4-Year-Old Boy Picks Up Trash To Help Animals
Children are our future, and if they are anything like Niklaus Reilly, the world is going to be a great place for animals. The 4-year-old boy from North Kingstown, Rhode Island, loves animals – just like his mom, Amanda Nelson. Nelson works at an animal shelter and has seen firsthand how dangerous trash can be to wildlife. She decided it was time to teach her young son not to litter. Photo: Pixabay But she didn’t expect his reaction. “It actually started off with me teaching him not to litter and then he kind of took it to...
Collar-Camera Reveals Surprising Habits Of Minnesota’s Northwoods Wolves
The movements of wolf packs can be tracked with precision today in a way that generations of scientists and naturalists never could accomplish on their own. in the springtime, for example, the wolves had long proven elusive. According to the Star Tribune, this is when the animals split away from their packs and disappear amongst the thick undergrowth of the forests of northern Minnesota. Modern technology has allowed scientists to peer into the lives of these wolves, one in particular, that is often found fishing in the nearby river on sunny...
How animal shelters can support survivors of domestic violence
This is a guest post written by Colleen Parker and Danielle Emery of Urban Resource Institute People and Animals Living Safely (URI PALS). This is part two of a series on building a culture of safety at your animal welfare organization. You can read part one from last week. The complicated nature of domestic violence cannot be solved in a blog post. But there are simple things an animal shelter or rescue organization can do to help survivors. From questions upon intake, leaving brochures in restrooms to providing training to...
Midnight’s 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! She came to me because her people had moved away. I fed her at the door, and she came in. The neighborhood kids had been kicking her because she was a black cat, and she was fearful of men. She would growl whenever she saw pant legs near her. Midnight was an indoor/outdoor cat. She would follow us everywhere. She would follow us to the local diner and wait in the bushes to accompany us...
My Aerial Bomber
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 finally had a house, 2 cats in the yard, as the song goes… and now it was time to add a puppy to the mix. Enter Aerial Bomber, who turned into one of those best-dogs-in-the-world kinds of dog. Stressful days at work called for lunch trips to our local nursery to look at flowers. One day, fate intervened and pulled me to our local Humane Society, instead. And there was this tiny...
A Love Letter From Tommy Bahama, The “Devil 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! For 12 years, I was passed to 3 different parents on a small island in the Bahamas. When the last “Mom” moved in with her boyfriend and a d-o-g, I’d had enough. I decided I’d rather live under the old house and take my chances. I did this for 3 long years. I survived the heat, cold, torrential rain–even hurricanes. And I’d get lonely and go out to the...
Tiny Terriers Chase Away A Bear Who Broke Into Their Home
Deedee Mueller’s Pasadena, California home was the site of an alarming breaking and entering case recently. However, it wasn’t a human who broke into her home – it was a bear! To be fair to the bear who broke in, they did not have to compromise the exterior of the house at all. Mueller left a door open in the kitchen and the bear just strolled right in. The incident was caught on security footage, and luckily for this woman, her terriers (who are named Squirt and Mei Mei) decided that they were not going to let an intruder...
Two Dogs Battle For Attention During A Car Ride
As a dog owner, I know just how attention-hungry dogs can be. In fact, my two dogs regularly compete for attention, especially when in the car. You would think that they would want to stick their heads out of the window and feel the breeze, right? Not these dogs, that is for sure. Photo: Pixabay It seems we’re not alone as a video has surfaced showing two dogs battling it out for the middle seat – the position that would earn them the most attention and pets. Photo: Pixabay Article continues below Our Featured Programs See how...
Busch Is Looking For A ‘Chief Tasting Officer’ To Test Nonalcoholic Dog Beer
As pet owners, we want to share our entire life with the dogs that live in our homes. This sometimes means they will eat leftovers from the table or perhaps sleep on our bed. Busch is about to make it easier to share parts of our life with our furry friends because they are making a nonalcoholic beer for dogs. The nonalcoholic dog beer was not only released, but it also sold out quickly. Busch shared photos on Instagram of a lucky pup alongside the Dog Brew. Photo: Instagram/buschbeer They now want to hire a Chief Tasting Officer, and they...
Dog Spills The Bleach And Accidentally Makes The Best T-Shirt For His Owner
We all realize that dogs have some amazing talents, but Apollo seems to have one that is unique. His owner, Tori, knew that she had a special pooch by her side but she didn’t know he was creative and artistic as well. Along with his creativity, she shared on Reddit that the six-year-old pitbull can also “sit, shake [and] catch a dog treat tossed 2 inches in front of his nose with about 70 percent accuracy.” Photo: flickr/Rob Swatski She also said that Apollo enjoys drinking out of the toilet but that’s not necessarily...
