Blind Stray And His Seeing Eye Cats Are Seeking A Forever Home Together
Many kittens and cats pass through Sioux City Animal Adoption and Rescue in Iowa, but two black-and-white felines stood apart from the rest of rescued population. As shelter workers got to know the bonded pair, they realized the younger boy cat was actually blind, inspiring shelter workers to name him Keller. The older one-year-old female– who acted as Keller’s “seeing eye” cat–naturally became known as Anne Sullivan. Photo: Pixabay “It was a unique situation in the respect that we impounded the blind cat...
Dog Chases Owner With Garden Hose
I don’t think my dog ever played with a garden hose. Instead, she was always a little cautious of it, since she knew water came out of it and she was quite precious about getting wet herself. I think it’s safe to assume most dogs are like that. They know that their owners will sometimes want to play a little trick on them – especially in summer – and gently spritz them with some water from the hose. And for the most part, they’ll steer clear when the hose is in use. But for one black lab, it was all about...
Keeping Warm During the Winter Storm
Sep 30, 2021 “The APA! Neonatal program has been a part of my life since 2013,” said Kimberley. “I adopted my first kitten, now an 8-year-old cat, at a PetSmart adoption event in June 2013. I was struggling with depression and trying to push my way through grad school and Lancelot has been helping me with his affection from our union.” “Fast forward a few more years and I once again turned toward kittens as a way to help me with my mental health. In 2018, I was struggling with another depressive spell but this...
Improve your professional skills with these 5 online apprenticeships!
Grab your pumpkin latte and get ready to acquire some new skills and knowledge this fall. We have five wonderful and varied online apprenticeships to help with that! Whether cats are your fancy, expanding your foster program or shelter clinic management is your thing, we think just about anyone can benefit from these online apprenticeships. Each apprenticeship is four weeks long and is made up of a combination of self-paced learning and four 90-minute weekly Zoom meetings with your instructor. The application period...
VA Hospital Prohibited Service Dogs, Leading To Veteran’s Suicide
Sadly, it took a veteran’s death by suicide for a VA hospital to change their service dog policies. The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General (DVAOIG) has asked two VA facilities to improve care for mental health patients, including changing their policy that previously prohibited service dogs. According to a report from the VAOIG, the veteran died by suicide after visiting VA facilities in Portland, Oregon and Palo Alto, California. The veteran was showing signs of suicidal ideation, and although staff made an...
6 Ways To Celebrate Adopt A Shelter Dog Month In October
Every month should be Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, as far as we’re concerned. But since 1981, Adopt a Shelter Dog Month has been officially observed in October to raise awareness about the millions of shelter dogs seeking forever homes. According to American Humane, 3-4 million shelter dogs are still waiting for someone to adopt them. Adopt A Shelter Dog Month is our annual reminder that shelters are crowded with lovable dogs desperately hoping someone will give them a chance. Photo: Pixabay Of course, adopting a dog is also a big...
Why do dogs eat grass?
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Kitten Rescued From Barn Showers His New Family with Love
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! Lover Boy was from a litter of barn kittens at the stable where my daughter rode. Summer camp was going on and the children played with the kittens constantly. He grew up very friendly but was a skinny no-name mess with long fur full of burrs and constant diarrhea staining his fluffy tail. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY/DANI MONTOYA Then the owner was injured and the stable closed. The 4-H members...
Dying Dog Gets To Roll In Snow One Last Time Thanks To Utah Ice Center
Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation helped fulfill a last wish for a dying dog. Maggie was diagnosed with cancer and while her time on Earth was coming to an end, her owners were determined to make sure she got to enjoy snow one last time. They made a plea on Facebook asking if anyone had a shaved ice machine they could borrow. “Our sweet dog is passing of cancer and Monday we want to build her one last snow bank to roll in,” they wrote. Salt Lake County Ice Center heard about the request and leaped at the opportunity to help...
Ohio Trooper Saves A Stray Dog Then Goes Back To Adopt Her
Saving lives is all in a day’s work for one Ohio trooper, who found a stray dog while out on patrol, brought her to a local shelter, and then–when no one stepped up to claim her–went back to give her a forever home. According to WLWT5, an Ohio State Highway Patrol Officer was working a stationary patrol when he found a lonely pit-bull mix. Trooper Gable wasn’t sure if the dog was a stray, or just missing or lost. Just in case, the officer brought the dog to a local shelter, where her owners could come and claim her....
Sibling Brown Bears In Alaska Spotted “Synchronized Napping” In Viral Video
Brown bears avoid the cold Alaska winters by hibernating in dens. While most bears are currently preparing for hibernation by eating nonstop, two sibling brown bears thought it was a good idea to practice napping together. The resident 17-year-old brother and sister bears, JB and Patron, arrived at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in 2004 as cubs after their mother was killed. They have thrived at the wildlife sanctuary and enjoy roughhousing, digging holes, and fishing in the stream that runs through their enclosure. Screenshot:...
