Acupuncture For Dogs: What You Need To Know
In order to know whether acupuncture may be a good fit for your dog, you must first understand what it is and how it works. Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been practiced for thousands of years and involves the insertion of needles into skin along strategic points or areas of the body. From the TCM perspective, acupuncture needles are inserted into acupuncture points along the body’s meridians. Using this approach, meridians are pathways in which life energy, also known as chi, flows for balance of...
3 Things to Help an Anxious Cat Settle in a New Home
Adopting a cat is exciting, but when your new fur baby has post-traumatic stress disorder, CBD may help to ease anxiety and ease the transition into your home and family. Cats can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as anxiety, just like humans can. Insufficient socialization with humans and/or cats, a lack of stimuli as a kitten, traumatic events, and genetic predisposition can all cause anxiety in cats. When acclimating to a new home, some cats only need a week or two while others need a few months. It depends on how...
Please take our National Foster Survey!
Maddie’s Fund® is looking to collect accurate information about foster programs at shelters and rescue organizations based in the United States. If this sounds familiar to you, that’s because we conducted this same survey several years ago. Our goal is to learn what has changed since then. You will be asked to provide information about your organization such as: size, intake numbers, work structure. We will only include one response per organization in our results; please make sure that the person most familiar with your...
Watch the Serene Moment Between a Cat and a Turtle Basking in the Sunlight
Animals also enjoy spending time alone in quiet places. They lay under the trees, nap on a branch, bathe in sunshine, or be surrounded by flowers in the meadow. Days could also get difficult and tiring for them, and an hour alone could help them regain energy. Cats mostly do me-times and treat themselves to a tranquil moment in their favorite spot. They take great importance in their personal space, so do not worry if your feline is nowhere to be found for hours. Sometimes they don’t do it alone; cats will also allow company if they...
Millie the Cat May Always Look Unamused, but She is Living the Best Days of Her Senior Life
Cats always have this unamused look that makes them seem cold and disinterested in their environment, especially humans. However, only their facial characteristics give them that image — their actions say otherwise. They can get clingy and sweet, mainly to their chosen humans. It’s the most adorable sight when you see a cat trying to get its human’s attention. Behind the stern, unamused look is a feline ready to give affection and warm cuddles to their loved ones. Whether a senior cat or a kitten, they surely know how to act...
Cat ‘Adopts’ Feisty Stray Kitten and Helps Tame Her
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! There were an abundance of stray cats in my aunt’s neighborhood. Several of them had had kittens one spring, and the little ones would hang out under her car sometimes. She called me for help. When I got there, we could not find the kittens. Then we heard a noise. I opened the hood of her car, and there were about eight kittens in there! We grabbed as many as we could, receiving...
You Can Help Shelters Tackle Some Challenges This Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up this weekend. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles is bound to provide some excitement, but for many people, gathering for food with friends and loved ones is a bigger highlight. This year, GreaterGood is trying to make sure our furry friends have plenty to eat, too, and we could use your help. Each year, Greater Good Charities (GGC) puts on the Shelter Bowl – now in its 8th year – to provide nutritious meals for pets awaiting their forever homes in rescues. It’s...
Is Your Dog a Barker or a Howler? One is Genetically Closer to Wolves
When your dog hears a siren, do they begin to howl? How about if another dog kicks off the chorus first? Are they apt to join in, or maybe they just bark at all the noise? How your dog responds could be an indicator of the nearness to their wolf ancestors or if they’re more akin to the new kids on the doggy block. Photo: Pixabay/Andrey_and_Lesya Canine Communication Science tells us that older dog breeds are genetically more similar to wolves than modern canines. The big question is whether or not there are any indicators we can use to...
Dogs Bask In The Sun At Dachshund-Only Daycare And People Can’t Get Enough
If you love tiny weiner dogs or dachshunds, you’re far from alone. They’re a cult-favorite breed for a reason, with their fantastic hunting skills and adorable tiny legs. They’re so popular as a breed that a dachshund-only daycare has opened in Bath, England and people are obsessed. Photo: TikTok/@littledachshundclub Since January, the daycare started regularly sharing videos of its pups on TikTok where it’s known as the Little Dachshund Club (@littledachshundclub). Their second video was so well-received it went viral...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Looking into Removing Grizzlies from Endangered Species List in 2 States
The United States Fish & Wildlife Service (U.S.F.W.S.) announced its intention to review two petitions that could ultimately remove grizzly bears from the federal Endangered Species List. “Why?” you might be asking yourselves right now. Have their numbers reached levels that would warrant such action? Is it time to celebrate? The petitions were actually filed by the state fish and game agencies of Wyoming and Montana. If your geography’s fuzzy, they are neighboring states that see the majority of grizzlies in the...
