A tiny little kitten with a cleft palate came into a Florida animal control shelter last summer. She wasn’t eating on her own, and needed to be syringe-fed every four hours. She had an upper respiratory infection and a bad case of ringworm. But this is Feel Good Friday, so of course, her story has… Learn More
Every relationship has its ups and downs. Love grows cold. The toothpaste cap gets left off. It happens. What can you do? The Nevada Humane Society has the answer: CATalis, the cat adoption cure for romance that’s lost its spark. Side effects include euphoria… because cats are awesome. Once you know that adopting a cat… Learn More
So, you adopted a few dogs. Let’s say, eight dogs. And you feel bad when any of them have to sleep on the floor, but even your king-size bed won’t hold all of them. What do you do? You build a custom bed, of course. That’s just what Chris and Mariesa Hughes did, creating a… Learn More
Right next to the phrase “feel good” in the dictionary is a picture of a kitten. Knowing that, it wouldn’t be right not to share this video with you. It’s about the Kitten Lady’s visit to the Austin Pets Alive! Kitten Nursery, and it’s as sweet and inspiring as you’d expect any kitten video to… Learn More
Has there ever been a viral video that wouldn’t have been better if it had more shelter dogs? Of course not, and the wild success of “Oaktown Punk” certainly proves the point. The East Bay SPCA in Northern California rewrote the words to the song ‘Uptown Funk” to be about dog adoption. They kept the… Learn More
Does your dog feel a little iffy about delivery people? Or do the delivery people feel a little iffy about dogs on their route? That’s not the world these UPS delivery people live in — they not only L-O-V-E the dogs they meet while out delivering your packages, they’ve found the secret of making the… Learn More
There’s nothing like a taking a viral video and making it into a viral pet adoption video! That’s what the Nevada Humane Society did a few years ago, when they made their own version of the 750,000-views “Adoption Dance” video featuring the smooth moves of their adoption center staff. You may have seen it then.… Learn More
When a sweet senior dog named Honeybee came into a Los Angeles shelter, she was in a bad way. She had pancreatitis and hip problems. She was depressed. She wouldn’t eat or drink, not even when the veterinary staff tried to hand-feed her. Oh, Honeybee! The sad dog didn’t know it, but as soon as… Learn More
When our funded Shelter Pet Project put out the call for Insta-famous pets to help get their friends still in shelters or rescue organizations adopted, one of the first to answer the call was the charming Hamilton Pug. Hamilton, who has more than 120,000 combined Instagram and Twitter followers, trotted onto the set of the… Learn More
It’s hard to imagine that a story set in a prison is going to make you feel good, but this one will. In 2014, Karma Rescue in Southern California started Paws for Life, a training program at California State Prison – Los Angeles County. It was one of the first such programs for inmates serving… Learn More