Rescue Sloth Embraces Beagle Friend In Sweet Hug
The adorable moment a sloth hugged a beagle was captured on camera and people can’t get enough. According to ViralHog, Eli the beagle and Chewie the sloth live in San Antonio de los Altos, Edo Miranda, Venezuela. Photo: YouTube/ViralHog According to Chewie’s Instagram, he was first introduced to the friendly pup after being rescued and raised by some kind people. The humans weren’t totally sure how the two animals would do together but as it turns out, they get along quite well. Photo: YouTube/ViralHog In the video shared...
New Hampshire Police Dog & Officer Take A Break To Sled Down Hill
All work and no play make for a boring day, especially for a dog training to be a Community Resource K9 officer. Newmarket Police Department posted a video of Lt. Wayne Stevens and cadet dog Gadget taking a break from work to enjoy a snowy day in New Hampshire. The video was captioned, “Shhhh don’t tell The Chief”. The hard-working duo paused to slide down a hill together on a green plastic sled as children squealed with delight in the background. Screenshot: Facebook/Newmarket Police Department One person commented,...
Nonprofit Helps Struggling Parents Become Dog Groomers
Soon after Cassie Bratton left her abusive relationship, she got laid off from her job at a medical equipment company. With no income, limited skills and diminishing confidence, she was struggling to care for her three children. Enrolling in a dog grooming training program changed her life. How to become a dog groomer through the program Pawsperity, formerly The Grooming Project, is a Kansas City based nonprofit that recruits parents who are struggling with issues, such as substance abuse recovery, unresolved legal cases and domestic...
Top 5 Activities To Try With Your Dog This Winter
During the colder months, it can be tempting to go into “hibernation mode” and spend as much time inside as possible. If you do this, however, you’ll miss out on a whole season of fun. In fact, some of the best winter activities are done with dogs! To give you some inspiration, we’ve put together a list of the five best winter activities to try with your dog this winter. Get creative with snow If you live somewhere that gets snow, it can be used for several fun winter activities with your dog. Play snowball fetch: If...
Complementary Therapies for Mast Cell Tumors in Dogs and Cats
Among the most common cancers in companion animals, mast cell tumors respond well to lifestyle changes and complementary therapies, from vitamins to herbs to medicinal mushrooms. No one wants to hear that their dog or cat has a mast cell tumor. Unfortunately, this type of cancer is the most common malignant skin tumor in dogs and the second most common in cats. Mast cell tumors are usually found in middle-aged animals, but can occur at any age. On the plus side, treatment options are improving the prognosis for these malignancies, and...
This Woman Adopted a Baby Skunk and Shared Its Rehab Journey
Wildlife rehab centers have given a lot of help to the environment and helped maintain different animal populations. Instead of leaving young ones to fend for themselves in the wild, rehabbers provide them with a place to stay. They serve as their maternal figure and, when they’re ready, teach them survival skills like hunting food for themselves. Their daily routine is well-planned and is strongly based on proper animal care, depending on their species. When wild animals are older and capable enough to survive, rehabbers are...
Registration for the Open Arms Challenge is now open!
Looking for new ways to support your entire community AND have a chance at $420,000 in available grants? Twenty-three national organizations have come together to invite you to join the 2023 Open Arms Challenge! For the month of April 2023, animal shelters, foster-based organizations, and public charities focused on keeping pets and people together are encouraged to pilot new approaches that open doors to new adopters and volunteers and welcome your entire community. This Challenge is all about opening our hearts and minds to more accessible...
A Dog Mom Shared How Her Special Pooch Made Surgery Recovery Bearable for Her
Animals are indeed a remarkable gift for humans that must be cherished and treated well. Each creature has its purpose — whether it’s for livelihood, world balance, or human companionship. Dogs have one of the most essential roles in this world. Everything’s better with a dog around because they can easily brighten a place. They are also the best companion for any activity — even for professional work such as police forces, rescue aid, and more. Photo: Instagram/postothezippypuppy Moreover, more and more people are...
More Than Half of Reef Sharks and Rays at Risk of Extinction, According to New Research
Coral reefs are essential, due to the livelihoods they support and the habitat they provide for countless marine animals. However, these important ocean fixtures face a myriad of threats, primarily climate change, land-based pollution, and unsustainable fishing practices. A new study finds these threats are impacting the survival prospects of dozens of species of sharks and rays, as well. Researchers at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia recently set out to determine the status of 134 species of sharks and rays that live among reefs....
Amazing Drone Footage Captures the Moment a Bull Moose Shed its Antlers in Canada
According to wildlife photographers and those who spend a lot of time in the woods, catching a moose in the process of shedding its antlers almost never happens, and it’s even rarer to catch it on film. Well, for the second time in roughly a month, a moose has been captured on video doing just that. This time, the incredible sight was taken by a drone deep in a forest in New Brunswick, Canada. Controlled by woods operations supervisor Derek Burgoyne, he told CBC News, “Never in my wildest dreams would [I] ever imagine catching...
