Thousands Petition For People Who Walk Dogs In Heat Waves To Be Fined
A woman has petitioned to make it illegal to walk a dog in weather with temperatures over 20°C (68ºF). 25-year-old Paige Spearman lives in the Uk, where the area has experienced record-high temperatures. In fact, the Met Office in the UK issued its first-ever amber warning for extreme temperatures. As a fellow dog owner, it’s understandable that Spearman was upset by seeing people walking their dogs in extreme temperatures. Photo: Piqsels Dogs getting heatstroke is a real concern when temperatures reach a certain degree,...
A veterinary view on the benefits of cat pheromones
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How clean is your pets’ air?
Standard air filters are a subpar option for man’s best friend. Here’s how one company is improving the health of dogs and cats by adequately cleaning the air they breathe! Given that everyone in your family (including your dog or cat) breathes at least 20,000 times a day, there’s really nothing more important than air quality. Unfortunately, when we inhale, we don’t just take in vital oxygen – we also end up inhaling contaminants, dust, viruses, and other harmful substances. Our bodies must work harder than...
Tips for converting short-term foster participants into long-term fosters
With social distancing guidelines relaxing, many organizations are beginning to relaunch short-term foster programs. In addition to being a gateway to engagement with the local community, most organizations who run short-term foster programs report that a percentage (sometimes as high as 75% or more!) of their participants decide to try out longer-term foster because of their experience. So, how can your shelter or rescue organization set the stage for these types of conversions? We spoke with favorite foster staff at several organizations to...
Dog Can’t Contain His Excitement When His Owner Fills Up a Wading Pool on a Hot Day
Summer can bring some sweltering heat, especially lately. When we’re looking for a little relief from the high temperatures, we’ll give just about anything a go. Whether it’s running through sprinklers like we’ve forgotten we’re adults, covering ourselves in ice packs, or jumping into a pool, we’re pretty excited to cool off. One French bulldog took that excitement to an entirely new level. Jude, an internet famous pup with nearly 30,000 Instagram followers, was so excited when his owner filled up a wading...
Lost for Years, This Sad Dog Instantly Perks Up When She Realizes She’s Looking at Her Dad
When Pakita was first rescued and brought to a shelter in Argentina, she was very obviously distraught. Try as they might, shelter volunteers simply couldn’t get her to open up. She wouldn’t play, she wouldn’t wag her tail, she wouldn’t smile. There was nothing anyone could do to help her be happy again. The shelter searched and searched for a forever home for this special animal who needed someone to really love on her, but it was rough going. For starters, Pakita was already an adult, and adult dogs are much harder...
Cab Driver Spends Two Minnesota Winters Keeping Stray Cat Alive and Fed
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 used to drive a taxi. It’s by no means a good job, especially in those pre-Uber days, when you were always assigned some cab with a filthy steering wheel and a funny smell, and every potential rider knew you were alone and carrying cash. But it had one huge advantage for me: I didn’t have a car. Doing errands like grocery shopping without one can be a bear, especially when...
Sweet Little Goat Learns to Walk After Animal Sanctuary Refused to Give Up on Her
For a long time, Hopie the goat has been struggling with a balance issue of some sort that has kept her from walking. She had been taken to the vet, but they were always unable to give her a diagnosis or help her get better. Luckily for Hopie, there are places in the world like Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary, where caring humans provide love and support to injured or ill animals like Hopie without expecting anything in return. Photo: Facebook/The Dodo Article continues below Our Featured Programs See how we’re making a difference for...
The U.S. Government Is Investing Millions More Into Its Captive Primate Breeding Program
The US government is ramping up its investment in captive monkey breeding programs in order to make up for what Nature describes as “an ongoing shortage of these animals, which grew worse in 2020 as scientists tested scores of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments on primates before trials began in people.” As The Atlantic reports, the rapid increase in demand for monkeys created by the pandemic was made worse when China, which provided 60 percent of the nearly 35,000 monkeys imported to the U.S. in 2019, embargoed all exports after...
Baby Frenchie Reacts Adorably When Dad Says He Looks Handsome in His New Bandana
Perhaps the only thing cuter than a French bulldog puppy is a baby Frenchie who can’t take a compliment. The adorable pup in this video has the most hilariously cute reaction when his dad tells him how handsome he is. There’s definitely a reason this video has taken the internet by storm. “This adorable little puppy looks even more handsome than normal in his bandana, and his owner likes to remind him of this,” says the video’s description. “However, the puppy hasn’t quite learned how to graciously...
Yorkie Survives Coyote Attack While On Walk With 10-Year-Old Girl
A 6-year-old Yorkie named Macy is recovering after being attacked by a coyote. Macy was out for a walk with her 10-year-old sister, Lily, in their Toronto neighborhood when a coyote started to chase after them. Screenshot: YouTube/Your Morning Lily was frightened and started to scream and run down the street. The coyote continued to pursue them and at one point the little girl dropped the leash. She ran up to a neighbor’s house for help as Macy took on the wild coyote. Screenshot: YouTube/Your Morning The little dog stood her ground but...
