No challenge was too big for this Pet Foster Stimulus Grant recipient in New Jersey
When 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 adoptions. But due to Covid-19, veterinary care was harder for their fosters to access, as their veterinarian who usually came into the shelter was no longer working in-house. ...
Famous London Studio Records First Holiday Carol Made Specifically For Dogs
For many people, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas until we hear Christmas carols. Now a company in England has developed a festive jingle to include your dogs in the holiday fun. According to CNN, dog food company Tails.com collaborated with animal behaviorists to create “Raise the Woof!” — the first Christmas carol created specifically for dogs. The song incorporates the sound of bells, squeaky toys, and other dog-pleasing sounds — including soothing words like “good boy,” “good girl,”...
Hilariously Calm Cat Allows Owner to Use Him to Demonstrate How to Bathe a Baby
A short video of a man pretending to bathe a cat has the internet swooning for a very interesting reason. Vinh Quang Phạm, from Vietnam, originally filmed the video in order to show his son how to bathe his newborn baby when he or she arrived. He used his cat as a prop, demonstrating how to hold its head and gently splash water on it. He explained to his son how to wash the baby’s head without getting water in its ears and how to wrap it in a towel in his lap to keep it from getting cold, all the while demonstrating on the cat....
Rescued Cat Loves Nothing More Than Fostering Fellow Orphaned Kittens
When Karina, a volunteer at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, was asked to foster five newborn kittens, the Virginia woman knew she’d have her hands full. Fortunately, Karina also had a secret weapon — her beloved cat, Beast, a rescued kitten who’d grown up to be an excellent foster dad with a knack for grooming rescued kittens into happy, behaved, and confident cats. Photo: Instagram/karinaskittenkorner Beast’s gentle presence quickly helped comfort the kittens, who were understandably stressed after being...
Woman Takes Sick Swan On The Subway To Get Medical Treatment
New York is famous for many landmarks: the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge – the list can go on. There are many ways to get around New York in order to see these different places, but perhaps its most well-known mode of transportation is the subway. The subway, itself, is somewhat of a famous New York landmark with a long history, many endless underground tunnels, and plenty of stories – spooky ones included – surrounding it. Perhaps one of the most well-known stories about the...
Fashion House Hermès Plans To Hold 50,000 Crocodiles On A Farm In Australia
Hermès is one of the biggest names in high-end fashion, and could soon be operating one of the biggest crocodile farms in Australia. The brand wants to house up to 50,000 saltwater crocodiles at the facility, The Guardian reports. Each of them will be bred and slaughtered for their skin, then turned into handbags and shoes. Several other crocodile farms are in operation in Australia’s Northern Territory, now known as a global supplier of crocodile skins. “Hermès acquired the former melon and banana farm at Lambells...
Rescue Dog Overlooked For Years Until Veteran Adopts Her After 866 Days In Shelter
Charlize is a 4-year-old pit bull mix who plays well with dogs and people. But the dog’s boundless energy was too much for some, hence the lively pup’s lengthy residence in a Delaware shelter. “Can anyone guess how long I’ve been waiting? Well, I’ve been at Delaware SPCA since July 7th, 2018! Seems crazy, right?” rescuers wrote on Facebook as Charlize became the shelter’s longest resident. “The kennel can be stressful from time to time especially being here so long,” the rescued dog...
Brave Dachshund Saves His Best Dog Friend From Mountain Lion Attack
A good buddy always has your back. And a Dachshund named Winston proved he’s the best friend one could have when he risked his life to save his Chihuahua best friend from a mountain lion attack. According to 9 News, the Colorado dogs were playing in the backyard when a mountain lion suddenly pounced. But when the big cat grabbed 15-year-old Mijo in his mouth, his brave Dachshund friend didn’t run. Instead, the 20-pound dog repeatedly rammed his small body against the big cat until the surprised lion released Mijo and ran off....
Shelter Dog Returned Twice Is Now K9 Officer In New York
A former stray dog who was returned to the shelter twice is the newest member of the Owego Police Department in New York. K9 Officer Maggie, a four-year-old pit bull/Belgian Malinois mix, arrived at Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter as a stray. Sadly, her journey to find a perfect home was filled with rejection. Her first owners brought her to a kennel and then never returned to pick her up. She was brought back to the shelter and patiently waited for someone to choose her. Photo: Facebook/Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter The next family who...
Mexican Navy Rescues Yellow Lab From Floodwaters After Finding Him Clinging To A Window
2020 just won’t stop sending the world all sorts of nightmarish situations. At the present moment, the southeast region of Mexico is experiencing massive flooding. As a result, there have been rescue efforts made to help those affected by the floods, including one very lucky yellow labrador who was saved from potential drowning. The pup was fortunately discovered in time by a group of people going by on a boat. He was holding on for dear life to one of the buildings in his neighborhood when he was spotted by the boat. A Facebook video...
