Animal Sanctuary Holds Thanksgiving Feast Where Turkeys Are The Guests Not The Meal
Farm Sanctuary just hosted their annual Thanksgiving feast, “Celebration for the Turkeys”, where turkeys were the guests and not the main course. The tradition started in 1986 in a small backyard as a way to show people how intelligent and loving turkeys are. Each year the event grew and is now celebrated across the country. This year’s celebration included caregivers telling the stories of five rescue turkeys and giving a glimpse at what a day in the life of a turkey is like at the sanctuary. Spokesturkeys Photos: Farm...
Thank you, animal welfare colleagues
During this Thanksgiving week, we’d like to take a moment to say how grateful we are for all of you. Thank you for continually showing us how people in animal welfare rise to the occasion to keep people and pets together, even during a global pandemic. You all are truly amazing. We hope you are able to enjoy this week and take a little time for yourselves. If anyone deserves it, you do. From all of us at Maddie’s Fund, thank you. Source: Chew On...
Man Shocked When Late Mom’s Missing Cat Turns Up Safe 3 Years After Grieving Family Said Goodbye
Like any good son, Keith Bigland was devastated when his mother, Shirley, passed away. But the Englishman’s grief was only compounded when his late mother’s cat, Biscuit, slipped through a tiny hole in his fence and disappeared. “I had hope at first, for months afterwards I was calling his name around every corner,” the March, Cambridgeshire, man told the BBC. “Biscuit is the last link I have left to my mother.” Photo: GoFundMe/Bikkit home after 3 years needs heart surgery But as the days turned into weeks,...
Listen To A Baby Chimpanzee Giggle For The First Time In Its Life
This may be one of the happiest sounds you’ll ever hear. Maisie the chimpanzee has been enjoying her time at the Maryland Zoo. So much so, in a recent video, zoo staff were able to record her laughing in response to some playful tickling. “Making a play face and laughing is a natural chimp behavior and a milestone chimp babies typically reach between 12 to 16 weeks,” the zoo reported. Source: YouTube/The Maryland Zoo in BaltimoreMaisie is so happy getting a tummy rub. The video shows Maisie playing with one of her toys and...
Dog With Extremely Long Legs Goes Viral For Looking Like A Giraffe
The whole world is Cleo’s runway. The one-and-a-half-year-old Silken Windhound definitely has heads turning whenever she sashays down the street in her Wisconsin neighborhood. Thanks to her very, very long legs and light beige fur, the leggy pooch can’t help but attract attention with her giraffe-like physique. Her owner, 23-year-old laboratory scientist Clare Puissant, gets quite the kick out of watching her canine companion strut her stuff. But what makes Puissant laugh the most, is her sitting position of choice. Because she...
Horse Discovers Mirror For The First Time Making Owner Laugh Over Her Response
This story originally appeared at Shareably. Mirror, Mirror on the wall. Who is the prettiest horse of them all? Animals have a tendency to surprise us when we least expect it. Their survival intellect coupled with the adjustment of living in a human world has some strange and rather entertaining results. A recent video clip posted on social media records a beautiful horse checking herself out in front of a glass mirror. Her curiosity struck a new high when she began to start taking a closer look at nearby mirror. The reaction to her...
Vets Use Plastic Wrap To Save Dying Dog After She Was Attacked
We all have our bad days, but one little Chihuahua and Maltese mixed breed named Elle was definitely having the worst day ever. The little dog had been attacked by another dog, and the attack left her with a bite that punctured a two-centimeter hole through her heart and lungs. If that wasn’t bad enough, Elle’s skin wasn’t pierced during the attack which meant that every breath she took caused her skin to fill up with air. As a result, the tiny dog’s body quickly began to swell. Elle’s emergency meant that she...
Dog’s Designer Outfits Makes Him One Of The Most Stylish Pups In The World
Everyone who puts their dogs into adorable sweaters or jackets likes to think that they’re the cutest and most stylish pups in the entire world. But there is one Shiba Inu who actually holds the title of “world’s most stylish dog,” and based on his Instagram content, there are no arguments there. Bodhi has a very impressive 400K following on his social media thanks to the many different outfits that he rocks on the daily. His owner, Yena Kim, is constantly keeping the 11-year-old pooch in the finest menswear outfits....
Rescuers Spend 14 Hours Working To Save Elephant Who’d Fallen Into A Well
One elephant in India was definitely having a very bad day when the regal animal ended up getting itself stuck in a well. Luckily for the elephant, there were people around who were willing to help. Unfortunately, this help did take a lot of time. The entire rescue, which relied on a mass effort of teamwork, took an entire 14 hours! The astonishing rescue was all caught on camera. Of course, the biggest problem facing the rescue mission was the animal’s large size. How exactly were they going to secure it with ropes and pull it out?...
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Beloved Dog Lupo Has Passed Away
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took to Instagram over the weekend to announce with great sadness that their beloved dog Lupo has passed away. “Very sadly last weekend our dear dog, Lupo, passed away. He has been at the heart of our family for the past nine years and we will miss him so much. – W & C” The English cocker spaniel was a wedding present from the Duchess’ brother James Middleton, who’s also heartbroken over the loss of Lupo. He’s finding comfort in Ella, Lupo’s mother. He posted,...
