This story serves as a warning to us pet owners – beware of the unwelcome guests that live and feed on your pets! Meet Ollie, a sheltie who experienced a close shave with death due to the local brown dog tick. The 10-year-old Shetland Sheepdog was rendered paralyzed and unable to move. His owners thought that it was …
The police in Petersburg, Virginia are looking for help from the public. They need information about the man who was accused of torturing three puppies. His name is Brandon M. Gillie, 26. Gillie tortured, mutilated, and killed three puppies. The abuse these puppies suffered is unimaginable and quite disturbing. The puppies were alive when Gillie …
Humans love it when animals do things ‘human’. Often times the behaviors are just natural – they happen without any training. Why animals do some rather human-like things is just a mystery. Maybe they are just imitating the behavior, or it could be just a fluke, a one-time event. More often than not, human-like behaviors …
Squirrels are just about everywhere. They skitter around the ground in what seems like an endless search for food. They dash across the street and race up and around tree trunks. You don’t often see a squirrel interact with any other animals, though. Squirrels like to hang out with other squirrels. Unless you are the …
In Greece, Valia Orfanidou is a dog rescuer. She has a few dogs of her very own too. One day she was out on the beach when she saw a stray dog. The story she tells in this video will pull at your heart. It is a story that starts out with a lonely dog …
A sad fact of life is that everything and everyone eventually dies. We all know that things die. But that doesn’t make it any easier when the time comes. Do animals understand death? I don’t know. I know animals grieve and experience loss in the same way that people do. I had a male cat …
A cat can live for a long time. Cats will outlive most dogs by many years. The oldest cat I ever owned died at the age of 20. This is a story about a cat and his owner that have been together for 21 years. RyanTemple has been with this cat since he was a …
One of the most rewarding things you can do is help someone – or help a stray animal. We have adopted several cats from a local rescue. Each time we brought one home we felt so good. Nothing compares to that feeling. Two guys were feeding a feral cat. They would put food out for …
Most of us would agree that 22 years is a long time to care for an animal. Well, in Hartford, Connecticut, Willie Oritz, 76, has been feeding feral cats in his neighborhood. Willie is a scrap metal worker and uses his own money to feed nearly 70 cats. He has been there for the cats …
Humans use animals for many things. We use them on farms to help us work. They can be used as service animals, entertainment, or for transportation. Not all people treat the animals in their care properly. Camels are to carry people and heavy loads. They are used in hot climates because they are able to …