Last month, Dan O’Grady, a truck driver, was driving through Jacksonville, Florida when he saw a dog on the side of the road. He pulled over and tried to get the small dog out of harm’s way. The dog wouldn’t let him get too close. The dog would bark and take a few steps toward …
Do you talk to your pets? I do. We have regular conversations. Sometimes I tell them about my day or give them a weather forecast. My cats will ‘talk’ to me too. Most of the time they seem to be begging for either food or love. They can never get too much love! The woman …
Ears down, tail between the back legs, no eye contact. It doesn’t and animal expert to realize that this dog is scared and maybe even depressed. The 12-year-old German Shepherd-Lab mix was living at the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society in Virginia. His name is Jack. The moment Jack arrived, he put his face in the corner …
Jamie had to go to the shelter when his owner moved into a nursing home. Jamie was a senior cat at the age of 13 when he arrived at the RSPCA Australia. Senior cats and dogs often have a hard time finding a new home. Jamie had some health issues when he first arrived. He …
This calico kitty has been the unofficial mascot of the Boston Police Department’s SWAT team for the last four years. That is quite an unusual job for a cat – don’t you think? As you many know, when a cat decides to do something, most of us can’t stop them! She just showed up one …
We all know that there are 365 days in a year (unless it is a leap year). There are 52 weeks and 12 months in a year. The bottom line is that a year is a long time. Champas can tell you it is a long time to have to wait. Champas has been waiting …
Mange is a condition caused by mites. The mites burrow into the skin and cause hair loss and inflammation, not to mention pain and intense itching. Valentino has sarcoptic mange – which is highly contagious. Valentino’s mange was so advanced that his eyes were swollen shut. Valentino was living at the Baldwin Park animal shelter …
What do you like to do when you go on vacation? Do you go to the beach and catch some rays? How about visiting national parks or monuments? Maybe you are more into going to amusement parks or participating in things like bungee jumping, mountain climbing, or whitewater rafting. I am more of the ‘staycation’ …
Cinnamon is a cat who lived all of her life with an elderly couple, who unfortunately passed away within a few months of each other. That’s when life took a disastrous turn for poor Cinnamon, as relatives of the couple begrudgingly took in the cat, but made a daily game of chasing her through their …
Cats in cartoons are often depicted to be lazy – aka Cinderella’s Lucifier, who only bothered to catch two specific rats in the entire film! Or look at the Cheshire cat – he did nothing for Alice in the Disney adaptation, either! However, a bunch of kittens have proven that they are just as sprite …