After Losing Her Beloved Dog to Old Age, This Owner Couldn’t Imagine Getting Another Dog — Until She Met Minnie
Minnie’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! Minnie arrived at the Lycoming County SPCA in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on July 29th. She had been hit by a car the day before. She was clearly malnourished, emaciated, and had several injuries, including a limp, and burnt and cut paw...
Cher Is Working To Free A Mall Zoo Gorilla After Saving The World’s Loneliest Elephant
Cher is an icon. And there is another reason to love the diva – she’s a supporter of animals! Earlier this year, Cher was involved in helping an elephant at a Pakistani zoo escape his lonely life. But she didn’t stop there as she is now determined to help Bua Noi, a gorilla living in a zoo inside a Bangkok shopping center. Bua Noi has spent most of his life, ever since 1988, trapped behind bars at Bangkok’s Pata Zoo. Over the years, Pata Zoo has come under fire from various animal rights activists for its mistreatment...
An “Angel” Among Us!
She was thrown out of a car on a cold winters day at our local K-mart parking lot. PHOTO: ANGIE Over a year she lived on her own in the parking lot and adjoining woods. Abused and scared of everything and everyone. That was one of the most harsh winters we have had in a very long time, with snow, ice and freezing temps she must have been terrified. She lived off scraps of food employees and people that heard about her would throw out of their cars, until she was discovered by three rescuers, we named her “Angel”. The three of us...
First Wild Animal Infected With Coronavirus In United States Found In Utah
A wild mink in Utah has tested positive for the coronavirus. This marks the first time a wild animal has been found carrying the disease in the United states. COVID-19 was already known to spread swiftly throughout mink held captive on fur farms, as seen in Denmark and Utah. The USDA has been screening mink in farms in Utah, Michigan and Wisconsin for months. So far, only one wild mink found near a farm in Utah has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Source: Wikimedia CommonsA wild mink in Utah has tested positive for the coronavirus disease....
Rescue Dog Safely Delivers Six Healthy Puppies That Had Low Survival Chances
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! A Miracle on South Street Do you believe in miracles? The staff and volunteers at the ROAR (Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue) Shelter on South Street in Ridgefield, Connecticut do. A miracle is exactly what took place at our shelter in...
Deaf Dog Scheduled to be Euthanized is Spared and Learns Sign Language Commands
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! Quincy came to our vet clinic in April to be euthanized. He’s a two-year-old American Bulldog mix with some very special needs. Because he is deaf, he was getting startled in his previous home and the owners couldn’t handle him, but our...
Dog Rescued From Meat Farm in South Korea Makes the Long Journey to Safety
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! Onzo laid down at the edge of the back of the Humane Society International truck. His large, sad eyes surveyed the smiling, adoring faces around him. PHOTO: JOHNNY WILLIAMS It was clear that, despite his over-120-pound frame, Onzo was terrified. He...
‘Foster Fail:’ This Dog Mom Followed Her Heart and Adopted a Rescue Beagle She Knew Belonged in Her Family
Frankie’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! My beagle, Penny, seemed very lonely after the recent passings of her doggie cousins, and with me going back to the office after working from home for two months. I had applied to foster with a few rescues in the area. I saw...
Rescued From Complete Darkness
I wanted a chihuahua to be a companion to a small one I have that has seizures and sight problems. I thought a friend would help her open up and get along better. So I stopped at a house with a sign that said “Chihuahuas – $200.” PHOTO: PEXELS The lady showed me dozens of chihuahuas in a fence in the backyard, all long-haired. I explained that I wanted a short-haired one, and thanked her anyway. She then led me to a closet. She opened the door and sitting on pillow in total darkness was a white short-haired chihuahua with...
The Oldest Tropical Reef Fish Has Been Alive Since World War II
We hear more and more about the oceans in recent years, mainly due to the impact of global climate change. Coral reefs have not escaped the difficulties, and coral bleaching has caused significant problems for reef fish around the world. Studies have tried to track this phenomenon, and a recent one published in the journal, Coral Reefs, turned its attention to Western Australia and three species of tropical snapper. They were trying to determine how old the fish were and found that one fish was 81 years old! In other words, the midnight...
