Dog Steals Reporter’s Microphone While She’s Doing A Live Broadcast

In Russia, a reporter was doing a live broadcast and was shocked when a dog ran at her, jumped into the air, and snatched her microphone out of her hands. The playful pup darted away with the microphone on live air, while the reporter was left stunned. After realizing what happened, she ran after the dog to try and get her microphone back. The whole thing was broadcasted and eventually ended up on Twitter, thanks to Twitter user @Ozkok_A. The video received over 11 million views since being shared on Twitter, along with thousands of comments...

    Posted On: Apr 7, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

The Dazzling Moonlight 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! It was 2 am when my son finally finished hanging beautiful, blue Christmas lights on the farm front steps in preparation for the holidays. The moonlight was astonishing, the air was clear and very chilly. As he walked in, a 12-week-old Siamese kitten ran in with him and up the stairs. She was starved and flea-infested. Her nose and eyes were caked with mucus. She was dying from pneumonia...

    Posted On: Apr 7, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Dodger’s Rescue Story

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! When I answered the rescue center door and saw this dirty white head sticking out of a box, my first thought was, “This poor cat looks almost dead.” The man who brought this old fella to us had a neighbor lady who died six months previously. When her family came to clean the house, they tossed this dear cat outside, locked the door to the house, and never went back. Photo:...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

The Triumphs of Paddy

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! Paddy was thrown from a moving vehicle resulting in her face being peeled back and problems with her back. The Hill Country SPCA took her in and soon realized that she had probably been abused all of her 4 years. Her physical injuries improved but her mental state did not. She shook with fear at every sound and movement. She did not blink. She did not raise her tail. We had to keep her on...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Minerva a.k.a. Kiki

These stories were 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 haven’t had a cat in six years. The cat I’d had from childhood had died in the care of a boyfriend when I was away. I was beyond heartbroken. One day when my husband and I were about to take our two dogs out, I decided to go to the backyard. It’s more work to watch them but it’s more fun for them. We didn’t normally do it, but I felt they needed a...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Miracle’s Rescue Story

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! Some might call it luck, others might say ‘what’s the big deal it’s just a cat?’. But here at Paradise Animal Rescue Inc., we call it a miracle! And true enough it is! A call was taken in one day by a volunteer at PAR. A worker who was working on a new well had heard the faint cry of a kitten. On closer examination, two partially submerged kittens were found inside...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Mommy’s Little Bean

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! We had found a little stray cat one afternoon who had collapsed on my mother’s deck from heat exhaustion. I gently gathered her up and brought her home to try and care for her. She perked up as soon as we got home out of the heat. Five hours later she ended up having 4 kittens in my living room (much to my surprise!), three of which I lost right away. Mama passed away the next...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Jeter Scores A 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! In March of this year, I was working the late shift at the hotel I work at when the security guard informed me that some weird noise was coming from behind the soda machine in the hotel laundry room. I listened and heard faint meows, and saw eyes looking back at me. There was a cat tied to the soda machine. Then I saw a bag wrapped in a rubber band with a note. The note said, “need...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Rescued Twice in 12 Hours

These stories were 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! My friend Kim found a kitten along side of the road on her way to our house. The kitten somehow managed to push open the box and climb out the window while we were in the house. We looked everywhere but couldn’t find her. We figured she ran away and there was really nothing else we could do. She was no where to be found… until the next morning when Kevin started his truck...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Humane Society International Releases Animated Short Film About Cruel Reality Of Animal Testing

Animal testing is cruel and unnecessary. Rabbits are still used around the world to test shampoos, mascaras, sunscreen, and other beauty products. The innocent animals are locked in neck restraints and then have harsh chemicals dripped in their eyes and on their skin, which causes burning, irritation, and sometimes blindness. Once the experiment is complete, they are either used for another cruel test or euthanized. Photo: Pixabay Rabbits deserve better. Humane Society International (HSI) is taking a stand for the voiceless animals with the...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Missouri Has Led The U.S. In Puppy Mills For Nearly A Decade Running

Missouri has more documented puppy mills than any other state in the U.S., leading theHumane Society of the United States’ ‘Horrible Hundred‘ list for the better part of a decade. According to , Ohio, the runner up, had nine puppy mills on the list; Illinois had two. Nearly 26 pages of the HSUS’ 86-page report involved Missouri breeders, a number of which have been linked to US Department of Agriculture code violations at the minimum level of care and cleanliness. Missouri has more puppy mills than any other state. In...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Austin FC and Austin Pets Alive! Announce Honorary Mascot Partnership

Apr 06, 2021 AUSTIN, TX — Austin FC today announced an innovative community partnership with Austin Pets Alive! to showcase eligible dogs as honorary Austin FC mascots at Q2 Stadium in an effort to raise the profile of dog adoption throughout the region. The first-of-its-kind honorary mascot partnership will see APA! dogs available for adoption featured as Austin FC honorary mascots at each Austin FC regular season home match throughout the 2021 season. Aligned with Austin’s status as the country’s largest...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Learn to speak cat and get continuing education credits, too!

