1. allcreatures: Maisie the Goat at Maria’s Animal Shelter in Probus, Cornwall, suffers from arthritis and has to wear wellington boots to help her condition. Recent downpours have left 12-year-old Maisie constantly squelching around in puddles and mud. So her keepers have provided pink wellies to protect her from foot rot - the animal equivalent of trench foot. Picture: SWNS.com

    allcreatures:

    Maisie the Goat at Maria’s Animal Shelter in Probus, Cornwall, suffers from arthritis and has to wear wellington boots to help her condition. Recent downpours have left 12-year-old Maisie constantly squelching around in puddles and mud. So her keepers have provided pink wellies to protect her from foot rot - the animal equivalent of trench foot. Picture: SWNS.com

  2. thinking of getting a pet for Christmas…go to a shelter..give some love to an animal that needs some!!! mothernaturenetwork: How people select pets from animal sheltersPhysical appearance and behavior are the biggest factors when it comes to pet adoptions, according to an ASPCA study.

    thinking of getting a pet for Christmas…go to a shelter..give some love to an animal that needs some!!!

    mothernaturenetwork:

    How people select pets from animal shelters
    Physical appearance and behavior are the biggest factors when it comes to pet adoptions, according to an ASPCA study.

  3. allcreatures: A fox cub that was hit by a car has become best friends with a litter of abandoned kittens at Kent Wildlife Rescue Centre, Sheerness Picture: M & Y Media (via Pictures of the day: 15 May 2012 - Telegraph)

    allcreatures:

    A fox cub that was hit by a car has become best friends with a litter of abandoned kittens at Kent Wildlife Rescue Centre, Sheerness

    Picture: M & Y Media (via Pictures of the day: 15 May 2012 - Telegraph)