Soul Mates
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 have had animals all of my life. When the stray cat I took in went to heaven at approximately 15-years-old in 2003 and our second cock-a-poo followed the next year at the age of 18, I knew I wanted another furry companion. I came across an adoption event taking place just outside the gates of our city zoo. I looked online and had printed out profiles and pictures of cats that I was...
Oliver’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 we found Oliver at the shelter, he just looked so sad. He was a 5- or 6-year-old black lab/pitbull mix. My kids and I picked him out and he came home with us that day. He attached to me very quickly. My husband didn’t get home until late that night and Oliver did not take kindly to some strange man coming into his new love’s home. It took about 6 months until he trusted...
Austin Pets Alive! announces 10th Annual Paddle for Puppies, presented by Austin Subaru
Apr 16, 2021 Austin Pets Alive! is thrilled to announce the return of Paddle for Puppies, presented by Austin Subaru and hosted at Rowing Dock. Though the format may look a little different from years past, the concept — and the cause — are the same. Instead of hosting this fundraiser on one day, it has been spread out over the course of a weekend to accommodate social distancing needs. Participants can register for their preferred time slot on one of three days (May 7, 4-8 pm; May 8, 8 am-12 pm; May 9, 8 am-12 pm) and enjoy a...
Bad Luck, Good Luck
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’ve spent years doing animal rescue on my own. We had tossed around the idea of another dog, but didn’t act on the idea. We’ve had three Pyrenees and voiced we might want another one. Needless to say, we received a call saying there was a Pyrenees in need of help, so in the middle of planting peach trees we dropped our shovels and headed out to find this dog. Her...
Sonic’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 my dog Sparky died this past Dec, I knew I wanted another dog right away but I wasn’t sure I wanted to adopt another senior. However, life and the pandemic had other plans. So many people wanted to adopt dogs while sheltering in place that it was very hard to find a younger dog to adopt. So, I started looking at the lists of “Special Needs” dogs. And there was...
Horses Can Recognize Themselves In A Mirror, Study Finds
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the smartest of them all? A horse, of course. Ok, I may be a little biased, but a recent study found that horses can recognize themselves in a mirror, which is a measure of self-awareness. Photo: Pixabay The mirror test or Mirror self-recognition (MSR) test was developed by Gordon Gallup Jr in 1970. Humans and great apes were the first to take the test for “awareness of self”, and passed. Over the years, the test have been performed on non-primate species with some passing and some failing....
Peaches
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 we’re ready to adopt an animal, we ask the universe to send us someone who needs help and that someone else may not want. Peaches came to us after one of those requests 11-1/2 years ago. She was ~5 years old, completely deaf, epileptic, and not house-trained. But what a terrific dog she was! Thanks to our trainer, we all learned hand signals, and we learned how to house train...
Freya The Fighter
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 work at a municipal animal shelter in a rural town. We see lots of kittens come through. Many are riddled with parasites, infections, and illnesses. This was not uncommon at all. On August 13th, 2020, after I had already left work for the day, I received a call from my manager asking me to return to work to help with a kitten intake. I never say ‘no’ to helping kittens....
Grace Ellen’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! Gracie entered my life in 2001 when I decided to adopt another cat to be a companion for Abigail Lynn, my 10-year-old cat. When I met 4-month-old “Boots” at the shelter, I could hear her loudly voicing her dislike of being in a cage. When I opened the door, she jumped into my arms and wrapped her arms around my neck. Adoption applications usually took 3 to 5 days to process...
Rose’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 saw a newspaper ad offering a female Saint Bernard to a good home, I made an appointment. The dog’s name was Rose. Her owner had abandoned her, moved away, and called his girlfriend telling her to get rid of the dog, he didn’t want her anymore. Rose had been given away five times already and was brought back within a week each time because nobody could handle her....
9 Endangered Giraffes Rescued From Flooded Kenyan Island By Community-Built “Giraft”
All nine endangered Rothschild’s giraffes are safe! The rescue effort began in early 2020 when conservationist realized the rising waters of Lake Baringo had flooded the Kenyan island the giraffes called home, and drastically depleted their food supply. Save Giraffes Now, a non-profit determined to save giraffe from extinction, teamed up with Kenya Wildlife Service, the Northern Rangelands Trust and the Ruko Community to remove the stranded giraffes and return them to their ancestral lands – for the first time in 70 years. Photo:...
