Category: Pet Stories

HERO DOG GIVES 80 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

Abandoned in the snow as a puppy, this black lab was saved by a loving family and now helps save the lives of dozens of other dogs! According to the Times Tribune in Corbin, Ky., six years ago, Rebecca Bryant found a six-week-old puppy shivering by a bale of hay. “He came to me and
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FERAL CAT LOVES HER PET DOGS

One unusual friendship in San Francisco embodies the spirit of giving, charity and friendship! Catster community manager, Lori Malm, wrote on Catster.com about her experience with this endearingly odd feral cat she named Cow because of his black and white coat. Cow first showed up inside Lori’s house via the dog door. Cow would make
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HALO PETS CUSTOMER, JEANIE THE 3-LEGGED DOG, HAS HER OWN CHILDREN’S BOOK

Long-time Halo Pets customer, Jeanie, is the star of her own children’s book, “Jeanie the 3-Legged Dog; I Don’t Need Four Feet”, in which she shares a powerful message of courage and acceptance. It’s a heart-warming tale for dog lovers of all ages, reminding readers that anything is possible and it’s okay…even cool, to be
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CAT SAVES OWNER FROM POISONOUS SNAKE

It’s not often a cat has an opportunity to rescue his owner but one cat in Australia didn’t hesitate to come between his owner and danger. Denise Thynne of Queensland was gardening at her home when she grabbed a hose to water her flowers. She didn’t see there was a little snake underneath the hose
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GREATERGOOD.ORG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHARES WHY A RESCUE GROUP TURNED HER DOWN

Have you ever been rejected for a pet adoption? Have you been rejected more than once? Well, that was the case for Liz Baker, GreaterGood.org Executive Director. Liz shares how she was recently rejected to adopt a dog for the third time in her life. She says: “Having now spent most of my professional life
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