(Flickr / European Parliament) Ottawa By-Law Services Posts a Cruel Reminder for Freedom Convoy: Pets Are Taken When Owners Are Arrested A tweet posted by the Ottoawa By-Law reminded those involved in the "Freedom Convoy" what could happen to their pets. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal February 17, 2022
Angela Rafuse / Facebook Woman Begins New Nonprofit to Aid Pets Whose Owners Are Near the End of Life Byron Rafuse refused to go to the hospital for a health matter because he was concerned about who would care for his late wife's cat. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 12, 2022
Garvin Thomas NBC Bay Area / Facebook screen shot Jogger Spots Smoke While on Run, Takes Immediate Action After Realizing What's Trapped Inside House Thanks to a brave jogger and a Ring doorbell system, a family's home and pets were saved from a fire. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 17, 2021
Hospice of the Good Shepherd / Facebook Heartbreaking Photos: Woman Gets Dying Wish to See Pets One Last Time Jan had a glimmer of hope that she might be able to see her pets again, as she was able to bring her dogs to that % hospice in the past. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 14, 2021
BARCS Animal Shelter / Facebook screen shot Cat Crisis: Authorities Hit Triple Digits As Kitties Rescued From Home, Onlookers Stunned They also shared that five cats have already been adopted, 22 are in foster homes, 37 have been selected for rescues and 12 are headed to adoption events. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 8, 2021
Muncie Animal Care & Services / Facebook Week-Old Kittens and Adult Cats Dumped Near River, Crammed Into Crate without Food or Water There was no food, no water and no chance of survival for the cats if someone hadn't come along at just the right time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 1, 2021
ARC - Anna's Rescue Centre / Facebook Cat Reunited with Owner After More Than a Decade; microchip a key White spent hours reorganizing her home so that her long-lost cat Tom and his friend Dennis could have their own room. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 25, 2021
KONO 101.1 / Facebook screen shot Football Fans Make Daring Rescue After Noticing Cat Dangling From Ledge Apparently, the couple was sprayed by the cat and lost a drink in the commotion. It's certainly a game they won't forget any time soon. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal September 20, 2021
@robert_hrovat / Unsplash Fury Erupts as Chartered Plane Evacuates Cats and Dogs from Kabul, Leaves Women and Kids Behind The British government helped a veteran who ran an animal shelter get his animals out of Afghanistan - while he left his staff behind. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal August 30, 2021
Bodmin Police / Facebook Cat's Meows Alert Rescuers to Owner, 83, Who Fell 70 Feet Down Ravine: 'Piran the Cat Saved the Day' One little black cat named Piran has proven her undying loyalty to her owner after an accident that took place on Saturday. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal August 21, 2021
Fancy Cats & Dogs Rescue Team / Facebook Furry Adoption Program Pairs Senior Cats with Senior Citizens Who 'Just Want Companionship' At least 56 shelters across 35 states beside Virginia offer similar programs for their older adoptable pets. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal August 13, 2021
The Rescue Business / Facebook Beloved Cat Finally Returned to Massachusetts Owner After 6-Year 'Unimaginable Journey' Mini Max had been found by a family about 10 miles away, and his microchip led the animal hospital to Kudzma. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal August 3, 2021
Mustafa ezz / Pexels Cat Hoarder Sentenced to Jail Time and 15-Year Probation After Leaving Dozens of Felines to Starve She now faces 364 days in jail and 15 years of probation, and she is banned from owning or rescuing any animals. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 25, 2021
Tulsa Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Tulsa Fire Department Comes to the Rescue After Both Cat and Owner Get Stuck in Tree Whether the cat knows how much it's loved, at least it didn't have to use one of its nine lives thanks to firefighters and a caring owner. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 3, 2021
Idaho State Journal / Facebook Family Struggling Financially Claims $5,000 Reward After Locating Missing Cat, Owner Says The man and his girlfriend continued the search, heartened by the many kind locals who joined in the hunt for Panther. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 26, 2021
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue / Facebook NFL Player's Maserati Taken Apart to Rescue Kitten Trapped Underneath Some commenters even offered to take in the stray kitten themselves, but it's already spoken for - and it seems like a good match. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 20, 2021
@michaelschwab13 / Twitter screen shot Tiger Still Loose in Houston as Suspected Owner Arrested in Murder Investigation A big cat wandering the streets of Houston is wild enough, but there's a new mystery - and a charge of murder - involved as well. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
Courtesy Photo by Ana Isabel Martinez Chamorro / Flickr Despite Not Being Able to Control Recently Adopted Dog, Bidens Plan on Bringing Another Animal Into the White House Despite having a myriad of issues with their cantankerous canine, Major, the Biden family plans on bringing a cat to the White House. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 2, 2021
Kimberly Krebs Wertenberger / Facebook screen shot 19-Pound Cat Finally Rescued After Spending Days Wedged in Neighbor's Chimney While the cat dropped seven pounds during her ordeal and is hesitant to venture outdoors, she seems to be doing well. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 1, 2021
Suffolk County Police Department / Facebook screen shot Cops Enter Blazing House Fire to Rescue Cat and Dog After Escaping Children Tell Them Pets Are Still Inside Not everyone would be so brave for the sake of someone else's animals, but these two officers have proven their mettle. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 9, 2021
Animal Friends Humane Society / Facebook screen shot Bomb Squad Called to Disarm 'Suspicious' Bag of Kittens Outside of Church Despite the danger they went through being zipped up in a bag and left on a cold doorstep, the cat and kittens are safe. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 23, 2021