Shelter Cat Hides Away in a Pillowcase All Day, Prompting Volunteer to Fall in Love with Her
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! While volunteering at a local shelter, I noticed a pillowcase containing a small lump. Peering inside, I saw a small tan tabby staring back with huge dilated eyes. I tried coaxing her out with treats, to no avail. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ACHMAD BISRI After another weekend of never seeing her emerge from the pillowcase, I decided to take pillowcase and all to an outside enclosure. Bad idea....
Hands-In Dog Challenge Proves Dogs Are Our Best Teammates
Who doesn’t love a good TikTok challenge, especially when it involves so many cute pets? We think these videos really show that dogs are man’s best friends, and they’re also our most valuable team players, no matter what the game is. The latest trend on the Gen Z social media site TikTok is a type of challenge video that involves seeing what your pet will do if you invite it to put its paw in during a team “huddle.” It’s called the “hands-in challenge.” For this challenge, one person must put a...
Mom Forces Dog to Wear All the Items He’s Stolen from the Baby
When you’re a parent (or a pet parent), sometimes you’ve got to get creative with your discipline strategy in order to make your kids (or your pets) listen to you and do what you ask. The things you think will work don’t always work, but if you keep trying different things, you’re bound to find something that hits the nail on the head and encourages obedience. We hope. This mom has come up with a very interesting strategy to discourage her dog from stealing her baby’s things. Every time the dog steals something...
The Dog Bed Situation: How I Accommodate Two Picky Ladies
Hi, I’m Allison. Read my introduction to learn more about me and my three mixed-breed dogs from Thailand, Jelly, Lorraina, and Manic. As many of you know, we live in a three-dog household. And as much as I would love for each of the dogs to have their own room, that is not possible. So, we have several dog beds strewn around our home. We have Manic’s toy bed right by the sliding glass doors so he can chew on his stuffed chipmunk and watch the world. We have Lorraina’s lounge that we keep next to the TV so she can...
Special Rescue Tabby Named in Memory of Boy Whose Best Friend Was a 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! I had to send my long haul trucking buddy Thomas over the Rainbow Bridge in August of 2014 due to bladder stone complications, after he fought for two weeks for his life. I had been an emotional wreck since, but I was not sure I was ready for another feline in my life, either. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / GUNDULA VOGEL A job transfer moved me to Phoenix two months after losing him, and I would...
Puppies Dumped On Side Of Highway In Oklahoma On The Mend, Thanks To You
A heartbreaking story has a happy ending thanks in part to your support. Six puppies were found running along a highway in Oklahoma. Someone was reportedly giving away puppies at the country store and the ones who didn’t find homes were abandoned on the side of the road to fend for themselves. Photo: Friends with Four Paws Rescue They are just six weeks old. Thankfully, they were rescued before they were harmed by predators or hit by a car. The malnourished pups arrived at Friends with Four Paws Rescue covered in fleas and ticks. Photo:...
8 Things Penny Does That Make Me LaughÂ
Hi, I’m Savanna! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my spunky Chihuahua mix, Penny. Dogs can really get up to some crazy antics, and Penny is no exception. She’s always doing the craziest things that keep me entertained. Most of the things she does, I don’t think she has any idea that they’re funny to me. She’s just being a dog. Penny’s personality really is something else and I never know what she’ll do next. But there are other things she does pretty consistently that always...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Pet inclusive housing, language matters and more!
Happy Tuesday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. The disconnect between pet-friendly and inclusive housing policiesThe benefits of renting a home to a pet owner are remarkable. Pet-friendly vacancies fill up faster, they are easier to fill and renters stay longer in pet-friendly housing. On a recent Community Conversations, these benefits and what can be done were discussed in “Keeping Pets and People Together in Rental Housing.” Two industry experts… Learn More To find adopters and...
They Were Prescribed as a Cold Treatment, and Other Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Facts
Cute and pocket-sized with a fancy history. That’s the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. To celebrate this popular pooch, International Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Day is held on the last Saturday of each May. Read on to learn some of the things that make this breed so special. They Were Popular with Royalty As if their name doesn’t give it away, earlier versions of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel were the sidekicks of King Charles II, who was known to be trailed by a few of them wherever he went. Their coat colors – black...
Strengthening the Human-Animal Bond: Hays County Pet Resource Center’s Early Successes
May 24, 2024 In March 2024, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) presented recommendations to the Hays County Commissioners Court on how to develop and launch the Pet Resource Center for Hays County, recommended in a 2022 feasibility study compiled by Team Shelter USA and Animal Arts. The 2022 study proposed a pet resource center model as the solution to Hays County’s expanding animal services-related needs, and as a remedy to the overburdened regional sheltering model currently in practice. The new model concept is a smaller-scale shelter...
