Rise in Youth Sharing Slingshot Animal Torture on WhatsApp Sparks Outrage
In recent incidents across the UK, children and teenagers have been reported using slingshots and catapults to harm and kill animals, an alarming trend that has drawn attention from law enforcement and animal welfare groups alike. This wave of cruelty, involving everything from wild birds to squirrels and even larger animals like deer, has been accompanied by the disturbing practice of sharing graphic images of the abuse on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Instagram. Photo: PexelsCatapult groups on WhatsApp consist of hundreds of...
How Cicada Urination Habits Can Shape Our Future and the Planet’s Survival
Cicadas, those ubiquitous heralds of summer, are not just known for their symphonic choruses. A recent study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has cast a spotlight on a less melodious, yet fascinating aspect of these insects: their unique method of urination. Unlike many insects that expel waste in droplets, cicadas emit powerful jets of urine, challenging longstanding beliefs in fluid dynamics and offering potential insights for technological advancements and ecological studies. Photo: PexelsCicadas belong to the family...
Stressed Pets at New Orleans Shelter Take Comfort in Donated Toys & Treats
Shelter life is tough. Many dogs and cats arrive at the shelter afraid and stressed out by the unfamiliar sights and sounds. While shelters do their best to find them loving homes as soon as possible, many remain at the shelter for weeks and sometimes months. Thanks to your generous donations, homeless dogs and cats at Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) received much-needed enrichment toys, treats, and supplies through Greater Good Charities’ GOODS program. Photo: Animal Rescue New Orleans Basic supplies like buckets and slip leads were...
Shelter Dog with Severe Kidney Infection Needs Your Help to Heal
Meet Jinx. The two-year-old terrier mix was found as a stray and brought to a local shelter in Arizona. Due to overcrowding at the shelter and a decrease in adopters, she was at risk of euthanasia. Cherished Tails Senior Sanctuary (CTSS) took her in to give her the second chance she deserves. She went to live with a foster family who had to rush her to the emergency animal hospital just 10 days later. Photo: Cherished Tails Senior Sanctuary The rescue shared with us, “Her kidney numbers were off the charts and the vet staff were...
Handyman Discovers Nearly 80 Starving, Neglected Cats In Foreclosed Home
In a startling discovery in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, nearly 80 cats were found in deplorable conditions inside a foreclosed home. This incident has ignited a massive community response and highlighted the challenges faced by rescue organizations in managing such crises. Photo: PexelsNearly 80 cats were found in a foreclosed home in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. A Handyman’s Unexpected Find Matt Lennander, a handyman tasked with renovating the foreclosed property, was taken aback by the situation. Initially alerted by a cleaner, he found the...
Bonded Sisters Get Split Up, Only to Find Each Other Months Later
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 in the vet’s office in Connecticut with my cat Tigger in June 2010 when I met Molly and Misty (sisters) that had been found outside a barn. They were not feral, and Molly the yellow tabby had a litter of kittens that had been adopted. Misty was curled up in the bottom of the two-story cage. Unfortunately, my Tigger had not been eating and was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor...
Endangered Mexican Wolf Population Continues to Grow, Thanks in Part to Fostered Pups
The Mexican wolf, an endangered gray wolf subspecies that was once found across the Southwest, was nearly wiped out by the late 1970s due to conflict with livestock. After it was listed under the Endangered Species Act when the population had dwindled to just seven wolves, Mexico and the United States teamed up on a captive breeding program, which began reintroductions in 1998. The latest population estimates show the recovery effort continues to go well. Earlier this month, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its...
We’re Working to Survey and Protect a Biodiversity Hotspot in Vietnam, and You Can Help
The Bourret’s box turtle, native to Laos and the forests of central Vietnam, isn’t all that well understood. One thing that is known, however, is that it’s critically endangered, largely due to habitat loss. We’re working to help them, along with other threatened species in Vietnam, by better understanding habitats within the country. We could use your help. From March 14 through the 24, Greater Good Charities is teaming up with Vietnamese organization Wildlife at Risk and the Institute of Ecology and Biological...
Do Dogs and Cats Get Tired of Eating the Same Thing Every Day?
Most humans can’t stand to eat the same thing more than a few days in a row, so the thought of eating the same exact thing for our entire lives is a little depressing. The idea of the thing we are forced to eat every day being dry dog kibble or cold canned pet food is even less appealing. Yes, the idea of being a cat or a dog and having to eat the same food all the time isn’t very exciting. What if the only way you could “choose” what food you’d prefer to eat was to refuse to eat what was provided to you in the...
27 Golden Retriever Dogs & Puppies Rescued from Deplorable Conditions at Rhode Island Home
Twenty golden retriever puppies and seven adult dogs are receiving medical care at the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Rhode Island SPCA) after being rescued from “horrendous” conditions at a Hopkinton home. Hopkinton Police Department shared on Facebook that on March 8 they were joined by Hopkinton Animal Control, Rhode Island SPCA, and an environmental scientist to, “to investigate the unlicensed breeding of puppies as well as conditions detrimental to the health of the dogs.” Photo:...
