Ballsy Mountain Lion Saunters into Woman’s Home and Tries to Drag Her Dog Off by the Neck
We’ve all heard some startling stories recently about ballsy mountain lions and coyotes behaving a bit out of character. Even some bears have just barged right in. They’re usually food related, but this one is pretty scary. It seems a woman in Sonoma County, California, had an encounter with a puma that had the cheek to just stroll into her home and snatch her border collie up by the scruff of the neck and drag it outside before fleeing. Mountain Lions The temerity of the move left resident Rebecca Kracker floored and quite...
Litter of Kittens Waltzes its Way Into Stranger’s Home
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! June 6, I was working as a home health aide. I was fixing breakfast for my client, Cat Lady. It was warm, and her front door was open. Suddenly, a shrill, distressed squawk was heard. Thinking it was one of her current kittens, she called out, “What’s wrong, baby?” I went to investigate and scold whomever was being too rough. Across the floor came a tiny black kitten in...
Officials Warn To Check Christmas Trees For “Clumps” Before Bringing Them Inside
It’s that time of year when millions of people bring Christmas trees into their homes to decorate with lights, ornaments, and perhaps some tinsel. Many people head to the tree lot, store, or woods to bring a Christmas tree home without putting much thought into it. However, if you plan to get a Christmas tree this year, you may want to check it for hidden clumps. Photo: Pexels/NastyaSensei Officials are warning people to be on the lookout for Christmas tree clumps and to remove them and put them outside if found. The warning all started...
West Virginia Shelter Fills Christmas Stockings For Each Homeless Dog & Cat To Be Opened On Christmas Morning
Kanawha-Charleston Humane in West Virginia has an annual holiday tradition that involves filling Christmas stockings for all the good (and mischievous) shelter pets to take home with them when they get adopted. The stockings are filled with goodies donated by supporters, and then hung on the kennels with care in hopes that an adopter will soon appear. All the dogs and cats have been on their best behavior and only have one thing on their Christmas list – a forever home. They have heard tales of warm beds by the fire and cuddling with...
The Best Pet-Themed Christmas Ornaments for Your Tree This Year
It’s time to get busy with those Christmas decorations! Stringing lights, positioning laser cannons, setting up the tree, and hanging stockings are all part and parcel of the holiday season. These merry events create lasting memories and build traditions among families all across the globe. And if recent statistics are any indication (70 percent of American households have pets), a lot of folks here in the U.S. will be including their pets in the festivities. If you’re one of them and you’d like to honor or at least...
Man Sentenced 21 Years In Prison For Shooting Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker
Back in February 2021, people were heartbroken to learn that Lady Gaga’s beloved French bulldogs had been stolen. Beyond the theft of the valuable dogs, her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, had been shot. Three men and two accomplices were arrested for the crime and the one responsible for shooting Fischer has finally been sentenced. Photo: Flickr/Justin Higuchi License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 According to Yahoo!, Fischer was walking three French bulldogs, who belonged to Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta), in Hollywood when he was...
Dog Ornaments You’ll Love
Melissa L. Kauffman, Group Editorial Director Catster/Dogster Covering the pet world for more than 30 years, Melissa L. Kauffman has been an editor/writer for a wide variety of pet magazines and websites from the small critters and parrots to cats and dogs. Her advisory team of pets — rescue dogs Tampa Bay and Murphy Brown, plus Cirneco dell’Etna Liberty Belle and rescued parrots Deacon and Pi-Pi — help keep her on top of the latest and greatest pet health research, training and products,...
Cat Expert Shares Tips To Avoid A “Cat Catastrophe” This Holiday Season
With the holiday season in full swing, it’s important to start thinking about our furry friends. Cat owners, especially, need to be careful this time of year as certain holiday decorations and foods can be disastrous with cats in the house. Cat expert Jackson Galaxy shared a video to offer some tips and pointers to prevent a “cat catastrophe” this holiday season. Photo: Pexels/Jessica Lewis Creative He started the video off by saying, “So, let’s talk about the potential problems that you face during the holiday...
Losing a Pet: Help for the First Week
Dogs bring so much joy and companionship to our lives, but their time with us never lasts as long as we would like. When the time comes to say goodbye to your dog, you may wonder how to deal with losing your pet. Will your company let you take bereavement leave for your pet? How can you cope with all the emotions that come with the stages of grief? And how do you memorialize your pet after he is gone? Bereavement leave for pets There is no question that the pain associated with the loss of a pet can be as intense — or even more so...
Speeding Ships Are Killing Hundreds Of Whales Along U.S. Coasts
A large number of blue whales, humpback whales, gray whales and vulnerable southern resident killer whales are being killed by speeding ships along the West Coast of the United States. According to the Los Angeles Times, Cargo and cruise boat traffic has increased over the last several decades to the point where ships have become one of the deadliest threats whales face in open oceans and coastal waters. Adobe Stock / Richard CareyA large number of Blue whales, Humpback whales, and vulnerable Southern Right Killer Whales are being killed by...