One-Third Of All Sharks & Rays Are At Risk Of Extinction Due To Overfishing
Human activity has affected the ocean for hundreds of years, through fishing and hunting, and indirectly by habitat modification and climate change. The number of threatened species has doubled since the first global study back in 2014, and the number of endangered and critically endangered species have since more than tripled. Today, more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are at risk of extinction due to overfishing, according to a new study. Photo: Unsplash/Tomáš Nožina Rays are the most threatened, with 41%...
Florida Proposes Fishing Licenses For Once Endangered Goliath Grouper
Goliath groupers make their homes in and around Florida’s coral reefs where they can grow to 800 pounds. According to NOAA Fisheries, these massive fish have few natural predators, and swim through the shallow waters without hesitation, which has historically made them easy prey for fishermen and divers with spearguns. Divers once harvested these fish using powerheads on spearguns, boaters pulled them in with winches on mounted on gunwales, TCPalm reports. Meanwhile, fish houses paid about 40 cents per pound for the goliath grouper,...
Special Needs Puppy And Rescue Piglet Are BFFs
There is nothing more adorable than odd animal friendships, like Winnie and Wilma’s. They became best friends the moment they met. A special needs puppy named Winston (better known as “Winnie The Roo” or “Winnie” for short) arrived at Charlotte’s Freedom Farm, a hobby farm that rescues farm animals and lets them live out their lives, at just six-weeks-old with what appeared to be just undeveloped front legs. He was surrendered by the people who bred him. A trip to the vet revealed his sternum also...
The buzz about honey and propolis
Can honey and bee propolis help your dog or cat? Let’s take a look! Honey is a very special healer, both inside and out. The Manuka variety from New Zealand is the kingpin, but there are many other honeys from around the world that have something special to share with us. Honey contains health-enhancing antioxidants, including flavonoids. The darker the color, the deeper the flavor. Darker varieties, like buckwheat, sage, and tupelo, contain the most antioxidants. What makes it so special beyond its antioxidant properties? Dr. Peter...
Man Goes The Extra Mile To Help Two Pit Bulls At A Shelter
Papa and Bowman are two pit bulls that needed a helping hand. They were stuck at the animal shelter and it seems as if they were being left behind. All of the other dogs at the shelter had an orange card attached to their cage, signifying that they were getting adopted. Those two pit bulls, however, were still there waiting for their forever family. The shelter, in Wooster, Ohio, happened to have a kind adoption counselor that was not willing to take the situation lying down. Photo: flickr/Neon Tommy Joe Kay could tell that the dogs were in...
This Year’s ‘Clear The Shelters’ Campaign Helped Adopt 136,000+ Shelter Pets–And Counting!
On August 23, 2021, NBCUniversal Local, Greater Good Charities, The Animal Rescue Site, and Hill’s Pet Nutrition teamed up to fly 167 at-risk shelter pets to safety and adoption. This life-saving airlift kicked off this year’s Clear The Shelters campaign, marking the seventh year of a national adoption drive that’s helped more than 688,000 shelter pets get adopted since 2015. Photo: Greater Good Charities Clear the Shelters 2021 concluded on September 19, but we’re already seeing how this year’s national adoption...
Beloved Cat Lost At JFK Airport For 18 Days Is Finally Rescued
New York’s JFK airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States and no place for a cat to live. But an indoor cat named Ettore survived nearly three weeks around the runway before being rescued. Salvatore Fazio was traveling to Italy with his beloved cat when he received the most devastating news. First, he was told that his cat that he planned on having in the cabin was too big and needed to go into cargo. Then after arriving in Italy, found out Ettore never made it on the plane. Ettore had escaped his crate while being...
Owner Abandons Cat To Get A New Sofa
Cats might be strong and independent creatures, but they are also quite emotional as well. They form very deep bonds with their owners and can become quite upset when something upsets that bond. I remember my first cat, Rufo, was my constant companion as a kid. I was bullied quite a bit in elementary school, so I never really had friends to come over and hang out with me. It wasn’t until high school that I finally had a decent social life. Rufo ended up going ballistic whenever these new friends of mine would show up after school. He...
Otter Befriends An Orange Tabby Cat And They’re Now Inseparable BFFs
There is nothing more adorable than an otter, except for maybe an otter and his best friend. There are all kinds of unusual animal pairings in this world, and each one is just as precious as the last. Through the years we’ve seen many cute animal friendships that just melt our hearts. But I have to say, by far one of the cutest friendships that I’ve seen is between an otter and his feline best friend. Check them out: Aren’t they absolutely adorable? The little otter and cat duo have made quite an impression on the internet,...
