Barn Owls Are Befriending Local Farmers For All The Right Reasons
We don’t often see a barn owl make a public appearance but when they do, they really deserve our admiration. They are rodent eating machines, and they are a welcome part of any farm. This is more than just a convenience for the farmers, the US government is now reporting that up to 20% of the crops are consumed each year by rats. Farmers are going to greater and greater extremes in order to control those populations but the barn owl does so willingly. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Professor Matt Johnson has been taking part in an ongoing...
Fireworks Created A Crisis For Pets This New Year’s
Animal charities around the world are looking forward to the New Year, just like the rest of us. The difference is, they are concerned about our furry friends while the rest of us are concerned about bringing in the New Year’s with a bang. Many people will be celebrating New Year’s Eve with fireworks. This can be a fun way to welcome in the year, provided you aren’t a dog or cat that panics when the fireworks start going off. Photo: Pixabay/nancy sticke Since October, the RSPCA has fielded more than 10,000 complaints about...
Sweet Cat Adopts Litter Of Orphaned Hedgehogs
The maternal instinct is strong – not just in humans but other animals as well. It is also what helps animals adopt the orphaned young of other animals. Sometimes these adoptions range across species. For one litter of eight tiny hedgehog babies, they needed a surrogate mom. Sadly, their own mother had gotten killed in a pretty gruesome accident which involved lawnmowers. Photo: flickr/Pete O’Shea While they might have struggled to survive on their own, they wouldn’t have to. One very maternal cat named Musya turned out to...
Cat Doesn’t Know What To Think When Baby Tries To Hold Hands
Cats are pretty cute animals. One cat can come with an array of different personalities, which means you’ll never be short of laughter when you own a cat. My own cat can go from super sweet to sassy psycho within seconds. It’s so darn adorable. But perhaps the best version of cats is the confused cat. Anyone who has ever had a cat before knows that they can sometimes become confused by the silliest of things – and the facial expressions and body movements that accompany their confusion are always so hilarious. Photo:...
Cat Can’t Handle Himself When His Arch Nemesis Shows Up At The Door
Growing up, I had a cat named Patch. He was the runt of the litter and was quite small for a male cat. He was almost always misgendered by people in our neighborhood who thought he was a girl cat because of his small size. Regardless of how little he might have been, he was actually the toughest cat on the block. No other cats wanted to cross paths with him – especially this one cat across the street who was his mortal enemy for some reason. That is the thing about cats. They have a sweet and soft side to them, but they can also be...
Abandoned Puppy Tries To Follow New Puppy Home From The Park
We often don’t think of animals as being highly developed emotionally, but they’re actually much more emotionally intelligent than we give them credit. One perfect example is the little stray puppy that knew to stop a family out for a walk in order to ask for help. It all started when one family was taking an evening stroll at their local park in Ukraine. They were surprised when a seemingly abandoned puppy approached them. Photo: Pixabay/Manuel Darío Fuentes Hernández The little black and white pooch had been trying...
Elderly Dog Lived Her Until Life As A Stray Until She Was Hit By A Car
All dogs deserve to live in a home where they are loved. Sadly, this isn’t always the case. There are loads of homeless dogs out there in the world, some of whom have never known a caring household in their whole life. It’s heartbreaking to think about. For one elderly dog, she had spent her entire life living as a stray in the streets. Unfortunately, one day she got hit by a car and was immobilized. Photo: flickr/aiko vanhulsen Unable to walk, her future looked quite grim. Luckily, she was found by a Good Samaritan who was...
Tiny Poodle Suffers “Worst Case Of Neglect” Until Help Arrives
I’ve never understood how someone can neglect an animal. If you cannot care for the animal, then why did you get it in the first place? It’s so selfish and I will never understand people who treat pets like commodities rather than living beings. We’ve seen a lot of cases of neglect, but perhaps one of the worst happened to be a little small poodle named Ginger Bread. Dr. Karri from the Vet Ranch was the one who cared for the small poodle who was suffering from a horrible case of neglect. Photo: Pixabay/user698 The vet had...
A Very Grumpy Cat Meets Santa For The First Time
The other day I read something along the lines of plants are the new pets and pets are the new kids, and children are like exotic animals – you got to be a little rich and a little crazy to have them. And it’s so true. For many millennials my age, pets are replacing children because they’re far less expensive to maintain. You’ll never have to sweat saving for a college fund when you’ve got a cat instead! And with that comes the rise in more proud pet parents taking to social media to show off their fur babies....
Western Washington Animal Shelter Inundated with Freezing Dogs After Winter Storm
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! On December 27, Pierce County Animal Control brought six dogs from a property in Graham to the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. The dogs had been left outside in the freezing temperatures. Two dogs were found deceased on site. PHOTO: LINDSEY HEANEY One of the dogs arrived in such horrific shape that the shelter’s veterinary team had to humanely euthanize it. The...
