Truck Driver Shares Food with Stray Dog for Months, Finally Coaxes Her 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! My boyfriend is a truck driver in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Each time he came to this one particular customer, he noticed a fawn colored pit bull. She was skin and bones and extremely skittish. He started throwing food to her and she would run away. This became a ritual for them. DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY/F. MUHAMMAD She was always in the same basic area. He tried for months to get her to come...
Lessons Learned from Layla
Sep 23, 2021 “With the recent passing of my dog Layla, I felt compelled to tell you about our story together.” “This letter is as much for me as it is to document a life that was so filled with value, love, and lessons about relationships and respect. I am beyond grateful to have had this amazing dog in my life.” “Layla was my most challenging pet. She was very different yet I learned so much from her. She made me a much better dog mom, teacher, and human being. She was our first rescue dog. We adopted her from...
Florida Woman Reunited With Lost Senior Dog 331 Days After He Went Missing
After missing for nearly a year, a 16-year-old Westie has been reunited with his family. Lisa Raulerson recounted the miserable day that her beloved dog Sparky went missing to WPTV-TV. It was a rainy day last October when Sparky escaped through an open gate at his West Palm Beach home. Raulerson said she accidentally left the gate open. “We looked for a week or two just straight looking for him,” she said. Sparky, after a groomer cleaned him up. Looking good! Posted by Sunshine State Westie Rescue on Saturday, September 11,...
Maddie’s University is now offering 4 Human Animal Support Services courses
Four Human Animal Support Services (HASS) modeled courses are now available on Maddie’s®University. These courses are the results of a collaboration between between Human Animal Support Services, Michelson Found Animals, American Pets Alive!, and the many shelter and rescue staff across the country and internationally who have volunteered their time to innovate new programs through the Human Animal Support Services working groups. Take a look at the free, self-paced courses below. Human Animal Support Services:...
Wild Monkey Kidnaps Tiny Puppy And Holds It Hostage For Three Days
A 2-week-old puppy went on an adventure of a lifetime after being kidnapped by a wild monkey in Malaysia. Thankfully, locals were able to rescue the puppy from the monkey, and the small dog survived the ordeal. According to the New York Post, locals in Taman Lestari Putra, Malaysia, noticed the small dog being carried through the trees by a macaque. It’s believed the pup was taken from a stray litter of puppies in the area. While the monkey didn’t appear to be purposefully harming the puppy, at only 2-weeks-old, the small dog...
When Woman Falls in the Shower, Her Cats Immediately Check on 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! I am the proud mama to two female kitties, Tilly age 11 come next month, and Milly age 8 as of this month. In early October of last year, 2020, I was feeling a sinus infection coming on, and went to take a shower. I had a little bit of dizziness, but nothing I worried about, or so I thought. CATS. PHOTO: PIXABAY/GUNDULA VOGEL I got into the shower, washed and rinsed my hair, then heard a...
Black Bear Breaks Into Truck In Colorado And Destroys Interior Trying To Escape
Bears are more active in the fall as they need to eat nearly nonstop in preparation for hibernation. This process is called hyperphagia and it is occurring all over the country. The ravenous bears follow their strong sense of smell (100 times stronger than humans) to food and are intelligent enough to open doors. One black bear broke into a truck in South Park, Colorado, and was caught red-handed by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife official. A hilarious photo of the bear behind the wheel of the truck was shared by CPW on Twitter, but the damage...
New Research Shows Polar Bears Could Go Extinct By 2100
Climate change has destroyed the habitat of countless polar bears already, and will undoubtedly lead to the deaths of many more. As the species lingers on the brink of evolutionary truncation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is essentially putting the polar bears in greater danger by denying the danger they are currently in. The IUCN maintains that polar bears are a vulnerable species1, but that label is based on a fixed survival rate projection, and fails to consider the threat climate change presents...
Emaciated Puppy Found In Taped Cardboard Box With “Help Me” Written On It Outside Kentucky Shelter
Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) is doing everything in their power to save the life of a malnourished puppy dumped in cardboard box outside the shelter. On the morning of September 17, a KHS staff member named Warren found a taped cardboard box with air holes punched in the sides and “Found Help Me” written on it. But what staff found inside brought them to tears. PUPPY IN CARDBOARD BOX DUMPED AT KHS: On the morning of Friday, Sept. 17, Kentucky Humane Society staff member Warren… Posted by Kentucky Humane Society...
10 reasons why dogs and cats lose their appetite
Inappetence can have many underlying causes, from physical to behavioral. Here are some common reasons your dog or cat may lose her appetite, along with tips to tempt her to eat. One of the clearest signs that something isn’t quite right with your dog and cat is when she goes off her food. A loss of appetite, or inappetence, is more common than you might think. While it’s often associated with medical conditions such as digestive problems, cancer, or many others, appetite loss can also be caused by behavioral issues, stress,...
