Good News Notes: “A rescue dog is paid it forward by looking after a litter of orphaned kittens. According to a release from the U.K. animal rescue charity Battersea, Bertie, a one-year-old Labrador retriever, is helped the Battersea shelter that found him a forever home raise a group of kittens. Bertie started looking after the seven kittens…
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India wildlife officials reunite leopard cub with mum
Good News Notes: “Wildlife officials in India have helped reunite a leopard cub that was separated from her mother. Villagers in the north-eastern state of Assam found the two-month old female stuck in a trench in a tea garden. Wildlife vet Khanin Changmai, who was called to attend to the cub, told the BBC that…
Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback
Good News Notes: “Brian Kelly, a panther biologist for the state of Florida, opens a creaking gate near Fisheating Creek, a narrow ribbon of preserved land just west of Lake Okeechobee. The path leads from trucks rumbling by on U.S. Highway 27 to a world of towering oaks, cypress heads and a tannic-stained creek that…
Vegas Pet Rescue Project & Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas Presents **CELEBRITY CONCERT FOR CANINES AT SUNSET**
Good News Notes: “Vegas Pet Rescue and Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas are 501-c3 non-profit pet rescues in Las Vegas who work so hard to save the homeless and neglected or abused animals locally and abroad. Their goal for this event is to raise much needed funding that will allow them to continue to do…
Angels of Assisi adopts ‘Petco Love Lost’ technology to help reunite lost pets with their families
Good News Notes: “Although National Lost Dog and Cat Awareness Day is still a few days away, Angels of Assisi is joining forces with Petco Love and animal welfare groups across the country to help reunite missing pets with their families. According to industry statistics, one in every three pets will go missing in their…
Cat rescued from plastic jug after 10 days recovering well
Good News Notes: “Animal rescues treasure the moments they save animals. Kitty City waited 10 days for this exciting lifesaving moment. This feral cat is counting its blessing after Kitty City volunteers began tracking him 10 days ago. “A lady and her husband and her friends would go out everyday. They would set up trail…
Chicken yoga becomes the newest animal therapy trend
Good News Notes: “Meows, barks and bleats have been common at yoga sessions in recent years, as animal therapy became a trend to soothe participants as they work out. Recently, a downtown business added clucks into the mix with the launch of chicken yoga. Yes, chickens. But not your average Rhode Island reds. These were…
Out to Pasture: An Adirondack cheese farm is also a haven for retired animals
Good News Notes: “ Nettle Meadow Farm in Thurman, NY is like the Florida of the Adirondacks, full of retired animals. There are brightly colored peacocks and mini horses. There’s a flock of old sheep and a bachelor pad of bucks. Owner Sheila Flanagan leads me on a tour of the farm on a recent…
Los Angeles officially becomes ‘no-kill’ city as animal shelters achieve 90% save rate
Good News Notes: “‘It’s difficult to overstate the enormity of this moment and its place in the history of the no-kill movement. NKLA has demonstrated what’s possible when an entire community works together,’ said Julie Castle, chief executive officer for Best Friends Animal Society. ‘By expanding this collaborative model nationwide, Best Friends’ goal to make…
Bay Area teens create helpful app for pet owners during the COVID-19 shutdown
Good News Notes: “The dynamic duo became friends in their high school’s robotics team and noticed that they had a lot in common. During the COVID-19 shutdown, they decided to take the initiative to spend their influx of free time wisely by starting their own company, PetCode. ‘We came up with this in May of 2020,…