Rescue Cat Kept in a Cage Her Entire Life Thanks Her Foster Parent with Cuddles
Many rescue stories have sad and difficult starts, but much more have happy endings. This remains true for our dearest Lovebug. Lovebug is a rescue cat who has demonstrated an incredibly kind and loving demeanor. However, this sweet feline hasn’t always been able to express this love, and was rarely on the receiving end of any affection. Lovebug’s original owner suffered from a mental illness. Perhaps unaware of how cruel it was, or maybe apathetic to the situation as a whole, this owner left poor Lovebug locked away in a metal...
This Crime Registry Could Help Reduce Animal Abuse And Violence Toward Humans
Animal abuse is a prevalent issue in the United States, with thousands of cases reported each year, and many more that go unreported. While neglect and abandonment is the most common form of abuse, there are documented cases of animals being shot, beaten, stabbed, and tortured, the Humane Society of the United States reports. Despite the best efforts of animal advocates, clamping down on abuse is a fiercely uphill battle. Until 2017, animal abuse wasn’t even a category in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS),...
Dog Covered In Scabs From Head To Toe Gets Second Chance At Life
It is National Feed a Rescue Pet Week and The Animal Rescue Site’s 19th Birthday! We are hoping to celebrate by providing 3 million meals to shelter pets this week, but we need your help. Every year, 6.5 million dogs and cats enter U.S. animal shelters – which is a lot of mouths to feed. Pet food is one of the biggest expenses for shelters. Just think about all the animals they could help if they could use the money spent on food for medical expenses or other vital supplies. Photo: Starfish Animal Rescue Join us in our mission to...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Shelter marketing, grant opportunities and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. How lessons from 2020 can inform your marketing efforts nowThis is a guest post written by Caitlin Quinn, Director of Operations at HeARTs Speak. It is an understatement to say we’ve all heard enough about 2020. But it’s also a year that revealed many important lessons that could help make a brighter future for the pets and people we… Learn More Shelter marketing: Building a brighter futureThis is a guest post written by Caitlin...
Couple Sees A Stray Dog On Their Security Camera And Make It A Mission To Save Him
Home security cameras are becoming more prevalent in homes across the US, and it turns out that they’re serving a dual purpose. In addition to capturing footage of potential thieves and strangers, security cameras can also be used to help rescue stray animals. When a couple, Sydney and Matt, got an alert from their security camera at 2:00 AM, they immediately went to see what was going on. While they didn’t find a person intruding on their property, they did discover a dog had come up to their garage and was sniffing around for...
Owner Teaches Golden Retriever And Dalmatian How To Swim
Dogs have different personalities, much like humans. While some dogs prefer to play catch and run for miles, others would rather sit on their owner’s lap and be pet all day. Just like parents who have multiple children, dog owners who have multiple breeds know just how unique their pets can be. Sometimes, their differences mean that different approaches to life and activities are necessary to make both animals happy. Take a Dalmatian and a golden retriever, for example. Photo: Pixabay They share many similarities, like both being...
Two Dogs Rescue Young Girl Struggling In The Waves
Dogs are incredible, and they’re capable of so much more than we give them credit for sometimes. That’s true for two dogs in Italy, Luna and Igor, who went above and beyond to save the life of a 15-year-old girl. The girl, Ilenia, was at the beach with her friends in Palinuro, Cilento, when a strong current caught her off guard and dragged her out to sea. Being stuck in an ocean current can be perilous, even for the best of swimmers. Photo: Facebook/SICS Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio-Tirreno Thankfully, two lifeguard Labradors...
Boston Terrier Missing For 290 Days Gets Reunited With His Family
While enjoying a vacation in Ocean City, MD, one family experienced any pet parents’ worst nightmare: Their beloved dog went missing. The Battistas were hours from their home in New York City to enjoy the 4th of July, when their 2-year-old Boston terrier, Fisher, went missing. They were naturally quite worried and began searching everywhere they could. Photo: GoFundMe They shared in their GoFundMe that they immediately “alerted Ocean City police, fire, beach patrol, postal service, Scopes, lifeguards – you name it!”...
Aerial Time-Lapse Shows The Formations Of Over 1,000 Sheep
Shepherds have quite an impressive ability to herd large groups of sheep. Sometimes the whole herd must be moved, and if you’ve ever been around when it’s happening you know how intensive it can be. Some herds have hundreds or even thousands of sheep, and getting them to move in a seamless, choreographed manner can be challenging. While it looks impressive from the ground, watching a large herd of sheep move from above is even more stunning. Photo: Piqsels Drone photographer Lior Patel captured the formations of a herd of...
