Senior Rescue Dog Gets A Forever Home After A Decade In A Shelter
Life can be difficult for dogs living in a shelter, especially senior dogs or those that may have some underlying issues. At times, they may spend many years at the shelter and that was the case for one dog in Godfrey, Illinois named Wiggles. Although Wiggles was only 3 years old when she came to the shelter, she was 14 by the time she was adopted. Her life at the 5As Animal Shelter was not exactly difficult. She had a lot of attention, good food, and a backyard where she could run around. The one thing she was missing was a home. Photo:...
Kitten Gets Starbucks Whipped Cream To Celebrate Being Adopted
Meredith is the unique foster kitten that found herself experiencing some brand new circumstances recently. She’s stolen many hearts on TikTok and it’s time that you found out why. TikTok user @fosterthefurbabies posted the video, melting all of us into a puddle in the process. As it turns out, the little kitten is quite the Starbucks fan, and understandably so. When she gets the chance to taste some of the whipped cream, she goes absolutely ballistic. The little kitten has feline herpes virus and has a film covering her eyes...
Dog Perks Up From Behind The Couch The Second She Hears ‘Popcorn’
When Mom and Dad decided to settle in on the couch and watch a movie, their dog grabbed a seat in the window. This is pretty normal stuff for those who have dogs. Ruby’s their Goldendoodle and she’s quite the ham. Mom and Dad just wanted to watch their show while enjoying some popcorn. Of course, dog owners probably know how pets can be when their humans are eating snacks. As soon as Ruby heard “popcorn” she nearly gave herself whiplash. Photo: YouTube / ViralHog Photo: YouTube / ViralHog Article continues below Our...
Yorkie Torn From Home By Tornado After Warning Family – Returns Home Hours Later Unharmed
Yorkshire terrier named Penny saved her family by warning them a deadly tornado was about to hit. On Monday evening, just before midnight, an EF-3 Tornado leveled homes as it tore through Brunswick County, North Carolina. Three people were killed and another ten injured as the tornado left a path of destruction in Sunset Beach and Ocean Isle Beach. Brittany Memory’s home in Ocean Isle Beach was in the direct path of the deadly tornado. She said Penny sensed trouble and sat up in bed. The power had just gone out and Brittany thought it...
Today is a great day to enter your data on Shelter Animals Count
With January behind us, what better time to enter your January 2021 Shelter Animals Count (SAC) data? If you haven’t completed your 2020 data, it’s not too late to add that either! After you have entered all your organization’s data, be sure to explore the data on the Data Dashboards. There, you can study data from different parts of the country, view the national 2020 timeline and more. Data plays an important role in the animal welfare sector. It has enabled our industry to compile a more realistic picture of the animals...
After Adoption, Rescued Cat Saves New Family By Smelling A Dangerous Gas Leak In Their Home
When Sandi and Mike Martin adopted Lilly, the Oregon couple was eager to help save an animal’s life. Little did they know that this rescued cat was about to save their lives in return. Lilly has feline leukemia and 3 extra toes, which decreased her general odds of adoption in the shelter. But after fostering Lilly, the Martins — who had experience caring for special needs cats — decided to officially welcome the special needs cat into their family, thus giving this rescued cat a second chance at life. It wouldn’t be...
Student Finds A Giant Huntsman Spider And Hundreds Of Babies Swarming Her Oven
Australia is notorious for being the home to all sorts of interesting creatures. From glowing marsupials to dinner-plate-sized spiders, it’s enough to get you either really excited or keep you far from the place. Recently though, one student experienced a moment that’ll make you glad you don’t live in Australia (or terrified if you do?). Imogen Moore walked into her kitchen like any other day, but what she stumbled upon was far from ordinary. It was a scene straight from a nightmare. A giant mother huntsman spider and...
Rescuers Work To Save Thousands Of ‘Cold-Stunned’ Sea Turtles In Texas
Texas is experiencing a historical snowstorm, unlike anything they’ve seen in the past century. Millions of people are without power, water, or electricity. However, it’s not just people that are suffering due to the storm. Thousands of sea turtles are in critical condition due to the extreme temperature changes. Rescuers at Sea Turtle, Inc., a conservation group dedicated to sea turtles, have been gathering up the cold-stunned sea turtles around South Padre Island in Texas. Without interference, thousands of the endangered...
After Years Of Brave Service, Former Military K-9 Flown 4,000 Miles To Reunite With Her Handler
Like most military K-9s, 5-year-old detection dog Bogi played a key role in fighting crime by helping her trainer and handler, Marine Sgt. Angela Cardone, sniff out drugs. But their working partnership was cut short when Cardone was reposted to Hawaii. Then Bogi suffered another setback when she broke a bone in her neck, leaving the Belgian Malinois unable to work, wear a collar, and essentially ending the brave dog’s military career. Photo: Facebook/Angela Cee However, the upside of early retirement was that Bogi was now free to...
Community Rushes To Save Thousands Of Stunned Sea Turtles In Texas After Winter Storm
Residents of South Padre Island, Texas, are coming together to help save stunned sea turtles after a brutal winter storm hit the area. The deadly storm brought below-freezing temperatures, snow, ice, and power outages. As the water temperature dropped below 50 degrees, the endangered sea turtles started to float to the surface unable to move or swim. This phenomenon is known as cold-stunning. If the turtles are not rescued or returned to warm water, they will become sick and die. Photo: Facebook/Sea Turtle, Inc “Cold stunning may lead...
