Beagle Dad Has ‘The Talk’ With His New Puppy
When you are a parent, you are going to have a lot of conversations with your children. Some of them are going to be serious and others, not quite so serious. Whenever it does come time for any type of serious conversation, however, it can go quite deep. You might even find that it is difficult to keep the attention of your child, so it requires a little extra volume or intensity on your part. Most human parents have discovered the truthfulness of the fact by the time their child is only a few years old. It seems as if it is not only...
Peer-to-peer support, fresh takes and inspiration – these calls have it all!
Did you know that just one hour a week spent with close to 200 of your animal welfare cohorts all across the globe has the potential to pay off in serious ways? It’s true – from program ideas, presentations and discussions to challenge the status quo and networking opportunities. We’re talking about the international calls that take place on Monday and Friday mornings, and we’d love to see you there! These calls started in 2020 as the pandemic was just starting, as a way to cope and strategize. They evolved as...
Frightened Dog Reunited With Owner After Being Rescued From Massive Hole
For as much as we love her, Mother Nature present all sorts of risk for our four-legged friends, including dangerous bug bites, snake bites, ticks and heartworm disease, and deadly foxtail grasses. But one Georgia dog found herself in a rarer (but equally dangerous) predicament after falling into a massive earthen hole, where she remained trapped for days. Photo: Facebook/Cobb County, GA According to Newsweek, firefighters raced to save the stranded dog after a local resident, Ty McIntyre, noticed the pup trapped at the bottom of the deep...
I Just Had to Save Him!
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 got Asher from a local Atlanta-area animal shelter on January 11, 2014 while looking for my lost cat, Alex. He was very sick and, as I asked about him, they told me to just walk away because he’s ‘just going to die here.’ I didn’t. I asked them to open his cage so I could pet him, and I heard him wheezing. He could barely open his eyes, but when he did, the...
Loose Tiger In Houston Finds Forever Home At Big Cat Sanctuary
The missing tiger last seen roaming through a Houston neighborhood has been found and taken in by a big cat sanctuary. For the past week, Houston police have been searching for the 9-month-old male tiger named India who was first spotted by an off-duty officer in his neighborhood. On May 15, Houston Police tweeted, “We are happy to report that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood last week has been found and appears to be unharmed.” HPD Major Offenders Commander Ron Borza is relieved “India” the 🐅...
After Being Used For Target Practice, Badly Abused Cat Is Adopted Into Perfect Home
When we first wrote about Comet, the one-year-old Florida cat had been found limping and blinded in one eye after being repeatedly shot by a BB gun. Thankfully, Comet’s rescuer rushed the abused cat to Helping Paws Humane Society, where workers removed pellets from all over the wounded cat’s body. But Comet’s injuries extended beyond being used for target practice. “He was limping because his leg was infected and broken in four different places,” shelter worker Karen B. told Waggle. Sadly, the gravity of...
Worth The Wait
For 365 days, a lab/pit bull mix named Charis waited for a family of her own. Her patience paid off in a big way. Shelter life was beginning to take a toll on the sweet pup. Even though she was walked three times a day and would go on adventures with volunteers, the countless hours alone in a kennel were causing her to become anxious. Photo: Facebook/Effingham County, IL Humane Society Effingham County Humane Society, a no-kill animal shelter in Illinois, didn’t understand how Charis was still available. The friendly dog loves to play...
Shark Finning Claims More Lives Every Year Than The Population Of Mexico
Imagine the population of Mexico disappearing within a year. Japan, the year after that, followed by Australia and the UK. It’s a frightening vision for the future of humans, but reality for one of the Earth’s most threatened marine species. One hundred million sharks are slaughtered every year for their fins, Sharks.org reports. Fishermen slice the sharks’ fins off and toss the less valuable, mutilated shark back into the water, where it will subsequently die from blood loss or suffocation. Shark finning continues to...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: A new Candid Conversation is on the way, lost pets and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. Register now for Maddie’s Candid Conversation with Dr. Jyothi V. RobertsonJoin us Tuesday, May 25 for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with Dr. Jyothi V. Robertson, President and Founder of JVR Shelter Strategies. The chat will begin at 12n Pacific / 3pm Eastern. In her well-established career, Dr. Robertson has consulted on organizational structure and processes in the animal welfare field. Internationally...
There’s A Subreddit That’s Dedicated To Cats ‘With Jobs’
Cats with jobs sounds like an oxymoron. We know cats to be very independent animals who prefer to sleep sixteen hours a day and then wake us up at 2:00 AM with their zoomies. However, just because they spend a good portion of their day asleep doesn’t mean that some of them can’t hold down a job. Photo: PXHERE In fact, there is a subreddit, r/CatsWithJobs, that is dedicated to showing the world just how employable some felines can be. To be quite honest, we can totally get behind cats holding down a job. Some of these kitties look...
