Thrown Out On Highway
As I was driving home one evening I came upon a deceased puppy laying in the road and it broke my heart, but out of the corner of my eye I saw the tip of a dogs tail go under the guardrail. PHOTO: MARYLEE SCHANEN I rushed home and got my husband and we drove back to the area and he removed the deceased puppy to the side of the road while I looked for the other pup. We looked for a couple of hours, but couldn’t find him. As I went back to the truck, he howled, he could see me but was to frightened to come out of woods. We went home. I...
Virginia Police Chief Offers To Pay Adoption Fees For Remaining Dogs At Local Shelter
The holiday season is all about giving to those in need, and Chesterfield, Virginia, Police Chief, Col. Jeffrey S. Katz, is helping shelter dogs in need. A few years ago, Katz impersonated Santa for a fundraising event for Chesterfield County Animal Services, but this year decided to help shelter pets in a different way. Photo: Facebook/Chesterfield County Police Chief, Col. Jeffrey S. Katz Chesterfield County Animal Services has found homes for nearly all of their homeless dogs and cats, with just three dogs remaining – Sugarplum,...
Dogs Are Helping Rid The Florida Everglades Of Invasive Pythons
The Florida Everglades are being invaded by a slithering menace. Hundreds of thousands of non-native pythons now threaten this critical habitat, devouring mammals, birds and even small alligators. State wildlife officials have been trying to eliminate the pythons for years, seemingly stifled by the fact that the snakes have no natural predators. No other animal has the instincts to hunt down these pythons. Until now. Source: YouTube/GeoBeats ScienceTruman, a black Labrador Retriever, hunts down a python. According to the Associated Press, the...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Calling Return to Owner something else, new Challenge and more!
Below is a brief round-up of new blog posts and resources we’ve added over the past week. We will be taking a brief break for the rest of the year, but look for brand new blog posts (and a challenge!) in January. We hope you’re able to take some time and recharge after all of your incredible work this year. Thank you for all that you’ve accomplished in helping to keep people and pets together. Happy holidays from all of us at Maddie’s Fund®! What if we call Return to Owner something else?On a recent Community...
Crouton – Out Of The Fire
Crouton was only 4 weeks old when the house he was living in was destroyed by a devastating fire. PHOTO: SU WOLFE His other 3 litter mates were carried out of the house by their mother but Crouton was left behind. He was found the next day by fire investigators clinging to a piece of furniture in the flooded basement and handed over to the BCSPCA. The first vet he was taken to wanted to euthanize him immediately because of his injuries but luckily the constable refused, he’d survived the night, let’s give him a chance. Article...
Chris Pratt Partners with GreaterGood to Support Food Banks and Feed the Hungry
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused thousands of people to lose jobs or experience other financial struggles that have led to food instability. For many people, this is the first time they’ve had to wonder where their next meal was coming from. The need for meals at food banks and other charities is greater than ever before—but at the same time, there has been a decline in donations to these organizations that are helping those in need. These people lining up at food pantries and soup kitchens are our friends and neighbors. They need...
Woman Reunites With Her Dog Almost 3 Years After He Was Stolen From Her House
Losing your pet is one of the worst experiences that can befall a dog owner. If that happens, dog owners will do whatever they can in order to get them back. This usually includes posting flyers, spreading the word on social media, calling the local animal shelter, and spending endless hours combing the streets for any signs of the beloved pooch. Most of the time dog owners will eventually find their beloved pet after a few hours, days, or weeks of endless searching. Sadly, this isn’t anyways the case for some dog owners. In some cases,...
The Last Two Animals From The ‘World’s Worst Zoo’ Get Rescued
The Marghazar Zoo in Pakistan has been called the “world’s worst zoo.” After years of campaigning to get it to shut down, animal rights activists were glad to see that finally happen. Since its closure, activists have been busy trying to get the animals out of their awful enclosures and on to better lives. Recently, the zoo made news when the 36-year-old elephant, Kaavan, finally was relocated to a brighter future in the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary in Siem Reap. The lonely elephant had been on his own for years but since his...
Woman Discovers A Stray Puppy Napping In The Nativity Scene Manger
It’s the holiday season which means that many people have put out decorations, including nativity scenes. Whether you’re religious or not, you know what a nativity scene consists of Mary, Joseph, the Three Wise Men, shepherds, animals, etc. Of course, in the very middle of it all, there is the baby Jesus lying in a manger. For Nádia Rosângella, one nativity scene in particular really stood out to her. As she was passing a nativity display in her hometown in Brazil, she ended up doing a double-take. Rather than the...
Brave Dogs Are Using Their Noses (And Risking Their Lives) To Save Florida’s Everglades From Pythons
It’s really amazing everything dogs can do. They can find missing people. They can smell cancer, low blood sugar, and Covid-19. And now, a pair of detection dogs in Florida are using their noses to find invasive Burmese pythons in Florida’s Everglades National Park. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Truman (a black Labrador) and Eleanor (a point setter) have demonstrated a talent for sniffing out wild pythons, which have forever altered this region’s unique eco-system by decimating...
