A Dark and Stormy Night Brings a Bright, Happy Cat to a New Home
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! ‘It was a dark and stormy night’. It truly was! I was living in the U.S. Virgin Islands in an isolated house surrounded by jungle. There was a storm raging, with torrential rain, thunder and lightning when I was awoken by insistent howls at the french doors of my bedroom. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/YULANAOM Illuminated by the flashes of lightning, I could see the outline of a...
German Animal Shelter Turns To Popular Dating App, Tinder, To Find Loving Homes
Animal shelters are always looking for new ways to find loving homes for shelter pets. A German animal shelter decided to try posting profiles of shelter dogs and cats on the popular online dating app, Tinder – and it was a huge success. The Munich Animal Welfare Association (MAWA) had a local advertising agency take professional headshots of 15 dogs and cats and then posted them among the other single people looking for love. Jillian Moss with MAWA told Reuters that countless people are swiping right, which means they’re...
Pet Evictions – A letter from Dr. Jefferson on the Looming Crisis in Austin
Aug 17, 2021 You are likely well aware of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the emerging eviction crisis, which threatens to displace millions of Americans from their homes. The Washington Post, in an interview with our national arm, American Pets Alive!, just shared the massive potential impacts of the end of the eviction moratorium on pets. Evictions are on track to be the number one reason cats and dogs enter the public shelter in Austin. Based on our Pet Eviction Calculator, in Travis County alone a whopping 37,340...
Ayurvedic health for your dog
Incorporating these ancient Ayurvedic principles and techniques into your dog’s lifestyle will help prevent illness while increasing his everyday health and well-being. The oldest tricks in the book are sometimes the best. This is certainly true of the timeless healing science of Ayurveda. This proven and highly effective 5,000-year-old modality can be applied to our dogs with good results. Using some simple and easy-to-apply techniques from the Ayurvedic approach, your dog can enjoy great improvement in his overall health and...
Join shelter medicine pioneer Dr. Lila Miller for this inspiring chat!
Join us on Tuesday, August 24 at 12:00 noon PT for Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Dr. Lila Miller, a groundbreaking and trailblazing visionary. Dr. Miller has long been a pioneer and leading voice in veterinary shelter medicine. She transformed the lives of countless pets, developing the first veterinarian-written guidelines for shelter animal care, which are now used in shelters across the country to ensure the humane treatment of shelter pets. An unassuming trailblazer, she’s educated a generation of students about...
P.A.S.S. Program Keeps Families Together
Aug 16, 2021 Christopher was facing a difficult decision, he knew his cat needed medical attention but like so many, he was struggling to afford the ongoing vet bills. Not wanting to have to surrender his family member to the shelter because of this, he turned to our P.A.S.S. Facebook page which stands for Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender, and asked for help. Tiger is Christopher’s sweet little orange slice you see here. He was attacked by a dog which left him with open wounds that needed immediate attention. Tiger soon...
How to Discipline a Puppy Without Being Mean
New puppies are the best! They’re cute and playful and snuggly, most of the time. But puppies can also be mischievous. They’ll pee on the floor, bite your ankles and chew up your new shoes. So, how do you get your new puppy to stop being naughty, without being mean? Learn the basics of how to properly discipline your new pup, to make sure you’re doing it correctly. When can you start to discipline a puppy? PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/OLYA Young puppies have short attention spans but you can expect them to begin to learn simple...
We’re Clearing The Shelters By Flying 180+ Shelter Pets To Forever Homes On August 23
Beginning on August 23, hundreds of U.S. shelters will be joining NBC Universal and Telemundo for Clear the Shelters, a national adoption drive running through Sept. 19, 2021. As in past years, Greater Good Charities and The Animal Rescue Site will be taking a leading role in this adoption campain, which has helped more than 550,000 shelter pets find forever homes since 2015! Marley is one of 180+ dogs and cats participating in this year’s Clear the Shelters campaign. Photo: Greater Good Charities On August 23, Greater Good and the...
51,000 Packages Of Simply Nourish Dog Food Recalled Due To Elevated Levels Of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient in a dog’s diet, but consuming high levels can be fatal. On August 13, 2021, Wet Noses Natural Dog Treat Company of Monroe, Washington, issued a voluntary recall of approximately 51,000 packages of Simply Nourish frozen dog food due to elevated levels of Vitamin D. The recall was initiated after a routine nutrition test found elevated levels of Vitamin D in certain Simply Nourish frozen dog food products. The company reports that after investigating the incident, “the problem arose as a result of...
Three Bear Cubs Spotted Wrestling And Playing With Flagstick On North Carolina Golf Course
Golf is typically viewed as a boring sport, but three bear cubs prove it can be a fun activity when you bend the rules. In the picturesque mountain town of Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, three bear cubs wandered onto a golf course and paused to play. Photo: Pixabay/angusfrasermktg Two of the cubs wrestled and rolled around on the green without a care in the world. The third spotted the flagstick, which is used to mark the hole, and decided to play “capture the flag”. The tenacious cub repeatedly jumped on the flag and then watched...
