Dog Helps Friends Push His Neighbor’s Stalled Car
Dogs come with all different personalities, and some want nothing more than to please their owners and lend a helping paw. Some dogs really go above and beyond to help out when they can, and that was the case with a dog in São Paulo, Brazil named Toddy. Toddy, who lives in the Promissão area, was outside with his owner when some friends started helping the neighbor push his stalled car. Photo: Max Pixel Rather than stand by and watch, like the other nearby dogs were doing, Toddy decided to help push the car! Article continues...
Dachshunds Compete In First-Ever ‘Weiner-lympics’ Games
In lieu of the recent Tokyo Olympics, a dedicated dog-lover created the first official “Weinerlympics” games. The games feature athletic dachshunds competing in swimming, weight lifting, fencing, high dive, long jump, wrestling, and running. Yes, weiner dogs do all of those things! A video of the event was uploaded by Crusoe the Dachshund, a YouTube account with over 1.5 million followers. Photo: Pixabay/Elstef In the video, Crusoe and Daphne meet up with their friend Oakley and compete in the events against one another. The video...
Senior St. Bernard Gets Pampered At The Groomer’s
Everyone could use a little TLC every now and again, especially the elderly. Sometimes as we age, it becomes harder to take care of ourselves in a basic way, and sometimes, we could just use a little extra love. The same is also true for dogs. Like any other member of the family, our dogs deserve to be pampered and treated a little extra special here and there, and it’s especially important as they get older. One family knew just how true that was and they decided to treat their elderly St. Bernard, Daisy, to a special groomer’s...
Shelter Kills All Its Rescue Dogs Due To ‘COVID-19’ Concerns
16 dogs, including a mom and her puppies, were slaughtered by shelter workers while awaiting pick-up. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Bourke Shire Council in rural Australia ordered all lost and stray dogs at a shelter to be killed, instead of placing them in foster homes or allowing them to be picked up. Their reasoning for the mass slaughter? They didn’t want volunteers caring for the dogs to spread COVID-19. Photo: Max Pixel Naturally, the council’s decision sparked outrage. Animal Justice Party member and politician...
Rescue Mama Dog ‘Adopts’ Orphaned Puppies At Shelter
One tragedy turned into a miracle after a mama dog that lost all of her puppies went on to rescue a litter of orphaned puppies. It happened at Ruff Start Rescue in Minnestoa when a mama dog named Poppy passed away shortly after giving birth to a litter of 10 puppies. According to KARE11 News, rescuers feared for the puppies’ survival. With such a large litter of now-orphaned puppies, they needed to think fast to give them the best chance of survival. Photo: YouTube/FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul KARE11 News reported that foster parent Lexi...
Puppy Wouldn’t Stop Barking So Older Dog Pushed Him Into The Pool
A new puppy got quite the surprise when an older dog got annoyed with his barking and pushed him into the pool. The incident occurred in the backyard of the owner’s home in Paris, Tennessee. The owner had brought a new puppy home to meet her cocker spaniel, Rue, and it didn’t go quite as planned. Rue is a bit older than the new puppy and wasn’t a big fan of the puppy’s insistent bark. Photo: Max Pixel Rather than continuing to be annoyed with the little pup, Rue took matters into her own hands (or paws) and pushed the...
Horse Steals Camper’s Chips Right Off Her Plate
Camping is a summer staple for many families. It allows us to unplug, explore nature, and live a little more simply for a few days. I grew up camping each year and I have so many awesome memories with family and friends. More often than not, we were joined by a few uninvited visitors, like blue jays, squirrels, raccoons, plenty of bugs, and the occasional bear. However, in all the years I’ve been camping, I’ve never run into a horse at the campground. Apparently though, some horses enjoy camping as much as humans and this horse in...
Big Dog Steps On Little Dog’s Tail During A Photoshoot
Haley is the owner of several dogs, six of which she regularly features on her social media accounts. Thankfully, she’s also a dog trainer so she knows how to handle so many dogs and make sure they each get what they need. Since Haley has quite a following on social media, she regularly does photoshoots with her pets. Many of them turn out adorable, but one took an unexpected turn and resulted in hilarious pictures. While mid-photoshoot with her dogs, Haley captured the hilarious moment one of her big dogs stepped on her little’s...
Serious-Looking Cat Asks Owner For Treats
Animals are smarter than we give them credit for. Anyone who’s had cats probably knows just how clever they can be, but sometimes that cleverness goes a little bit further and appears almost human-like. That can be seen when cats use whatever they can to communicate their needs. Sometimes they meow or rub against our legs, but sometimes they use even more advanced tactics to tell us what they want. For a doll-faced Persian cat named Blake, he knows exactly how to get what he wants. Photo: Max Pixel Blake’s owner shared a video on...
