How The Largest Puppy Retailer in the U.S. Profits Off Abuse, Illness and Heartache
As the only national pet store chain in the United States that still sells puppies, Petland is also the largest retailer of puppy mill dogs. The company maintains that its puppies come only from reputable breeders and are in good health.i A number of investigations have proven otherwise. Source: Adobe Stock/evegenesisPetland is one of the top retailers in the United States, and one of the biggest supporters of puppy mills. The Humane Society of the United States investigated Petland in 2008 and found that many of the store’s puppies...
Austin Pets Alive! Hits Goal of 1,000 Shelter Pets Transported to Safety
Mar 23, 2021 AUSTIN, TX — On Wednesday morning March 24th, Austin Pets Alive! placed 27 cats onto a private plane bound for Wichita, KS, culminating a weeks-long effort to transport 1,000 at-risk pets to safe shelters in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri. This is the third transport flight that David Nelson, the owner and pilot of the plane, has donated on APA!’s behalf. By offering his plane, fuel, time and resources, David has played an integral role in APA!’s transport missions that began in late February. Charlie, the...
Rescue Dog Nicknamed ‘Jake From State Farm’ Finally Finds A Forever Home
According to the Charlotte Observer, an adorable 8-year-old dog Jake has been in about out of a shelter in North Carolina several times over the past three months. Jake, who has been lovingly nicknamed “Jake from State Farm” after the commercial, is in search of his forever home – but it has not been an easy journey. He first came to the Burlington Animal Shelter in January after he was discovered by first responders who’d come to the home of his owner who had passed away. Poor Jake had been in a crate, unable to get...
Crow Helps A Hedgehog Safely Cross The Road
Crows are quite intelligent creatures. We often don’t think of birds as being capable of such intelligence – hence terms such as “bird-brained” – but they actually are remarkably bright. In fact, when I was a kid I remember my uncle would often feed the crows that lived in the area. As a result, they formed a little friendship, and they’d often bring him little “gifts.” And there was one very clever little raven who stopped to offer some assistance to a hedgehog that was crossing the road....
A Far Way From 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! I was in Antigua for studies and an internship. I was interning at a veterinary hospital and, as many know, animal care is very, very different outside of the United States. There was a lot of dog fighting, a lot of euthanasia and a lot of sickness. It was hard, and I did as much as I could to help with an amazing team leading me. DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY/GRAPHICAL BRAIN When I first started,...
I Didn’t Want a Dog, Until…
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 started volunteering at the local dog shelter with no idea I’d become a proud dog mom. I just happened to have some spare time and thought it’d be a good idea to spend it surrounded by animals in need, trying to “give forward,” as they say. Shelter dogs don’t bark, they scream. They cry so loud you can hear them from far away, as I recall driving away from...
Ladsi And His Close Call
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 was volunteering at a horse therapy riding center in South Korea when I met Ladsi. The dog had been caught in a hunter’s trap and the hunter let him go free, but now the vet had no choice but to amputate his paw. Ladsi went to the Konkuk University Animal Hospital where Prof Seo took him under his wing, but Ladsi’s family asked the hospital to leave him there as a lab...
Chihuahua? Not me!
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 son Alex was working at a Subway restaurant in the mall. He went out back to throw the trash into the compactor and heard a noise in there. He thought it was a rat and was about to turn the compactor on when he heard another faint whimper. He leaned into the compactor and there was a Chihuahua pup! The little guy was skin and bones and covered with garbage. My son took him out and left...
Shelter Staff Springs Into Action When They See “Worst Case Of Matted Fur” Ever
This story originally appeared at Shareably. Have you ever wondered what happens to pet animals when their owners die? Does another family member come to rescue, or an animal shelter takes over? Well, usually people in case of an emergency make the appropriate arrangements for somebody else to step in and take care of their pets, but unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, especially with elderly pet owners. In today’s story, we will see how a neglected cat “regained” her life after being saved and delivered to an...
