Dog Lover with Mouse Problem Gets Help From the ‘Sweetest’ Cat
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’d lost my 15-year-old dog seven months earlier and didn’t want another pet, but I found myself with a problem. There was a mouse in my house that was managing to avoid all the traps I’d put out. In addition to not wanting another pet, I just wasn’t a cat person, but I’d deal with one in order to get rid of the mice. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / ANNA...
A Team Studying The Yellow-Bellied Marmots Discover The Key To The Species’ Long Life
Wouldn’t it be nice to be young forever? A lot of people spend so much money getting treatments done just to stay and look young but scientists have recently found the secret to slowing down the ticking of the aging clock for a species called the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris). PHOTO: Pixabay/timtwisted A new study was published in the Nature Ecology & Evolution journal about how the marmot is able to slow down their aging when they hibernate. The yellow-bellied marmots are large burrowing rodents. They are closely...
2021 Annual Report
Our 2021 Annual Report is here! CLICK HERE to download a PDF version of the report. Source: Austin Pets...
Long-Lost Cat Reunited With Owner Right Before Vet Was Supposed To Put Him Down
Most pet owners consider their pets to be part of the family. This was also the case for Jason and Liz McKenry, a Maryland couple that treated their kitten, Ritz, like their own baby, especially because they didn’t have any kids at the time. So, when Ritz ran out of their apartment one day and disappeared, the Annapolis couple was distraught. “We spent months looking all around and talking to the shelters,” Jason told CBS News. “Anything we could think of, we tried.” Photo: YouTube/CBS News But even despite the...
Parvo Puppy ICU Flooding | Help Needed!
May 24, 2022 One of Austin’s pet lifesaving treasures is at risk after ANOTHER flooding situation with sewage spilling into all three parvovirus treatment wards. This is the same situation that the clinic staff faced this past Saturday when Austin Pets Alive! asked for adopters and fosters to pick up puppies who had already been treated – and tested negative – for parvovirus. Because the Austin community responded and helped pick up 17 puppies on Saturday and 23 puppies on Sunday, there are currently 51 puppies being treated...
U.S. Veterinarian Traveled To Romania To Help Stray Animals Along The Ukraine Border
It was February 24, 2022, when Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Less than 3 weeks later, Dr. Jon Geller arrived at the border, ready and able to help. “I just had this obsession that I needed to do something and I think other people felt the same way,” he says. Dr. Jon Geller traveled to Romania to help pets and street dogs escape Ukraine safely. Geller learned that many refugees were trying to cross the border with their pets. Some Ukrainians who couldn’t drive themselves were forced to leave their pets behind because they...
What should your dog and cat eat?
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
The Video of a Cat Licking Water from The Shower Will Definitely Make You Laugh Today
Cats are dominating the internet! Every social media platform has cat content — in any form of social media post. It’s incredible how these cats can quickly trend or gain a massive number of views, shares, and likes in just a matter of hours. The contents range from cute to heartwarming. As you scroll through posts, you’ll wish that you have your own cat or attempt to create your own social media cat profile. The official Instagram account posted a video of a cat licking water coming out of the shower. Once the video was...
How to improve your animal welfare organization’s online presence, and why it matters
Does your organization show up in a Google search? To answer this question, it would depend on what the search was. With the majority of people using Google to search online, it’s important to understand what they’re searching as it pertains to your organization, and even more importantly, for your organization to show up in that search as high as you can. You may know this process as Search Engine Optimization (or, SEO) which can sounds scary or technical, but what it really boils down to, is do you show up in a Google search?...
Mya The Pit Bull, Self-Proclaimed Professional Wigglebutt, Can’t Stop Helping Around The House
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” -Maya Angelou Today’s story is about a rescue pit bull named Mya. And the quote I gave for today’s article might go both ways for Mya and her mom. Little miss Mya Wigglebutt, as she is famously known for, was rescued from a shelter and has been with her mom, Briana Maiola, since she was 9 months old. Mya was underweight when Briana got her, and she didn’t want to eat anything. Mya was found with numerous health issues and in one of her earliest...
An Ohio Judge Gives Creative Sentences to Make Animal Abusers Learn a Valuable Lesson
There’s a recurring question about why humans harass animals — answers are often not clear and vague. Most times, the animals are victims of neglect, ignorance, and human frustration. These reasons are still not valid for giving humans the right to inflict unimaginable suffering on innocent animals. Harming them won’t show superiority, especially if the animal did not do anything harmful to the person. Photo: Youtube/ABC News iHeartdogs interviewed a Municipal Court Judge from Painesville, Ohio. His name is Judge Michael...
