The American Kestrel is often mistaken for a baby hawk but these little birds of prey are actually full grown! They are the smallest species in the falcon family! This particular American Kestrel was rescued from a pool this morning. The bird is already dry,  warm, and quickly regaining strength in the clinic right now! 💕

This is Patches, and we just took in him and 6 of his friends. Someone contacted us and said that after she bought her home, she found out the previous owner had abandoned an unknown number of rabbits on the property, and wild predators were killing and injuring them. She and her family got 5 of them inside including Patches here, but many were too fast and skittish. Today, with the help of her family and 5 volunteers, we were able to wrangle 4 more. She has adopted 2, and we took in the rest for spay/neuter, healthcare, and hopefully some adoptions! Patches can't walk due to some sort of injury or illness, but the other six seem relatively healthy so far. The local municipal animal control had no resources for stray rabbits and only works with dogs and cats. That sort of thing is actually a part of how we came to exist to help fill the niche of saving pet rodents and rabbits. Do you know if your own county/city has the ability to help "exotic" pets? Do they need knowledge? Access to an exotics vet? Just more funding? Maybe your voice can help where you live. #rabbit #rabbits #strays #strayanimals #dumpedanimals #helpinganimals #animalrescue #exoticanimalrescue https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTTkdeMOAR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Farm Animal Rescue Mission! | Animals Stuck in Truck | Gorilla Rescue | Animals Funny Cartoon 2024

🐇 February is “Adopt A Rescued Rabbit” month! Throughout the month, we’ll be featuring our adoptable bunnies, and promoting proper rabbit care. Chestnut is a super cute bunny who would love to come home with you! Here’s a note from Chestnut’s foster family:
“Chestnut is a friendly, sweet girl who would thrive in a quiet home with lots of space. Chestnut loves exploring outside her enclosure and sniffing whatever new scent she comes upon. She’s curious, brave and shows no fear while socializing with her feline housemate. Chestnut gets a bit of a scare whenever the heat comes on and she’ll start thumping but she’s facing her fear. Chestnut loves fresh veggies / fruit and has enjoyed spinach, cilantro, carrots, bananas and raspberries. She isn’t a fan of cuddles, but happily accepts all the pats. Chestnut is still a young rabbit and will likely adapt well to any loving environment.” All our adoptable rabbits have been spayed or neutered, and have been vaccinated against Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV). Our fostered bunnies live in spacious puppy pens, or are free roaming (cage-free) in bunny proofed rooms. All our rabbits are litter box trained. Sadly, these bunnies were let down by humans before coming into our care. They deserve a loving forever home where they can feel safe and secure. ❤️ Adopt a rescued bunny today! Visit our website to learn about these bunnies and to apply to adopt: ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com . #ladybirdanimalsanctuary #lookwhatlovecando #hamont #hamilton #animalrescue #rescue #rescued #rabbit #rabbits #rabbitsofinstagram #bunny #bunnies #bunniesofinstagram #adoptdontshop #dontshopadopt #adopt #adoptable #adoptables #adoptme #adoptarabbit #adoptarescue #availableforadoption #adoptarescuedrabbit #adoptarabbitmonth #adoptarescuedrabbitmonth 📸 @llucasimpson https://www.instagram.com/p/CofcfSfu3_m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This morning started with a whole new person entering my life… rescuing a different kind and a different being rescues me! Meet #Kurma . . #SmitaRoy #FaeryTalesInc #SpiritAnimal #Totem #Turtle #VishnuAvatar #indianflapshellturtle #giftofnature #gratitude #love #animalrescue #helpinghands #blessings #abundance #cosmicequilibrium https://www.instagram.com/p/ClRUq3VMkug/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Chicken for Charity!

Thank you, Laura, for adopting one of my Wannadoodle Chickchicks at our Charity Flash Day to support Tierhilfe Ukraine!

If you missed our event or just really aren't into (chicken) tattoos, you can also support them directly via their Paypal or by donating pet food and supplies - or just showing some support/shares on their Instagram. Thank you! 🐶🐱💛💙

Hello, I am Cristian Ruben (i Film Heroes The Rescue Cat & Dog Filmmaker) any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause which means so much to me.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation.

I Film Heroes is exempt under Section 501(c) (3) of the IRS (EIN: #82-4657154).

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"Need Gone by Friday"

There's a phrase that floats around the Greyhound Rescue World that makes the hair on all seasoned rescuers neck stand on end. "Need Gone", usually accompanied by a short deadline. Greyhounds who don't earn their keep simply have to go, and if there's no rescue space available, well, then they'll be dealt with in other ways, and will still be gone by the end of the week.

The calls often come on "Dump Day", Monday morning. After a weekend of racing and vets clinics being closed, Monday brings trainers to the door, dogs in the back, to be put to sleep. Then come the desperate calls from the veterinary staff. "Can you take a greyhound?", "Do you know anyone who will take a Greyhound?", "Space for a Greyhound?".