When Fear Of A German Attack Was High, This Coast Guard Unit Guarded Our Beaches On Horseback
This video will open a brief window into United States Coast Guard history that most people know little or nothing about, even Coasties. The two people in the video are “enactors” who have connections to the Coast Guard and do this to teach this unique bit of USCG history. In June 1942 the world was at war in both Europe and in the Pacific. WWII had been going on in Europe for several years already, but the attack at Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the war in both theaters. Source: YouTube/U.S. Coast...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Free marketing help for your organization, a Pet Foster Stimulus Grant story and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. No challenge was too big for this Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient in New JerseyWhen Covid-19 hit Plainfield Area Humane Society (PAHS) in Plainfield, NJ, their animal shelter population was higher than usual. They had 70 additional dogs and cats on top of their normal population, due to a hoarding case. Thankfully when they put out the call to their community, they experienced an increase in both foster caregivers and...
Dog ‘Stands Guard’ While A Solider Naps At The Airport
There are few things that are more satisfying than being in the right place at the right time for the perfect photo. The photographers who just so happened to be at the airport in Indianapolis on this fateful day can definitely attest to that. 10 soldiers were not passing through this airport at the time. Typically, this wouldn’t be cause for picture taking but this was a different sort of occasion. These soldiers had two additional soldiers in tow….of the four-legged variety! One of the soldiers was exhausted (understandably so)...
Comedian Perfectly Captures What It Would Be Like ‘If Dogs Were Human’
Abi Clarke is one of the many gifted TikTok comedians who has been helping us get our laugh on this year. When she makes her hilarious videos, she holds nothing back. There are no holds barred here. She’s got a hysterical series that has been sending us into hysterics lately, too. Any pet owner who has ever watched their best friend in action is definitely going to appreciate this one. Even if you are a grumpy pet owner by nature, you are sure to love these clips. They are chock full of moments that are easy to relate to. We have all...
The Tailorbird Uses Its Beak As A Needle To ‘Sew’ Its Nest Together
The closer we look at the world around us, the more amazing it becomes. It doesn’t matter if you are looking in your backyard or in a distant area, there is going to be something incredible that is taking place in the animal kingdom. Some of those animals have amazing skills and they are built right in! This includes a tropical bird in Asia, known as the Tailorbird. When it makes a nest, it fuses it together without using any type of sewing equipment. As you watch the video below, you will see them sewing up a nest in the same way that...
Dog Is Finally Reunited With His Owner After Getting Lost In The Woods For A Year
There was one time that our family dog ran out of the garage when we opened the automatic door as we drove home. Our dog’s attention had been drawn by something in the alleyway, and off she went. Eventually, we were able to find her a half-hour later. But I remember that half-hour of terror I felt as a seven-year-old, worried that my dog was gone forever. Looking back on that scare, I can only speculate on how pet owners must feel when their beloved pets go missing for longer periods of time. And last year, one dog owner, Kate Olson,...
This Cat Was Flung From A Moving Car And Nearly Died. Now She’s Looking For A New Home.
Ruth is a long-haired cat who, like most shelter animals, can’t wait to meet her forever family. But this shelter pet almost didn’t reach this part of her rescue story, because the orange tabby wound up at Pennsylvania’s Animal Care Sanctuary after being thrown from a moving vehicle. “We believe that Ruth was thrown out of a car at a local farm, not far from here,” the shelter’s director of Feline Care, Ashley Bartholomew, told WETM. By the time Ruth arrived at the shelter, she required emergency care and...
Dog Missing For 8 Years Instantly Recognizes His Dad In Emotional Reunion
This heartwarming story is proof that you should never give up hope. While it starts off with a devastating loss, it has a happy ending. It all started in 2012 when Stevie Rodger’s two dogs, Kavik and Konan, were let outside of his home in Scotland to go to the bathroom, but slipped out of the gate. He searched the area and discovered they had wandered onto a farmer’s sheep field. The farmer callously shot both the dogs, instantly killing Konan. Kavik was injured but took off running. Photo: Facebook/Stevie Rodger The family...
This Man Almost Lost His Dog To An Alligator, But The Alligator Didn’t Expect This
Please be aware that this article and the embedded video contain graphic scenes that may not be suitable for sensitive, though everyone survived the ordeal. Footage captured by a trail camera, posted to the social media platform TikTok, and then to Reddit by user u/PussyWhistle shows a man rescuing his dog from the grips of death. It begins with the man wading in hip-deep waters, wrestling with something below the surface. A few seconds later, a small and frightened puppy emerges from the pond, caught in a determined alligator’s jaws....
Firefighters Rescue Dogs Stranded In Hurricane Lota Floodwater
Firefighters in Honduras are working around-the-clock to rescue people and animals from rapid floodwaters after two Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in less than two weeks. Hurricane Eta made landfall on November 3 bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall. On November 16, Hurricane Lota landed just 15 miles south of Eta dumping an additional 10 to 30 inches of rain. When disasters strike, firefighters respond by risking their lives to save others – including dogs. A video has gone viral of Honduras firefighters working together to...
