Year: 2021

|In: Pigs As Pets|Last Updated:
Aska’s animals gives stable housing, education | Peak Pets





Aska's Animals

The small farm just north of Victor, Idaho, home of Aska’s Animals Foundation, which strives to “provide a progressive environment for animals through rehabilitation, adoption, education and community outreach,” according to their website.




Chanco, Percy and Wally aren’t just “roommates.” Rescued from unsafe living environments, these three pigs eat, sleep and play alongside their caretaker Aska Langman, founder of Aska’s Animals Foundation, a nonprofit committed to temporary and long-term care for animals in need of rehoming.

Born and raised in New York City, Langman started surrounding herself with animals from a young age. Raising cats in her apartment, she had an inkling that animal care would be her life’s purpose.

“I found a way to be weird, a way to get wacky with animals even in the city,” Langman said.



Aska’s Animals

Langman and her son, Leo, hang with Stewie, one of the resident pigs on her

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|In: Terrier Dog|Last Updated:
Westminster Dog Show 2021: Wasabi the Pekingese Wins Best in Show
June 13, 2021, 11:07 p.m. ET

Whoa, the Pekingese is from Pennsylvania! That means the current president AND ruling dog are both from Pennsylvania. This is going to play very well … in Pennsylvania.

June 13, 2021, 11:08 p.m. ET

It always comes back to the swing states. Can’t escape them. Even when it comes to heavily blow-dried dog shows with mysteriously oversized ribbons.

June 13, 2021, 11:04 p.m. ET

I’m glad the Pekingese won because it proves none of us understood at all what we were watching or talking about. Wasabi has taught us all humility. Arigato, Wasabi!

June 13, 2021, 11:02 p.m. ET

Now we get an interview with the winning trainer. How will Wasabi celebrate? With a filet mignon, his trainer says.

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|In: Animal Rescue|Last Updated:
Animal Shelter Throws Birthday Get together for 19-Year-Outdated Cat Without a Residence

An Ohio animal shelter has warmed hearts on social media after it threw a birthday bash for a 19-year-old cat in its treatment.

The shelter, the Cincinnati Animal Care Humane Modern society, shared pictures and online video footage of the celebration on its Fb web site on Tuesday, where it acquired hundreds of likes, opinions, and shares.

Photographs exhibit the cat, Sammy, outfitted in a checkered collar and glittery hat on his birthday.

His cage was embellished with bunting and a toy cake total with a candle.

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Sammy is now up for adoption, and the shelter have mentioned the rule for adopting him is that his foreseeable future proprietors need to toss a different birthday get together when he turns 20 on June 15, 2022.

The shelter mentioned: “Lately, the

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|In: Catahoula Leopard Dog|Last Updated:
Oakland Township-Lake Orion Pets Newly Up For Adoption: Oleander, Freckles, Violet & More

Want to add a new member to your family and have a positive impact on the Oakland Township-Lake Orion community at the same time? Perhaps it’s the right time to adopt a pet! During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, shelters in Oakland Township-Lake Orion and environs have dogs, cats and other animals ready and waiting for someone to take them home.

In the search for your new fur child, consider starting at a local facility like Heavenly Paws Of Michigan, where Mavis the cat is waiting patiently. If you aren’t sure if you have time to take care of a pet year round, many shelters also offer opportunities to foster pets until they are placed in appropriate homes.

Need some help in your search? Patch and Petfinder have you covered. We round up a list each week of all the pets recently put up for adoption in your area. If you’re

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