Service Dog Blinded And Burned By Chemical Attack In Texas
WARNING: This story will include graphic images of animal abuse. It’s human nature to love and bond with dogs — they play a huge role in the lives of so many. On the opposite side of this coin, only the worst parts of human nature can be found in animal abusers and those that intentionally mistreat or hurt the animals that many of us call friends and family. An unfortunate example of truly awful cruelty towards animals showed up on when Mandy Garner took to Facebook to recount a violent, near-deadly assault on her service dog, and...
Koalas Could Go Extinct Because of A Chlamydia Outbreak If Wildfires Don’t Wipe Them Out First
Even before bushfires in 2019 and 2020 began driving koalas dangerously close to extinction, experts estimated that there were only about 329,000 left in Australia, which represents an average of a 24 percent decline in populations over the past three generations. “It’s very difficult to estimate koala populations, even at the best of times,” Adams-Hosking tells National Geographic, “Some populations are becoming locally extinct and others are doing just fine.” Koalas are today threatened by land...
Dogs Get Jealous At The Thought Of Their Owners Interacting With Another Dog, Study Finds
Science has proven what dog owners have known to be true for years – dogs get jealous when they see or even think their owners are interacting with another dog. A study published in the journal Psychological Science found even the thought of their owners playing with another dog brought out the green-eyed monster. Photo: Pixabay Jealousy is thought to be an emotion that is linked to self-awareness and theory of mind, with some scientist believing it is unique to humans. But anyone with a dog has at one time or another witnessed jealous...
“Speak for Me,” A Poem Written In Protest Of Animal Abuse
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 haven’t seen anyone for days.My bones ache for attention,As I see you walk away.It didn’t use to be that way.I guess I got to be too much to handleAs I now sit alone in my deserted land.I have no voice of my own.I need you to speak for me. Photo: Lauren Roller The days are long as I waste away.Nowhere to go, I pull at the chains,Welts at my neck, blood, misery, and pain.Can...
Kayla, My Angel From The Puppy Mill
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 2009, an animal shelter where I do volunteer work rescued approximately 300 dogs from a puppy mill. Kept on two smallholdings in horrible conditions and left to breed indiscriminately – some for many years. They received no medical care, had no blankets or food bowls, were never groomed or socialized, and were scared of all humans. They were fed dead chickens (feathers on) and...
46 Chihuahuas Rescued From Hoarding Situation In New Mexico After Owner Passes Away
46 chihuahuas are looking for loving homes after they were rescued from a hoarding situation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after their owner passed away. Kind-hearted people rallied together to care for the dogs, who are mostly seniors, and raise money for the medical care they desperately need. People’s Anti-Cruelty Association (PACA), the state’s oldest no-kill animal rescue group, offered to take some of the dogs and help find foster or rescues to take in the rest. Photo: Facebook/People’s Anti-Cruelty...
Our Wonderful Jeeber
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! A little skinny female Beagle hound dog was rescued from death row in South Carolina by our fabulous groomer/animal rescuer, Gerry, at Dapper Dog/Hopeful Tails in Nyack, NY. She had been bred over and over and over again for hunting dog pups, and then she was “thrown away” when she got sick. Photo: Deb Hastings She was the saddest animal I have ever seen ever. She...
Trudi’s Story – Love and Healing
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 June of 2010, a small Spitz mix named Trudi arrived at the UCSPCA. Trudi was very sick; barely able to pull herself up off her bed, and in so much pain she could hardly stand being touched. My coworker Linda spied Trudi in the last run in the shelter and made eye contact with her. We did not know it at the time, but this was the beginning of a bright future for Trudi. Linda signed on...
Captain Jack
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! Seven months ago, I was working as a nurse at a farm when I noticed one of the farm cats up on the porch. When I opened the door she ran off, but there laid a very sick, wounded 4-week-old kitten. I swooped him up and took him to the vet where they had little hope of his survival. Photo: Aimee Maples He had been attacked by another animal and had several puncture wounds to his head and...
This Dangerous Pesticide Was Banned In The EU, But It Is Still Killing Honeybees In The US
Honeybees are vital to our life on Earth. They are critical to ecosystem success, providing food for amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals. Insects play a role in decomposing animal wastes and dead vegetation, recycling the nutrients in these materials and returning them to the soil. Without bees, plants would not be able to reproduce and the core of our agricultural system would crumble. You might never see an apple, an avocado, or a cup of coffee again. Truly, a world without bees would be a nightmare, yet chemical pesticides that...
