Couple Purchases Home with Abandoned Dog Tied to Tree, Gives Her the Best Life Ever
Most of us would find it unthinkable to move away and leave our pets behind to fend for themselves, but we are reading about it with increasing frequency these days, and it’s happened yet again. Molly, an adorably affectionate pibble believed to be age 10, found herself tied to a backyard tree after her owners up and left her. The story was recently picked up by The Dodo but has quickly made the rounds. Evidently, when the house was sold, Molly and the family cat’s owners rejected the idea of bringing them along. There’s no...
Surrendered Puppy Struggling To Grow Needs Emergency Blood Transfusion
National Dog Day is August 26th and what better way to celebrate than by helping a dog in need. The runt of a litter of German shepherd mix puppies hopes to grow up big and strong – but needs your help. Meet Chance. The little guy was surrendered along with his two siblings to Save A Pet, an animal rescue in Alabama. The 10-week-old puppies were all small for their age, especially Chance. They were taken in by a loving foster family who fed them nutritious food and watched as the puppies started to flourish. Photo: Save A Pet Rescue...
The Best Food for Dogs with Sensitivities
Some dogs can stomach just about anything and be none the wiser. Many dogs, though, have food sensitivities that can cause digestive upset and other bodily distress. These dogs still deserve delight in their dinner bowl. You just need to find the right ingredients to feed their sensitive souls – and bellies! Ingredients like wild-caught Alaska Salmon and Pollock. So, what is it about wild Alaska Salmon and Pollock that makes them such a great choice for dogs with food sensitivities? Let us count the ways: High Quality Protein Both...
Tripod Cat Lost Her Leg Due to a Tumor, But She Hopes to Gain Her Forever Home Soon
This story was submitted by our shelter friend The Cat House on the Kings. The Cat House on the Kings saves pets’ lives in the Fresno County, California area, and the Animal Rescue Site is proud to share their stories. You can learn more about their work here! Gorgeous, beautiful, stunning, and alluring! All words that describe our charming Meow Meow, so how could it be that a family could abandon her? Yes, her family moved away and left her behind to fend for herself. PHOTO: THE CAT HOUSE ON THE KINGS Put yourself in her paws; what...
Stray Dog With ‘Fatal Neck Wound’ Makes Miraculous Recovery
When you work in animal rescue, you never quite know what you’re going to encounter. Each day is slightly different, and each day, you might be faced with sweet puppy snuggles or heart-wrenching strays – or both. When Animal Aid Unlimited in India received a call about a stray dog bleeding out on the streets, they immediately rushed to the scene. Photo: YouTube/Animal Aid Unlimited, India They shared on YouTube that when they arrived, they found the dog “covered in blood.” The floor around him was blood-soaked, and...
Shelter Helps Two 30-Lb Rescue Cats Get Healthy Before Adoption
When the Animal Rescue League of Boston received two morbidly obese cats, they decided to do everything in their power to help the cats recover. According to a press release from the rescue, Maleficent, a 3-year-old female, and King, a 7-year-old male, were brought into the rescue weighing in at around 30 pounds each. MaleficentPhoto: Animal Rescue League of Boston The rescue said, “Staff and volunteers have dedicated themselves to helping these 30-pound cats in any way possible to help them lose weight and find the forever homes they...
International Cat Day is Here, So Celebrate or Observe it with These 3 Helpful Tips!
The day we acknowledge our putty tat friends is here, and it’s known the world over as International Cat Day. So, what exactly does that mean? Well, it’s not a holiday federal workers have the day off from, which may seem like a bit of a bummer, but it’s a day for all of us feline lovers to take note of our furry toe-beaned friends. It was officially created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare as a day to raise awareness for cats and learn about ways to help and protect them. So, what would that entail?...
Starving Pittie Learns It’s Ok To Trust After Rescuers Give Her A Second Chance At Life
Hope wasn’t in good shape when Kreitzer’s Critter Corral Puppy Rescue in Kannapolis, North Carolina met her. Back in 2022, the rescue shared on Facebook that the pup was rescued by a Good Samaritan after being abandoned in a cage outside. Photo: Flickr/Tim Fuller License: CC BY 2.0 The Good Samaritan brought Hope to a veterinarian where they discovered she was “emaciated, weak, dehydrated, covered in her own filth, and severely anemic from hookworms.” They said, “She has sores on her feet and tail from...
How Many Treats Should I Give My Pet Each Day?
When we have a pet in the home, they’re like part of the family. We shower them with love, attention and the occasional treats. But how many treats should you be giving to your pet each day? When we have pets who beg, it can be especially hard not to “give in” and offer them treats whenever they want. We might even feel bad for denying them goodies! But if you care about your pets health, you don’t want to go too hard on the treats. Photo: Pexels/Claudia Schmalz So, how many treats is ok and how many is overkill?...
GreaterGood Distributes Dozens of Reusable Feminine Hygiene Kits to Schoolgirls in Rwanda
https://d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/VIDEO-2023-07-30-04-28-56.mp4 Around the world, many women have little or no access to modern feminine hygiene products to make their monthly cycles more comfortable and cleanly and to allow them to go on with their daily lives without disruption. Not having access to pads or tampons can often mean missing the opportunity to go to school for a few days out of the month for fear of bleeding through their clothing in front of their peers. This means that periods are directly...