Massive Cruise Ship Strikes and Kills Endangered Whale Near Brooklyn
The sight of a magnificent sei whale is usually reserved for the open, deep waters where these creatures gracefully swim. But on a recent weekend, the New York Harbor bore witness to a tragic encounter between man and nature. The MSC Meraviglia, a massive cruise ship, arrived at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal with an unexpected and sorrowful passenger — a 44-foot-long, endangered sei whale draped across its bow. Photo: PexelsA 44-foot sei whale was found dead on a cruise ship’s bow. A Grim Discovery As the MSC Meraviglia approached...
German Shepherd Will Only Eat Kibble If Mom Pretends to Cook It First
Many pets are picky about what types of pet food they’re willing to eat, but most of them won’t let you pull the wool over their eyes; they know when you’re trying to trick them into eating the same food they’ve just refused. This particular German Shepherd is a bit different though. Not only will she allow you to trick her into eating her kibble exactly as it always was, but she almost demands that someone try to trick her before she’s willing to eat. Photo: TikTok/terribletara At the beginning of the video,...
Ned and Fred: Eating, Sleeping, & Up to Something
VET APPROVED The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn. Read my introduction to learn more about me and my five funny dogs, Poppy, Bailey, Kodah, Ned, and Fred. Anyone who has known me for any length of time will tell you that I am a cat person. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs too, but I wouldn’t have classified myself as a dog person, and until 2021, I definitely wouldn’t have thought of myself as a Chihuahua person...
Man Recreates 20-Year-Old Photo with His Cat Before Putting Him to Sleep
We all love those recreated photos people make of themselves and their friends or loved ones years or even decades after the original photo took place. Often it’s something silly like a dad holding his adult son in the same pose (or as close to it as possible) as he held his son as an infant or a toddler. Maybe it’s a pair of siblings acting out one of the iconic photos of their shared childhood. It could be a group of friends recalling their college days, beers in hands, at a reunion 30 years later. But perhaps some of the best...
Bonded Littermates Named Heckle and Jeckle Struggle to Find Forever Home
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 2014, our son and I stopped by our local Humane Society resale store to look for a specific item he wanted. While he checked out the store, I checked out the cats available for adoption. We already had five – all rescues – so I wasn’t looking for another cat to adopt. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / GIOELE FAZZERI Two all black boys, however, caught my attention with...
Long-Term Shelter Cat Nicknamed ‘Fang’, Due to His Protruding Teeth, Finally Finds Home
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 didn’t see him the first time I went to the shelter to look for a companion. On that trip, I found an older orange cat named Wendell who liked me, but I didn’t have the proper ID so I had to come back. When I did, Wendell had been adopted. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ENGIN AKYURT Seeing I was upset, the director of the shelter took me to his office to have me meet Ashford, a grey...
Skittish Kitten with Plastic Drink Top Stuck Around Her Neck Rescued in Group Effort
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! Mira was rescued from the big city here in Connecticut. Our landlord at the time had been out and about when she saw a small black kitten with a plastic coffee dome cap around her neck, the ones that come on top of the coffee coolattas. CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / Jiří Groh She was scared and struggling to get it off of her, and it was getting tighter as she was growing. It took a...
Cherished Memories: Celebrate World Pet Memorial Day with Heartfelt Tributes
June 11 marks World Pet Memorial Day, a day dedicated to honoring pets who have passed away. Celebrated on the second Tuesday of June each year, this day is a special opportunity for pet owners to reflect on the joy and love their pets brought into their lives. Pets, whether furry, scaly, or feathered, often become cherished members of the family. Here, we explore how to commemorate their memories meaningfully and the profound impact they continue to have on us. Photo: PexelsWorld Pet Memorial Day honors pets who have passed away. The Origins...
Pregnant Dog Hours Away From Being Euthanized Is Recovering Alongside Her Puppies, Thanks To You
Your donations of pet food and supplies through Greater Good Charities’ GOODS Program are transforming the lives of shelter dogs, like Sadie. A very thin and ragged looking golden retriever mix arrived at a high-kill shelter in Oklahoma. She was pregnant and a plea for help was sent out to rescue groups. Photo: Pups & Promises Animal Rescue Pups & Promises Animal Rescue arrived late one Friday afternoon and pulled the skinny dog moments before she was to be euthanized. She was named Sadie and taken in by a foster family. The...
SpotOn Fence Review 2024: An Expert’s Breakdown
Click to Skip Ahead Our Final Verdict We give SpotOn Fence a rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars. Quality: 5/5 Usability: 5/5 Accuracy: 4.9/5 Value: 4.8/5 One of the best ways to keep your dog safe is having a fence. But if you live on a large property or have HOA restrictions, keeping your dog contained can be a challenge. Luckily, with SpotOn you don’t have to worry about building a fence or committing to a specific perimeter. SpotOn is a GPS-smart fence that allows your dog to roam free while giving you peace of mind that your best bud is...
