After Being Adopted By Families with Children on the Autism Spectrum, Cats Are Less Stressed
Past studies have shown that having a feline friend in the home can help lower stress and anxiety in children with autism. As it turns out, these benefits may be mutual. According to a new study from researchers at the University of Missouri, cats’ stress levels go down after being adopted into homes with at least one child with autism. The team discovered this by monitoring the cats’s weight and measuring their levels of cortisol, which is associated with stress. The findings were recently published in the journal Frontiers in...
After Being Overlooked in Shelter, Bonded Older Dogs Finally Find a Home Together
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! We had just lost my rescued JR Terrier, Dixie, unexpectedly at 4 years old in 2015. Even though we still had other fur babies, she left a big hole. So we started looking to fill that space with another pup needing a forever home. DOGS. PHOTO: PIXABAY/ADINA VOICU I was looking for a lap dog (Yorkie or the like) so we went to the Animal Rescue League of NH’s website. That’s when...
Rescuers Hope DNA Can Help Orphaned Elephant Find Her Real Family
Most baby elephants don’t live long without their mothers, who provide nourishment, maternal protection, and critical survival skills. But Nania, an orphaned elephant from Burkina Faso, was lucky, in part because villagers found the orphaned elephant just days after losing her herd. “She wouldn’t have survived otherwise,” Céline Sissler-Bienvenu–one of the many people involved in helping the little elephant beat the odds–told the New York Times. Remember Nania? After losing her herd at just three...
An effective cancer screening method for dogs
The best way to beat cancer in dogs is to start treatment as early as possible. The Cancer Risk Assessment (CRA) is a proven and effective way to screen your dog for cancer, so you can catch it sooner rather than later! Most dogs get some type of cancer in their lifetime. Because of this statistic, developing a way to screen for cancer in canines has become a focus of many researchers. Early detection of cancer leads to early intervention, access to more therapies, and better outcomes. As more options become available to pet parents,...
How one rescue organization recruited 75 foster caregivers in one day
One Tail at a Time, based in Chicago, IL, was in a tough spot. Their shelter partners were quickly filling to capacity and were asking for help. At the same time, they were experiencing a drop in new fosters and foster placements due to vacations, returning to work and other factors. “With scheduled transports and our commitment to our local animal care and control, it was not an option for us to stop or severely slow down our intake and we needed to act,” says Foster Program Manager, Shannon Wilson. ...
How Much Does it Cost to Foster a Dog?
Fostering an animal can be very rewarding. Nothing beats giving a dog a safe place to stay while they’re waiting for their forever owners. Some dog lovers might think fostering is cheaper than owning one, but there are actually some costs that come with fostering a dog. Find out what to expect when signing up to be a foster pet parent. How does fostering a dog work? PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/GOODLUZ Many people want to foster dogs but they’re unsure where to start and how it works. When you foster you take a homeless dog into your house...
Cat Rescued from Harm on a Windy Halloween Night
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! On a windy Halloween night 13 years ago, I heard a loud and constant meowing coming from the direction of my kitchen window. I heard it for about an hour before I finally investigated. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK/Дмитрий Киричай You see, I already had a female calico cat that my husband and I had rescued a few...
Veteran Uses American Flag To Rescue Falling Cat At Football Game
When Craig and Kimberly Cromer go to a football game, they always bring an American flag. “My wife takes the U.S. flag with us to all of our football games, and we normally ZIP-tie it to the handrail,” Craig Cromer, who is also a 21-year Air Force veteran, told WSVN. But when the veteran and his wife brought their flag to watch the University of Miami Hurricanes play the Appalachian State Mountaineers, their patriotism served a secondary purpose. When the Cromers saw a cat falling from the balcony above them, they used their flag...
New York Has Taken Action, But Will Declawing Ever End In The Rest Of The United States?
Declawing cats is banned in the EU, Australia, Japan, and dozens of other countries, but sadly still a very common occurrence in the United States. Despite the international consensus against it, American cats are subjected to this barbaric act, Cat Support reports. According to the Humane Society of the United States, cat declawing is a cruel procedure, akin to having the last bone of each of your toes amputated. It is also unnecessary as there are more humane ways to keep cats from scratching furniture. And for the animal the consequences...
The annual veterinary exam – what to expect
Your dog or cat should see the veterinarian at least once a year for a check-up. Let’s take a look at what an annual veterinary exam entails. Regular check-ups are as important to our dogs and cats as they are to us. An annual veterinary exam establishes baseline testing when the animal is healthy, and allows for the early diagnosis of hidden diseases. While tests may vary depending on the veterinarian, this article outlines what our hospital includes in an annual veterinary exam. 1. Thorough physical examination and history Doctors...
