“Naughty” Cats At Wisconsin Shelter Seek Homes With No Rules
Sharing a home with a cat is never boring, especially one with a naughty cat. While cats are curious and sometimes mischievous, there are some who take unruly to a whole new level. However, we can’t help but love them more. Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin understands that some people are looking for a “nice” cat while other are drawn to the “naughty” ones, so every week they feature one of each that are looking for a loving home. Those wanting a snuggle buddy and to be greeted with chirps and soft purrs are...
From Meat Market to Celebrity Therapist The Incredible Journey of 30-Pound Rabbit Alex
The phrase “gentle giant” is more than appropriate here. Alex is a Flemish Giant rabbit whose journey from a slaughterhouse to stardom has captivated the world with resilience and love. This 30-pound bundle of joy didn’t just escape a grim fate; he hopped right into the role of a therapy animal, touching lives at hospitals and airports with his gentle presence. From Peril to Pampering: Alex’s Astonishing Transformation Alex’s story began in 2020 when Josh Row and Kei Kato, a couple with expansive hearts, decided...
Love At First Flight Touches Down In Wisconsin With Over 70 Shelter Pets Ready To Find Loving Homes
On February 20, love was definitely in the air. Early that morning, a plane arrived in Louisiana to transport 60 dogs and 16 cats out of overcrowded shelters and deliver them to Wisconsin where shelters were waiting with open arms and kennels. Our monthly Flight to Freedom, a sponsored Good Flight, helps save lives and we couldn’t do it without your support – so thank you! Photo: Facebook/Washington County Humane Society Together, we helped stray cats like Stormy and homeless dogs like Pierre get the second chance they deserve....
Endangered Hawks on the Brink as Washington’s Largest Wind Farm Threatens Survival
The clash between green energy initiatives and wildlife conservation is epitomized in the controversy surrounding the Horse Heaven Hills wind farm in Washington State. This project, once envisioned as the largest of its kind in the region, has faced significant pushback due to its potential impact on the ferruginous hawk, an endangered species local to the area. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / ALAN SCHMIERERThe ferruginous hawk is North America’s largest buteo. Endangered Hawks Versus Renewable Energy Goals The ferruginous hawk, North...
Weeks After Cat Gets Adopted, He Escapes, Somehow Surviving a Major Highway Crossing
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’m a nurse now, but I used to work for a veterinarian, and everyone around me knows that I am an animal lover. Well, late one night, I got a call from a friend who was out of town and practically begging me to call this friend of hers I didn’t know who was in need of “help”. Not knowing what this was about, I dialed the friend’s number and was met with a...
As Ice-Free Periods Lengthen, Polar Bears May Face a Higher Risk of Starvation
Ice-free periods are lengthening in the Arctic, with the annual freeze-up in fall happening nearly a month later than it was in 1979. That means that polar bears are forced to wait even longer before they can head back to the ice, where they’re best able to catch their primary food, the energy-rich seal. A new study shows that as polar bears spend more time on land with little access to seals, their risk of starvation may go up. Research recently published in Nature Communications tracked the daily energy expenditure, diet, weight, and...
How Can We Help Unhoused People with Pets? Study Shares Five Strategies
More than 650,000 Americans experienced homelessness in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Point-in-Time report, which looks at figures from a single night in January. This was a 12% increase over 2022. Officials say the increase was likely due in large part to high rents, limited rental units, and pandemic eviction protections winding down. An estimated 10% of these unhoused people own pets, so what can be done to keep them both healthy? A new study investigated. Research recently published in the...
“Canine Lovebirds” Adopted Together After Three Years At North Carolina Shelter
Six-year-old hounds named Romeo and Juliet are madly in love and refuse to be separated. They arrived as strays at Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society in December of 2020 and have been waiting for a home ever since. While their love for each other is undeniable, they still have room in their hearts to love a family. The friendly hounds have won the hearts of staff and volunteers who call them “canine lovebirds”. The no-kill shelter wrote, “These two kids aren’t hound dogs. They are lovebirds trapped inside canine bodies....
Race Against Time to Save the World’s Most Trafficked Mammal
In the shadowed underbrush of the world’s tropical forests, a small, scaly creature ambles in search of ants and termites. This creature, the pangolin, is an ecological marvel and an evolutionary enigma. Despite its innocuous lifestyle, the pangolin holds the dubious distinction of being the most trafficked mammal on the planet. World Pangolin Day, observed on the third Saturday of February, casts a spotlight on the urgent need to protect these unique animals from the brink of extinction. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Frendi Apen...
Kitten Runs Up to Picnickers, Steals a Drumstick, and Bolts Away
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! When my family decided to attend a conference down in Cincinnati, Ohio, we did not expect to come back with an additional member of the family. The conference took place in an outdoor park equipped with a gazebo and picnic tables scattered about. The park was also surrounded by woods. When my sister came back to our family picnic table, plate piled with food (including a drumstick), an...
