(ANIMAL RESCUE) CALIFORNIA — 29 maltreated wolf-dogs taken from an Alaskan tourist attraction have found themselves in a sanctuary in California. Their rehabilitation is undertaken by three military veterans through the program “Warriors and Wolves.” Stanley McDonald, one of the veterans, has not only aided the dogs in recovery, but he has connected emotionally with them. Read on to learn about how veterans are saving the wolf hybrids, and benefiting their own lives. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL CONNECTION) TEXAS — The Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center has started a pilot program called the Dream Seekers Animal Rescue and Training. So far, the program includes Alice, a 2-year-old dachshund/terrier mix, and Devin Olguin and DeAndra Moffett, her first trainers. The idea is that by helping to train an animal, incarcerated youth will develop certain character traits like empathy, responsibility, and patience. Wonderful programs like this, including Prison Tails which matches prisoners with ‘unadoptable dogs,’ are becoming more and more popular as they continue to yield positive results. Read on to find out how these programs help rehabilitate both animals and people. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL RESCUE) Unlike Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania, Dunkirk Dave, the world’s second-longest predicting groundhog, failed to make an appearance this morning in Western New York, indicating that winter could be coming to an end. But for this famed woodchuck’s caretaker Bob Will, who claims to have saved thousands of groundhogs since his childhood, everyday is Groundhog Day. Operating a sort of woodchuck sanctuary, Will often cares for the animals for life, as their injuries have left them incapable of surviving in the wild. Read on to learn more about this man’s extraordinary efforts and tales of animal rescue. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) CALIFORNIA — A baby sea otter stranded off the coast of Cayucos, California was rescued last month and taken to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, where she is currently being nursed back to health. Her caretakers are teaching the 10-week old to do the things a mother would normally teach her, like how to groom herself. Read more on Cayucos the orphaned otter, and how she is warming hearts worldwide. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL NEWS) NETHERLANDS — Hundreds of baby seals have been orphaned in the Netherlands due to storms and high tides. The babies, some still with their umbilical cords attached, are now cared for by the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Center near the city of Groningen. The seal pups are expected to be released back into the wild as soon as they’ve regained their strength. Read on to find out more about how the pups are being nursed back to health and their anticipated return to the sea. —Global Animal
(HORSE RACING) Neville the horse is one of the top contenders for international Horse of the Year and a top contender for the Summer Olympics in London later this year. But like many other race horses, his life has not been an easy one. Racehorses are the victims of a multibillion-dollar industry where drug abuse, injuries, and race fixing is common, and where many horses’ careers end at the slaughterhouse. But Neville has endured more than the just the horrors of the race track. Read more on the strong-willed horse that was able to cheat death twice and who is now on his way to becoming a legend, thanks, in part, to his guardians who did not give up on him. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL TRAVEL) NEPAL — Attention wildlife thrill-seekers! In Nepal, a new sport combining paragliding and falconry is gaining attraction in the world of adventure travel. Parahawking allows a person to glide the serene skies over Nepal with a rehabilitated yet unreleasable raptor leading the trek. Over the span of five years, creator Scott Mason, owner of Himalayan Raptor Rescue, trained the rescued birds to fly alongside him while paragliding. By introducing the practice to the public for support of raptor conservation, the incredible sport was born. Read on for a first-hand account of parahawking. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL CONNECTION) CALIFORNIA — Gentle Barn, a six-acre farm in Santa Clarita, is giving physically and emotionally challenged individuals hope for healing through hands-on interaction with formerly abused goats, pigs, cows, and horses. The rehabilitating gang members and abused youth who visit the ranch feel a connection to the animals after hearing the animals’ heartbreaking stories similar to their own past experiences. As animal-lovers already know, these extraordinary creatures have the ability to provide unconditional love, kindness, and non-judgement to all people as shown through projects like Gentle Barn. Read on to learn more. —Global Animal
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