Man Feeds Dozens Of Orphaned Raccoons In Honor Of His Late Wife
A very adorable video has been making the rounds on the internet after one man from Nova Scotia in Canada was filmed feeding the local raccoons on his back porch. James Blackwood, the man in the video, is a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. He has spent the last 25 years consistently caring for these adorable creatures, and has even proclaimed himself to be a “Racoon Whisperer.” According to Blackwood, the feeding of the raccoons was originally an undertaking started by his late wife. However, just before she passed,...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: How PAWS Atlanta’s community was their lifeline, ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Conference available online and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. How one Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient’s community was their animal welfare organization’s lifelineIn need of a feel-good story? As foster care has become the saving grace for many animal welfare organizations in times of Covid and onward, Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient, PAWS Atlanta in Atlanta, GA, was no different. What’s more was that they discovered just how amazing their community was! When PAWS...
Gosling Recognizes A Man At The Park And Comes Waddling Over To Say Hi
We all have a favorite person in our lives – someone who means the world to us and makes us happy to be around them. It’s also a very nice feeling when we’re the person in someone’s life that they absolutely cherish. For Doug Carleton, he happens to be a revered member of the group of geese who live in his local park. They get incredibly excited to see him every time he goes to visit. Carleton has been visiting the geese of his park for many years now, and as a result, he has come to befriend all the geese who live...
Amazon Engineers Made An App That They Claim Will Translate A Cat’s Meows Into Words
Who else has ever wondered what your cat is trying to convey with their meows? Javier Sanchez, a former Amazon engineer that worked on Alexa, has shared some insight into the possible future of feline communication. Sanchez now works as a project manager at a tech company called Akvelon, which is located in Bellvue, Washington. As reported by King5, his latest undertaking is that of the app, MeowTalk. When completed, it is supposed to be able to “translate” all the feline vocalizations so that humans can hopefully better...
Arianna Grande Is Opening An Animal Rescue Center
Everyone knows that Ariana Grande has a soft spot in her heart for animals. The singer has even stated in the past that she sometimes even prefers pets to people – a sentiment that I can definitely empathize with. Ariana is also a proud dog mom to 10 rescues, and she isn’t stopping there. She’s using her position of influence in order to do something to help benefit animals in need. On Wednesday, Ariana took to Twitter to announce her latest passion project: opening an animal rescue center. Her rescue will be called Orange...
Horse Loses An Eye After Being Hit In The Face With A Firework
The beginning of November always sees the event known as Bonfire Night, an annual celebration in the UK. As the name might suggest, it’s the perfect night to celebrate using fireworks. However, this year’s festivities were marred for one male horse from Aberdeenshire after he suffered an injury. The horse, named Dettori, sustained horrible injuries after a man set off a 30-minute display next to a field full of horses. Dettori’s owners said in their GoFundMe that the man’s actions resulted in “excruciating pain...
Tiny Chihuahua Hitches Ride On Big Dog’s Back As He Swims At The Lake
As The Beatles so famously stated, “I get by with a little help from my friends.” And that sentiment is one that holds true to all of us. No matter who we are, we can all get by with a little help from our friends, and this includes our furry friends. They, too, can use assistance from their companions. And one little Chihuahua named Tim is the perfect example of this. The little pooch, also affectionately known as Tiny Tim, was filmed during a trip to a lake in McHenry, Illinois, getting carried around the water by his friend...
Cat Takes First Trip To Beach And Develops Strong Opinion About The Wind
This story originally appeared at Shareably. Taking our animals around the world to experience their “firsts” can be some of the most magical and funny moments in both our lifetimes. Especially depending on what type of animal they are. Some animals get the zoomies where they cannot stop running, some animals are easily spooked by any new noise or sensation, and some just quietly form very strong opinions that can be read all over their furry faces. When one family decided to take their cat to the beach they quickly realized he...
New Monkey Species Discovered, But There Are Less Than 300 Left On Earth
A new primate species has been discovered in southeast Asia. With at most 260 of the monkeys left on Earth, however, the Popa langur is dangerously close to extinction. With so few alive, the monkey has been classified as “critically endangered.” “Sadly this is a bittersweet discovery due to the limited number of individuals left in the wild and fragmented populations,” wrote Roberto Portela Miguez, Senior Curator in Charge of Mammals at the London Natural History Museum, in a published release. The Popa langur was...
Engineer Designs App That Translates Your Cat’s Meows Into Words
Cat parents know that cats are not afraid to voice their opinions, but do we really understand what they’re saying? There’s no doubt that cats are intelligent animals. They discovered that meowing captures their human’s attention, so they use it to communicate. However, cats don’t meow at each other. Pixabay Since cats have made an effort to efficiently communicate with humans, one former Amazon engineer figured it was about time we did the same. Javier Sanchez is now a project manager at Akvelon and recently developed...