And the reality is there never truly is space. Kennels are already full. Hounds who have waited their turn on wait lists, hounds saved from the kill list in pounds, hounds picked up off the side of the street, and often, last week's Need Gone Grey's. The desperate calls to every rescue in the country might pull up a short term foster or an emergency kennel space but it's never a proper solution and just puts even more strain on already overburdened rescues. The GRI and Pro-Racers claim that most Greyhounds are rehomed, but continue to count Greyhounds being dumped on private rescues as rehoming.

I recently had a discussion with a trainer who didn't see anything wrong with "moving on" hounds from their kennel to a pound for 'rehoming'. They claimed that "We can't keep them all" and didn't see any issue with that statement. One of the hallmarks for an ethical, responsible dog breeder is 'backup for life', in which a dog can always return to the breeder for rehoming should the home situation go belly up. For Greyhounds, overbred by 1000% by the gambling industry's demand for fast dogs, this statement doesn't apply. Breeders churn out litters, cherry pick the fastest and to hell with the rest. They are only "wastage" right? To them, the dog has to earn a kennel space, and if it's not earning it's keep, then it simply has to go.

No other dog sport requires such a high turnover of dogs to function. You'll never see an ex-flyball dog on the kill list in a pound, or a rescue dedicated to ex-agility dogs. And why is that? Because those are actual dog sports, where people and their pets compete for fun, a few titles and perhaps a small prize. Greyhound racing is an industry, built on overbreeding, exploitation and discarding of healthy dogs to the tune of 6000 a year according to industry commissioned reports.

The latest "need gone" call came, as usual, on a Monday, and featured four greyhounds in need of rescuing. Two young dogs, around two years of age, and two older dogs. The second I heard "Four Greyhounds", my heart sank. Finding space for one hound is difficult enough as is, let alone four. The fact that the dogs were apparently nervous, particularly one of the older ones didn't help the situation. By the end of the day, I'd say every rescue this side of the country was involved in finding space for these hounds, and unfortunately, one did end up being euthanised. Three out of four is a miracle on such short notice, but I cant help but mourn the one. The one hound who never got to know life outside of the industry built around her exploitation. The one hound who perhaps, with time and care, could grow in confidence and blossom into a beautiful, happy hound. The one hound who didn't make it.

"Need Gone", the sentence that signs the death notice for so many Greyhounds across the country. Sounds to me that the only thing that "needs gone" is the Industry built on the exploitation of these gentle dogs. If you love dogs, don't support Greyhound Racing.

TW: #AnimalAbuse, #AnimalNeglect, #AnimalDeath, #DogAbuse, #DogNeglect, #DogDeath, #Euthanisation

Please come to our party 🥰 and invite your friends #FunFundraiser #AnimalRescue #DonationMatching #CuteAnimals #pamperedchef #ferrets https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/ferretsanctuary (at 38305) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5PtuSO4Nj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Wildlife in the world can only be protected by the love of compassionate hearts in the world!” ... #animalwelfare #adoptdontshop #animals #animalrights #animalrescue #dogs #animallovers #dog #animallover #dogsofinstagram #animal #tierschutz #vegan #cats #rescue #wildlife #catsofinstagram #animalcruelty #cute #dontshopadopt #animalprotection #charity #adoptierenstattkaufen #rescuedog #saveanimals #bekindtoanimals #compassion #love #straydogs #govegan (at Institute_of_shaping_ambition) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjSxpBuJyKu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Save a life!!

The Duck Parliament vs Scream Bean. We're supposed to get a bunch of ice and snow here in the next few days. The committee of quackery is voting for full panic measures, but Scream Bean says "Ram the icebergs! Full speed ahead!" Who has the right mindset? (They're all in the same duck run, btw. She just often does her own thing instead of following the crowd around.) #animalrescue #snowprep #committeeofquackery #ducksareridiculouscreatures https://www.instagram.com/p/Cme8xD3OjZu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What a fun afternoon photographing the @brewdogsandfewines fundraiser at @resurgencebrewingco ! A number of local rescues participated, and Resurgence was packed with dogs and the people who love them! So many doggos! Bring me all the doggos! @dogsofbuffalo @nickelcitycaninerescue @queen_city_pitties @awesomepawsrescue @buddysrescue @fixabullwny #adoptdontshop #rescuedogsofinstagram #dogsofbuffalo @heart.animal.rescue #buffalo #brewery #animalrescue (at Resurgence Brewing Company) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChQmhexONuO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

American Mustang Elder - Kobe

Great news! Aspen has been adopted! He found a fantastic forever home where he’ll live cage-free, and be spoiled rotten by his new family. Congrats Aspen! We’re so happy for you! ❤️ Visit our website to see adoptable animals and our many success stories: ladybirdanimalsanctuary.com 🎃 #ladybirdanimalsanctuary #lookwhatlovecando #hamont #hamilton #animalrescue #rescue #rescued #rescuedismyfavouritebreed #rabbit #rabbits #rabbitsofinstagram #rabbitlife #adoptdontshop #dontshopadopt #foster #fostering #fosteringsaveslives #adopted #foreverhome #gotchaday https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYccYFOyak/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=