Cat Protects Toddler And Keeps Him Away From The Balcony Ledge
Pets are special members of the family, but they can also be so much more than that. Time after time, we see how they can step in and act as Guardian Angels. We usually picture dogs as being the pets to step up and protect their family members, but cats can be heroic as well! Just take the sweet cat in the video below, for example. Photo: YouTube/ViralHog The good boy was at his family’s apartment in Bucaramanga, Columbia, and by his side was a 14-month-old toddler. The toddler seemed quite interested in the balcony ledge and kept...
Toddler Negotiates With Dog To Get His Toy Back
If you’ve ever lived with a dog and a baby at the same time, you know they can sometimes get on each other’s nerves. The baby often wants to take the dog’s toys, and the dog sometimes tries to steal the baby’s toys right back! It can be a never-ending battle, but one 14-month-old toddler came up with the perfect solution. Agnes Olen was outside with her toddler and dog when she saw the scene unfold. Photo: YouTube/Rumble Viral It started when the dog walked over and snagged the child’s toy. Rather than step in,...
Dachshund Goes Viral For His Quirky Permanent ‘Smile’
Meet Oz, the adorable miniature dachshund with a unique smile. The little pup lives in Bathgate, Scotland with his owner, 34-year-old Sinead Kelly, and his sisters, Nelly and Roux. Unlike the other dogs in the house, Oz has made a name for himself on social media and it’s all thanks to his quirky smile. Oz found fame back in 2018 as a puppy when Kelly began sharing photos of the pooch online. She created social media accounts for Oz and it wasn’t long before people fell in love with his permanent smile. However, the reality of...
Owner Shares Cat’s Reaction To Cat-Face Filter On TikTok
Cats are funny creatures. They like to rule the roost and act indifferent about life, but sometimes, we get to see their expressive sides. They may act like they don’t care most of the time, but every so often there’s a cat that wears his heart on his sleeve and really lets people know how he’s feeling. Pixel is one such cat and his owner, Anne, is letting the world see his hilarious expressions on her TikTok account, @kittanne_pixel. Photo: Wikimedia Commons According to the New York Post, Anne, who is from Canada, adopted...
Beached Dolphin Dies After Crowd Allegedly Tried To Ride It
A dolphin reportedly died after being stranded alive on the beach and being man-handled and ridden by beachgoers. The incident was reported on by the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network, who shared the heartbreaking news as a warning to others: It’s virtually never ok to approach and interact with wildlife. In a Facebook post, the network shared that the dolphin was stranded alive on Quintana Beach in Texas. Photo: flickr/Doug Hodel Allegedly, beachgoers pushed the dolphin back into the water and that’s when things went...
Homeless Man Throws Birthday Party For His Dogs Not Realizing Someone Is Watching
A homeless man’s life has been turned around for the better after he was caught celebrating his dog’s birthday on the streets. It all started in Bucaramanga, Colombia when a man named Choco was seen laying against some steps with his two dogs. The sun was setting and a passerby stopped to watch the happy trio. It quickly became evident that the man was throwing a doggy birthday celebration for one of his pups. They each had birthday hats on and even had a small cake! www.instagram.com/p/CYsWkXzAXF3/? The person filmed the sweet...
Poop Problems
With the utmost certainty, I assure you if the neighbors in our condo building ever listened to the conversations in our home, they were horrified and moved on. That’s because most of the time, my partner and I talk about dog poop. Our Labradors, Daisy and Jackson, have pooping issues. It makes city living in our backyard-less Boston neighborhood a challenge. When one of us returns from a stroll with the dogs, the post-walk interrogation and bickering begins: “Did Daisy eat poop? Why didn’t you watch her more closely? Did...
Lonely Abandoned Duck Finds The Best Forever Home
Many people bring unusual pets home because they feel as if they are adorable. Although that is the case, they also soon lose interest and, at times, they may abandon the pet to care for themselves. It seems as if that may have been the case for a particular duck that was found at a local pond. A man was out fishing when the duck came over to him and started behaving strangely. Photo: YouTube/The Dodo It just wouldn’t leave his side and soon, another fisherman came up to say that someone had driven up and dropped the duck off before...
Ring Camera Shows What Happens When Australian Shepherds Are Left Home Alone
We love our dogs and we want to do what is right for them but sometimes, we have to leave them home. All of us need to work, or at times, simply run to the store and we can’t always take our beloved dogs with us. Alexander and his wife found themselves in a similar situation when they had to leave their Australian shepherds at home. Photo: Pixabay/Couleur This included 1.5-year-old Smokey Boo Boo and four-month-old Bill Bobaggins. Typically, Bill would’ve been in his crate but they decided to see how he would behave himself if he...
Owners Take Dog To The Vet For Strange ‘Nose Squishing’ Behavior
We sometimes laugh at the strange behavior of our dog but there are also times when it may concern us. That was the case for one person when they noticed that their dog would walk up to any flat surface and push their nose against it. After running to the veterinarian, it was confirmed that there really wasn’t something wrong with the dog. Photo: TikTok/@thedognamed.leo It cost them hundreds of dollars to learn that their dog just wanted a little attention. According to PEOPLE, Leo’s owner, Christine Holierhoek, said: “My...
