Pitbull Spends One Heartbreaking Year Watching All The Other Shelter Dogs Get Adopted
It’s a sad fact that pit bulls spend longer in shelters waiting to get adopted. Take the heartbreaking story of Rocky, a loving pitbull/terrier mix who spent over a year in an Indiana shelter waiting for someone to give him a chance. The shelter dog’s heartbreaking plight finally inspired shelter workers to post a video about the 6-year-old dog’s dilemma on Facebook. Photo: Facebook/The Humane Society for Hamilton County The video shows Rocky looking up hopefully at everyone who walks past, hoping they’ll stop at his...
Neglected Deaf, Blind Dog Finds Happy Home in His Senior Years
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 Facebook, a woman was trying to adopt out four dogs for a “friend.” I called Sunday and three were already adopted. An 11-year-old Maltese no one wanted due to age was going to the shelter in the morning to be put down. I went that afternoon to look at the dog and took him to keep from being put down just for being old. As it turned out, the dog was totally deaf. Almost...
10 Interesting Facts About Sea Turtles
Turtles are fascinating creatures that date back to prehistoric times. There are over 350 species of turtles that live on land and in water, both salt and fresh water. They range in size and types of shell, but also have a lot in common. They are the epitome of slow but steady. World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on June 16 every year to raise awareness of the importance of sea turtles and the threats they face. We decided to dive a little deeper into what makes these reptiles so resilient and found some interesting facts. Check them out below...
“Guard Dog” Loves Sunbathing on a Lounger by the Pool While on Duty
What do you feel when you see a “Beware of Dog” sign? Most of us would naturally react with fear or caution. Chances are you would not even attempt to go near the gate where it is posted unless you had some sort of important business there. Photo: Twitter Video/AGuyandAGolden But why not try peeping through the gate for a change? Just to find out how big and ferocious the dog you are supposed to be afraid of is. Maybe it is not as bad as it seems. You may even get the surprise of your life! Yes, this viral video will turn your...
Miracle Puppy Defies The Odds After Being Shot In Neck With Arrow
When a California woman heard a stray puppy crying for help one night, she went outside to see what was wrong. But the distressed puppy’s plight was much worse than she could have ever imagined. The woman quickly discovered a tiny Chihuahua puppy shot through the neck with an arrow. Photo: YouTube/ABC7 News “For someone to willfully shoot this poor pup with an arrow is disgusting,” Animal Services Director Erin Gettis told ABC 7 News. “We are shocked, and we hope someone can provide us any information as to who did...
Florida Biologists Help Reunite Baby Panther with its Mother
A 4-month-old Florida panther cub was found by itself in March, setting off an effort by biologists to find her mother and reunite the pair. According to a Facebook post from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the cub was found in Collier County, located in the southwest portion of the state. Biologists searched the area for the mother while the cub was sent for a health exam at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / VACLAV Though they didn’t initially see any sign of a female panther, FWC and...
Dog Lover with Mouse Problem Gets Help From the ‘Sweetest’ Cat
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! I’d lost my 15-year-old dog seven months earlier and didn’t want another pet, but I found myself with a problem. There was a mouse in my house that was managing to avoid all the traps I’d put out. In addition to not wanting another pet, I just wasn’t a cat person, but I’d deal with one in order to get rid of the mice. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / ANNA...
A Team Studying The Yellow-Bellied Marmots Discover The Key To The Species’ Long Life
Wouldn’t it be nice to be young forever? A lot of people spend so much money getting treatments done just to stay and look young but scientists have recently found the secret to slowing down the ticking of the aging clock for a species called the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris). PHOTO: Pixabay/timtwisted A new study was published in the Nature Ecology & Evolution journal about how the marmot is able to slow down their aging when they hibernate. The yellow-bellied marmots are large burrowing rodents. They are closely...
Long-Lost Cat Reunited With Owner Right Before Vet Was Supposed To Put Him Down
Most pet owners consider their pets to be part of the family. This was also the case for Jason and Liz McKenry, a Maryland couple that treated their kitten, Ritz, like their own baby, especially because they didn’t have any kids at the time. So, when Ritz ran out of their apartment one day and disappeared, the Annapolis couple was distraught. “We spent months looking all around and talking to the shelters,” Jason told CBS News. “Anything we could think of, we tried.” Photo: YouTube/CBS News But even despite the...
U.S. Veterinarian Traveled To Romania To Help Stray Animals Along The Ukraine Border
It was February 24, 2022, when Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Less than 3 weeks later, Dr. Jon Geller arrived at the border, ready and able to help. “I just had this obsession that I needed to do something and I think other people felt the same way,” he says. Dr. Jon Geller traveled to Romania to help pets and street dogs escape Ukraine safely. Geller learned that many refugees were trying to cross the border with their pets. Some Ukrainians who couldn’t drive themselves were forced to leave their pets behind because they...
