What To Do If Your Dog Eats Chocolate
Humans aren’t the only ones with a sweet tooth. Dogs often like the smell of chocolate, making it a tempting treat to taste. However, because dogs cannot digest and eliminate the main toxic components — the methylxanthine alkaloids theobromine and caffeine — as quickly as humans, they experience poisoning when indulging in the sweet stuff. If your dog eats chocolate, regardless if it’s milk or dark, consider it an emergency and call your veterinarian or animal poison control immediately. If your dog eats chocolate,...
The January Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…
On Monday, Maddie’s Fund® gave four organizations a $2,500 grant for attending the January Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to four people chosen at random. These four people won a grant for their organization: Kyle O’Neill, AniMeals, (Missoula, MT) Cecilia Oliveros, Animal Friends (Pittsburgh, PA) Vickie Ramirez, One Health Clinic Seattle (Seattle, WA) Jenna Riedi, Animal Friends Alliance (Fort Collins, CO) Want a chance to win a grant for your organization? All you have to...
Vet Struggles to Solve Puzzle of Kitten with Labored Breathing Who Isn’t Eating
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! My wife and I had just put down my beloved cat Bear. He suffered from from a rare gum disease that made it painful for him to eat, chew, and move his mouth. A Hail Mary full mouth tooth extraction hadn’t worked. We were devastated. Three or four days later, I was sitting at my desk at work when my best friend popped in and asked how I was doing. He said, “Hey, wait...
Beavers Swipe Wildlife Webcam and Add it to Their Lodge
Beavers gather a few things to build their lodges: sticks, twigs, rocks, mud, webcams… Wait, webcams? Well, some beavers in Scotland just did that. Argaty Red Kites, a nature preserve and rewilding project in Doune, Scotland, is home to relocated beavers. There’s a wildlife camera on site for monitoring the animals, and the preserve recently noticed that the view had changed substantially. In a tweet, they said, “We were wondering why our Beaver Cam was showing nothing but sticks and mud… turns out the naughty...
Mexico Bans Shark Tourism Off Baja Coast in Bid to Protect Toothy Giants
According to reports, Mexico has banned shark-related tourism activities in an area often referred to as the top destination for great white shark encounters. In fact, some in the industry boast that it outperforms South Africa and Australia with its “shark-seeing consistency and conditions” purportedly found there. So, just where is this Jaws Mecca? Located in the Pacific Ocean 150 miles off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula sits Guadalupe Island, a small volcanic mound, more or less, surrounded by sharks....
Man Faces $24,000 Vet Bill To Save His Dying Dog
Dogs are part of the family, and as such, we do everything that we can to take care of them and keep them healthy. While we do our best to give them the highest quality of care, there’s sometimes little we can do to save our furry friends when a medical emergency strikes. For those with limited resources, a medical emergency or diagnosis of a pet can be devastating. It can also mean they’re forced to give up time with their fur babies because vet care or life-saving treatment is too expensive. Photo: Flickr/Pedro Lozano License:...
Massive Elk Herd in Colorado Rushes Across Roadway in Spectacular Video
A massive herd of elk galloped across a Colorado highway recently in an amazing show of energy often displayed during mating season. The Rocky Mountain state is home to the largest elk population in the world, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials noted in the caption of a video they posted to Twitter. The brief clip shows hundreds of elk queued on the side of a mountain slope as they wait patiently to cross over the roadway to join the rest of the herd. Once they get going, they really pick up speed with their downward momentum. Photo:...
Sometimes All It Takes is a Bag of Food to Keep Pets in Homes
Feb 08, 2023 What can 24 pallets of donated pet food do? It can connect a community, build a community, and keep the individuals in that community fed and safe. In 2022, APA! became a benefiting partner of a program created by the Humane Society of the United States and Chewy that connects Chewy’s warehouse returns to shelter partners in need. This collaboration has helped build upon our expanding PASS (Positive Alternative to Shelter Surrender) program, which has seen extreme growth over the last few years. A large delivery that we...
Can Dogs Sense Human Emotions?
It goes without saying that as pet parents, we develop a close emotional connection with our dogs – we’re able to recognize their feelings as easily as we do our own. But have you ever wondered “can dogs sense human emotions”? Extensive research has been done in this field and the results may (or may not) surprise you. How well can dogs sense human emotions? Pet parents know very well that dogs have an extraordinary ability to read human emotions, but in recent years this hunch has been backed by scientific research....
Yoga Pup Searching for Forever Home Has Downward-Facing Dog Nailed!
Namaste! Meet Poppy, the sweetest yoga buddy you’ll ever meet in your life. Poppy has been hoping a fun-loving forever person/family would come along and adopt her since April 2022. She’s a paws-on kind of gal who likes to be involved in activities with her humans, especially fitness. Outdoor yoga is one of her new favorites, and her fellow participants loved her to pieces when she arrived. Photo: Pima Animal Care Center Shelter Pets Staff at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson made the following comments about this good-natured...
