Pets

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Top vets urge dog lovers to stop buying pugs and bulldogs

Pugs, bulldogs, boxers, and similar ‘squish-faced’ dog breeds are popular nowadays because of their cute personalities, endearing but odd faces, and being the pets of many well-known actors and singers. However, there is a dark side behind this trend. Many of these dogs suffer from health issues from their genetics, that have been selectively bred. […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

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Xylitol: A Deadly Danger to Dogs

Kate Chacksfield was at a loss when her dog Ruby became rapidly sick in less than a week. She took Ruby to the vet, and wracked her brain to figure out the source of this sudden ailment, but came up with nothing. After Chacksfield paid almost $13,000 in medical bills, Ruby died. The cause of […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

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This Is Why Tourists Should Stop Riding Elephants In Thailand

Thailand authorities are warning tourists to stop riding elephants in their country as heart-wrenching images of the beaten animals exploded on Twitter. The caption was: “You can stop inhumanity tortured on elephants by stop riding an elephant!” The pictures in question are suspected to be from Phuket, one of the most popular vacation spots in […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

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Bus Terminal Opens Their Doors to Shelter Stray Dogs

With winter fast approaching it’s not just humans that are looking to escape the cold. Animals everywhere are cozying up for warmth in any way that they are able to, even if it means sleeping in unexpected places with the help of some kind-hearted humans. One bus terminal has opened its doors to stray dogs […]

Jackie Todd

Jackie Todd

Dog Trainer and Animal Rescue Advocate

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My puppy chewed my big toe to the bone while I slept

If you have a dog, it can be hard to imagine that your dog would ever do anything to intentionally harm you. What’s not hard to imagine, however, is them doing something that harms you in the short-term but ultimately saves your life. This is what happened to 64-year-old David Lindsay from Cambridge, in the […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

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Tiny cat chases away massive four-tonne elephant that wandered into its garden

Elephants may be large, but they certainly aren’t known for being overly fierce. The common house cat, however, might just be one of the feistiest animals around. This late-night garden standoff in Thailand makes that point quite clear.  Tiny Cat Scares Off Huge Elephant In Nakhon Nayok in Thailand, there is an infamous elephant named […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

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Stray Cat Brings All Her Babies To Meet The Woman Who Helped Her

A woman in Quebec, Canada got more than she bargained for when she began feeding a hungry stray cat in her garden over the summer. The feline was pregnant, and soon after birthing her kittens came again to the woman for help. This is their story. Woman Unintentionally Rescues Stray Cat and Her Kittens While […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

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You Could Now Land In Jail For Leaving Your Dog Out In The Cold

In the state of Pennsylvania, leaving your dog out in the cold could land you in jail. In 2016, a small Boston Terrier puppy in Pennsylvania was rescued from a near-death situation. As the news spread, animal rights activists across the state began demanding tougher punishments for perpetrators of animal cruelty. In 2017, state legislatures […]

Brittany Hambleton

Brittany Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

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Puppy is born with GREEN fur due to rare pigment in its mother’s womb

There are all kinds of puppies out there in the world, being cute and getting into trouble. However, have you ever seen a puppy that was born with green fur before? Neither have we! Believe it or not, there’s a puppy that was just born on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean that resembles […]

Cody Medina

Cody Medina

Environmental Activist