Due to the coronavirus pandemic, pretty much everyone in the world is practicing “social distancing,” staying at home and keeping themselves healthy. Of course, it helps to have good company at a time like this. …
A woman alerted animal control services when she heard intense barking for several hours coming from a nearby wooded area. But what the team discovered when they found the source of the barking filled my …
When you welcome a dog into your life, you accept responsibility for another soul. You agree to nurture and care for that new family member until the end. Through thick and thin – barring extreme …
Back in August 2016, the cross-country running team at St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, California decided they’d like to invite their local shelter dogs along for a run. And the staff at Santa Barbara County Animal …
Service dogs provide invaluable help and companionship to people in need. They’re no ordinary dogs, but dogs specially trained to perform certain tasks and provide crucial medical assistance when needed. Maybe the most important service …
Surrendering your pet to an animal shelter has to be a last resort for most people. You would hope that people would know that taking on a pet in the first place is a big …
The world I want to live in is one where humans and animals work together, helping each other where necessary and existing in harmony. The first step towards this is, in my opinion, people showing …
A Florida brewery’s campaign was meant to bring awareness to shelter pets and perhaps raise some money for a local shelter, but instead it united a long lost pup with her owner. On January 19, …
It’s incredible how protective dogs can be, especially with children. They seem to have a natural instinct to watch over their young owners when they sense danger. One street dog has made that his full-time …
It can be a heart-wrenching time for those pet owners who are forced to surrender their animals as they can no longer look after them. But what about for the animals? Surely every dog knows …