Category: Pet Stories

Photo Credit: Bethany Meissner

Living With Dogs Appears To Help Humans Live Longer

Maybe someday doctors will advise patients at risk of cardiovascular disease to not only improve their diet and physical activity, but also to adopt a dog!   Most people who have adopted a dog believe that their life is better for having done so. Now those happy adopters can point to a study by Swedish scientists for
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Oreo the Cat

Adopted Cat Protects Florida Family from Poisonous Snake

Many people are afraid of snakes. It’s lucky for one family in Leesburg, Florida that their cat isn’t. Without their adopted cat’s courageous actions the family likely would have suffered far more than a fright from a poisonous diamondback rattlesnake who slithered into their yard. As first reported by Inside Edition the Peterson family had been enjoying
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Bellatrix from Forsyth County

Afflicted Puppy Perseveres to Become Magnificent Pet

One day a four-month-old puppy was brought into the shelter that the Humane Society of Forsyth County operates in the town of Cumming, Georgia. Vicki Rennick remembers meeting that little dog. “I was there when she came in,” shared Vicki. “Here was this puppy in horrific condition, yet her tail was wagging and she was
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Ossifer the pit bull hero

Community Rallies Around Heroic Pit Bull

Gun violence is terrifying and often deadly. Thankfully, one dog in Chiloquin, Oregon saved the day when there was a shooting in late October. Because of his heroic actions, although one man was sent to the hospital, there were no fatalities from the dangerous attack. According to the Herald and News, around 5:30 p.m. on
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Cat Rescued from Electrical Pole

Electrical Engineers Safely Rescue Stuck Cat

According to Kent Online, a five-year-old black and white cat had become stuck on top of a 30 foot electrical pole in September. Thankfully, an alert passerby noticed the cat and called the local RSPCA who then coordinated a rescue with engineers from UK Power Networks: Mark Stevenson, Andy Reeves, and Mark Chittenden. Tina Nash,
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