Belinda
Meet our very own Belinda! We met Belinda after she was found as a stray and taken to local county shelter. She needed two cranial cruciate ligament surgeries upon arrival, which the shelter was not able to help her with. We have covered her surgeries and she is now fully healed and ready to be your FUREVER best friend. Belinda is an energetic girl looking for a proper loving home with an experienced owner. She is spayed, up to date on vaccines, house trained, and already knows several obedience commands. We would LOVE to find her the right...
Sumo
HI! My Name Is Sumo Say hello to happy Mr Sumo, it’s a rare occasion for this boy to not have a smile on his face 🙂 Sumo is a mild mannered 5 year old german shepherd looking for his FUREVER HOME, he loves to be out and about and go on adventures and would make an excellent hiking or walking partner for a moderately active person. But he is also happy and content when enjoying his down time indoors, he loves to lounge and catch some ZZZ’s or cuddles until he hears his leash get picked up for the next trip to the great...
Engineer Rescues Dog Stranded On Bridge 120 Feet Above The Mississippi River
When engineers turned up for a routine inspection of a city bridge, they didn’t expect to find anything strange. But as Ryan Nataluk and his colleagues looked closer, they saw an unusual figure huddled among the bridge’s narrow steel beams, delicately balanced 120 feet above the churning waters down below. “Craig called over the radio, “I see a dog!” Nataluk told CNN, recalling the dog’s precarious position. “We’ve never seen a live dog before so at first I thought it was a raccoon,” he...
Chunky Shelter Cat Seeking Adoptive Family To Help Her Shed Extra Pounds
Many people have put on a couple extra pounds during the pandemic. Our collective weight gain has even inspired its own moniker: “the Quarantine 15.” But humans aren’t the only animals prone to packing on extra pounds in times of stress. A Philadelphia animal shelter encountered an abandoned cat so chonky staff decided to name her Lasagna. Photo: Facebook/ACCT Philly Nobody knows what Lasagna’s circumstances were like before she wound up at ACCT Philly, but one day rescuers found the fat cat stuffed in a dog crate...
Nationwide Recall On Real Pet Food Brand Due To Salmonella
On September 22, 2020 Real Pet Food Company issued a voluntary recall of Billy+Margot Wild Kangaroo and Superfoods Recipe because of the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is a risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products. Salmonella was the cause of multiple recalls last year. Pixabay What Is Recalled? Billy+Margot Wild...
Senior Dog Goes From Abandoned In Car After Owner Passes Away To Loving Home
A tragic story with a happy ending. A woman spotted an abandoned car on the side of the road and stopped to help. She didn’t see anyone in or around the car, but when she peered in the window she saw a dog and personal belongings. It was a hot day and she immediately called Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office for assistance. Officers arrived and rescued the dog who had been in the abandoned car for several days. It turns out the dog’s owner passed away and the dog named Banks was left behind in the car. Banks’ next of kin...
How one Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient took the opportunity to transform their animal welfare organization, #ThanksToMaddie
Prior to COVID-19, Kent County Animal Shelter in Grand Rapids, MI, didn’t have a foster program in place, so when they received the pet foster stimulus grant, they went from 0 fosters to 100 (literally). They implemented their foster program in no time, including behavior dogs with specific needs. Namiko Ota-Noveskey, Program Supervisor, shared that they received an outpour of support from the community who wanted to foster. “We received a lot of foster support from the community, but we didn’t have the funds to...
Japanese Inn Offers Guests ‘Trial Run Sleepovers’ With Rescue Cats To Encourage Adoption
Cats are such wonderful pets, but sometimes they can be a little intimidating to those who’ve never had a cat before. As someone who loves cats and has had plenty of cats as pets, I can see how a first-time cat owner might not know exactly what to do. Cats can be a little aloof, but once they show their affectionate side, it’s pure love and joy. And one Japanese inn is allowing people to test out what it’s like to live with a cat by giving their guests a chance to have a feline sleepover. The idea is to hopefully facilitate...
Firefighters Rescue Tiny Calf From The California Wildfires
The West Coast of the US has seen some really bad wildfires in the last few weeks, and firefighters have been tirelessly battling the flames with almost no end in sight. But there is a small victory to be had in the face of all the destruction, and that is that a few firefighters were able to save a baby calf from becoming a fire victim. Over the weekend, firefighters from the Douglas Forest Protective Association shared that they were able to save the small cow from death as they took on the fires that were raging through a field of...
Owner Is Heartbroken After Reviewing Pet Cam Footage And Discovering What Her Cat Does All Day
We all think that of cats as fiercely independent animals who don’t need an owner – except for at mealtimes. But for those of us who have cats of our own, we know that cats can actually be quite affectionate animals. The only difference is that cats are more affectionate on their own terms. In other words, when it suits them. But when they show how much they care, it’s actually quite sweet to behold. And for one cat owner, Alexa, she happened to discover by accident just how much cats really do care about us. The first time...
