Happy Tails: Meet Some Of The PawsXPacific Flight Passengers You Helped Fly To Forever Homes
On Oct. 29, 2020, you helped us make history by supporting PawsXPacific, the rescue flight that transported 600 Hawaiian cats and dogs across the ocean on a chartered C-130 cargo plane. Many animals on board had languished for months in overcrowded island shelters, but your generous donations helped us fly them to safety in Seattle, where they were distributed to shelters around the Pacific Northwest. Read on for heartwarming stories from some of the four-legged passengers traveling on board PawsXPacific, many of whom were adopted within days...
Boy Scouts Made Portable Winter Shelters For Stray Cats From Storage Totes
The world needs more people who are kind to stray animals. That is why it’s so lovely to see a group of Boy Scouts doing their part to help the feral cats and kittens of Atlanta, Georgia stay warm during the wintertime. High school student and Boy Scout, Tyrell Cooper, and his troop, Troop 3310, undertook a DIY project in which they created insulated cat shelters. These “feline abodes,” as he referred to them, were then donated to LifeLine Animal Project, which does its part to protect stray cats and kittens living on the...
Trinny’s Rescue Story
This is Trinny. PHOTO: Jillian O’Brien I found her at a local shelter on a weekend in September of 2003. She was half the weight she should have been, had an upper respiratory infection that resulted in an emergency ER visit later that night and she was very spooked by everything. I was told I would only be allowed to adopt her if she was the only animal in the house and I didn’t have any children. I checked off both boxes and home we went. I later came to find out that Trinny has a .22 caliber bullet lodged in her backside, so...
Help Us Make a Touchdown For Rescued Animals In The 6th Annual Shelter Bowl
On February 7, millions of Americans will tune in to watch the NFL’s top teams compete for the league’s championship ring. But here at the Animal Rescue Site, we have a different tradition – The Shelter Bowl – which provides free meals to hungry shelter pets across the United States. Our goal this year is to raise $50,000 for animals in need. Now in its 6th year, the Shelter Bowl was founded by our nonprofit partner, Greater Good Charities, which distributes nutritious meals to hungry shelter pets through their...
Serious Gorilla Dad Orders Hilarious Prankster Son To Stop Goofing Around
This story originally appeared at Shareably. When you think of a Silverback Gorilla, the word hilarious might not be the first thing to come to mind. The word “serious” on the other hand, would probably seem more fitting- unless you work in a zoo. Meet Oumbi! He’s a Silverback Gorilla that you wouldn’t necessarily want to encounter in the wild! He’s one of the residents at the Twycross Zoo in Norton Juxta Twycross in Leicestershire in the UK. He’s the father of a clever little Lope- an ape with a serious...
The World’s Tallest Dog, Freddy The Great Dane, Passes Away At Age 8
The world’s tallest dog, Freddy the Great Dane, passed away at the age of 8 in his home surrounded by his family. His mom, Claire Stoneman, announced the sad news on social media saying, “I’m so so so so unbelievably sad to say that Freddy has passed today. He was my world. My heart Dane. The bestest biggest boy ever and loved his followers so much. There’s a hole that can’t be filled. Fly high my amazing big brave boy.” Freddy held the Guinness World Record for the tallest dog in the world and oldest Great...
Special Needs Dog Is Still Looking For Forever Home After Being Stood Up By Potential Adopter
A 9-month-old American bully with spina bifida is still looking for a forever home after being stood up by a potential adopter. The adorable pup was rescued by Peaches Bully Rescue, an Ohio-based rescue dedicated to saving bully breeds, and named Jack. After receiving emergency vet care, he was taken in by a loving foster family. Jack is a typical puppy who loves to play and meet new people, but has limited mobility and needs to wear a diaper. Photo: Facebook/Peaches Bully Rescue “He has so much to offer a family and so much love to...
Check out these Return to Home resources
Return to Home (traditionally known as Return to Owner) is one of the most important programs you can have in place. We hope the first thing you do when finding a lost or stray pet is to try and find its home. Whether or not you’re participating in the No Place Like Home Challenge in March, there is plenty of information to be gleaned from our resources page. Below you will find just a few (of many) that can help when it comes to starting or expanding your own Return to Home programs. Does...
Shelter Names Special Cat After Girl Who’s Been Donating to Rescues Across the Country
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! At the end of July, we received a card and letter from a young lady in Pennsylvania. Her name is Avery, and she is amazing. Avery took her love of animals and started a fundraising page. She then took those donations and purchased gift cards, which...
Foster Fails and Best Buddies Adopted Together: Rescue Cat Success Stories
These stories were 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! Shelter Volunteer Can’t Help But Have a Foster Kitten Fail I fostered these two felines from Huntsville Animal Services located in Huntsville, Alabama. They were sickly and underweight. It was a foster failure; I adopted both. PHOTO: KAREN...