This Shelter’s Bonded Pairs Program Has Gotten 218 Pairs of Pets Into Loving Homes
This story comes out of Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona—stay tuned to our social media for more very inspiring, very HASS-y stories about how volunteers are integrated into community-focused animal organizations! And please reach out to let us know if you have a great story to share, about awesome volunteers or anything else! Some longtime volunteers at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona, kept having their hearts broken by pairs of pets who they knew came from the same home, but were separated once they arrived at the...
Why This Year’s Seal Hunt In Canada Should Be The Last
Every March, mother seals off the coast of Newfoundland begin giving birth to their soft, whitecoated pups. The month also marks the start of the Canadian commercial seal hunt, and the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seal pups. Many pups will be shot and clubbed as they try to escape the ice. Seal pups aged three weeks to three months of age are shot with a rifle or killed using a spiked club known as a hakapik. Others will be impaled on metal hooks, dragged across the ice, hoisted onto a bloody boat and beaten to death for their fur....
Cats Caught On Camera Opening The Fridge And Stealing Food
Cats can be criminal masterminds when they want to be. If you’re a cat owner, just think back to all the trouble your precious little feline has caused over the years. Now imagine the trouble they would get into if they had opposable thumbs! They would be unstoppable and would probably have taken over the world by now. Maybe it’s a good thing cats don’t have opposable thumbs – I mean, they get into enough trouble without them. Just take a look at Celeste Miño’s cats for example. Photo: Max Pixel The cat...
Dog Waits To Say Prayers Before Eating His Dinner
Many of us may have grown up saying grace before a meal. I grew up with it being a habit in our home, but over the years I’ve let hunger get in the way of my habit of saying grace before food. I still do it on special holidays though. But there are some families that are still very traditional and skipping out on grace before dinner is not an option. And in some cases, this even goes for the pets as well! Photo: flickr/Marco Verch In a very adorable video, a rescue dog patiently waits until prayers are over in order to eat. The precious...
Fearless Cat Chases Off Dog That’s Bullying His Brother
We know cats to be many things, like independent, silly, surprisingly agile or clumsy, and depending on the situation, loyal, affectionate, demanding, etc. But one thing we don’t credit them enough for is being brave. We associate bravery with dogs. They’re the ones who will charge out into the face of danger to defend their loved ones. But then again, so will cats. Photo: flickr/Tambako The Jaguar Time after time, we’ve seen stories of these brave little felines who put it all on the line to protect their homes and...
Homeless Teen Reunites With Dog He Surrendered At The Shelter
For most pet owners, it is unimaginable the idea that we’d have to surrender our pets to an animal shelter. Unfortunately, sometimes life deals us some pretty tough cards and we’re forced to make heartbreaking decisions. For one homeless teen, surrendering his pooch, Jada, was the only option he could see. The homeless teen made the very hard choice to take his beloved Jada to the Senatobia-Tate County Animal Shelter in Mississippi, hoping that they could help give Jada a better life. Photo: Wikimedia Commons His act of compassion...
Dog Makes A Full Recovery After Being Attacked And Left For Dead
Dogs aren’t always the loving, sweet-natured animals that we all know and love. Sometimes they can be rather mean – even to each other! And one poor poor dog got brutally attacked by another dog, leaving him in very bad shape. The dog, Watger, had been left for dead following his horrific dog attack. But the worst part was his family was unable to help him. Photo: YouTube/Sidewalk Specials They tried their best to care for Watger’s injuries themselves, but they couldn’t and they didn’t have the money or resources...
Family Adopts Petrified FIV+ Cat, Who Blossoms Under Their Love
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! Our local cats home has a policy of not putting down cats with FIV or FELV, instead they rehome them in flats as indoor cats. When we heard this, we knew we had to get an indoor cat. Our first cat had FELV and only lived for 18 months. Our home didn’t seem right without a cat, so we went to the cats home and asked what indoor cats they had. CAT. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK / DANNY_HOUSTON87...
Greater Good Charities Launches GOODS to Help Even More Pets and People in Need
Big problems demand big solutions. That’s why Greater Good Charities is launching the GOODS Program to help even more people and pets in need. GOODS, formerly known as Rescue Bank, will help pets (homeless and owned), families facing economic hardships, homeless populations, veterans, domestic violence survivors, and victims of disasters – all while continuing to provide food and crucial support for shelter pets. Photo: Greater Good Charities Rescue Bank was founded in 2005 to help feed hungry shelter pets. It became a program of...
Sick Puppy Left In Dam After Having His Tongue Cut For ‘Deworming’
As dog owners, we usually do our best to ensure our pets are healthy, cared for, and loved. We take them to the vet to get medical care and offer them food, shelter, and warmth. Some dogs, however, are not so lucky. Take Toby, for example. The seven-month-old puppy was found “lifeless” in a dam in De Doorns. Photo: YouTube/Sidewalk Specials The person who found the dog immediately contacted the South African rescue group Sidewalk Specials for help. The Good Samaritan recognized that Toby’s situation was dire and he needed...