The Origins Of 4 Domestic Cat Breeds
If there is one thing that we know about cats, it’s that cats come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. That’s because there are different breeds of cats. But have you ever wondered where all these different breeds came to be? Or how they rose to be so popular as pets? Each breed has a pretty unique origin story of their own, and below are four popular cat breeds and the interesting facts behind the felines: 1. Siamese These cats are very popular pets, however, their exact origins aren’t entirely known. But it is...
Dog Baffled To Discover She Can Turns The Lights On And Off With Her Nose
Dogs are so adorable when they discover something interesting. And one precious pup was filmed discovering that she held the power to control light with the touch of her nose! The wholesome discovery was filmed on camera, and we can’t help but chuckle at how cute the pooch is when she going on a power trip with the light. It’s particularly cute when you stop and think about how foreign this concept must be to dogs. They don’t understand what lamps are or how they work, so it must be magical to them to see humans turning them...
Almost 400 Whales Die In Historic Mass Stranding Disaster Off Australian Coast
When we first wrote about 270 whales mysteriously stranded off the Australian island of Tasmania, rescuers knew the clock was ticking. Stranded whales have only days before their massive weight — which is usually buoyed by water — collapses upon them, causing fatal organ damage. “They end up being suffocated by the weight of their own bodies, which is why it’s an incredibly painful way to go,” Nicola Hodgins, from the UK’s Whale and Dolphin Conservation charity, told NBC News. But although dozens of whales...
Critically Endangered Crocodile Photographed With Dozens Of Babies On His Back
If you’re lucky enough, sometimes you can witness some truly incredible moments in nature. And wildlife photographer Dhritiman Mukherjee was fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time in order to photograph a very rare moment in the National Chambal Sanctuary, in India. His show stopping photo is that of a freshwater gharial, which is a type of fish-eating crocodile, that is swimming through the murky waters with a bunch of its offspring along for the ride on its back. And it’s not just one or two little baby...
Toothless Chihuahua Helps Nervous Patients Relax While Getting Their Teeth Cleaned
There is only one thing worse than going to see the doctor, and that is going to see the dentist. Everyone hates the dentist. No matter how great your dental hygiene routine is, or how nice your dentist is, no one likes going to see the dentist. But some patients in California are getting the ultimate incentive to go for their six-month check-up. 13-year-old Kismet, a toothless little Chihuahua, has been brightening the lives of the patients who visit the Corte Madera Family Dentistry. According to CNN, the little senior pup brings plenty of...
Cat Raised By Shiba Inu Siblings Thinks He’s A Dog
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so perhaps that is what Kiki the cat is going for as she pretends to be just like her three Shiba Inu buddies: Saki, Ibuki, and Hazuki. The adorable little feline is an American Shorthair cat who lives in Japan alongside her family which includes the three canine siblings. While most cats will get along well with a dog and somewhat enjoy the company, Kiki takes it a step further. She doesn’t just hang out with the dogs, she also tries to be one! It is just too cute. In fact, the...
Learn about access to veterinary care from the expert himself, Dr. Blackwell
Now, more than ever, low income families are struggling to find access to veterinary care due to COVID-19. Learn more about this important topic from Access to Care expert and the 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award recipient, Dr. Michael J. Blackwell, in the recorded webcast, Access to Care: A National Family Crisis. In the webcast, Dr. Michael Blackwell, Director of the program at Pet Health Equity, and Dr. Susan Krebsbach, Assistant Director, discuss barriers to vet care that pet owners face. “The overwhelming barrier for all...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Dr. Michael Blackwell receives the 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award, using technology to reunite lost pets with their families and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. Meet the 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award recipient!We’re thrilled to announce that the 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award goes to Dr. Michael J. Blackwell for his outstanding leadership and purposeful dedication to honor the human-animal bond. The award is named after Rich Avanzino, the father of the no-kill movement and Maddie’s Fund President from 1999 – 2015. This award recognizes significant achievement and… Learn...
Conservationists Help ‘Smiling’ Turtles Once Thought To Be Extinct Make A Comeback
It doesn’t matter how much we study nature, it has a way of surprising us on occasion. It happened recently when the Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) did something totally unexpected. These turtles are one of the world’s most endangered and at one time, they were thought to be extinct. Eventually, they were rediscovered in the early 2000’s, and now they are making a comeback, thanks to a breeding program. Burmese roofed turtles were once plentiful in the rivers of Miramar but the exploitation of their eggs and...
Video Of A Chimpanzee Trying A Popsicle For The First Time Goes Viral
There are many things that we may take for granted but it is only because we can’t remember the first time that we tried them. If we were able to look back on those moments, we would have an even greater appreciation for the things that we have on a day-to-day basis. At times, we can enjoy this by living vicariously through others. That is exactly what we do when we see this 2018 video of Limbani the chimpanzee enjoying a strawberry popsicle. He was at home at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation in Miami when the video was captured. Max...
