Texas Dog Missing For 7 Years Found Hundreds Of Miles Away In Florida
Most pet owners will tell you that one of the most stressful things that they could possibly go through is losing their beloved animal. It only takes a moment for them to disappear but it is a lifetime of heartbreak that could be associated with it. Photo: Pexels/Suvan Chowdhury Nobody knows this better than a family from Texas. According to a Facebook post from the Orange County Animal Services, they were enjoying some fireworks together as a family when the family dog, seven-year-old Jazzy got spooked and bolted. Although they looked for...
Pickles the Puppy Found Forever Home After Her Testy Littermates Attacked Her
A sweet puppy named Pickles had a rough start to life when at just 3 months old, she was tragically attacked by her littermates and rushed to the Humane Society of San Diego‘s Pilar & Chuck Bahde Center for Shelter Medicine. Lethargic and still bleeding from wounds to her legs and shoulders, their veterinarians jumped into action, performing an emergency exam and radiographs, followed swiftly by surgery to repair her wounds. While they don’t specify her breed, she looks to be a Frenchie-pit bull mix. Photo:...
Woman Saves Cat “Frozen To The Ground” During Winter Storm Elliot
Winter weather has been ravaging much of the Northern U.S., with states like New York and Michigan being hit particularly hard. While humans are suffering greatly due to the winter blizzard, animals are also feeling the pain of it. For animals trapped outside in the blizzard, there’s not always a hiding place to turn to. Photo: Pixabay/Welcome to All ! ツ A poor cat in Michigan found himself in a tough predicament during the recent storm over the holiday weekend. The Big Lake Community Animal Clinic posted about the kitty on...
Kitten Adopted By Pitbull Owners Thinks She’s One Of The Dogs
A tiny rescue kitten adopted into a home of pit bulls loves doing everything with her canine brothers – even the stuff “cats” don’t usually do, like camping! Wasabi’s owners were already the parents of two rescue pitties, Keiko and Niko, when they welcomed the little kitten into the family, and truth be told, they weren’t initially planning to grow their family. Their mom explained on Instagram that while her husband loves cats, she’s more of a dog person. Their family was a nice size and she...
Dug Up at Dogster: January 2023 Dog Events and Dog Holidays
The New Year, well, more specifically, the days leading up to the New Year is my favorite time. I’m not overly focused on setting concrete goals or making grand New Year’s resolutions that end up feeling unattainable by March. What I enjoy is the self-reflection about what I did during 2022 that was enjoyable or worthwhile and what I’d like to carry over or tweak in 2023. Last year, my rescue Emmy, pictured above partying hard in her 2023 glasses, injured her back. It forced our family to slow down, relax and give Emmy the...
“Pets For Life” Program Helps People Living In Veterinary Deserts
Much like food deserts in the United States, there are veterinary deserts that affect people and their ability to seed adequate veterinary care. For those living in veterinary deserts, getting regular check-ups, vaccinations, and emergency care for their pets can be challenging. Photo: Unsplash/Tamas Pap Knowing the challenges these people face, the Humane Society of the United States wanted to come up with a solution, so they created the Pets for Life program. The program aims to address “the inequity in and lack of access to pet...
Great High Fiber Dog Foods
While dogs have no physiological need for carbohydrates, they can benefit from having fiber in their diets. Fiber is a complex carbohydrate found in plants with both soluble and insoluble fiber matter. Is fiber healthy for dogs? Insoluble fiber passes through the body mostly unchanged and it helps bulk up the fecal matter to stimulate the body’s elimination process. The increased bulk also helps the anal glands function normally and reduces the risk of impaction. Dr. Gary Richter, Founder of Ultimate Pet Nutrition, says feeding higher...
Kitten Amusingly Shows Talent for Walking on a Tightrope While Carrying Its Motivation
Cats and kittens continue to amaze and win people’s hearts from around the world. They have the talent for a lot of things, and sometimes they’d shock you with what they can do. Felines are incredibly good charmers — even with an uninterested face, they remain endearing. Their intelligence is also on another level; that’s why they know how to outsmart humans. You can never run out of reasons to love cats. They also have this healing effect, specifically through their purr vibrations. Who knows what other things cats...
Shiba Inu Who Inspired “Doge Meme” Faces Serious Illness
If you’ve spent any time on the Internet over the past few years, you’re probably familiar with the popular Doge meme that’s been circulating around. The iconic meme features a Shiba Inu, Kabosu, making a funny face at the camera: That Shiba Inu behind the iconic meme is now 17-years-old and her health is failing. Kabosu’s owner, Atsuko Sato, shared about Kabosu’s health on his Instagram account where he has over 420,000 followers. Sato shared that on Instagram that the dog is suffering from both cancer and liver...
This Parking Lot Conversation Between a Senior Lady and a Penguin Intrigues the Internet
Wobbly, adorable, and captivating — who wouldn’t be charmed by a penguin? People can’t help but be curious about them and gush over the cutest penguin videos on the internet. Many films and television series have referenced penguins as characters — where they’re either hilariously smart or cuddly. Through those films and television shows, people get a glimpse of talking penguins who stroll around the city. Photo: Pixabay/krissiegwynne The Penguins of Madagascar is a great example of that — viewers really...