Diabetic Alert Dog Loves Wearing Gripper Socks so He Doesn’t Have to Touch Slippery Floors
Korey is a yellow labrador retriever and a devoted diabetic alert dog. He works hard to make sure his owner stays safe from blood sugar emergencies by smelling when her sugars are getting low or high, booping her with his nose to let her know she’s too low, spinning in circles to let her know she’s too high, and bringing her juice to help her recover from hypoglycemia. Korey is even trained to bark and seek help if his owner passes out from a hypoglycemic attack, and he keeps up with regular training so he doesn’t forget...
We Have The Technology To Keep Millions Of Chicks From Slaughter, So Why Isn’t It Being Put To Use?
About 300 million chicks are killed in the United States every year, and nearly 7 billion around the world, all because they were born male and seemingly unprofitable to egg producers. In the egg-laying industry, male chicks face a dark reality. They often cost more to feed and house than farmers can sell for as meat, and are therefore considered worthless. For every new egg-laying hen born into today’s factory farming system, a male chick is killed. About 300 million chicks are killed in the United States every...
How To Remove Pet Stains And Odors From Carpet
If you share your home with a dog or cat, then you know that accidents happen. Maybe Fluffy ate something that didn’t agree with her or Fido couldn’t hold it any longer. Either way, there is a wet spot on your carpet and you need to act fast to stop it from setting in. Photo: Pixabay Instead of rushing to the store to buy carpet cleaner or some other fancy product, try one of these simple solutions with items you already have at home. These natural solutions will eliminate pet stains and remove odor, a win-win! New Stains Start by...
Proposed New Law Would Allow Emergency Responders To Transport Injured Police Dogs
In April of 2018, the entire Barnstable County community in Massachusetts was rocked by tragedy when Yarmouth Police Department officer Sean Gannon was fatally shot in the line of duty. The 32-year-old officer was considered a rising star in the department and always seen alongside his K9 companion, Nero. On the day Gannon was killed, Nero was also shot and deeply wounded. “I will never forget the sight of K9 Nero covered in blood and fighting for his life after being rescued by the brave police officers on that horrible day,”...
Utah ATV Association Rescues Golden Retriever During Cliffside Ride Through State Park
It was a day like any other for “The Wild Bunch,” a group of ATV enthusiasts who love to explore the trails of Utah’s state and national parks. The Wild Bunch, known professionally as the Utah ATV Association, works as a non-profit with the goal of “[preserving] the trail rider’s access to National Forest, State Parks, and BLM Lands, and to protect the resources of these lands.” While enjoying a ride through the rocks and cliffs of Moab, the group ran into a spot of trouble — one that would take all...
How animal shelters can create a culture of safety for employees, volunteers and community members
This 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 rooted in the people you surround yourself with. A good place to start is to revisit your organization’s policies and procedures—that’s where the culture of a program starts. Make sure an...
Meet Some Of The Shelter Dogs Traveling To Safety On Our New “Save A Heart” Flights!
Once upon a time, a 6-year-old shelter dog named Muneca had her own family in St. Charles Parish, about 20 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. But when the chihuahua gave birth to two puppies, her owners decided they couldn’t care for three dogs, even though their growing fur family stemmed from their failure to spay Muneca in the first place. But when Muneca (whose name means “sweetheart” in Spanish) and her puppies were surrendered to the shelter, staff made another disturbing discovery. This sweet mama dog...
Wild Elephant In Thailand Recognizes Vet Who Saved His Life 12 Years Ago
Elephants never forget – especially not the person who rescued them. Plai Thang, a 31-year-old bull elephant in Thailand, shared a heartwarming reunion with the vet who saved his life 12 years ago. Plai Thang was on the brink of death in 2009 after he contracted trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), a disease transmitted by biting insects and fatal if not treated. The elephant was suffering from a fever, loss of appetite, and swelling all over his face and neck. He was found struggling to move, as his legs and back were stiff, in Rayong,...
Man Saves His Dog From A Black Bear Attack
I think that most of us would walk on water to save the dogs that share our lives. We don’t often get the opportunity to prove that fact, but sometimes we hear about someone who did. It recently happened in Pennsylvania when a little dog was attacked by a black bear. Rather than running in fear at what was happening in front of him, the dog’s owner used his instincts and “stupid courage” to save his dog and get it to safety. Tim Stradling is the 56-year-old pastor who saved his little dog, that he named Peyton Manning....