You All Really Blew Us Away With Your Amazing Marketing in 2022
In this very hard year, you marketing geniuses have created some of the most inspiring, creative, and effective communications and marketing materials we’ve ever seen. If you get a second to breathe, we hope you’ll take a good moment to feel proud of the work you’ve done. We’re sure proud of it for you. With the caveat that it is impossible to list every post, blog, campaign, event, or video—you all are just too good and prolific!—we’ve collected 10 of them that made us and everyone else laugh, weep,...
8 Questions to Ask Yourself When Adopting a Dog
It’s easy to fall in love with all those shelter dogs and puppies, but before you adopt, ask yourself these questions to ensure a happy experience for everyone involved. Sharing your life with a dog is a joy. But it also comes with great responsibility and commitment. Adopting a dog should therefore be a well-thought-out decision. Are you ready to make sacrifices to meet your dog’s needs in the years to come? Do you have the time, energy and financial means to provide the care and attention a dog requires in order to thrive? And...
Are you using pets.findhelp.com yet?
Have you heard of pets.findhelp.com? It’s a curated database of free or low cost pet support services provided by Human Animal Support Services. Users can select their preferred language and search by specific services like veterinary care, pet food pantries and temporary pet care. They can also choose from categories, browse local programs and more. There are several ways one can sign up – as a consumer, to help others or as an organization. Your animal organization can sign up to show up in search results for specific services...
Traffic Noise Makes European Robins More Aggressive, Study Finds
Traffic is pretty aggravating even on the best of days. A new study finds that it’s so frustrating, it even angers robins. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University in the UK and Koç University in Turkey recently studied how urban and rural European robins react to traffic noises. The animals, which are quite territorial, show another bird that it’s on their turf with movements and song. The team found that their physical aggression toward intruders increased when there was traffic noise. In a paper published in the journal...
Long-Lost Tasmanian Tiger Remains Rediscovered in Museum
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, went extinct (thanks to you know who) in the mid-1930s. Native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea, the unusual marsupial was sometimes referred to as a Tasmanian wolf. It’s estimated that roughly 5,000 thylacines were living in Tasmania when Europeans first arrived. Due to excessive hunting, habitat destruction, and diseases introduced to them in quick succession, their numbers soon declined until they were gradually eradicated. Photo: (Series relates to Australian...
Badly Injured Kitten Who Would ‘Probably Die’ Rescued From Road, Defies Odds
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! The week of Thanksgiving 2012, while driving to work, we spotted something in the road. As I passed, the something moved! It was small and light-colored. We turned around and braved the traffic on the busy road by stopping. The something was a kitten, a silver and grey kitten, but badly hurt. She had blood on her tail, part of it was missing, and wounds all over her head. We took her to...
The Most Important Things To Look For on Pet Food Packaging
The food we feed our pets plays a big role in their overall health, so you want to choose a brand that will support them in living their happiest, healthiest life. If you’re not sure whether a pet food brand is reputable or not, just take a look at the packaging. Just like the packaging on the food we eat, pet food packing provides detailed information on the ingredients and nutritional content. To help ensure you’re choosing the best possible food for your pet, we’ve put together a list of the most important things to look...
“Noodle” The Famous TikTok Dog Dies At 14
If you’ve spent much time on TikTok, you might be familiar with the famous pooch named Noodle. Noodle the pug was believed by millions of people, but he sadly passed away recently. Photo: TikTok/@jongraz Noodle’s owner, Jonathan Graziano, announced the dog’s passing in a heartbreaking video. He said, “Hi everyone. I am so sorry. I’m so sorry to have to share this, but Noodle passed yesterday. He was at home. He was in my arms. And, this is incredibly sad. It’s incredibly difficult. It’s a day that I...
Big Cat Ownership Curtailed in the U.S. by Senate Decision
If the Netflix series Tiger King did anything at all, it was to draw attention to the serious and grotesque problem of big cat ownership in America. The surprisingly popular series was a Grade A train wreck from start to finish. The real losers were not the big cats depicted in it but rather the people who spent hours absorbing it. But good things can come from bad situations. In this case, a bill restricting the private ownership of big cats in the U.S. has thankfully passed in the Senate by unanimous consent.Known as the Big Cat Public...
Save Money: Preventative Care Can Be You and Your Pets’ Best Friend
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Those wise words are attributed to Benjamin Franklin, and in essence, they mean that it’s easier to stop something from happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened. If you wish to keep your pet around for as long as possible and avoid or reduce costly vet bills, preventative care is a good place to start. Doing so can potentially lengthen lives, improve the quality of time spent with us, and save money in the long run. Photo: Pixabay/Alexas_Fotos Pet Food...