What does it mean when a cat flicks her tail around? Or starts making biscuits on your leg? What about airplane ears?  You’ll learn all this and more in How to Speak Cat, our feline communications online course. And now as an added bonus, the course has been approved for 2.00 hours of Certified Animal Welfare Administrator continuing education credits by the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement.  You can learn a lot about a cat, just by observing their behavior. You’ll learn when it’s okay to...

    Posted On: Apr 6, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Mischievous Dog Steals Microphone From Russian Reporter During Live Broadcast

A live news broadcast in Russia has gone viral thanks to a playful golden retriever named Martin. Nadezhda Serezhkin, reporter for MIR 24, was giving a live weather report from the streets of Moscow when a rambunctious golden retriever leaped in and grabbed her microphone. Screenshot: YouTube/Мир 24 Apparently, the brightly colored mic looked like a toy to Martin. Screenshot: YouTube/Мир 24 The exuberant pup interrupted the live broadcast and stole the microphone right out of Serezhkin’s hand....

    Posted On: Apr 5, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

April Is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Help Us Give Abused & Injured Cats A Second Chance At Life!

According to the ASPCA, animal abuse occurs around the world every 60 seconds, killing 10 million animals each year in the U.S. alone. Comet, an abused one-year-old cat from St. Cloud, Florida, almost become one of these tragic statistics. Fortunately, Comet was found by a woman who recognized the cat had clearly been abused. When Comet was discovered by this Good Samaritan, the injured black cat was badly limping and severely wounded in one eye. Photo: Waggle The kind woman contacted Helping Paws Humane Society, which raced the injured cat...

    Posted On: Apr 5, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Devoted Dog Parents Create Mobile Dog Bed To Allow Senior Dog To Go On Walks

Dogs teach us to love unconditionally and one couple’s devotion to their senior dog has gone viral. Tom Antonio and his family live in Georgia but often visit Virginia Beach. They would take their beloved Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Cocoa to the shore and it became one of the dog’s favorite places to go. However, as the years passed the once energetic dog started to slow down, and at the age of 16 was unable to walk. But the family continued to care for her and ensured she had the best quality of life. Photo: Facebook/Carrie...

    Posted On: Apr 5, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Shelter Dog Treated To Easter Egg Hunt As He Waits For A Family Of His Own

Meet Garbanzo. This sweet pit bull mix is just as unique as his name. He arrived at CNY SPCA in Syracuse, New York, as a stray. “We think he’s about three years old. He’s 65 pounds of cuddles waiting to happen! He’s goofy, friendly, and very sweet,” wrote the shelter. The big fella has quickly won the hearts of staff with his bigger than life personality and adorable looks. He loves to play fetch and was recently photographed playing with his favorite toy, a purple monkey. Photo: Facebook/CNY SPCA Garbanzo is...

    Posted On: Apr 5, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Kitten season, community cats and more!

Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. Kitten season is here and we’ve got helpWhile we may not be able to provide you with an extra set of hands to bottle feed, we do have plenty resources to help with kitten season. From a brand new kitten marketing toolkit from HeARTs Speak to foster recruitment to kitten care and more, we hope these will help your organization manage the… Learn More One final push of inspiration at the No Place Like Home Challenge winds...

    Posted On: Apr 5, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Woman Creates A Chair That Allows Needy Pets To Sit By You While You Work

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have been working from home. It seems everyone has a home office these days and employers are allowing more flexibility when it comes to location. For many people working from home, it allows them more time to spend with their pets. Naturally, our furry friends are so excited to have us home and don’t want to leave our side for one minute. While this is great, it can also be problematic. It’s hard to focus on work, take a Zoom call, or type properly with a dog or cat sitting on...

    Posted On: Apr 3, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details

Rescue Dog Whose Snout Was Chopped Off Finds A Loving Forever Home

One dog’s tragedy turned into a story of inspiration for people around the world when he found his happily ever after in a loving forever home. Back in 2010, Wacku was living with his owner, a taxi stand owner. His owner had him around as a guard dog for the first two years of his life. Unfortunately, in 2012, he was working as a guard dog like usual, when a drunk man attacked him with a machete. During the attack, the man chopped off Wacku’s snout and left him bleeding profusely. Photo: Facebook/Philippine Animal Welfare Society...

    Posted On: Apr 3, 2021 | Category: ArticlesView Details