Rescue Collie Becomes Best Friends with New Family’s Other Collie
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! Colin was a part of a hoarding rescue when he was about a week old. There were intact male and female Collies everywhere on the property. It was easy to figure out who the mothers were, but the only thing for certain about the fathers was that they were all Collies. We got him after the court case was settled and he was 5-months-old. We had another young Collie, Skye, that needed a friend...
Rescued Puppies Join 40+ Shelter Pets Flying To Safety During National Pet Month
May is one of our favorite times of the year. Not only do we get to celebrate warmer weather, Mothers’ Day, and military troops over Memorial Day weekend, May is also National Pet Month–the perfect time to show your pets how much you care! Photo: Pixabay National Pet Month is also an excellent time to help shelter animals, who would make awesome companions if somebody gave them a chance. Alas, many shelter pets won’t ever get this opportunity, especially if they live in the South, where shelter overcrowding leaves animals at...
You’ll Be Amazed by the Heroic Ants of the Sub-Saharan Africa!
There are more than 12,000 species of ants and the Matabele ants are among the largest of them. Matabele ants can grow up to more than 20 millimeters and their colonies which may consist of more than 20 million members are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Photo: YouTube/Science News These ants were named after the fiercest African tribe that existed in the 1800s, whose brutal aggression these ants possess. These ants are the archnemesis of termites, but people avoid them too since several bites of a Matabele ant can paralyze a human limb. Brutal...
Family Tearfully Reunites With Their Beloved Dog Who Was Missing For 6 Months
A lost Texas dog has been reunited with his family after he was missing for six long months. Chase’s owner was distraught after he went missing on November 27, 2021. They immediately put up fliers all over their town and posted on social media. They spent the next several months driving around searching for him, but to no avail. Despite never being able to find their beloved furry family member, they never lost hope. Photo: Facebook/City of Denton Animal Shelter On April 27, 2022, the City of Denton Animal Shelter received a call...
Rescue Workers In Ukraine Save Cat Stuck In Tree In War Zone
Cats tend to climb up in trees for a better view, to chase a bird or squirrel, or to escape some sort of danger. However, they have a hard time coming down and sometimes need help from professionals. Rescue workers in Ukraine who are busy saving people from destroyed buildings and war zones took the time to rescue a cat stuck in a tree. This touching moment was shared by The State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine. Laughter is said to be the best medicine, so officials thought they would use a little humor to tell the rescue story....
After Beloved Dog Dies, Veteran Finds Perfect Shelter Pet To Help Him Heal
An American veteran named Joey Ross bravely served his country in the U.S. military. But those years of service also took a personal toll. When Ross came back home to Nashville, the Tennessee veteran was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. For a time, Ross’s service dog, Babygirl, helped him cope with the worst of his symptoms, which were so severe the veteran attempted suicide four years ago. After that intensely dark period, the loyal dog saved his life, Ross told WZTV. Posted by Joey Ross on Monday, October 11, 2021...
Household Cats are Smart Enough to Remember the Names and Faces of their Human and Feline Friends
You would be surprised to discover that your cat recognizes not just your face, but also remembers your name! A new study that was published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals these facts after conducting research on cats who have human owners and feline friends. Photo: YouTube/FunnyClix “We examined whether cats matched familiar cats’ names and faces… and human family members’ names and faces…” said the authors. “Cats were presented with a photo of the familiar cat’s face on a laptop...
Ukrainian Firefighters Rescue Puppy From War-Torn Street And Make Him Mascot Of Fire Station
Emergency workers were searching through the rubble in the Kiev district of Kharkiv after heavy shelling by the Russians and found a puppy. Firefighters in Kharkiv adopted him and named him “Bayraktar”, but everyone calls him “Bai”. The sweet pup brings comfort and joy to the firefighters and guards the station when the crew is out on a call. The State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine posted the good news of Facebook and shared that the puppy is paid in a salary of sausages and goodies. He doesn’t have an...
Does Your Dog Have Separation Anxiety? Acupressure Can Help!
Separation anxiety is common in dogs, and is even more of an issue now as people head out into the world again after almost two years of pandemic restrictions. Find out how acupressure can help ease your dog’s fear of being left alone. Dogs are deeply pack-oriented, so canine separation anxiety is a common problem. And thanks to fallout from the pandemic, more dogs than ever are experiencing separation anxiety as they adjust from having their people home all the time, to being left alone more often again. From your dog’s...
