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Hope this becomes standard practice 💛

A compassionate breathrough!

During harvest season, grain fields become a death trap for helpless animals when combine harvesters arrive. Now, a groundbreaking initiative in Hungary uses thermal-camera equipped drones to scan fields early in the morning, identifying and marking locations of vulnerable animals.

What mapping the fields and rescuing the animals looks like in practice: https://bit.ly/3y1h9mS

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Responsibility saves lives ♥️🐾♥️

Lost dog found alive 36 hours after boating accident The community rallied together to help find Rocky.

REMINDER!!

PEDIGREE DOG FOOD SOLD at WALMART in ARKANSAS, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, and TEXAS..sharing. Read for details (certain flavors and lot dates)

Recall: Dog food sold at Walmart may contain ‘loose metal pieces’ Pedigree dog food sold at Walmart stores in multiple states has been recalled over the potential presence of a dangerous, unintended ingredient.

HELPERS NEEDED TO FEED PRECIOUS BABIES!

Not far from Cape Girardeau/Jackson, MO! Watkins Wildlife Rehab is slammed and could use some help 💛 Please share!

Really INCREDIBLE that migratory birds survive at all 💛

The swallows are coming back. They weigh about 20 grams, but they covered more than 5000 km during the flight. They passed through the Sahara desert. They flew over the Mediterranean without having a break. They fought the rain and wind, and the scorching sun. They are extraordinary little beings. . And now they will live under the roofs of our homes and bear the offspring. Embrace their presence. Be kind to them. Respect them. One swallow can eat up to 850 flies and mosquitoes a day. One pair can kill about 1,700 flies and mosquitoes a day. There is no more effective and ecological insecticide ... Make them feel welcome here

🛑MEMPHIS/WEST MEMPHIS 🛑

BREAKING: A Memphis woman is searching for her dog after her car was stolen with her beloved pet inside.
https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/05/03/womans-car-stolen-with-dog-inside-fresh-market-police-say/

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 💛

This guy/gal is always the last to leave the front feeder. Love watching through the window 💜 We have 5 feeders up and 2-3 hummingbirds so far. They are already choosing their favs and defending them 😁

HAPPY WORLD VETERINARY DAY 🧡🐾🧡 Recognizing veterinarians as essential health workers! Thank your vet 😉

Get those feeders out 😁 Our guys are back ♥️

Good Reminder!

Safety reminder!

Please vote for Hayden 💜🐾💜

Speak Rescue and Sanctuary is a FANTASTIC RESCUE Organization!

We need your vote to get Hayden in the championship on the Rescue Madness bracket. Voting for this round is only open from 8am-6pm today, so please vote now. It is quick and easy, just follow this link: https://barkdogbar.com/rescue-madness-stl/

Hayden is up against some serious competition, but we truly believe with the help of our followers (yes, YOU!) he can make it all the way. In less than a minute of your time, you can help showcase this resilient and incredible Aussie.

For those who don't know, Hayden is one of our adoptable Speaklings. In his short life he has endured surgeries, amputations, and way too many nights in a veterinary hospital after being struck by a vehicle. He lost a leg and an ear, but never his spirit or will to live. Now we get to enjoy his goofy antics, lovable personality, and beautiful smile while he searches for his forever family.

These before and after pictures really show just how far Hayden has come.

We need this everywhere!!

Caltrans plans to shut down lanes of traffic in Agoura Hills where the wildlife crossing is being built over the 101 Freeway. 🌲🐆🐾

It will be the largest crossing of its kind in the world, stretching 210 feet over the freeway. Completion of the crossing is expected at the end of next year or early 2026.

🛑 IMPORTANT REMINDER! KEEP LILIES FAR AWAY FROM CATS 🛑

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With spring around the corner, this is good info to have on hand.

Adorable 💜🐾

Sometimes it's hard. Sometimes it's easy. Sometimes it is impossible. But it is always the right path. xo

Another precious soul in need 🐾🙏 Not far from Memphis or Little Rock (transport can usually be found).

