Tag Archives: rescue
The Stanley Chronicles: Six Months Later with Hairy Houdini
Six months ago today we welcomed Stanley into our family. What started out as what I confidently told Steve would be three or four weeks of fostering has turned into six months. When I started writing about Stanley and tagged this as “Adventures in Fostering” I had no idea how dead-on that would be.
Six months [...]
Weekly News Round Up 9/3/10
It’s Friday the 3rd of September, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and here’s the rest of the news from the animal world…
A trip to the zoo is supposed to be educational – and if you’re there when the Bengal tiger escapes from his enclosure you learn how fast you can run. . . By [...]
What’s New for September
September! It sure doesn’t feel like Autumn yet . . . but we know that in just a couple of weeks we will be trading our shorts for jeans and the air conditioning will be turned off. I think we’re all looking forward to waking up to cool mornings that have that gentle tang in [...]
Weekly News Round Up 8/27/10
It’s Friday the 27th of August, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, and here’s the rest of the news from the animal world…
Are you allergic to cats? Maybe you’re more allergic to black cats than a tabby or tiger – at least that’s one surprising (but unlikely) possibility from a recent study. . . In [...]
A Goat and Dog Friends Saved
We all know of the same-species bonding that happens between two dogs or cats, but I’ve never heard of a dog-goat friendship before. Here is one sweet story of a lot of cross-species bonding.
From the Dallas Morning News:
This is a story about a Great Dane, a goat and a three-legged retriever.
And, no, it is not a [...]
Two Bear Cubs Rescued from Plastic Jars
Reminiscent of Florida’s “Jarhead”, there were two bear cubs, in two separate incidences, to be rescued from plastic jars stuck on their heads.
In Treasure Lake, Pennsylvania, on the Silverwoods Golf Course wildlife is not an uncommon sight. However, this summer, the golf course has had more than its share of bear sightings. Sadly, two of those [...]
Man Waits 3 Days By Cave for Dog
There have been many stories of dogs unending loyalty to their owners, but this is one story that shows that we can be just as determined, loyal and worthy of the adoration our dogs give us.
Jared Gamboe of Medora, Illinois, an avid recreational raccoon hunter, went out the night of Sunday the 9th to hunt [...]
Bear Cub’s Head Unstuck from Jar After 10 Days
Yesterday we covered big white bears attacking humans – today we have a lovely story about a little black bear that was saved by humans. Yin and Yang, people, it’s all about the balance.
A 6-month-old black bear cub in central Florida was days from death, biologists said, after getting a clear plastic container stuck on [...]
Cat Saved from Becoming Dinner for Crazy Owner
Navarro, a Buffalo cat, was rescued from the nasty fate of becoming his owner’s dinner when the car he was traveling in failed to stop at a stop sign.
Police pulled over Gary Korkuc, the driver and Navarro’s owner. During the traffic stop the officer heard a cat crying from the trunk and went to investigate. [...]
Pits Headed for Mexico Dog Fighting Rescued in California
Score one for the good guys!
A chance traffic stop lead police to the rescue of a dozen pit bulls as they being taken to Mexico for dog fighting.
The van carrying the dogs was stopped in Buena Park, CA – located about 115 miles from the Mexico border – for having no front licence plate. When [...]