Spay/Neuter Alternatives

Weighing the Options of Sterilization For the vast majority of American dog owners, the question is a no-brainer: unless you breed dogs or participate in dog shows—or don’t mind being persona non grata at the dog park—you have your dog “fixed.” About 80 percent of U.S. dogs have been altered—relieved of their sex hormone-producing organs, a.k.a. gonads (testicles for males, ovaries for females), through a surgical procedure known as a gonadectomy (castration for the boys,

Cat Spotted High Up on a Building, Suddenly Comes Out of Her Shell When She Realizes Life is About to Change

A cat was spotted high up on a building. She suddenly came out of her shell when she realized life was about to change. Fox the catCliff and Julius Little Wanderers NYC, an animal rescue, received a plea for help at the beginning of the year about a cat found on the corner of a building. The orange tabby was caught in a wheelchair forklift and injured her paws when she tried to free herself.

How to Prevent Dog Bites

Understanding dogs makes all the difference Most people are aware that dogs and children can be a volatile mix, and precautions must be taken to protect kids from dogs. Regrettably, some kids are bitten, and even more, are scared or hurt by dogs chasing them or jumping up on them. “Our dog bit our son completely out of the blue! There is no way we could have seen it coming” is a common sentiment animal behaviors

Kitten Hiding in a Wall Decides to Trust When a Kind Person Spends an Hour with Her in the Rain

A kitten hiding in a wall decided to trust when a kind person spent an hour with her in the rain. Arya the kittenKristen Alli, an animal rescuer, received a call from a local cat colony carer who spotted a kitten coming in and out of a wall at a strip mall. The kitten had taken refuge in the corner where there was a missing brick. When Alli arrived, she found the tabby hidden away

Choosing The Dog Who’s Right For You

The (Next) Love of Your Life Whether you’re searching for your first best friend or the next one, choosing a dog to welcome into your home and heart takes some thought. The right decision is the difference between an uneasy relationship and a match made in heaven. Many people choose a dog without much reflection, and honestly, a lot of the time, things work out fine. Sometimes, though, a combination of unfortunate choices and bad

Gentle Cat Seen Lying on Gravel Decides to Give Home Life a Try After Years of Living in an Alley

A gentle cat found lying on the gravel decided to give home life a try after years of living in an alley. Coeur de PirateChatonsOrphelinsMontreal Simone passed through an alleyway in a neighborhood when she came across a skinny cream cat lying alone on the gravel. The cat was in poor shape and so exhausted that he didn’t have the strength to flee. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the cat had an injured eye,

Best in Health: Purebred or Mixed-Breed?

With their extremes of limb and coat, purebred dogs may seem more prone to health problems. And don’t breeders even compound defects, as they tinker with uniformity? Yet the dog of many varieties, a potluck of traits, outlasts them all. Not quite, say U.C. Davis researchers in a recent study lead by Anita Oberbauer in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. Their analysis of health records of 88,635 dogs, both purebred and mixed breeds, tilts assumptions. So

Three Shy Kittens from Animal Shelter Meet House Cats, are Immediately Curious and Demand Their Attention

Three shy kittens from an animal shelter met two house cats. They were immediately curious and demanded their attention. Melon, Mandarin, MangoJennifer Three kittens (two gingers and one tabby) came into Humane Society for Hamilton County as timid strays. Jennifer, a volunteer for the shelter, checked in on them and was met with many hisses. “They were having some tummy issues and were under-socialized,” Jennifer shared with Love Meow. When Jennifer’s fosters graduated, she returned