A pit bull in Georgia has been honored by the Humane Society of the US for saving the life of one of his guardians and then coming to her aid later again. Last July, Gloria Benton suffered an suffered an aneurysm, fell and fractured her skull – as reported by My Fox Atlanta. Titan alerted [...]
I just found two great stories that once again reaffirm our connection with our animals. The winner of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles’ 30th National Hero Dog Award has been announced and it’s Bear, a 100-pound Shiloh German shepherd rescued from a Texas animal shelter three years ago. Bear’s [...]
I recently got into a back-and-forth about greyhound racing under a Huffington Post blog entry. A couple of folks on the pro-racing side talked about the dogs as “athletes” and about how much they are worth in monetary terms. And they claimed the dogs love racing. I came out of the discussion thinking about how [...]
A woman in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. might owe her life to a cat she adopted just hours prior to suffering a seizure on February 8. The Green Bay Press Gazette reports Amy Jung adopted a cat from a local shelter and later in the day she suffered what is described as an insulin reaction. Pudding [...]
Pit bull saves family during house fire: A Chicago pit bull alerted her family in the middle of the night that their house was on fire. The family got out safely and one family member rushed back into the home to save Moo Moo. Once again, we see an example of the greatness of animals [...]
An elderly woman in Glendale, Ariz. is alive and recovering in the hospital thanks to her service dog, who performed multiple tasks in coming to her aid, after she fell in her home and broke her femur. ABC News reports Bethe Bennett was losing consciousness on the floor when Danny, a miniature schnauzer, began licking [...]
Editorial slams adoption groups: A Slate.com editorial that ran Thursday on the website suggests the adoption process through rescue groups can amount to an “inquisition.” I don’t doubt that some rescue organizations can have detailed adoption application processes that turn some people off. The process varies from group to group. But the fear that homeless [...]
Last year, when a woman in Kansas City, Mo. was being beaten with a hammer by her boyfriend, her Great Dane came to her defense. The dog absorbed several blows after laying across her body. Reports state the boyfriend then threw them both out of a second-story window. KCTV5.com reports the dog’s injuries included a [...]
