These free communications kits will help you get word out about fostering, space crises, and more
This is a guest post written by Human Animal Support Services and HeARTs Speak. When you share your organization’s support for keeping people and pets together, it helps spread awareness of new kinds of safety net support available to members of your community—while also helping to redefine the role of animal services and reduce judgment of families in crisis. But getting the word out about community-focused sheltering isn’t always easy, especially for organizations with small (or even nonexistent) marketing and...
Remembering The 1.5 Million Horses & Mules Who Fought And Died In The Civil War
Memorial Day is celebrated every year in the United States on the last Monday in May. The national holiday honors the men, women, and all brave souls who fought and died for their country. Decoration Day, as it was originally called, began shortly after the end of the American Civil War. According to The History Chanel, “The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries. “By the late 1860s, Americans...
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...
Dog Lovers Unite for Pets in Ukraine
It’s been one month since the war began. I’m here in Ukraine, embedded with a Polish veterinary team from the Ada Foundation — an animal clinic and hospital located near the Ukrainian border in Poland. We are traveling in a convoy of two animal ambulance vans, loaded with much-needed food and medical supplies, on a mission to help pets displaced by war. We pass a military checkpoint as we drive toward the small village of Mo´sciska, located on the outskirts of Lviv. There is an eerie sense of foreboding as the war...
Dog Influencers Belle and Tinker
If Tinkerbelle The Dog and Belle The Dog look familiar, that’s because these two New York Papitese dog influencers (Maltese / Papillon mix) have taken over social media with a swipe of their furry little paws. Just check out their adorably cute dog pics on their Instagram page @TinkerbelleTheDog, which has more than 500k followers. Tinkerbelle has pranced down the runway at New York Fashion Week, besides appearing in fashion magazines and commercials. Belle is following in her pawprints and has appeared in a skit on Saturday Night...
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...
Pet services galore!
From mobile groomers to animal photographers, there are all kinds of pet service providers and professionals out there. In fact, pet services of all types are a hot trend these days. Let’s take a look! In an ever-evolving world, the pet industry is no stranger to innovation. One of the hottest trends is the ever-expanding arena of pet services. Ranging from positive training to pet sitting to luxury boarding facilities, there’s something to meet the needs of every dog and cat parent. Here’s a sampling of the many pet...
5 things dog trainers wish you knew
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
“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...
Animal Welfare Has a Cruelty to People Problem
These are real quotes taken from different animals organizations’ actual social media posts: “I told them never to get another dog again because they are shitty people.” “Shitty humans should never have dogs, cats, children or any other dependents.” “I would go live in my travel trailer hitched to my Jeep in the Walmart parking lot before I would dump my dogs anywhere let alone in a high kill shelter!” “Horrible people, pray they never get another animal.” “If you can’t afford...
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...
2021 Annual Report
Our 2021 Annual Report is here! CLICK HERE to download a PDF version of the report. Source: Austin Pets...
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...
Parvo Puppy ICU Flooding | Help Needed!
May 24, 2022 One of Austin’s pet lifesaving treasures is at risk after ANOTHER flooding situation with sewage spilling into all three parvovirus treatment wards. This is the same situation that the clinic staff faced this past Saturday when Austin Pets Alive! asked for adopters and fosters to pick up puppies who had already been treated – and tested negative – for parvovirus. Because the Austin community responded and helped pick up 17 puppies on Saturday and 23 puppies on Sunday, there are currently 51 puppies being treated...
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...
What should your dog and cat eat?
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
