Jackpine Pets

The other day, I heard a quick knock at the front door; but when I ran downstairs, no one was there. As I turned to go back upstairs, I heard it again. And again, no one at the door. So I waited, and then I heard it again. But I realized it was coming from the room next to the front door. Gilbert’s room. I looked in, but all I saw were Cricket and…[Read more]

@landofenchantment I thought you might like this…it’s interesting and like you, I like Corvids….

https://abc7ny.com/pets-animals/lost-dog-found-14-years-later-reunited-with-houston-family/5948379/

HOUSTON — In 2006, George W. Bush was president, and the Enron trial began. It was also the year a Houston family’s dog disappeared.

This month, the dog was returned to his original owners, no longer the pup they once had.

“I got him as a present…

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EDIT:  You can see more of the groundhog named “Chunk” on his YouTube channel.

https://abc7ny.com/pets-animals/dog-with-special-needs-finally-finds-forever-home/5875712/

GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia — A dog with special needs has found his perfect forever family in Georgia after he was adopted and returned three times.

Bandit has been in the Gwinnett Jail Dog Program about five and a half years and been returned three times…

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/us/rescue-dog-bucket-list-trnd/index.html

(CNN)Police in Pasco, Washington, turned a rescue pup with an inoperable tumor into a dashing police K-9.

The dog, Eddie, was abandoned and spent almost a month wandering in nearby Benton City before he was rescued.

“We thought he had been hit by a car,” she said…

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/upshot/why-euthanasia-rates-at-animal-shelters-have-plummeted.html?te=1&nl=the-upshot&emc=edit_up_20200120?campaign_id=29&instance_id=15327&segment_id=20484&user_id=888500532486d014c5f0c069b9729e4b&regi_id=4652916920200120

DALLAS — When a lost, stray or abandoned pet entered an American city’s animal she…

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/19/us/husky-jubilee-weird-eyes-trnd/index.html

(CNN)A Siberian husky that was surrendered to a New Jersey shelter because of “weird” eyes has been adopted after photos posted on Facebook went viral.

Jubilee, a 4-year-old female pup, has an eyelid deformity that makes it appear as if she’s always surprised.

A…

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https://abc7ny.com/pets-animals/rescue-dogs-escort-bridal-party-down-the-aisle-at-wedding/5862916/

SHARON, Pennsylvania — A Pennsylvania woman getting ready to walk down the aisle made sure her wedding wasn’t all about her.

And it was all by design, because of her love of animals.”I’m excited,” Heather Pavlich said before the nuptials. “I’m just…

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https://abc7ny.com/pets-animals/lost-dogs-reunited-with-family-thanks-to-bus-driver/5783336/

MILWAUKEE — It’s a holiday miracle for two dogs and their family in Milwaukee, and they have a bus driver to thank.

Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus driver, Jamie Grabowski, was nearing the end of her shift when she spotted two dogs wandering…

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A pet possum made it onto the flight one direction, but was denied boarding for the return flight. The airline allows dogs and cats, but not other animals. The author of the article tried to get TSA to comment, but TSA does not care what you bring through security, as long as it’s not in a prohibited category. When I worked for TSA, passengers…[Read more]