After Being Unable to Have a Child, Couple Adopts Spoiled Pup That Lights Up Their Life
This story is an entrant in the Fur-Ever Family Photo & Story Contest. Voting runs through December 31. Three grand prize winners will each receive $500 in cash and $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the entrants and finalists here! My husband and I have been married for five years. I have been unable to have a child, so we decided to adopt a rescue dog from Shenandoah Shepherd Rescue. We didn’t know what was missing from our family until we adopted Roxy! She completes our family. PHOTO: JENNIFER...
Foster Mom Receives Gratitude From Her Baby Aardwolf as It Takes a Step Into the Wild
Fostering a wild animal might seem challenging, especially when you have little to no knowledge about its lifestyle. That’s why people say that taking care of an animal teaches you responsibility. Nevertheless, you’ll get to the point where you’re the expert in caring for a particular animal. You will reach the part in your relationship when you can quickly determine what they need at the moment. A connection was built, and they already consider you as their parent. Photo: Youtube/The Dodo Although providing the animal with...
Sleeping Cat Blocks Commuters By Napping On Transit Card Scanner
If there’s one thing we know about cats, it’s the fact that they are willing to sleep anywhere, as long as it is comfortable. They often don’t even care what is going on around them, they just want to get a nap in. We often see evidence of this in our home but it seems as if they do this when they are out and about as well. In Turkey, a commuter named Aditya S. Rahman showed us evidence of this in a video that she posted on Instagram. Photo: Instagram/@adityarahman_38 Rahman was trying to scan her pass to enter the transit...
Golden Retriever Apologizes After Pulling The Doggie Daycare Fire Alarm
If you’ve ever had a golden retriever in your life, you realize that they can be a little excitable at times. They also have the ability to get themselves in some mischief, and nobody does it better than Birdie. That adorable golden retriever was recently in the spotlight after pulling the fire alarm at the local doggie daycare. According to KCCI, Jessica Tapper, the owner of Dogwoods Lodge, said Birdie didn’t realize he had pulled the fire alarm and nobody knew why it happened at first. Photo: Pexels/Svetozar Milashevich After...
Pet Parent Issues Warning After Dog Needs Emergency Surgery From Inhaling Soil Fungus
As dog owners, we would probably do anything to make sure that our furry friend was safe, happy, and comfortable. We make sure that they have plenty of good food, a warm place to sleep, and we take them to the vet when there is any medical problem. The love that families have for their dogs was seen in a very special way recently in Illinois. According to the family’s GoFundMe, three-year-old Mocha began suffering from a health problem and almost died after breathing in a fungus in the soil around the family home. Photo: PxHere/Laura...
Photo Series Shows Adorable Shiba Inu Running Like The Wind To His Owner
It doesn’t matter what type of dog you have, you likely look at them as being the most adorable beautiful dog in the world. Even if you realize that your dog has some undesirable physical traits, it typically just makes them more beautiful in your eyes. Photo: Twitter/@inu_10kg Then again, there are times when we see somebody else’s dog, and we can’t help but fall in love immediately. That is exactly what is about to happen when you see this beautiful pup running to meet his human. Fortunately, it was captured in four photos...
Our Top 2022 Blogs: Facing Challenging Times with Compassion, Collaboration, and Innovation
Don’t ask us to choose our favorite blogs of the year—it’s like asking who’s our favorite pet! (Seriously, don’t ask that.) But we didn’t choose our top blogs of the year. You did! These ten blogs from 2022 got read and shared the most, and, honestly, we’re pretty excited about the ones you picked. They encompass a lot of what we’re proud of and excited about at HASS—innovation, collaboration, learning from one another, compassion, and finding hope through challenging times,...
Help For Dog Chewing Paws
Does your dog constantly lick and chew his paws? There are many reasons why dogs chew paws and all of them need to be addressed by you in order to give your dog some relief. Once you learn the reason, you can stop your dog from chewing on his paws. Reasons why my dog is chewing his paws Dr. Gary Richter, medical director of Holistic Veterinary Care in Berkeley, California, and founder of Ultimate Pet Nutrition, gives the common reasons dogs chew paws: Dr. Richter says the first thing to do is to check and make sure your dog doesn’t have...
From Winter Kits to Pizza Parties: How Your Contributions Have Helped Ukrainians This Year
In early 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, beginning a war that has displaced millions, caused billions of dollars in damages to buildings and infrastructure, upended Ukraine’s economy, and left millions at home lacking essentials. Thanks in part to your contributions, though, we’ve been able to help Ukrainians in need this year. As we reach the end of 2022, GreaterGood has contributed more than $1.14 million dollars to a variety of efforts in the war-torn country. This includes more than $436,000 within the first 30 days of the...
From Feeding Bees to Planting Trees: How You’ve Helped Us Protect the Planet in 2022
In 2022, our planet went through a lot: severe floods in Kentucky and Pakistan, record heat waves in Europe, and strong storms like Eunice and Hurricane Ian. With your help, though, we were able to carry out several programs aimed at helping Earth and its plants, animals, and the ecosystems in which they live. At year’s end, more than 100,000 individual donors like you have contributed to over 650 charitable programs. Those include feeding bees in areas ravaged by storms, protecting species at the brink, and working to grow more native...
