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What These People Did to Help Stray Dog Who Lost Her Leg in a Train Accident Will Warm Your Heart. While keeping your pup on a leash may seem constrictive at times, doing so helps prevent unnecessary accidents. After all, dogs don’t know all of the dangers of an industrialized world. Cars are simply giant toys to chase, the street is as safe as the lawn, and a train track is simply a bumpy road that needs to be crossed to get to the other side. Unfortunately, while domesticated dogs can be kept safe, for the most part, by their guardians, stray dogs have to maneuver the dangerous world on their own.
Sometimes they get into sticky situations that can be fairly easily solved, and other times they get seriously injured and can go unattended for hours, or even days. Recently, on the streets of India, a stray dog was struck by a train that cut off her leg. Train travelers heard the pup’s wailing screams after the freak accident and when they found the severely injured animal, they immediately called the Animal Aid Unlimited Rescue Team.
The pup was found hobbling around the train station, clearly in a lot of pain.
In addition to pain, the poor pup was terribly frightened – constantly moving when Animal Aid’s rescue worker inched closer. Eventually, the team decided to employ a blanket to grab the pup and calm her down.
Since the pup had lost so much blood, the rescue team had to wait several days before amputating the remainder of the leg.
Once that painful ordeal was done, Animal Aid named the pup Florence and gave her the care and love she needed so badly. Now she’s thriving!
She gets plenty of head scratches and nuzzles…
…and gets to play with other rescued pups!
Florence has undergone an amazing transformation, to say the least!
Although we wish that Florence had obviously never gotten struck by a train, at least she is now under the safe and knowledgeable care of Animal Aid Unlimited. Pet homelessness is a huge problem in the U.S. and around the world, one that we can all play a part in solving. To learn more about Animal Aid Unlimited and their mission to help stray dogs, visit their website. All Images Source: Animal Aid Unlimited
How We’re Saving the Stray Dogs Left Behind in the Wake of Sierra Leone’s Civil War. Sierra Leone’s eleven-year civil war left the country devastated. As people were forced out of their homes to seek refuge from the violence, their dogs were left behind.
Just as the country started to get back on its feet, the 2014 Ebola epidemic hit. And again, dogs were the forgotten victims. Myths circulated that dogs could transmit the disease, meaning people threw their dogs out onto the streets to fend for themselves.
The civil war and Ebola epidemic have left Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, with one of the densest stray dog populations in Africa.
Rabies Has Become Rife Among Dogs and People
Estimates suggest that there are over three human rabies cases for every 100,000 people – one of the highest rates on the entire globe. It seems everyone in Freetown knows someone who has been affected by this horrific – yet preventable – disease.
And with this density of dogs comes other community conflicts: feces on the streets, dogs scrapping over food, traffic accidents, and dogs biting people and livestock. The situation is reaching boiling point. The risk of communities putting pressure on local authorities to eliminate dogs through inhumane culling is higher than ever.
Culling is Never the Right Answer
Not only are the culling methods often inherently cruel, but it also does nothing to address where the stray dog population is coming from in the first place. As well as the spiraling number of stray dogs on the streets, unwanted puppies are often dumped by owners, and some let their dogs out to scavenge for food in the local area during the day. These kinds of actions mean problems will arise again … and again … and again.
Right now, stray dogs are high on politicians’ agendas. Our team is getting in there and making sure politicians know we have the solutions they need.
We Must End Rabies
First of all, we will be continuing to work with local and national governments to eliminate the immediate threat of rabies, by vaccinating 70 percent of the total dog population. This will improve tolerance for dogs, and protect them from both rabies and the abuse and cruelty that happens in its name.
After the rabies threat is reduced, we will support authorities in introducing a dog population management program to address the number of dogs on the streets. This will target dog guardians to stop the dumping of puppies, and that dogs are looked after properly so they don’t come into conflict with the local community.
We want to show that our approach works. We’re a planning a pilot project which will include vaccinating dogs in a part of Freetown in collaboration with local authorities and our friends at the Sierra Leone Animal Welfare Society. Together we can create better for lives Freetown’s 100,000 dogs, and ultimately for all dogs in Sierra Leone.
Help us protect Sierra Leone’s dogs and communities today by clicking here.
This post was previously published on World Animal Protection’s blog.
How We’re Saving the Stray Dogs Left Behind in the Wake of Sierra Leone’s Civil War. Sierra Leone’s eleven-year civil war left the country devastated. As people were forced out of their homes to seek refuge from the violence, their dogs were left behind.
Just as the country started to get back on its feet, the 2014 Ebola epidemic hit. And again, dogs were the forgotten victims. Myths circulated that dogs could transmit the disease, meaning people threw their dogs out onto the streets to fend for themselves.
