Why freeze-dried dog food is better than dehydrated
Everyone knows that raw food is a healthier option for your dog than processed kibble, but did you know that not all raw dog food is created equal? Many pet owners make the assumption that because they’re feeding their dog a raw diet, it means their dog is getting the highest-quality diet, but that’s not the case. Firstly, let’s make an assumption that you are not interested in the mess or grossness of right off-the-bone and bloody raw meat. You’re not alone with this, which is why your best options for...
The October Weekly Community Conversations grant giveaway winners are…
Yesterday, Maddie’s Fund® gave 10 organizations a $1,000 grant for attending the October Weekly Community Conversations! A total of $10,000 in grants was given to 10 people chosen at random. These 10 people won a grant for their organization: Megan Alexander, Pit Bull Rescue Central, (Lee’s Summit, MO) Jen Coody, Animal Mission (Columbia, SC) Jordan Craig, Spay Neuter Network (Kaufman, TX) Dara Edmonds, Celery City Cat Café (DeBary, FL) Cindy Flauger, Neenah Animal Shelter (Neenah, WI)...
National Park Service Reminds People Not to Lick Toads
The National Park Service provides plenty of reminders: don’t pet bison, keep your space from mama bears and their cubs, maybe avoid walking directly on boiling hot geothermal features at Yellowstone. Their newest recommendation makes you wonder: don’t lick toads. In a recent social media post, the NPS brought attention to the Sonoran desert toad, which secretes a toxin people have apparently been using for its psychedelic properties. The toxin is released as a defense mechanism, though, and can be very harmful, particularly to...
Rescuers Headed To Save Abandoned Dog Take Detour When they Spot A Sick Kitten
Animal rescue work is taxing and thankless, but it’s important. Sometimes, animal rescuers end up handling more than they set out to. When there are so many animals in need, it can be hard to help them all – but sometimes, you have to try. Photo: YouTube/Hope For Paws-Official Rescue Channel Rescuers with Hope For Paws were on their way to a rescue call about a dog that’d been tossed from a moving vehicle. He was skinny and missing patches of fur, so rescuers quickly set out to help him. As they drove, they stopped to survey...
Teach Your Children to Be Kind to Animals and Pets
One of the first lessons children should learn when they’re old enough to understand is to treat pets and animals in general with kindness and respect. This should go without saying, but many people assume they wouldn’t need to because who would harm an animal in the first place? While most kids, when they’re very little, don’t do it intentionally, small children need to be told there are limits to the strength or force they use when interacting with animals. That’s because they haven’t necessarily learned...
Great Dane Struggles to Fit in Tiny Dog Bed in Viral TikTok
Regardless of a dog’s size, they all seem to think they’re lapdogs. This is true even when they are gigantic breeds that no matter how much they may wish it, they’re never going to fit in spaces more diminutive dogs can and will squeeze themselves into. That was the case with a Great Dane that desperately wanted to curl up in a tiny dog bed they were never going to fit in. His name is Kernel, and it didn’t stop him from trying — repeatedly. He even attempted stretching it with his massive paws, all to no avail....
Tiny Kitten Rescued Off of Dark Road Becomes Truck Driver’s Beloved Pet
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! Once upon a time about 15 years ago, I was a truck driver, running a schedule to Richmond, Virginia. Right at a turn on my route, there was a big bridge that crosses the Dan River. When I made the turn that night at the light there, the headlights picked up a bit of orange fluff sitting on the white line just before you get to the bridge itself. Being the cat lady that I am, I immediately...
Argentinian Couple in Custody Battle Over Dogs Told by Court Pets Can Decide Where They Want to Live
No one goes into marriage with the idea that they’ll eventually be calling it quits. The fact is, though, that it happens, and divorces can be messy even when there’s not much to divide. Add kids or pets into the mix and it can get downright ugly. In Argentina recently, a couple going through a contentious divorce were fighting for custody of their two dogs when they were given a surprising decision by the judge: the dogs can decide which parent they want to live with. Photo: Pixabay/succo Divorce Court The couple, Amorina Bascoy...
Elephant Mom Carries The Body Of Her Dead Calf Around For Days
Elephants are intelligent and sentient animals who forms close bonds with each other and their offspring. That is why when a calf dies the entire herd mourns, especially the mother. While it is impossible to know exactly what elephants are thinking or feeling, actions speak louder than words. Heartbreaking photos taken at Namibia’s Twyfelfontein Country Lodge by tour guide Philip Shilongo show an elephant mom carrying the body of her dead calf. William Stegmann, a spokesman for the lodge, told Newsweek, “The baby elephant was born...
How Heavy-Duty Rat Traps Put Pets And Wildlife In Danger
Heavy-duty snapping rat traps with interlocking teeth, while very effective at killing rats, pose great threats to other non-pest animals and pets. These traps are not meant to be placed outdoors where other animals can reach them, Pest Control Weekly reports, but the package labeling and directions are not clear enough, and some animals are difficult to deter even from small areas. These traps are especially dangerous because the interlocking teeth make “escape virtually impossible” for rodents, as well as larger animals. Photo:...
