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...
Expat 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! My husband and I live on a British compound in Saudi, and there are a few stray cats around. One night, my husband came back from the gym and this young (6-month-old tabby) cat followed him, so we kept it for the night. The next day, I noticed it had blood in its poo and he was going a lot, so I said put him outside as I didn’t really want a pet yet anyway. PHOTO: NIKKI IN SAUDI...
Father Arrested For Entering Elephant Enclosure At San Diego Zoo with Young Daughter For A Selfie
There’s a reason zoos put up multiple barriers around animal enclosures – to keep people out. However, one young father carried his two-year-old daughter over and through the barriers and into the elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo for a selfie. The African bull elephant promptly charged the intruder and the dangerous and terrifying incident was captured on video by a bystander. Screenshot: Facebook/CBS News “We told him to get out and he turned around and he saw it, thankfully, just in time,” witness Jake Ortale told...
Scarface’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! In September 2012, my wife received a phone call from her friend that she had found a kitten. The kitten was badly injured, and was missing its bottom lip. Being the cat lovers that we are, we asked that friend to hold onto the kitten for one more day so that we could go and take a look. When we got there, our hearts broke for the poor little thing, he couldn’t have been older than...
Crystal’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! Crystal Lynn was born sometime in the early spring of 1999. I adopted her at an event at a local Petco. Animal Control had picked her up a few weeks before running with a pack of large dogs. Crystal had always been a very aloof, taking control, kind of dog. She walked into our house wanting to be the “top dog.” When I brought her home and introduced her to our other three dogs...
New Survey Shows How Covid-19 Strengthened America’s Bond With Its Animals
There’s no question that 2020 was a difficult year. Now a new study shows how our pets helped get us through it. According to a national survey conducted by Morning Consult and Money.com, the pandemic helped strengthen the bond between Americans and their animals. Of the 1,384 pet owners who participated in the study, 58 percent of respondents reported a greater appreciation for their fur family — often resulting in extra displays of affection. Now a year after Covid-19 began, 2/3 of respondents would do anything to save their...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Return to Home success stories, free volunteer program assessment and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. Pets across the US are returning home thanks to the No Place Like Home ChallengeThe No Place Like Home Challenge is halfway over and the success stories are already in. Over on Maddie’s® Pet Forum, several Challenge participants have been sharing what’s been working for them. Please, share your successes and ideas, too! While the Challenge is a fun competition, the ultimate goal is to get more pets back...
Black Cat Walks On A Keyboard And Accidentally Plays ‘Horror Movie’ Music
Mitzi is a black cat who has a very unique sense of humor. At least, that is what we are choosing to believe here. Mitzi’s owner caught her standing on the keyboard, but she wasn’t just up there for fun. She was playing music that sounds straight out of a horror film! Photo: YouTube/Loz Lomas Black cats get a bad enough rep without the extra spookiness of the tunes she was playing, but it seems that Mitzi’s owner wasn’t too afraid of the music. In fact, they recorded the tunes so we can all listen in to what a spooky...
Dad Helps English Mastiff That’s Afraid Of The Water Learn To Swim Is Terrified Of The Pool
When we think of big dogs, we often thing of them as being fearless. They’re not supposed to be afraid of anything. In fact, we like to think of them as our protectors, therefore they aren’t supposed to fear anything. However, anyone who has ever owned a big dog knows that they can actually be giant softies at heart. Photo: Wikimedia Commons And some of the things that these large canines fear, are actually quite silly. But it’s so cute to watch them get all flustered over something so minor. One great example is Sampson,...
Sleepy Dog Tries Her Best To Stay Awake
We’ve all been there – so sleepy that we can barely keep our eyes open. I remember when I’d first moved continents I was so jet-lagged I was struggling to stay awake on the bus. I was doing that tired head bob and accidentally smacked my head into the bus’s window. Needless to say, I was wide awake after that. Humans are used to fighting off fatigue. Of course, it’s not just people who have to put up with this – our pets will sometimes find themselves fighting the fatigue as well. Of course, they do it in a...
Stray Dog With Injured Paw Asks The Vet’s Office For Help
Dogs are a lot more intelligent than we give them credit for. They definitely have much more self-awareness and emotional intelligence than people imagine them to. And this was exemplified by one smart stray dog who knew exactly where to go when he needed medical attention. The stray dog was suffering from a paw injury and was left roaming the streets of Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. That is when the savvy pooch made his way to the veterinary clinic Clinica Vet VIP. When the pup made his way into the clinic, the vet, Dr. Dayse Ferreira da Silva,...
Golden Retriever Rescues Six Lost Baby Bunnies And Returns Them To Their Mother
Dogs are simply the best. The only way I can accurately describe them is that they are the living embodiment of kindness and compassion. In fact, dogs are more than happy to help rescue other animals in need. I remember when I was growing up, every springtime we would have a family of Western Scrub-Jays make their nest in our backyard’s avocado tree. And every spring, there would be at least one baby that would fall out and end up on the ground. But guess who would always be around to make sure that the baby was safe and sound until its...
Sleepy Rescue Dog Puts Herself To Bed Every Night
They say that kids thrive on routine and the same is true for dogs. A lot of dogs appreciate having regular schedules and routines so they know what to expect, like when they’re going to eat meals, take walks, go potty, and go to bed. But sometimes our schedules can be thrown off and our pups might not understand why. They may even try to take matters into their own hands and create a routine for themselves. That’s what one rescue dog named Tinker Bell did. According to ViralHog, Tinker Bell’s owners shared that she has a...
How To Create A Custom Spotify Playlist For Your Pet
Most people enjoy a certain type of music or have a favorite song. You may even have a few playlists of songs to listen to for certain occasions, like a playlist for working out or for road trips. But humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy music, animals appreciate it as well. In fact, music’s positive effects on animals are well-documented. One 2012 study published in The Journal of Veterinary Behavior indicated that kenneled dogs who listened to classical music experienced decreased stress levels. Pet owners often go above and...
People Are Amazed At These Two Dogs That ‘Look And Talk’ Like Humans
Two dogs are amazing people with their unique “human” features. It’s apparent that sometimes pets start to look like people – and sometimes even act like people. For one pet owner from Plymouth, her two dogs are gaining recognition from all over because of their uncanny resemblance to humans. According to Bored Panda, 46-year-old Kerry Docwra swears her two pups look like people. The two brothers, Ronnie and Reggie, have human-like features, including pink lips and whites in their eyes. Photo:...
