This Dog And Duck Are The Most Adorable BFFs
Biss and Olee are best friends — the pair love to roam and play on the Oklahoma farm where they live. What makes their friendship extra special is the fact that Biss is a huge, 150 pound Newfoundland, and Olee is a tiny 5-pound duck! The pair became friends in the Spring of 2020 after Biss was adopted by the farm’s owner, Jessie Vallier. Photo: Wikimedia Commons “During Covid shut down we decided we ‘needed’ a 3rd Newf in our life. We always wanted a brown bear and I reached to our favorite rescue to let her know...
Stray Cat Survives Horrible Car Crash After Family Takes Him in to Heal
This story has been shared as part of the Fur Fam Story Contest. Submissions were accepted through December 5th. Voting will run from December 6th through December 31st. Three grand prize winners will receive a $500 prize, plus $2000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the stories here! “Miss Mew” was a brown stray who began visiting our backyard a few years ago. One of our other cats, Dodger, first brought Miss Mew to our attention by talking to his buddy loudly through our sliding door. Then he would come...
Terminally Ill Dog Seeks Loving Hospice Home After Spending Her Whole Life Chained Outside
A 12-year-old German shepherd named Ruby has spent her entire life chained outside. She was bred repeatedly but never properly cared for. The only company she had was her puppies, but that was short-lived. After her owner passed away, she was finally freed from her lonely life and brought to Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge (RBARI) for a second chance. Posted by Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge on Friday, December 10, 2021 A full examination was performed which revealed the senior dog has metastasized cancer and her prognosis is poor. “Ruby...
Dog Taped In Box And Left To Die In Construction Site Porta Potty
When temperatures fall, some pets get to cozy up around the fire with their families. But other animals aren’t so lucky, including the Boston corgi who was taped up in a box and left to die inside a construction site porta potty as winter closed in. Thankfully, the abandoned dog was able to free her head and front paws, which allowed her to start barking for help. A neighbor heard the dog’s frantic cries and called the police, who rescued the dog from her deadly predicament just in time. Posted by MSPCA-Angell on Friday,...
Restaurant Staff Surprise Terminally Ill Dog With A Special Last Meal
On the day her 13-year-old dog was scheduled to be put down, owner Julianna Lopez was determined to give her beloved pet, Boosie, a delicious last meal. The Topeka, Kansas, woman took the ailing Boston Terrier to a local steakhouse for takeout, where she ordered a 9-oz filet, sweet potato and left a heartbreaking message: “This is my dog’s last meal. Please make with love,” Lopez wrote on the order, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal. Photo: Pixabay Not only did restaurant staff respond to Lopez’s note, they even...
Remembering Roscoe
Dec 14, 2021 Together with you, we have the opportunity to share so many stories here at APA!. Your love of the pets with the greatest needs inspires us to continue saving lives every single day. Today, we wanted to share one of YOUR stories. Alyson and her partner visited APA! just two weeks after moving to Austin. “I was insistent on getting an adult or senior cat,” said Alyson. “At the time, that meant between ages five and 10, a cat that was calm and liked cuddles as much as me. Those were the parameters I relayed to the...
Golden Retriever Goes Bonkers When His Dad Proposes To His Mom In Viral Video
Dogs make everything better, including happy moments like getting engaged. But they may also steal a bit of the spotlight with their adorable antics. A super excited golden retriever named Sonny made one of the best days of his parent’s lives even more memorable. Screenshot: TikTok/bodybymadison It started out as a normal day at the beach, but everything changed when they went to take a family photo. Madison, Sonny’s mom, thought they were taking a photo but Jack, Sonny’s dad, had other plans. The camera was instead...
Woman Braves The Cold To Rescue Rabbit Someone Dumped Behind Her Montana Apartment
Rabbits are the third most abandoned pet in the United States. While some are surrendered to shelters, others are simply dumped outside to fend for themselves. However, pet rabbits don’t stand a chance in the wild because they lack the basic survival skills. Alicia Castro encountered an abandoned bunny and spent countless hours trying to capture him. Screenshot: TikTok/aliciacastro The adorable black and white rabbit was spotted behind her Montana apartment. After a little research, she discovered the bunny had been dumped not once but...
Don’t miss these open and inclusive resources on Maddie’s Pet Forum
With just under four weeks left of the Open Arms Challenge, we hope participating organizations are hitting their stride! But, if you could use a little encouragement, look no further than the Open Arms Challenge group on Maddie’s® Pet Forum. (Even if you are not participating, you may want to join the group to help others!) One way to be more open and inclusive is offering your different materials (adoption application, signage in your lobby, return to home flyers) in multiple languages. Frances Alford, Director of Its...
Couple Takes In Dogs Nearing The End Of Their Lives & Shows Them Unconditional Love
Michele and Jeff Allen are a couple with hearts of gold who spend their time doing something amazing for dogs who are nearing the end of their lives. Their house, which is on six acres in Southampton, New Jersey, is home to dozens of dogs who need a place to live out their final days in peace. Photo: YouTube/Humankind At the Allens’ house, these dogs are allowed on all of the furniture, including their own toddler beds, and pretty much have no rules. They are cuddled by kind volunteers and get to play outside near a pond. They get...