Manatee Munches Man’s Lawn As Tropical Storm Eta Rains Down On Florida
As Eta’s winds just barely qualified it as a tropical storm, most will remember this weather event as a few days of heavy rain. Florida resident Matt Hathaway will likely remember the free landscaping. As the tides rose around his home, a manatee swam up to graze on his lawn. “Tide is so high we have a manatee munching on the grass IN OUR YARD.😳 #Eta,” mattrussell00@yahoo.com Hathaway wrote on Facebook. Source: Facebook/Matt HathawayA manatee was eating the grass near a man’s home in Florida. Hathaway posted a...
Two New Species Of Gliders Discovered In Australia
Two new mammals have been discovered in Australia, giving the country three “greater gliders” where there once was thought to be just one. DNA testing has proved that the greater glider Petauroides volans, a tree-dwelling marsupial that can glide up to 100m across forests, is actually one of three glider species down under. P. volans is now joined by P. minor and P. armillatus. The results of the testing were published in Nature’s public access Scientific Reports journal. “It’s really exciting to find this...
The Fattest Green Parrot In The World Named New Zealand’s Bird Of The Year For 2020
The Kākāpō is a chubby looking green parrot that waddles like a duck, and it’s evidence of the impact of conservation. Also known as “Mighty moss chicken,” the world’s heaviest and longest-living parrot cannot fly, and only comes out at night. Its name means “night parrot” in Māori. It is also critically endangered, but its numbers are on the rise. According to the Guardian, just 50 kākāpō remained alive during the 1990s. Today, more than four times as many are...
One easy way your animal shelter or rescue organization can get some marketing help
Could your organization use some extra marketing help, for free? If you haven’t heard of HeARTs Speak, look no further. HeARTs Speak is a nonprofit organization whose work shines a light on animals in need and improves adoption rates by increasing the marketing capacity of time-stretched, under-resourced organizations. They offer free design tools, plug ‘n play photo templates and information to help make marketing as easy as it can be for animal shelter and rescue organizations, especially right now. They were also a...
Rescue Climber Races To Save Texas Dog Who “Miraculously” Survived 70-Foot Fall From Cliff
Cats are well-known for their ability to land on their feet. Now there’s a dog in Austin, Texas, blessed with an equally miraculous knack for getting out of trouble. “Heads up all you dog lovers,” Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services wrote on Facebook. “[This] is a scary story with a happy, feel good ending!” According to the rescue team, paramedic Robert Luddy was on his lunch break when he was approached by worried hikers. “They told Captain Luddy that a dog had fallen off a cliff nearby and...
Lost Dog Reunited With Owner Almost Exactly One Year After He Went Missing
When Kate Olsen’s Golden Retriever went missing in 2019, the New Hampshire woman was distraught. Olsen’s dog, Walter, had always been anxious, but a Thanksgiving trip to see her family in St. Louis seemed to have pushed him over the edge. According to 5 On Your Side, the nervous dog slipped out of his collar at some point during their visit and ran away. Photo: Facebook/Lost Paws Trapping Olsen spent weeks in St. Louis printing off missing dog fliers, retracing Walter’s steps, and even started a Facebook group, Where’s...
Shelters Gives Three Reasons Not To Adopt ‘Eddie The Terrible’ Chihuahua
Dog rescues are no strangers to the plight of animals. They recognize that at times, they may spend years waiting to be adopted. That is why it doesn’t surprise us that the Humane Society of Silicon Valley fell in line with many other rescues and got creative to get one dog adopted. It was with the adoption of about a two-year-old Chihuahua they named Eddie the Terrible. According to the ad, Eddie is naughty, rude, and hates being around other dogs. He also hates being in his crate, doesn’t enjoy being around kids and in their...
Officers Appeal For Public’s Help After Three Foxes Found Shot By Crossbow
Officers from Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit are asking for help in finding the cruel individual(s) who shot three foxes with a crossbow, killing two, in a borough in London. The department received a call from a concerned citizen who spotted a fox with an arrow in its back. Police arrived and called animal charity, The Fox Project, to help the injured fox. The charity stated that the fox was shot at close range and suffered for days. “A young dog fox shot through the back at such close range that the arrow was protruding from...
Endangered Sea Turtle Loses Two Flippers And Learns To Swim Again
The Daily Mail had some fun and encouraging news to report. It seems as if an endangered sea turtle is going viral on social media for all the right reasons. Even though the turtle lost two of its flippers, it is learning to swim again. According to the news outlet, the animal is Lou, an Olive Ridley Turtle. He got caught in a fishing net and lost his front left flipper and back right flipper after each of them had to be amputated by a veterinarian. The Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre then stepped in to help. That nonprofit rescue...
New Vote In Colorado Will Reintroduce Gray Wolves To The State
2020 has been a year of unprecedented events, so it really should not be a surprise that an unprecedented vote took place in Colorado this year. It was known as Proposition 114, and if it passed, it would direct the wildlife managers to reintroduce gray wolves to the state by 2024. This was not an overwhelmingly popular proposition, although, with close results, the opponents conceded their loss on November 5. They were only ahead by 0.5%, but 90% of the votes were in. Most of the uncounted votes were from urban areas that were in strong...
