5 Ingredients That Are Toxic to Dogs in Household Cleaners (+ 1 Great Alternative)
When we clean our homes, we assume we’re making it safer for our loved ones. By getting rid of the microscopic viruses and bacteria that hang around our homes, we’re keeping a clean, healthy environment. But what we use when we clean can have negative effects on our pets’ health if we’re not careful. You […]
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Get Started With Camera Traps to Nab Unusual Bird Photos
Sometimes, you may see a close-up image of an animal going about its business, seemingly unbothered by a camera, and wonder how in the world the photographer pulled it off. The answer might be a camera trap. Camera traps are a great way to get intimate portraits of difficult-to-photograph birds, a fresh angle on a […]
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Blind Senior Dog Finds A Puppy Friend To Show Him The Way
At 11 years old, Charlie is very much a senior pup — but nowadays, his heart is fuller than ever. Credit: Chelsea Stipe A few years back, Charlie’s world went dark after he had both eyes removed as a result of glaucoma. He seemed to cope with the sudden change quite well day to day, […]
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Rescuer Saves Kittens from Burned House and Goes Back to Find Their Remaining Sibling
Three kittens were saved from a burned house. Their rescuer didn’t stop there. She went back to find their remaining sibling. The Cat House on the Kings Early Saturday morning, The Cat House on the Kings was contacted by the Fresno Fire Department personnel about a litter of kittens trapped in the wreckage of a […]
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Stray Kitten Wanders from House to House Until She Finds Someone Who Won’t Leave Her Behind
A stray kitten showed up in a neighborhood, looking for food and shelter, but no one wanted to take her in. Alley Cat Rescue Earlier this month, Alley Cat Rescue of Los Angeles took in a scrawny 3-month old kitten who had been wandering the streets of South Los Angeles. The skinny little kitty was […]
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Tiny Lamb Was So Weak Until A Dog Taught Her How To Play
A little lamb named Maddison has just been adopted into a big loving multi-species family — but it wasn’t so long ago that she was totally unwanted. Credit: Black Goat Farm and Sanctuary Maddison, who also goes by Maddie, was born on a farm in Canada earlier this year. The timing of her birth was […]
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A Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Is in Place—Now What?
The Colorado River has been in the news a lot lately. This “hardest working river” just got a lifeline with the recent adoption of a seven state agreement called the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). In the midst of a two-decade drought, the DCP creates new rules for water sharing in times of shortage. While this […]
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10 Movies That’ll Make You Cry And Want To Hug Your Dog
Movies have the power to make us squeal with delight, cheer in victory, laugh hysterically, and sob uncontrollably. For dog lovers, movies that feature pups in peril, saving the day, or crossing the rainbow bridge are enough to bring us to our metaphorical knees. We’ve wrapped up a list of dog movies that are sure […]
People Just Discovered The Smallest Frogs In The World
Imagine finding something smaller than a fingernail in this lush forest of Madagascar. Credit: Sam Hyde Roberts That’s just what a group of scientists have managed to do, Mongabay reports — and in doing so they discovered several new species of frog, the smallest types of frogs in the world. Credit: Sam Hyde Roberts “Calling […]
Four Decades of Building Strike Records Point to ‘Super Collider’ Birds
Every spring, as birds fly north to their breeding grounds, they run a gauntlet unique to the modern era: forests of towering buildings in urban centers from coast to coast. Hundreds of millions crash into structures and fall to their deaths—some attracted and confused by buildings lit up at night and others simply not seeing windows and glass in day. […]
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