Tornadoes Flattened Her House, But Kentucky ‘Miracle’ Dog Survives Unharmed
When tornadoes flattened her home in Mayfield, Kentucky, Molly Hughes was at work, which saved her from the deadly storms. But Molly’s beloved dog, Sally, wasn’t so lucky. While Hughes worked her shift at a nearby Waffle House, her dog waited at home, which lay directly in the tornadoes’ path. “My first thought was ‘I have to get to my dog,’” Molly told WPSD Local 6. “I kept thinking ‘I have to get my dog out.’ Photo: Greater Good Charities Molly jumped in her truck and raced back to...
Rescue Dog Goes From Scared and Confused to an Avid Canine Traveler
This story has been shared as part of the Fur Fam Story Contest. Submissions were accepted through December 5th. Voting will run from December 6th through December 31st. Three grand prize winners will receive a $500 prize, plus $2000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. See all the stories here! Cheston was born in Texas and rescued through Shenandoah Shepherd Rescue. We adopted him May 1st, 2021 and ended up with a dog that needed a lot of confidence. He was scared of everything and really didn’t know how to be a dog. The...
Students Shocked When Talking Crow Lands In Their Classroom To Chat
When you think of talking birds, parrots probably come to mind. But parrots apparently aren’t the only birds with linguistic abilities. Students in Grants Pass, Oregon, learned this first-hand when a fast-talking crow dropped by their fifth-grade classroom to chat. “This crow showed up at our school just out of the blue one morning,” one of the school’s education assistants, Naomi Imel, told The Oregonian/Oregon Live. Imel recalled how the crow began poking his head into rooms and pecking on doors before hopping into...
Missouri Community Rescues Horses Trapped In Collapsed Barn After Tornado Tore Through Area
Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee were hit by deadly tornadoes over the weekend. Over 70 people were killed in Kentucky alone. Communities are coming together to dig through the rubble to find survivors after the powerful storms leveled homes and businesses. Firefighters, EMS crews, veterinarians, and residents in St. Charles County, Missouri, rushed to help horses trapped in a collapsed barn. Photo: Facebook/New Melle Fire Protection District “It was confirmed that 5 horses were in the barn and 4 of...
Not All Pets’ Owners Have Cars. These Free Pet Ambulances Will Get Them to the Vet
For years, the nonprofit Lollypop Farm in Rochester, New York, has been transporting owned pets to the vet when their owners otherwise had no way to get them there. Until recently, they’ve been doing it on an ad hoc basis. A few months ago, the organization decided to make this an official service offered to the community. Funding comes out of the operations budget as part of the HOME program, a whole panel of services and resources to help keep pets and people together like a pet pantry and behavioral helpline. “This...
Chiropractic care for canine anxiety
We usually think of chiropractic care in terms of relieving pain in our dogs, but it can also have a positive effect on canine anxiety. Anxiety is your dog’s response to stress. Happiness, on the other hand, is not just a warm puppy, as the old saying goes – but a warm puppy with a normal nervous system. This article looks at how displacements in a dog’s vertebrae can affect his nervous system and contribute to anxiety; and also how chiropractic care can correct the problem. How does anxiety arise from vertebral...
Holiday Foliage Safety Facts
Green and red are definitely the go-to colors during the holidays. But which holiday plants are safe to mingle with your dog? (For other pets, check ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.) Dr. Lee assesses these popular holiday decorations: Poinsettias: Dr. Lee says, “They are not poisonous to dogs. The milky sap when you break open a leaf may cause a little bit of irritation if ingested, but it is not going to be a big deal.” Mistletoe: “It can potentially be poisonous, but rarely results in any heart arrhythmias. If ingested,...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Behavior survey, pet rental fees and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. 10 questions to ask when developing a marketing strategy plan for your animal organizationDoes your organization have a marketing strategy plan? Marketing is an essential part of any organization, but coming up with a strategy can feel daunting for many. Whether you’re starting from scratch or just want to give your current plan a little lift, we’ve got you covered. Below are ten questions you’ll want to ask… Learn More Survey: Behavior...
Wildlife Officials Try New Feeding Approach To Help Save Dying Manatee Population
Sadly, manatees face another winter of limited food supplies in Florida waters after their deaths have already reached a record level this year. The original record was set in 2013 when 830 manatees died due to a toxic algae bloom. But this year, in just six months, their deaths have surpassed that count. Between January 1 and July 2, 841 have sadly died along the coast of Florida, and more than 1,000 have died this year in total, which is 15 percent of the state’s manatee population. Photo: Pixabay/PublicDomainImages In order to...
Woman Couldn’t Provide Vet Records To Fly With Dog So She Abandoned Him At Ticket Counter
A severely neglected dog who was abandoned at an airport has received a massive makeover and a new home just in time for the holidays. The Shih tzu mix, now named Bama, was abandoned at the American Airlines ticket counter at Tampa International Airport after his owner couldn’t provide vet records to fly with the pup. Photo: YouTube/Fox 13 Tampa Bay Airport police contacted Corinn Smith with VIP Rescue, who agreed to take the dog in. The poor dog was so matted, so the first thing Smith did was take him to the groomers for a much-needed...
