After Being Used For Target Practice, Badly Abused Cat Is Adopted Into Perfect Home
When we first wrote about Comet, the one-year-old Florida cat had been found limping and blinded in one eye after being repeatedly shot by a BB gun. Thankfully, Comet’s rescuer rushed the abused cat to Helping Paws Humane Society, where workers removed pellets from all over the wounded cat’s body. But Comet’s injuries extended beyond being used for target practice. “He was limping because his leg was infected and broken in four different places,” shelter worker Karen B. told Waggle. Sadly, the gravity of...
Worth The Wait
For 365 days, a lab/pit bull mix named Charis waited for a family of her own. Her patience paid off in a big way. Shelter life was beginning to take a toll on the sweet pup. Even though she was walked three times a day and would go on adventures with volunteers, the countless hours alone in a kennel were causing her to become anxious. Photo: Facebook/Effingham County, IL Humane Society Effingham County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter in Illinois, didn’t understand how Charis was still available. The friendly dog loves to play...
Shark Finning Claims More Lives Every Year Than The Population Of Mexico
Imagine the population of Mexico disappearing within a year. Japan, the year after that, followed by Australia and the UK. It’s a frightening vision for the future of humans, but reality for one of the Earth’s most threatened marine species. One hundred million sharks are slaughtered every year for their fins, Sharks.org reports. Fishermen slice the sharks’ fins off and toss the less valuable, mutilated shark back into the water, where it will subsequently die from blood loss or suffocation. Shark finning continues to...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: A new Candid Conversation is on the way, lost pets and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. Register now for Maddie’s Candid Conversation with Dr. Jyothi V. RobertsonJoin us Tuesday, May 25 for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson, President and Founder of JVR Shelter Strategies. The chat will begin at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern. In her well-established career, Dr. Robertson has consulted on organizational structure and processes in the animal welfare field. Internationally...
There’s A Subreddit That’s Dedicated To Cats ‘With Jobs’
Cats with jobs sounds like an oxymoron. We know cats to be very independent animals who prefer to sleep sixteen hours a day and then wake us up at 2:00 AM with their zoomies. However, just because they spend a good portion of their day asleep doesn’t mean that some of them can’t hold down a job. Photo: PXHERE In fact, there is a subreddit, r/CatsWithJobs, that is dedicated to showing the world just how employable some felines can be. To be quite honest, we can totally get behind cats holding down a job. Some of these kitties look...
Military Dad Reunites With His Giant Dog After A 9 Month Deployment
It doesn’t matter if it’s been five minutes or five months, our dogs are always excited to see us. But when it comes to long separations that last several months, it can be particularly hard on our dogs. That is why it is so heartwarming to see how happy they get when they see their owners again. We see a lot of these videos with soldiers and their dogs who have been apart for ages. There is one video – an oldie but goodie – that always puts a smile on our faces. It’s the video of Emmitt Thunderpaws. Photo:...
Abandoned Puppy Refused To Leave The Plum Box They Found Him In
Offices found an underweight, abandoned pit bull puppy curled up in a plum box. They were able to bring him to the safety of a rescue, but the little pup refused to leave the plum box. In a video by The Dodo, animal welfare workers describe how the little pit bull named Plum was sweet-hearted and friendly, but wouldn’t allow anyone to take him from the plum box he was found in. The puppy seemed to find comfort and security in his box, maybe even a sense of belonging or home. They shared a photo of the little pup curled up in his box on...
Jogger With Dog Offers Comfort To Girl At Father’s Funeral
While at her dad’s funeral, a little girl was outside grieving when she saw a jogger running past with a dog. She called out to the jogger and asked them to stop so she could pet the dog and be comforted. The jogger obliged, but she had no idea what the little girl would ask next. 6-year-old Raelynn was described as a total “daddy’s girl” by her mom, Lacey, according to CBS Evening News. She explained that one of Raelynn’s favorite things was introducing people to her dad. She was so proud of him! Sadly, her dad...
Dog Excitedly Shows His Owner The Mess He Made While She Was Gone
Most dogs just want to please their owners. When they’re caught doing something they shouldn’t, they get big puppy dog eyes or try and hide or roll onto their backs. But not all dogs have shame or guilt when they potty on the floor or make a big mess. One golden retriever named Philip was left to his own devices while his mom was out of the house and he got into some pretty serious mischief. However, he didn’t have guilt about the mess that he made. In fact, he was rather excited to show it off to his owner! Photo:...
Study Claims That Cats Love All Boxes, Even Imaginary Ones
A new study found that cats are drawn to boxes, but not just real boxes. As it turns out, cats love all boxes, even imaginary ones! If you’ve ever owned a cat, you’ve probably found your feline tucked into a box at one point or another. It’s a stereotype that cats love boxes for a reason. It’s not uncommon to hear a cat owner that bought a nice bed or house for their cat only to find the cat prefers the box the item came in better! Now, according to science, cats are not just obsessed with cardboard boxes, but also...