Top Insights from 2022 on the H in HASS
[embedded content] When people and pets are separated, it often comes down to human issues such as financial struggles, eviction, job loss, or health issues. In the Human Animal Support Services project and at Austin Pets Alive!, we are working to create an animal welfare system that helps solve these root problems and better supports pets and the people who love them. Listen to this webinar recording to learn about the insights we gained about people and pets in 2022. Dr. Ellen Jefferson, President and CEO of Austin Pets Alive!; Vincent...
Pet Cat ‘Adopts’ New Baby, Tries to Teach Her How to Crawl
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 Christmas Eve 2009 when my Ollie chose me. I was a single, fairly new first-time homeowner of a fixer upper on a tight budget. Earlier that day, I realized that I had punctured a hole in my car’s tire, which led to the unplanned purchase of two new tires at my local Sears Auto Center. My dad had dropped me off at Sears so I could pick up my car with the new tires, then follow...
Mars Ambassadors Help Austin Pets Alive! Save *More* Puppies From Parvo and Distemper
Jan 23, 2023 No Kill is all about innovation, and working together to save lives. That’s why we were so excited to have two Mars Ambassadors join us at Austin Pets Alive! for two weeks, to help us save puppies with canine parvovirus and distemper—diseases that are often fatal, and for which puppies are routinely euthanized at many animal shelters and clinics because of the false belief they cannot be treated and adopted. APA! operates one of the country’s only Parvo Puppy ICUs, where around 1,000 puppies per year are...
How to Keep a House Clean with Dogs
Whether you have a rambunctious puppy with muddy paws who’s laser-focused on shredding toys or a sedate senior with incontinence issues, dealing with major dog messes means constant cleanup. Having the right dog gadgets and products makes it easier to handle this never-ending task. 1. Keep floors clean with dogs: Proper training can help Working with your dog on basic house training from the get-go can go a long way in keeping your house clean and cut down on daily cleanup chores. All dogs need to understand there are no-go pee...
Why the carnivore diet is the best for your pet
Diet is at the core of your pet’s health. A high protein, raw carnivore diet for your dog or cat is what will help your pet thrive no matter what stage of life they are in. Not convinced your pet should be on a raw carnivore diet? Here are the main reasons why a carnivore diet is the optimal diet for your dog or cat. 1) The carnivore diet is species specific Dogs and cats in the wild primarily eat meat and have done so since the beginning of time. Our dogs and cats also have a physiology that reflects that of a carnivore...
National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in UF Shelter Medicine Program To Increase Shelter Veterinarians Amid National Shortage
$510,000 grant will fund training program for shelter veterinarians. Gainesville, FL (January 18, 2023) – The Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine will receive a $510,000 grant from national nonprofit Petco Love to address the increasing shortage of shelter medicine veterinarians to assure shelter pets have access to timely and essential veterinary care. The grant will support an accelerated internship program for six veterinarians to become skilled in shelter animal care, surgery, disease...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Open Arms Challenge registration, short-term fostering for cats and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Register now for the Open Arms Challenge!Starting today, your organization can apply for the Open Arms Challenge. Twenty-three national organizations have come together to host this Challenge that’s all about opening our hearts and minds to more accessible and inclusive practices. And there’s $420,000 in grant prizes available! Registration closes on January 30. Register Now Are short-term foster programs for shelter cats beneficial or problematic?Join...
Rescue Malamute Fights Back From The Brink Of Death And Finds A Place To Call Home
When Ronan the Alaskan Malamute was brought into The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County, they weren’t sure if he was going to survive. The poor pup was suffering from terrible lesions covering his body, osteoarthritis, a thyroid problem that made eating difficult, infection, and more. Photo: YouTube/The Asher House After stabilizing the dog, the shelter contacted The Asher House in Estacada, Oregonfor assistance. The Asher House rescues and rehabilitates animals that have been abused, abandoned or discarded and provides them...
How The Video Game “Stray” Is Helping Real Life Shelter Cats
Last year, a new video game hit home for a lot of gamers and cat lovers alike. Even cats loved the game inspired by their likeness. Stray was developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive and centers around a cat on the streets who is trying to return home to his family. Photo: YouTube/Annapurna Interactive The orange tabby cat somehow falls into a dystopian world of robots and carnivorous bacteria and must survive on the streets searching for his home. While the game shows the plight of a cat on the streets,...
Rescuers Stop To Move Dog’s Body From The Road And Discover He’s Still Breathing
Rescuers with the Kartavya Society were driving when they spotted the body of a dog in the road. The rescue shared on Instagram that they thought the dog had been killed by a car, but they wanted to move his body and give him a proper burial. Photo: Instagram/@kartavyasociety Cars didn’t stop and zoomed over the lifeless body until the rescuers ran in to scoop it up. Shockingly, when they got to the body, they realized that the dog wasn’t dead at all but was actually alive! The poor thing was unconscious and in serious shock, but...