Holiday Shelter Challenge: Help Us Play Santa With $90K In Cash & Prizes
At the Animal Rescue Site, we love sharing stories about animals who’ve been rescued and adopted. In many cases, your generous support has helped us give these shelter pets a second chance at life. Your steady support has inspired us to add a new feature to our website, which is already powered by readers who shop and click daily to help needy animals. Now the Shelter Challenge lets you cast daily votes for your favorite shelters and rescues, awarding them with 20 pieces of kibble per vote and helping them compete in contests with hefty...
Musician Serenades Dog With The Song “Here Comes The Sun”
There is something so wonderful about the power of music. It has a way of connecting us with one another, including animals. Animals can also connect with music and enjoy certain melodies. But sometimes there are certain songs that perfectly capture the essence of our pets. One of those songs happens to be “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. The gentle melody and lyrics can easily describe our pets as they are literal rays of sunshine in our lives. Photo: YouTube / AcousticTrench And one musician happened to serenade his beloved...
Researchers Discover Two New Species Mammals In Australia
Just when we think that all animal species on the planet have been discovered, nature throws a curveball. And for researchers in Australia, 2020 has sent them two new and previously unknown mammal species to study. Researchers had previously believed that there was only one type of the greater glider. However, following a publication in Nature, it was revealed that there are actually three types of greater gliders in the wild. The corrected information came from the Scientific Reports journal. One of the report’s authors, Professor...
Over 160 Dogs Rescued From 323-Square-Foot Hoarded House In Japan
Authorities in Japan have rescued 164 dogs from a small home, which is being called one of the worst cases of animal hoarding according to animal rights activists. The rescue of the very thin, very sick dogs occurred in the Japanese city of Izumo. As Reuters reported, the animal rights group, Dobutsukikin, shared that the discovery of the emaciated dogs was made when neighbors made complaints. What they found inside the 323 square foot home was nothing short of horrifying, as the pictures showed dogs stuffed on top of one another, crowded on...
Mountain Goats In Italy Defy Gravity To Reach Nutritious Mineral Salts
Anyone who might have seen a mountain goat in action knows that goats have an amazing grasp on gravity. They are quite sure-footed as they scale heights that would make the rest of us cry. And there is one dam in Italy, in the Antrona Valley Natural Park, that has some wild alpine ibex, also called mountain goats, that perform amazing climbing feats. The former host of the BBC series, Forces of Nature, Brian Cox, went to this spot in order to observe the mountain goats take on the almost fully vertical walls of the dam. Photo: YouTube / BBC...
Wild Squirrel Waits Patiently At The Window Every Morning For A Peanut
For those who need to see something adorable, look no further than the video that features a charming little squirrel waiting for a treat. The video was filmed in Portland, Oregon by the man who supplies the little squirrel with his daily dose of peanuts. In the adorable footage, you can see the squirrel, eagerly waiting by the door for the man to come out. Once the squirrel spots the man approaching the door, his excitement mounts because he knows he’s about to get fed. The man then opens the door to greet the little critter, saying,...
Grumpy-Faced Shelter Cat Named Giggles Attracts Adopters With Irresistible Scowl
Grumpy cats are hard to resist and a shelter cat in Ohio is attracting thousands of people with his disgruntled looks. While his name, Giggles, implies laughter and delight, his facial expressions and story are anything but happy. He was rescued from the streets by a Good Samaritan and brought to Riggi Rescue covered in ticks and had a wound on his neck from a suspected cat fight. Photo: Facebook/Riggi Rescue Giggles was treated, neutered, and vaccinated before being put up for adoption. Apparently, a loving cat is hiding behind the permanent...
Young Zebra Dies After Being Spooked By Fireworks
A zebra born during the COVID-19 lockdown in March at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm in Wraxall, North Somerset, England, has tragically died due to fireworks. The young zebra was named Hope as she was born during such an uncertain time. The keepers chose the name “to symbolize a ray of light and hope at a time which felt so bleak.” Photo: Facebook/ Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm The terrible incident took place on the eve of Bonfire Night, which is held every year in England on November 5th to celebrate the failed attempt to blow up the...
Demanding Cat Whines Until He Gets Midnight Snack In Viral Video
Have you ever wondered where the phrase “midnight snack” comes from? Well, it may have all started with cats. Cats are nocturnal, as you know, so it’s perfectly normal for them to be eating at midnight, but a two-year-old American shorthair, named Li Bai, is going viral for demanding seconds. The feline lives in Beijing with his mom, Ms Zhang, and is described as a “drama queen”. He often meows and whines to get his mom’s attention, no matter what time of night. Screenshots: Douyin/Cat Lord Li Bai Zhang...
How one Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient’s community was their animal welfare organization’s lifeline
In need of a feel-good story? As foster care has become the saving grace for many animal welfare organizations in times of Covid and onward, Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient, PAWS Atlanta in Atlanta, GA, was no different. What’s more was that they discovered just how amazing their community was! When PAWS Atlanta found out that their county was going into a shelter in place order in March, they put out a call to their community for fosters. The community response was incredible! They placed 110 animals into...