The civil war and Ebola epidemic have left Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, with one of the densest stray dog populations in Africa.
Rabies Has Become Rife Among Dogs and People
Estimates suggest that there are over three human rabies cases for every 100,000 people – one of the highest rates on the entire globe. It seems everyone in Freetown knows someone who has been affected by this horrific – yet preventable – disease.
And with this density of dogs comes other community conflicts: feces on the streets, dogs scrapping over food, traffic accidents, and dogs biting people and livestock. The situation is reaching boiling point. The risk of communities putting pressure on local authorities to eliminate dogs through inhumane culling is higher than ever.
Culling is Never the Right Answer
Not only are the culling methods often inherently cruel, but it also does nothing to address where the stray dog population is coming from in the first place. As well as the spiraling number of stray dogs on the streets, unwanted puppies are often dumped by owners, and some let their dogs out to scavenge for food in the local area during the day. These kinds of actions mean problems will arise again … and again … and again.
Right now, stray dogs are high on politicians’ agendas. Our team is getting in there and making sure politicians know we have the solutions they need.
We Must End Rabies
After the rabies threat is reduced, we will support authorities in introducing a dog population management program to address the number of dogs on the streets. This will target dog guardians to stop the dumping of puppies, and that dogs are looked after properly so they don’t come into conflict with the local community.
We want to show that our approach works. We’re a planning a pilot project which will include vaccinating dogs in a part of Freetown in collaboration with local authorities and our friends at the Sierra Leone Animal Welfare Society. Together we can create better for lives Freetown’s 100,000 dogs, and ultimately for all dogs in Sierra Leone.
Help us protect Sierra Leone’s dogs and communities today by clicking here.
This post was previously published on World Animal Protection’s blog.
Awesome Veteran Rescues Bald Eagle Trapped in a 75-Foot High Tree. At war, soldiers are required to think up innovative solutions when faced with complex problems. After all, when it comes to war, you can only go so far with planning ahead. Where a regular person may see an impossible obstacle, a soldier sees an opportunity to think outside the box – an ideology that stays with them even when they’re done with their tour.
Take U.S. Army veteran, Jason Galvin, for example. The former solider recently stumbled upon a bald eagle helplessly dangling from a tree. He wasn’t the first one to spot the bird – passersby had already called the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the local police and fire departments. However, the agencies felt they could not do anything because of how high the bird was on the tree.
Galvin estimated that the bird was about 75 feet off the ground and had been there for a couple of days. It was clear that the bird had gotten tangled in some kind of rope.
Seeing that the agencies wouldn’t be able to get the bird, Galvin decided to take matters into his own hands. His creative solution? Shooting the tree’s branches until the one holding the bird broke off.
90 minutes and 150 shots later, Galvin finally got the “right shot.” The branch and the attached bird tumbled to the ground. Thankfully, there was an underbrush that broke the bird’s fall.
The young eagle, named Freedom by Galvin and neighbors, was immediately taken to University of Minnesota Raptor Center, a rehabilitation center that specializes in medical care for eagles and other large birds, where he’s recovering.
As Galvin told the Daily Mail, the eagle’s rescue was an emotional experience. “When it finally came down, it was breathtaking. It was a beautiful moment,” shared Galvin.
While normally the best course of action when stumbling upon an injured wild animal is to call for professional help, in this case, we’re sure glad this army veteran was around to help! Had he not interjected, this bald eagle, a beautiful bird, an icon of strength for the U.S., would have died an unfortunate death. We applaud his quick and innovative thinking! All Images Source: The Daily Mail
Last remaining circus bear in Poland confiscated! FOUR PAWS just helped Polish animal welfare organisation Viva! confiscate the last remaining circus bear in Poland! In this video you can see that the bear was being kept in totally inappropriate conditions by the circus. Moreover, the security standards were very poor and potentially disastrous. Thankfully, the bear is now in security at our cooperation partner Zoo Poznań. But, as there isn’t enough space at the zoo to house the bear permanently, we’re working to ensure that the bear can be transferred to our BÄRENWALD Müritz in Germany.
Jerks Painted This Tortoise’s Shell Red – Luckily Kind Rescuers Stepped in to Save the Day. Humans have a skewed perception of nature and its inhabitants. Considering we have industrialized almost all of the land on Earth and have taken animals from their natural habitats for our own entertainment, scientific tests, and consumption, it’s not much of a surprise that people feel like they can pretty much do whatever they want to animals with no repercussion.
We’ve seen this depressing fact highlighted in several ways over the past few years. We’ve seen people take marine animals out of the ocean just for the sake of photos, we’ve seen barbaric events being held where animal cruelty is celebrated, and when you think about it, our negligent attitude towards our rampant pollution and plastic use shows that we really don’t think about the animals that can be harmed from our trash.
