Marley’s Fight for Her Life
Marley is our 2 year old rescue from Mexico. She found us when she was 6 weeks old. She was very sick and alone. PHOTO: Emily The moment we saw her it was love at first sight. We treated all of her issues, brought her back up to Canada and she was a happy healthy pup up until a few weeks ago. Marley very suddenly lost all strength on the right side of her body and lost the ability to stand or walk. Over the next week with the help of many specialists we tested for everything possible. MRI’s and CT scans showed a mass in her upper sinus...
Miley Cyrus Pens Heartfelt Tribute To Beloved Pit Bull Who Lost Her Battle With Cancer
The 28-year-old singer and songwriter, took to Instagram to announce the passing of her beloved pit bull mix Mary Jane. Miley Cyrus adopted Mary Jane in 2012 and the two have been inseparable ever since. Cyrus called the sweet pup her “best friend” and is now lost without her. “She has come to my rescue every time my heart has been broken. Put me back together again. Going thru this pain without her magic power is so lonely.” Photo: Instagram/mileycyrus Mary Jane had been battling cancer for the past year and Cyrus...
WATCH: Reindeer, Bison, And A Polar Bear Play With Recycled Christmas Trees At Brookfield Zoo
One man’s trash is an animal’s enrichment toy… Millions of Christmas trees are tossed to the curb after the holidays, but they can serve another purpose – enrichment toys for animals at zoos and sanctuaries. Once all the decorations and lights are removed, the evergreens make fun toys for large animals. The enticing scent and texture of the trees make them great scratching posts and food puzzles. Screenshot: Facebook/Brookfield Zoo Brookfield Zoo in Illinois recently recycled their festive trees by giving them to...
Woman Reunited With Cat Missing For 5 Years After Spotting His Photo On Shelter’s Adoption Page
Kendra Armstrong thought she would never see her beloved cat Moose, who went missing in 2015, again. But five years later she spotted his photo on a shelter’s adoption page. Armstrong searched high and low for Moose after he went missing, but to no avail. She hoped he was somewhere safe and well-cared-for. It turns out that Moose was in and out of Midcoast Humane, an animal shelter in Brunswick, Maine, for the past five years and was known as “Oldest”. Photo: Facebook/Midcoast Humane The senior cat was returned to the...
Long-Term Shelter Dog Becomes District Attorney’s Office Pet and Cheers Up the Courtroom
This story was originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! Her name is Ashes. She’s my colleague. I love that I get to say that. Ashes works with me at the Elko County District Attorney’s Office. She brings joy to her coworkers in the DA’s office, and she reduces tension in court for...
Two-Week-Old Kitten Found at an AirBNB Learns How to Cat from Foster Mom and Finds New Home
This story was originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! One day, I received a call from a good Samaritan saying that a tiny kitten had come out from under their AirBNB deck and they weren’t sure how to proceed. After speaking with them and trying to help them find a mom, the decision was made to...
Foster Kittens Help Family Recover From COVID-19, So They Decide to Adopt Them
This story was originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! Arwin and Kodiak: Love in the Time of Covid We’ve heard so many clichés about love. “Love comes when you least expect it.” “The love you give will return to you tenfold.” “Love will keep us together.”...
Our Little Tom
I was in the checkout line at Petco and saw a guy standing off to the side holding something in his hand and talking to a group of people gathered around him. He turned around as I got closer to checkout and he had this poor kitten in his hand. PHOTO: Debbie Apperson He found it on the road near his house and was trying to find someone to take it. The pound would have put it down. I was shocked at the kitten’s condition. It was a boy. One eye was caked shut with infection and his nostrils were closed with infection and he was skin and...
Rescue Dog Finds Her Perfect Match at Same Shelter Where She Was Adopted
Hope’s story was originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! I adopted my chow mix, Hope, from Save All Dogs Rescue almost 2 years ago. She was 8 weeks old when I first got her and she has been a big part of my life ever since! Photo: Alexis Sargent I was looking for my first dog after I had gotten my...
Rescue Kitten With Painful Eye Condition Finally Finds Forever Family Willing to Go the Extra Mile
Narnia’s story was originally shared in the Clear the Shelters Adoption Story Challenge on ShelterChallenge.com. Create your own free Shelter Challenge account and vote for your favorite shelter or rescue group to win cash and prizes. Every time you vote we’ll give an extra donation to shelters! Narnia came into PAWS of Hertford County’s care in the spring of 2017. She was a small black and white kitten with a terrible eye infection. She was a plucky little girl and just loved everyone she met. A local foster family welcomed...