Yuki, One Lucky Kitty
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 fall of 2011, when my then fiance (now husband) and I were driving home at one in the morning after seeing a movie. I was tired and laying back in my seat, fighting to stay awake because I knew we would be home soon. Suddenly, my fiance slowed to a stop and put the car in reverse. I didn’t think I felt a thud, but I was convinced we had hit something. I sat up in my seat,...
Our Sweetheart
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 received a call from a friend: “There’s a puppy in the hoarder’s house next door. I think she needs help.” As soon as we pulled up, I knew the situation was bad. There were 3 large untrained German Shepherds fenced into a small area in the backyard. When the woman brought the puppy out, 6 smaller adult dogs came with her. The puppy hid under a chair and refused...
NASCAR Driver Alex Bowman Dedicates Cup Series to Animal Shelter Nonprofit
The ever-expanding traditions around NASCAR racing have shaped the way we watch the races today. From the Budweiser Duel at Daytona to kissing the bricks at Indy, these customs have become just as significant to NASCAR fans as the races themselves. And along with that comes, of course, the moving billboards, with every inch of the exterior of a racer’s car covered in advertisements and sponsors. Photo: Facebook/NASCAR The tradition of sponsored cars started with local businesses when NASCAR was first founded in 1948. However, the...
Baby Kitty Comes to Stay
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! After moving from Houston to Dallas with two cats and a dog, we weren’t in the market for another pet. Starting new jobs, getting accustomed to the new neighborhood and getting our senior dog with congestive heart failure ready for pacemaker surgery is not conducive to introducing a new member of the family. But sometimes they come to us when we least expect it; when that happens,...
Forever, No Matter The Cost
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! A few years ago, my cousin’s friend, who worked for a vet, told him about these two puppies found left for dead in a bucket of water. The female was in better shape and had already found a home, but the male wasn’t so lucky — they weren’t sure he’d make it. My cousin said that if he survived, he would take him, but at the time he was renting a home from my...
Register now for Animal Care Expo!
Humane Society of the United State’s Animal Care Expo is virtual once again this year and we hope to see you there! With 40 development sessions, you are bound to walk away with new perspectives, ideas and inspiration. What’s more, all sessions will be available on-demand after the conference. From April 21 through April 23, you can “walk” through the Exhibit Hall, partake in happy hours and participate in a wide-range of roundtables. Register by April 2 to lock-in the $79 rate. Starting April 3, single registrations...
Corona’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! I had just turned 19, failed out of college, and was living out of my car in California when I decided to make a change. I threw a dart at a map I had placed on the wall of my friends living room. Boom! It hit Tennessee, and one week later I packed up everything I owned, sold what I could, and drove east. An acquaintance of mine had a cousin who lived in Tennessee and offered me to let me...
Special Agent Saves Pit Bull from Clearlake, California
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! On a Thursday in September 2014, one life would be saved and three lives would be changed forever. Her second time in Clearlake, Special Agent Jill Brenny was assigned to an enforcement sweep of gang offenders and was accompanied by two additional Special Agents in the Gang Unit of Homeland Security Investigations, along with Clearlake Police officers and a Lake County Probation agent....
The Million Dollar Kitty: A Lesson of Faith
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! Let’s set the stage: Sunday, 9pm at night, neighbors young son knocks on our door saying his mom needs help. I hurried across the street to see what was wrong. I notice the boy’s mom outside with a big box. Inside was a tiny 5-week-old kitten with her left front arm muscle hanging off the bone and her tail completely skinned off. We took the kitten home and cleaned her up,...
“Why Bother?” – Hook the Handicat
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! Hook was found in a puddle of blood on the side of the road as a kitten. He was mistaken for a pile of garbage. A kind person scooped him up and brought him into the animal hospital I worked at. His chin was degloved, his back leg was broken, and at the time, it was believed his front leg was also broken. Barely breathing and covered in blood, we were unsure he would make it through the...
My Silly Distemper Survivor Rufus
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! Rufus has changed the way I see the world since before he was even mine. I would watch him next door dodging cars in the driveway and would feel sad every time. One day he came out limping and I finally just asked my neighbors if I could have him, they handed him over to me without hesitation. That was the day my life changed forever! Rufus the rescued dog. Photo: Josie Rice Rufus was a...