Wildlife hospitals see animal abuse cases all the time. Just recently, the Von Arx Wildlife Hospital took in a tortoise who was cruelly painted. The tortoise’s shell was completely covered in red paint, with some also found on her head and legs.
Using a non-toxic and soy-based cleaner, the biologist was able to get most of the paint off. Unfortunately, because the tortoise was agitated, it took several days to get it all off and the animal had to be sedated. Poor thing!
Thankfully, after just a few days, the tortoise seemed ready to return to the wild. The biologist released her in an area shown to have a healthy gopher tortoise population.
We’re glad that nothing worse was done to this poor tortoise, but given this animals’ timid nature, we can only imagine how traumatizing it must have been to be captured, painted, and then have to go through the long process of having said paint removed. No animal should have to deal with these situations simply because they don’t have a voice to defend themselves and cannot run away. The sooner humans realize this, the better off we all will be. All Images Source: Conservancy of Southwest Florida/Facebook
Donate to Help Gabriel Run Again Gabriel (Gabe) is a 2 year-old Tennessee Walking Horse and he needs surgery immediately in order to walk, trot, and run again without pain. For Gabe, the term "growing pains" is real. He has contracted tendons which means his bones are growing faster than his tendons can stretch to keep up. As a result, Gabe is knuckling at the fetlock/ankle joint with pain when he walks.
Nutritional and exercise restrictions and pain
medication have failed to help Gabe. Surgery is required in order to lengthen
the tendons and allow them to stretch. The surgery removes the tethers on the
tendons and allows more stretch which in turn lets the tendons catch up with the
bone growth. Gabe will be hospitalized for several days and then return to his
foster home to recuperate.
This beautiful equine was rescued by the Ohio
SPCA along with 6 other horses. He was emaciated and sick. We saved his live
then and with your help, we can fix Gabe's legs so he can be adopted by a
forever family.
Surgery and hospitalization will cost at least $2000.
We simply do not have the funds to help Gabe. Your donation, large or small,
will make a difference for this young horse. We can't wait to see Gabe run
again.
Donations may also be made directly through PayPal:
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Over the past week, severe flooding devastated central and southern China killing almost 130 people, destroying more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan (US$5.7 billion).
During the storm, 92 alligators escaped from a local farm in Anhui province, the same area that houses the Anhui Research Center of Chinese Alligator Reproduction, the largest breeding center for 10,000 reptiles including the endangered Yangtze alligator species.
The escaped alligators swam over their enclosure walls when flood waters filled the pens. Authorities sent out a warning to locals and have taken measures to reinforce alligator pens at the center.
As of July 7, only eight of the alligators from the farm have been recaptured.
In another part of Anhui, 1,000 pigs were saved when their enclosures flooded earlier in the week. Among 3,000 pigs, only a third were mature enough to be slaughtered and therefore saved.
During the storm, 92 alligators escaped from a local farm in Anhui province, the same area that houses the Anhui Research Center of Chinese Alligator Reproduction, the largest breeding center for 10,000 reptiles including the endangered Yangtze alligator species.
The escaped alligators swam over their enclosure walls when flood waters filled the pens. Authorities sent out a warning to locals and have taken measures to reinforce alligator pens at the center.
As of July 7, only eight of the alligators from the farm have been recaptured.
In another part of Anhui, 1,000 pigs were saved when their enclosures flooded earlier in the week. Among 3,000 pigs, only a third were mature enough to be slaughtered and therefore saved.
Three Horses Saved From Starvation
Last month, In Defense of Animals' Hope Animal Sanctuary received a call
concerning three horses who were so thin that the caller feared they would soon
die of starvation. From the description, our sanctuary Operations Manager Sharon
Stone realized the horses' "guardians" were a family that had been previously
investigated for horse neglect.
Aided by concerned citizens who were willing to testify in court and because
of the history of prior abuse, a seizure order was obtained and all three horses
have now been removed from the property. The horses have been given proper
veterinary attention and are in the care and custody of the same concerned
citizens who were willing to speak up for them.
Their poor condition means it will take many months for them to gain weight
and begin to be healthy once again, but their new guardians are committed to
helping them be the happy, healthy horses they should be. The original
"guardian" made an agreement with the judge which stated, in exchange for not
appealing the seizure of the horses, he would not be charged with neglect. If you see animals in distress, please speak out for them.
This Rescued Dog Found His Family and Will Never Be Chained Again
Surrounded
by dirt and trash, Yo-Yo endured a life of misery on a short chain. Once PETA
rescued him and the Virginia Beach SPCA found him a "forever home," everything
changed. ♥
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