Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Workers at the Richmond Animal Care and Control shelter all had the same thought when a stray gray cat landed on their doorstep weighing almost 30 pounds. “It reminded everyone of Patches,” said shelter director Christie Peters, referring to a […]
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The other day, Julia Wood was at an adoption event when she noticed a black and white cat in one of the kennels, seeming to call out for affection. Wood decided to move in for a closer look. It was then that she learned the heartbreaking story behind how the […]
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A dog with a Santa-inspired name arrived at the Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles last June — and his whereabouts before he was welcomed at the shelter are unknown. Elf arrived covered in ticks and was timid around most people, leading the staff to assume he’d been through […]
Much of America’s pet food packaging could be contaminated with PFAS “forever chemicals”, creating a potentially dangerous exposure to the toxic compounds for cats and dogs. In a recent study public health advocate the Environmental Working Group (EWG) checked 11 bags of pet food and found that all of them […]
Wet cat and dog food is far more environmentally damaging than dry pet food, according to a new study. It found that wet food results in eight times more climate-heating emissions than dry food. The analysis found that a wet food diet for a typical dog resulted in an “ecological […]
Social media is encouraging cases of animal cruelty, with trends driven by viral videos motivating some content creators to bring wild animals into their channels. That’s the message from the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC) following research conducted as part of a coalition with 13 animal protection organizations. The […]
Detections of Salmonella in raw meat-based pet food in the United Kingdom have hit their highest ever level, according to a report. This poses a risk to people who handle it. Data on Salmonella reports from livestock species and in feed and pet food in England, Wales and Scotland was […]