Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees – dogs, donkeys, horses
Pasadena, California Reuters The pitbull mix arrived at Pasadena Humane covered in ash, his paw pads ulcerated from walking on fire debris, his lungs choked with smoke. A good Samaritan found the dog lying in rubble in Altadena, wrapped him in a blanket and brought him to the shelter. Still too weak to walk Saturday, […]
Spain floods: Improvised vet station treats pets sick from tainted mud
Paiporta, Spain Reuters Volunteer veterinarians in eastern Spain’s flood-hit Paiporta are treating pets that have caught infections from the devastated town’s mud-filled streets at an improvised first-aid station with donated medicines and equipment. Paiporta is among the Valencia suburbs considered “ground zero” of last week’s deadly flash floods that have killed at least 219 and […]
Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. “I am not going to eat them…I will bless them.”
Concord, New Hampshire, US RNS As pet lovers gathered in a church garden on Saturday with dogs and photographs for the annual Blessing of the Animals, they were greeted with an assurance unlike any in years past. “I say: Bring your pet. Bring your dog and cat. I am a Haitian, and I am not […]
US election: Haitian immigrants fuelled Springfield’s growth – and now a US presidential debate
HOWARD SCHNEIDER, of Reuters, reports from Springfield, Ohio, on how the arrival of immigrants from Haiti has reshaped the city…
Haitian Americans fear for their safety after Trump repeats false claims about immigrants
Washington DC, US Reuters Haitian Americans said they fear for their safety after Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim during this week’s presidential debate about immigrants in Ohio. Haitian community leaders across the US said the Republican candidate’s remarks about immigrants eating household pets during his debate with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris […]
AI (and animals)
We keep wondering, worrying, if robots or AI will become conscious, and what that will mean. We’ve wondered about that for years, but it seems close. PICTURE: Manja Vitolic/Unsplash Yet there’s another group of beings who have been with us for much longer than computers, whom we never seem to consider or care if they […]
Chilean vet helps dogs, cats and rabbits injured in wildfires
Vina del Mar, Chile Reuters Among the mountains of debris left over from raging wildfires that have killed more than 120 people in Chile are lost dogs and cats, wandering the streets covered in ash and burns. Some whine behind gates where houses used to be, others stick to new people they have found, and […]
Wow!: Three cats bring scintilla of joy to displaced children in Gaza
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports from Khan Younis…
Medical access
Have you taken you pet to the vet recently? Isn’t it hugely expensive!? PICTURE: Matt Seymour/Unsplash You know why don’t you? There is no Medicare for animals in Australia. You have to pay what it actually costs to treat your pet – and my understanding is that vets and vet nurses are paid a lot less […]
Rescuers race to save pets in submerged Ukraine city after dam collapse
Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Rescue workers are scrambling to save thousands of animals trapped by floodwaters in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson following the destruction of the vast Kakhovka dam some 60 kilometres upstream. Many dogs, cats and other pets are in peril after owners abandoned them when fleeing floodwaters unleashed by the collapse of […]