Future of APA!: History of No Kill Austin and Our Connection to the Land at TLAC
Aug 27, 2021 As the second installment in a short series of letters meant to inform you of APA!’s relationship with the City of Austin, we wanted to bring you up to speed on the Town Lake Animal Center (TLAC) property and how it impacts the renegotiation of our license agreement to operate APA!. [embedded content] Built in the 1950s, the TLAC facility was a huge improvement over what existed before, which was a structure somewhere in Austin that held all the animals in a massive concrete pen without adequate food and water until they...
Cat Abandoned Because His Owner’s New Boyfriend ‘Doesn’t Like Cats’
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 was notified that a cat was trying to get into people’s homes in the RV camp where I live. Park policy is trap and take to the ASPCA. I went to check out the cat and found a skinny, very hungry Ocicat! I kept him in a dog cage outside while I looked for his owner by posters and word of mouth. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/CHENPG Day five, it’s pouring buckets and even though I...
Grand Teton National Park Temporarily Closes Busy Road For Ravenous Bears
Grizzly and black bears have been spotted on the side of a narrow, scenic road in Grand Teton National Park, so park rangers decided to temporarily close it. “The northern section of the Moose-Wilson Road, between Murie Ranch Junction and Death Canyon Junction, is temporary closed to all visitors including motorists, cyclists, and hikers,” states National Park Service (NPS). The bears are not there to welcome visitors but to devour the fresh berries along the road. Since it is impossible for people to keep the recommended 100 yard...
Endangered Female Sumatran Tiger And Her Two Cubs Found Dead In Indonesian Conservation Area
Sumatran tigers are critically endangered with fewer than 400 remaining in the wild, but poachers continue to target them. One of the last places on Earth for the endangered tigers to roam freely is Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Sadly, even the forested area meant for the preservation of the tigers isn’t free of poachers. Conservationists were devastated when they found the bodies of three Sumatran tigers in le Buboh village in South Aceh. Photo: Pexels/Waldemar Brandt A female tiger and her two cubs were found dead in the protected...
Pets Are Abandoned During Foreclosures At A Staggering Rate
The victims of foreclosure face a bleak financial situation, made all the worse when pets are involved. When someone can no longer afford to make rent or mortgage payments, it is also a challenge to afford to properly care for animals. Animal shelters are seeing an increase in pets being surrendered because their owners are being foreclosed upon. And the foreclosure rate has sharply increased due pandemic pressure and unemployment, Brookings reports. Many pets have been abandoned when families cannot afford rent or mortgage payments. These...
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How to Rename Your Dog After Adoption
Sometimes when you adopt a new dog, that dog may come with a name you don’t particularly like. You may get your dog home and realize he doesn’t fit the name he had or their name isn’t something you like. Their name may have been given to them after an owner surrender and maybe your dog doesn’t respond well to it. In most cases, you will decide to change your dog’s name from the previous owner’s name. And, although it may seem difficult to rename a dog, it’s actually quite easy. Can you change a...
Britney Spears’ Stolen Dogs Reportedly Taken By Employees Worried About Their Health
Though she’s a talented artist, Britney Spears seems to be in the news for everything but her singing. But the singer’s high-profile battle against her 13-year conservatorship, which has inspired multiple documentaries and a #FreeBritney social media campaign, took a strange and ominous turn when Spear’s two dogs were reportedly stolen. ❤️ Posted by Britney Spears on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Britney initially blamed her father, Jamie Spears, for the theft, according to TMZ. After all, the elder Spears had...
People Outraged Over The Killing Of Two Young Ospreys At Maryland Park
Ospreys are gradually recovering in population after pesticides (like DDT) nearly wiped them out. It takes roughly 54 days for osprey chicks to develop their wings and leave the nest – which was apparently too long for Maryland officials to wait. Two young ospreys were removed by USDA APHIS Wildlife Services from their nest on top of a light fixture overlooking a ballpark. Instead of bringing the birds to a rescue, both were euthanized. The beautiful birds make their nests high up in the trees or on top of utility poles near bodies of...
Kitten Survives a Broken Pelvis and Head Trauma After Road Accident
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! September 29th, 2018 was unseasonably cold here in Wisconsin. It was 32 degrees as I was on the road to the gas station at 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning to get a decaf coffee for my daughter, who had spent the night. This is something I never do at this time in the morning. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/MONIKASURZIN It was black out as I drove the five miles on the country road. I passed a...
Man Buys Billboard To Help Senior Dog Get Adopted After 500 Days In Shelter
Sally Sue, a shelter dog from Kansas City, has lived in a shelter for 500 days. Now the 11-year-old pit bull mix is closer than ever to finding her own home! The senior shelter dog’s lucky break came when a man decided to feature her smiling face on a billboard overlooking a busy highway. “Hello, my name is Sally Sue,” the billboard reads. “Will you adopt me?” Screenshot: YouTube/KMBC 9 News The 30-foot structure was purchased by a local clothing store owner and adoption advocate, Scott Poore — who once...
