Month: February 2022

The Adoptable Puppy Café was started in Thailand by Iza Mirzakhanian and Kirsty Smith to get people to think differently about stray dogs and help them possibly get forever homes. And over the past year, the coffee shop has found 150 dogs new, loving families!“People have that misconception that street dogs aren’t smart and when […]

Every shelter dog just wants to get adopted, but sadly it can take some longer than others to find their forever home. Some pets wait months or even years to get adopted.Some dogs even end up with the sad distinction of being their shelter’s longest resident. But many shelters will work extra hard to finally […]

Penny is an adorable little girl who loves her pets, Raven and Woodhouse. The trio has been inseparable from the time Penny was a little infant, as the dog and cat watch over the child as if she was their own.The most amazing part of the trio’s relationship is the tight bond they have formed, […]

Spike, a blind dog, and Max, his ‘seeing-eye’ cat were surrendered to Saving Grace Animal Society in Alix, Canada, after their owners felt like they deserved an indoor retirement home, rather than the only life they could give them outdoors in the cold temperatures.Spike is an eight-year-old mixed breed, and is still happy and loving […]

We all wish that every animal could find a good home to take care of them, but that just isn’t the case. Many animals are strays, living on the streets and relying on scraps of food to get by.But luckily, some communities come together to take care of their local street dogs—and one neighborhood in […]

During winter months, as temperatures drop it’s important to remember that if you’re unbearably cold, so is your pet.It’s a good idea to keep your pets indoors when it gets freezing… but what about stray animals who don’t have a home? Where do they go to keep warm?Luckily, some communities have stepped up to keep […]

Dogs are incredible animals. They’re smart and loyal, and always willing to help their owners out when they are in danger. Having a good dog by your side can save your life.Like one dog, who rescued his owner, a 93-year-old woman with dementia, after she went missing — and got an incredible honor in his […]

Rhino Lightning was surrendered to the Humane Society of Utah, and it was made clear he was very loved by his former tiny human. But the family could no longer keep him, so they dropped the dog off at the shelter.And Rhino was surrendered along with a heartbreaking yet adorable note from his boy. And […]

As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee their country, many are refusing to leave without their pets by their side. Across social media, photos have popped up of people and their animals attempting uncertain border crossings or huddling in bomb shelters and subway stations. According to recent reports, Poland, Romania and Slovakia are allowing Ukrainians […]

“This has been a five-year battle to try and convince the federal government that what we do every day is valuable and helps veterans,” Rory Diamond, CEO of K9s for Warriors, “They’re finally agreeing and we’re getting a big breakthrough here.”In August, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that was for veterans with mental […]