Dog Was Allegedly Buried Alive But Dug Himself Out Of His Own Grave
As responsible pet owners, we do what we can to care for the animals that share our homes. Unfortunately, there are some people who don’t have that same sense of responsibility. In fact, some people do cruel things that are unspeakable, and reports are that a German Shepherd named Kiryusha experienced such things. Paws Planet reports that the dog was given a fatal injection and then buried alive. According to the report, the seven-month-old dog was able to survive the injection, however, as well as being buried. Photo: YouTube/PAWS...
Dog Looks Completely Different After Getting A Terrible Haircut
We all want what’s best for our dogs. We provide them with a nice place to sleep, the best food we can, and a scratch behind the ears. Something else that we do for our dogs is to take them to the groomer. Admittedly, it is more for the owner than for the dog, but it’s something that we often do regularly. Sometimes, we are happy when you leave the groomer and at other times, we are less than thrilled. For one TikTok user named @itsnattybabyyy, however, a trip to the groomer turned out to be a nightmare. Photo:...
Angry Stray Cat Finds A Loving Home After Finally Learning To Trust
One kind woman opened her heart to an angry stray cat and he finally learned to trust – and got a new lease on life. Anastasia Sutcliff was used to seeing cats outside her Sheffield, England apartment window. One day, though, she saw a cat that wasn’t like the other cats. The tabby seemed angry, afraid, and refused to come near for food or affection. She decided to win his love over and documented the whole process on TikTok. As she shared on TikTok, the cat would walk up to her window and hiss at her if she tried to offer food or...
Ohio Sheriff And Chihuahua K9 That Died On The Same Day Will Be Buried Together
A retired sheriff from Ohio and his K9 named Midge who passed away on the same day this month will be buried together. At the age of 67, the retired Geauga County Sheriff Dan McClelland lost his battle with cancer. Just a few hours after his death, his 16-year-old chihuahua who served alongside him also passed away. The Burton Village Police Department announced the passing of McClelland, followed shortly by an update announcing the passing of Midge. They said, “Dan will always be remembered as a kind, compassionate man who always put...
Woman Thought A ‘Baby Dinosaur’ Ran Through Her Yard On Her Security Camera
A Florida homeowner is trying to figure out what ran across her yard in the middle of the night, after catching what appears to be a “baby dinosaur” on camera. According to FOX 13, Cristina Ryan captured a strange animal in her yard on security footage. The animal was running through about 3:40 am. “Maybe I’ve watched ‘Jurassic Park’ too many times, but I see a raptor or other small dinosaur!” she told FOX 13, referencing the animal. Photo: YouTube/FOX 35 Orlando Apparently, she’s not alone in...
Where is Charlie Now? Our 1,000th Pet Transport
Apr 19, 2021 When the winter storm hit a few months back, a lot of shelters in Texas were facing one of the hardest decisions they had to make. They needed to get their animals out to a safe shelter or be left with the choice that no shelter ever wants to make, euthanasia. A lot of these shelters are in rural parts of the state where the kennels are outside and their access to resources is always limited, especially during a weather crisis. That is when Austin Pets Alive! and our national division, American Pets Alive!, sprang into action. We...
Gracie, Grady, Gru
Gracie was 12 years old when I first met her in the shelter. She was left there with Oprah, her 17-year-old sister when their previous owner passed away. Gracie was a shy girl who often hid in the corner and clung to Oprah. About 7 weeks after arriving at the shelter, Oprah’s systems started to fail, and workers had to help Oprah cross the Rainbow Bridge. They took Gracie with them so the sisters could share one last moment together and Gracie wouldn’t be alone. Oprah’s passing devastated Gracie. She became even more...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Creating a culture of safety, tool kits and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. How animal shelters can create a culture of safety for employees, volunteers and community membersThis is a guest post written by Colleen Parker and Danielle Emery of Urban Resource Institute People and Animals Living Safely (URI PALS). Part two of this two-part series will publish on Tuesday, April 20. As with any change you’re trying to implement at your animal welfare organization, culture starts with policy and is...
Pit Bull Mix Hailed A Hero After Saving Her Owner’s Life During A Knife Attack
A small pit bull mix is a hero after saving her owner from a knife attack and attempted robbery. According to local news station Basildon Canvey Southend Echo, Amy Edmondson was walking her dog named Star on April 5. During her late-night outing, the 3o-year-old was approached by two strangers in Southend-on-Sea, a town in Essex, England. The man and woman walked up to Edmondson and began asking directions. However, as Edmondson began explaining things to the woman, the man attacked her from behind. Photo: SnappyGoat She told the outlet,...
New Hampshire’s Proposed Law Would Make It Illegal To Hit-And-Run A Cat
As sad as it is, it’s not uncommon for drivers to hit and kill cats and just continue driving. Often, the cats who are struck and killed by cars are family pets and the families are left searching for the felines or come across them, dead on the side of the road. Finding a pet cat that’s been hit by a car and left for dead can be extremely difficult for families to cope with and some may have wished the driver would’ve stopped and tried to help or contact them. As it turns out, New Hampshire is considering a bill that would...