These plants repel all types of insects:
https://gardeningsoul.com/14-herbs-plants-that-repel-all-types-of-insects/

Worth reposting, you want to know your snakes when you're hiking in the woods.

Another reminder to keep our babies safe 🐾💕

Spring is here. Time for plant lovers to go shopping. Here's a good guide to go by to keep pets safe. 🥀🌻🪴

REMINDER 💜

Warning: small rant in defense of small birds that need big help from humans 💚🫵🏼
Most of you know me as a wellness veterinarian 👩‍⚕️, but I am also a wildlife biologist 👩🏻‍🌾 and licensed wildlife rehabilitator 🦅. This is one of my patients, who is sick because humans fed him cloudy, polluted nectar teeming with bacteria that eventually killed him 🧫😰.

I feel the same way about wildlife as I do domestic pets: it’s our responsibility to know enough to do no harm. When it comes to feeding wildlife, either do it right, or don’t do it at all. If you decide to feed hummingbirds, please do it correctly and responsibly, or you will kill them (and life is hard enough for our wild friends).

1. Do NOT use artificially colored store- bought hummingbird food 🛑❌. Commercial nectars have way too many preservatives, additives, chemical stabilizers and Red Dye #5 that’s harmful to their bodies 👎🏼.

Make your own nectar instead:

1 cup plain sugar + 4 cups boiling water (filter out the impurities)

(1:4 ratio means you can make smaller batches, like 1/4 cup sugar + 1 cup boiling water, if desired). Stir until sugar dissolves and let cool. Store in refrigerator and use up within a week.

❌ I love raw honey, but DON’T USE HONEY with hummingbirds 🍯👎🏼 (sugar is 50% fructose/50% glucose, honey is 40% fructose/30% glucose + other constituents, so it’s the wrong food matrix for them)

❌ I eat organic cane sugar, but DON’T USE ORGANIC SUGAR with hummingbirds👎🏼, it contains more minerals (like iron) that can bioaccumulate over time

2. Warm sugar water can quickly incubate incredible levels of pathogenic bacteria 🦠 and fungi that can infect and kill birds quickly 📈⚰️.The warmer the weather, the faster pathogenic microbes accumulate in nectar ☠️

Thoroughly disinfect and refill your hummingbird feeder twice a week in the spring. Above 85 degrees, clean and refill daily. (Yes, I said daily 😅) 🫗🧴🚰🧽🪣

Is this a complete pain? Yes. It’s also lifesaving and crucial, if you choose to feed hummingbirds. I spend 15 minutes a day taking care of my hummingbird feeders because I want the birds in my yard to not leave diseased and ill 🕊️.

I want to be a responsible steward of the wildlife in my yard. Please do the same, or simply enjoy them without feeding them. Plant hummingbird-friendly flowers 🌸. Better to keep them safe than inadvertently give them fatal food poisoning 💔.

If anyone is able to help, please do! Watkins Wildlife Rehab does AMAZING things to help so many animals in need in our community and surrounding areas. They aren't far from Cape Girardeau, MO for those who may not know. I would be happy to bring anything to them if you prefer. Thank you ❤

Our friends at Mississippi Mutts have shared lots of fun things to do in the upcoming weeks! Check it out! Cape Girardeau, MO

Mark your calendar for these fun events!!!

April 29th…The Dog Walk during the Spring Fling at the Muddy River Marathon!!
April 30th…Doggie Fashion Show for Southeast Missouri Su***de Prevention, Inc!!!
May 6th... Mom and Me Photos for Mother’s Day in the Mississippi Mutts Courtyard
June 3rd... Dudes and Dogs photos for Father’s Day in the Mississippi Mutts courtyard.
Everyone who registers for the Dog Walk and Doggie Fashion Show get a chance to win a raffle basket thanks to our friends at Primal Pet Foods!!!
We will have drinks and special treats for the moms and dads at the photo events!!!

Call the store for any questions or stop by the store if you would like to register.