in the past few years,” the Satsukiyama Zoo told Guinness World Records in a statement. “We don’t know why this is, but this nature-filled...
Rescue Mink is So Fond of Swimming and Diving for His Toys at His Own Pool in His New Forever Home
Nico, that is this mink’s name. He, fortunately, escaped from a mink farm and was found by a Good Samaritan. He came into Megan’s life and the two became the best buddies. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo According to Megan, she strived to win Nico’s trust first by sitting and talking with him along with a toy monkey. Then, she started to pet him and Nico responded positively to her touch. From then on, Nico would always wait for her to come home from work so they could play together. They have their own funny version of tug-of-war,...
Girl Rescues an Elusive Calf with Cleverness and Loving Patience
How much time are you willing to spend to catch and rescue an escaped animal which does not even belong to your farm? This girl spent more than two months just to rescue a cow that escaped from a local meat farm when it was three months old. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo It was her boss who first noticed the calf, mixing with their horses. The girl received a picture of it and thought of ways to capture the calf and turn it over to a sanctuary where it could receive proper care. This calf really needed help because even if it mixed with their...
New York To Ban The Sale Of Dogs, Cats, And Rabbits In Pet Stores
Animal activists are praising the New York State Legislature for passing the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill, legislation that will end the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores throughout the state of New York. According to a press release issued by the ASPCA, the bill was pushed by assembly member Linda B. Rosenthal and Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris. If the bill passes the assembly and is signed into law by the governor, it will likely stop the flow of puppy mill dogs being brought to New York. Photo: flickr/Mark Hillary...
Mischievous Cats Start Years-Long Rivalry With Security Guard
A security guard at the Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima, Japan has been faced with a friendly rivalry between himself and two of the neighborhood cats. Each morning, the guard arrives to work and is greeted by Ken-chan, a black cat, and Go-chan, an orange tabby cat. The two felines attempt to slip through the sliding glass doors when they’re opened for the day, and the guard has to corral the cats and carry them back outside. Photo: Twitter/@bijutsu1 It’s a lighthearted rivalry that’s all in good fun and it’s...
Family Adopts Puppy That Was Rescued From A Locked Bird Cage
Dog rescues aren’t always easy, but they’re always worth it. When a dog or puppy gets a new chance at life and makes a beautiful transformation, all the effort and heartbreak the rescuers went through pays off. Rescuers with the Dog Rescue Shelter in Mladenovac, Serbia recently shared some good news about one of their rescue puppies. The dog, Mini, went viral after she was found locked in a bird cage. She was exposed to the elements and had little space to run or play. Photo: YouTube/Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac, Serbia It was a...
Adorable Senior Cat Won’t Calm Down Unless They Turn On Her Favorite Cartoons
You know how humans used to worship cats on a whole other level than we still do right now? I mean, aren’t we all just suckers for cat videos, you know what I mean? Our story for today is about an internet famous cat called Ella. And Ella specializes in watching TV. And she demands to see her cartoons and expects her human to turn on her TV whenever she pleases. PHOTO: Instagram/ellawatchestv_ The instagram account ellawatchestv_ has over 64k followers and their TikTok account has over a whopping 634k followers. Although the account...
Cat Lover Called to Help Stray Kitten That is ‘Hard to Handle’
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! Four years ago in mid-December, I saw a friend pleading on Facebook for someone to help him at a local McDonald’s. There were little kittens living in freezing temperatures and being hit by cars in the parking lot. I couldn’t not help. I dragged my then boyfriend out of the house and immediately drove to the restaurant. We got there and realized there were countless cats...
