Cavies and Canines is a licensed guinea pig rescue under the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act, or PACFA. Earlier this week, the organization received a call from a distressed breeder and now the group is working to find foster and adoptive homes for more than 500 animals. According to the […]
Animal rescue experts mistake statue for stricken dog
Lifestyle By SWNS Published March 4, 2024, 11:13 a.m. ET Animal rescue volunteers raced to save a stricken dog trapped in a ditch at a holiday park — only to find it was a mutt-shaped statue. Staff at Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue said they received ‘multiple reports’ that a pooch was stuck in the muddy ravine […]
Houston animal rescue looking for fosters, forever homes for over 185 animals
HOUSTON – One of Houston’s largest animal rescues is urgently seeking fosters or forever homes for their over 185 animals in their care. Special Pals is currently over capacity. The rescue said fosters are urgently needed from December 23 to December 27. The rescue has 99 puppies (under 5 months of age), 35 dogs, 35 […]
Animal experts caution against adopting on a whim
Vet services are up 8.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Animal experts caution against adopting animals on a whim this holiday season, as they often see an increase in surrender rates in the New Year Watch the video to find out why they say this year particularly it’s so important to be […]
Recent Backyard Animal Rescues
Our human-created environment can be a hazard to wildlife, and sometimes we may be called upon to step in and help save a life. On a recent morning, I happened to look out my kitchen window and noticed an opossum struggling and unable to free its back left leg from a crack in a fence […]
Animal shelters think creatively to help families keep their pets amid “crisis”
Animal shelters across the country say they are approaching a crisis level in terms of the number of pets being given up. A shortage of workers, foster owners and veterinarians is making the crisis worse, and with shelters full, the euthanasia rate has climbed to a three-year high. One facility in Colorado is working to […]
Dog rescued: Pekingese mix recovering at Florida animal rescue after found stuck to sidewalk
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A dog found glued to the ground in Boca Raton is now recovering at a local animal rescue. Staff at Tri County Humane Society have named the dog Trooper. Trooper was brought to the clinic by a Good Samaritan who found him on a sidewalk near Yamato Road. Vets said Trooper […]
Road to Refuge Animal Sanctuary in North Haven gives farm animals a home
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Within two years, Road to Refuge Animal Sanctuary in North Haven has cared for 70 farm animals on its 10 acres. But it’s story started before it became an official nonprofit, when Megan Pereira, a veterinary technician, started taking in animals that farmers wanted to put down because they didn’t […]