Brave Dachshund Saves His Best Dog Friend From Mountain Lion Attack
A good buddy always has your back. And a Dachshund named Winston proved he’s the best friend one could have when he risked his life to save his Chihuahua best friend from a mountain lion attack. According to 9 News, the Colorado dogs were playing in the backyard when a mountain lion suddenly pounced. But when the big cat grabbed 15-year-old Mijo in his mouth, his brave Dachshund friend didn’t run. Instead, the 20-pound dog repeatedly rammed his small body against the big cat until the surprised lion released Mijo and ran off....
Shelter Dog Returned Twice Is Now K9 Officer In New York
A former stray dog who was returned to the shelter twice is the newest member of the Owego Police Department in New York. K9 Officer Maggie, a four-year-old pit bull/Belgian Malinois mix, arrived at Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter as a stray. Sadly, her journey to find a perfect home was filled with rejection. Her first owners brought her to a kennel and then never returned to pick her up. She was brought back to the shelter and patiently waited for someone to choose her. Photo: Facebook/Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter The next family who...
Mexican Navy Rescues Yellow Lab From Floodwaters After Finding Him Clinging To A Window
2020 just won’t stop sending the world all sorts of nightmarish situations. At the present moment, the southeast region of Mexico is experiencing massive flooding. As a result, there have been rescue efforts made to help those affected by the floods, including one very lucky yellow labrador who was saved from potential drowning. The pup was fortunately discovered in time by a group of people going by on a boat. He was holding on for dear life to one of the buildings in his neighborhood when he was spotted by the boat. A Facebook video...
Manatee Munches Man’s Lawn As Tropical Storm Eta Rains Down On Florida
As Eta’s winds just barely qualified it as a tropical storm, most will remember this weather event as a few days of heavy rain. Florida resident Matt Hathaway will likely remember the free landscaping. As the tides rose around his home, a manatee swam up to graze on his lawn. “Tide is so high we have a manatee munching on the grass IN OUR YARD.😳 #Eta,” mattrussell00@yahoo.com Hathaway wrote on Facebook. Source: Facebook/Matt HathawayA manatee was eating the grass near a man’s home in Florida. Hathaway posted a...
Two New Species Of Gliders Discovered In Australia
Two new mammals have been discovered in Australia, giving the country three “greater gliders” where there once was thought to be just one. DNA testing has proved that the greater glider Petauroides volans, a tree-dwelling marsupial that can glide up to 100m across forests, is actually one of three glider species down under. P. volans is now joined by P. minor and P. armillatus. The results of the testing were published in Nature’s public access Scientific Reports journal. “It’s really exciting to find this...
The Fattest Green Parrot In The World Named New Zealand’s Bird Of The Year For 2020
The Kākāpō is a chubby looking green parrot that waddles like a duck, and it’s evidence of the impact of conservation. Also known as “Mighty moss chicken,” the world’s heaviest and longest-living parrot cannot fly, and only comes out at night. Its name means “night parrot” in Māori. It is also critically endangered, but its numbers are on the rise. According to the Guardian, just 50 kākāpō remained alive during the 1990s. Today, more than four times as many are...
One easy way your animal shelter or rescue organization can get some marketing help
Could your organization use some extra marketing help, for free? If you haven’t heard of HeARTs Speak, look no further. HeARTs Speak is a nonprofit organization whose work shines a light on animals in need and improves adoption rates by increasing the marketing capacity of time-stretched, under-resourced organizations. They offer free design tools, plug ‘n play photo templates and information to help make marketing as easy as it can be for animal shelter and rescue organizations, especially right now. They were also a...
Rescue Climber Races To Save Texas Dog Who “Miraculously” Survived 70-Foot Fall From Cliff
Cats are well-known for their ability to land on their feet. Now there’s a dog in Austin, Texas, blessed with an equally miraculous knack for getting out of trouble. “Heads up all you dog lovers,” Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services wrote on Facebook. “[This] is a scary story with a happy, feel good ending!” According to the rescue team, paramedic Robert Luddy was on his lunch break when he was approached by worried hikers. “They told Captain Luddy that a dog had fallen off a cliff nearby and...
Lost Dog Reunited With Owner Almost Exactly One Year After He Went Missing
When Kate Olsen’s Golden Retriever went missing in 2019, the New Hampshire woman was distraught. Olsen’s dog, Walter, had always been anxious, but a Thanksgiving trip to see her family in St. Louis seemed to have pushed him over the edge. According to 5 On Your Side, the nervous dog slipped out of his collar at some point during their visit and ran away. Photo: Facebook/Lost Paws Trapping Olsen spent weeks in St. Louis printing off missing dog fliers, retracing Walter’s steps, and even started a Facebook group, Where’s...
Shelters Gives Three Reasons Not To Adopt ‘Eddie The Terrible’ Chihuahua
Dog rescues are no strangers to the plight of animals. They recognize that at times, they may spend years waiting to be adopted. That is why it doesn’t surprise us that the Humane Society of Silicon Valley fell in line with many other rescues and got creative to get one dog adopted. It was with the adoption of about a two-year-old Chihuahua they named Eddie the Terrible. According to the ad, Eddie is naughty, rude, and hates being around other dogs. He also hates being in his crate, doesn’t enjoy being around kids and in their...
