Comfort Dogs Provide Support to Newtown Massacre Survivors
Three groups of trained therapy dogs traveled to Newtown, CT to offer solace to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre survivors.
View ArticleAre Doggy Seat Belts Really Safe for Your Pet?
Would you transport your child in your car without a car seat or seat belt? If you answered “no,” then why would you transport your pet in your automobile without proper safety restraints? Any pet...
View ArticleCute Cows Showing Off for the Camera
Cows come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, there are more than 800 different species of bovine! For your entertainment and enjoyment, take a look at some sweet girls doing (mooing?) their best for...
View ArticleFreckles the Dog Slowly Recovering from Abuse, Starvation
Remember Patrick, the starved and abused pit bull dog that was pushed down a garbage chute in Newark, New Jersey? Public opinion about Patrick became a global cause. I regret to report another pit...
View ArticleIf Your Report of Animal Abuse Isn’t Good Enough, You’ll Be Charged
In what has become known as Ag-Gag bills (states enacting into law penalties for those who film undercover video of animal abuse on factory farms) Illinois is going one step further. Sponsored by...
View ArticleComfort Dogs Help Boston Recover
Addie and Maggie, two comfort dogs who helped survivors of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last December, are now in Boston spreading their special kind of love to those affected by...
View ArticleKill More Chickens with Less Oversight, Says USDA
Whats more important to you? Allowing poultry processing plants to make higher profits or worker and consumer safety? Those are the issues to consider resulting from a new rule the USDA (United...
View Article‘Taping Abuse on Farms is Just Like Human Trafficking.’ Wait, What?
How would you feel if, as a dedicated animal advocate, you made an undercover video of animal abuse on a factory farm, notified the authorities and then were charged with a crime for doing it?...
View ArticleBaby Fox Rescued From Sewer May Not Make It
When a plaintive cry of a wild animal was heard from a sewer, firemen from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company in Harford County, Maryland were called last week and found a baby fox caught in a...
View ArticleService Dog Dons Cap and Gown to Graduate with His Human
Graduation ceremonies are common this time of year and many a proud parent is thrilled to hear their childs name called during commencement ceremonies. Heard at the University of Illinois at...
View ArticleStop Calling Animals “It”
The English language has lots of rules, but the one I dislike the most is assigning the personal pronoun it when discussing animals. People are never referred to as it. People pronouns are he or...
View ArticleChicken Therapy: A New Way to Help Alzheimer’s Patients
An innovative chicken therapy program being used at a Massachusetts life care facility is offering new hope to patients with Alzheimer’s. The current estimate of Americans with Alzheimers disease is...
View ArticleSampal the Dolphin Escapes from Pen and Reunites with Her Family in the Ocean
If you were held captive for years, wouldnt you yearn for your freedom? That happened to a dolphin named Sampal. Her story will touch your heart. Native to a small island off the shore of South...
View ArticlePink Dolphins Face Extinction Thanks to Human Destruction
Do you know there are pink dolphins in this world? They are rare and facing extinction. The culprit? Human destruction of their habitat. No surprise there! Pink dolphins in and around the Indian and...
View ArticleElla, the Loving Deer, Shot Dead at Her Cemetery Home
Sometimes something special happens between wildlife and humans. A deer was born in a cemetery, and then her mother was killed. The fawn grew up on the cemetery grounds with a sixth sense for the...
View ArticleLabor Day for Animals? Why Not?
Do you have plans for Labor Day? Consider including the contributions of working animals, as well. Animals work, too; don’t they deserve to be included in Labor Day to honor their contribution to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man Confesses to Killing Ella, the Loving Deer
Thanks to an anonymous tip, the man who shot Ella the deer in Kansas City, Missouri’s Elmwood Cemetery last month has admitted to the shooting. Phoenix M. Vankirk, a 19-year-old, was cited for shooting...
View ArticleHow to Introduce Your New Baby to Your Pet
If you are expecting and already have a pet at home, it’s important to plan for how you introduce your furry critter to the new arrival. Just like sibling rivalry can occur when you introduce a new...
View ArticleThe Civet Cats Making Expensive Coffee Live in Tiny Battery Cages
If you’re familiar with the 2007 movie “The Bucket List,” you may recall one of the duo’s items on their list of things to do before they die was to drink a cup of kopi luwak. This Indonesian specialty...
View ArticleCute Cows Showing Off for the Camera
Cows come in many sizes and shapes. In fact, there are more than 800 different species of bovine! For your entertainment and enjoyment, take a look at some sweet girls doing (mooing?) their best for...
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