Clever Cat Uses His Human’s Feet To Walk Up The Stairs
Dogs are known to do tricks and be big human pleasers, but cats, not so much. Even the most affectionate little felines usually prefer to sleep a lot and do things on their own terms. However, one clever two-year-old cat from Finland is breaking the stereotype and has actually been trained to perform over 50 tricks! Nipa is a toyger cat that lives with his owner, Tiina, as a therapy animal. Tiina shares Nipa’s life on Instagram, @my.cat.got.talent, where she shows off his many tricks. Photo: Instagram/my.cat.got.talent According to the...
Dog Throws A Tantrum Whenever Her Owner Tries Leaving For Work
Dogs want little more than to spend every moment of every day with their humans. Most dog owners have jobs to attend to and life to live outside the home, which means a lot of time spent in a kennel, backyard, room in the house, or the border for our furry companions. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many dogs had their dreams come true when more and more people took on remote work or unemployment. In other words, some dogs had their humans home all day every day! As people return to working in person and things begin to open up...
Sheena the Blind and Deaf 22-Year-Old Rescue Poodle
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! My husband and I sometimes take in small dogs from the local kennel who would otherwise be euthanized. I got a call one day from them to come down, that they had a 3-pound poodle that they could not adopt out because of her age and special needs. Being blind and deaf, they were going to euthanize her. I could have her if I wanted her. So I went down immediately. DOG. PHOTO:...
Residents Surprised To Find Bear Lounging Atop Utility Pole In Arizona
Bears love to climb trees, which is possibly what inspired one curious bear to scale a wooden utility pole. The incident occurred in the city of Douglas, Arizona, where puzzled residents were surprised to find a bear lounging on this rather unusual perch. Photo: Twitter/ AZ Game & Fish Dept Though the bear risked electrocution, the animal didn’t appear to be in distress, or desperate for rescue. According to the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD), this was even the second utility pole the bear climbed that day. Regardless,...
4 Employees Charged With Animal Cruelty After Another Dog Dies At PetSmart
When Kobe’s owner brought him to PetSmart, she thought she was dropping her 11-year-old poodle off for a routine nail trim. She didn’t know it was the last time she’d ever see her dog alive. “When I brought him in, I asked if I could stay, because he was just the type of dog that he liked to see where I was at all times,” AJ Ross told PEOPLE. “They told me because of COVID I couldn’t stay in the grooming area.” Photo: YouTube/WPXI-TV News Pittsburgh But when Ross returned to fetch Kobe after his...
Retired Circus Elephants Find New Home At 135-Acre Conservation Center
Asian elephants, slightly smaller than their African cousins, are distinguishable by their smaller, round ears. They can be found in forested parts of India, and throughout Southeast Asia. These beautiful creatures are classified as endangered. The population of Asian elephants has declined by 50 percent in the last 75 years, leaving only an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 of these elephants left in the wild. Photo: AdobeStock/chamnan phanthong The wild Asian elephant populations are facing deforestation and agriculture development resulting in a...
Hawk Baffled By Unresponsive ‘Duck’
Hawks are strong and efficient predators, most of the time. They use their sharp talons to strike and kill their prey, but one hawk is left confused when his attack methods prove ineffective on a ‘duck’. Hawks are supposed to have the best eyesight in the animal kingdom, eight times better than humans, but looks can be deceiving. Screenshot: YouTube/Garybob A video taken in 2017, captured a hawk attacking a duck decoy and its baffled reaction has gone viral. In the video, the hawk swoops in and proceeds over to the duck decoy that...
Cat Jumps Out 5th Floor Window Of Burning Building And Survives
Chicago firefighters arrived to battle a fire at an apartment building when they witnessed something unbelievable. A fifth-floor apartment was engulfed in flames and as smoke billowed out one of the windows, a cat suddenly appeared. After looking around for a few moments, the black feline jumped from the fifth-floor window. Screenshot: Twitter/Chicago Fire Media Onlookers couldn’t believe their eyes and held their breath in anticipation. The cat narrowly missed a concrete wall but landed on her feet. She bounced once on the grass before...
Overlooked and Room for Two More
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 a multiple-cat household (more than three), but decided after losing two senior cats within a month of each other that I did not need to bring in any more cats. My heart ached after the back-to-back loses, so I could not consider another cat. It was certainly quieter, and I was content. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY/CORYR930 Almost a year and a half later, I was attending a town meeting with...
Brave Dog Bit 5 Times By Rattlesnake In California
Spring and summer present myriad chances for dogs and their owners to get outside. But warm weather also presents extra dangers for pets, case in point being the California dog bit 5 times by a rattlesnake as she played outdoors. According to Newsweek, the 3-year-old pup was investigating the rocks near her house in Prather, California, when the incident occurred. Photo: GoFundMe/Jerseys ER Veternary care “I heard the gravel move and she came out from between the cars, and she was swollen and drooling, and she had been bit by a...