5 Signs Your Dog Doesn’t Like You
Dogs are supposed to be our best friends, but do you have a dog who doesn’t like you? This breakdown in the relationship between dog and owner can be stressful for all. How do you know if your dog doesn’t like you? Your dog’s body language is a clear indicator of how your dog is feeling about you in the moment. 5 signs your dog doesn’t like you 1. Stiff body language. Dogs use their bodies to communicate with each other and people. One of the first signs that your dog doesn’t like you or is uncomfortable...
Tortoise Owner Wakes Her Pet Up From Hibernation In Freezer
Tortoise owners are probably familiar with a winter hibernation routine. While not all tortoises hibernate, many do and it’s something that many pet owners help their animals adjust to. Growing up, I had an aunt with a pet tortoise and I still remember the first time he went into hibernation. As a small child, I was so sure that the poor thing had died, but in reality, he was just sleeping for months. He was placed in a shoebox in the closet and left alone, but each animal is a little bit different. Photo: TikTok/@tinaxturtle A...
Best Automatic Litter Box (Self-Cleaning Boxes) Reviewed
Felines make up a big part of the average American’s life, with almost one in three Americans keeping at least one feline friend at home. But, with a cat’s companionship comes the responsibility of cleaning out litter boxes, a task not all cat owners can do regularly. This fact is why many pet brands offer automatic litter boxes. Let’s look at what an automatic litter box is and what the best automatic litter boxes out there look like. What Is an Automatic Litter Box? An automatic litter box is a litter box for...
Reversing Diabetes in Cats – Can It Be Done, and if so, How?
The answer is yes! This article explains how and why diabetes develops in cats, and the steps you can take to reverse the process and regain health for your feline friend. Diabetes mellitus is a very common endocrine disease in cats, and its incidence has risen dramatically over the last several decades. In 1970, one in 1,000 cats developed diabetes; by 1999, the numbers had risen to one in 100 to 200. Today, the incidence of feline diabetes is closer to one in 100 and is correlated with a rise in obesity, which is estimated to affect 63% of...
Pesticide Use May Be Contributing to Lower Songbird Populations
Bird populations are in decline across the world, with a 2022 study finding that 48% of existing species are known or suspected to have declining numbers. The main drivers are habitat loss and degradation and overexploitation of many species. A new study finds similar trends among garden birds in the United Kingdom, owing in part to pesticide use. Researchers from the University of Sussex recently investigated songbird prevalence in gardens and the link to pesticide use. The findings, published in the journal Science of The Total Environment,...
Woman Decides to Adopt Friendly Shelter Cat, But Her Less Social Sister is Part of the Deal
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 had just relocated for work and was living away from my friends and family and without a roommate. I knew I wanted a pet around to help keep my sanity working in the stressful job I had. I got a shelter recommendation from a coworker and the next day, I went down with my mind set on taking home one adult cat. CATS. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ARODSJE The volunteer invited me to look around the cat...
Musical Cockatiel Sings “September” By Earth Wind & Fire
Everyone who has a pet probably realizes they’re something special. Like people, animals are so unique and they each bring something new to the table. Some pets even have hidden talents, like a musical cockatiel that’s taking the Internet by storm. Photo: Pixabay/995645 The one-year-old cockatiel named Leo Valdez is making a splash on social media thanks to his fabulous whistling and singing abilities. The bird can sing a number of songs including the famous theme song from The Addams Family, “The Star Spangled Banner”...
California Woodpecker Stashes 700 Pounds of Acorns in Rental Home, Exterminator Finds Motherlode
An exterminator in Santa Rosa, California, was in for a big surprise when he arrived to perform a vacation rental inspection in nearby Glen Ellen. Tasked with determining the presence of mealworms, what should have been a routine job turned out to be anything but. Photo: YouTube/ABC7 News Bay Area Extreme Exterminators Once inside, Nick Castro, owner of Nick’s Extreme Pest Control, set about cutting a small hole in a bedroom wall just above the baseboard. That’s when the deluge began. It seems a pair of industrious woodpeckers had...
Officer Runs Into Tornado To Save K9 Partner Trapped In Police Car
A police officer in Deer Park, Texas is being praised a hero after a viral video showed him risksing his own life to save his K9 partner, a dog named Roni. According to KHOU 11, Officer Joel Nitchman Roni was trapped in a patrol car on January 24, 2023, when a tornado struck. Photo: YouTube/KHOU 11 While most people would run away from a tornado and take cover, Officer Nitchman did the opposite and ran straight into the storm to get to his beloved work companion. He couldn’t, in good conscious, take shelter knowing that K9 Roni was...
Woman Goes Above & Beyond To Help Her Paralyzed Dog Walk Again
A three-year-old Pomeranian, named Nimbus, was left paralyzed and unable to walk after an accident, but he never lost hope. Neither did his owner digital content creator Ashley Yi. Yi documented his entire rehabilitation journey online, where millions followed along with his progress. Photo: YouTube/Good Morning America Nimbus became paralyzed after he tried jumping up on the top of the couch and slipped and fell off. Yi immediately tended to her furbaby, who was crawling around the couch with his hind legs dragging behind. Photo:...
