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Neighbors call John Curmak the cat whisperer.

Customer Nadi Ovanessoff said her cat, Guava, was feral and badly matted before Curmak stepped in.

“Nobody else would see her,” Ovanessoff said. “The vets wouldn’t see her unless she was sedated. We couldn’t get her sedated. I called John and he said, ‘Bring her in.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ ”

Pet grooming and rescue are his calling. When he lost his father a year ago, John used his inheritance to buy the Pampered Paws mobile grooming business.

“I know he would have wanted it,” Curmak said.

Curmak’s life changed

A massive survey analyzing animal behavior during COVID-19 lockdowns has provided new insight into how humans can better co-exist with their wild counterparts.

It also provided some great photos of bison, grizzlies, baby moose and other animals in their natural habitats.

The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolutioninvolved 120 researchers worldwide and 5,000 camera traps that took pictures when triggered by the movement of wild animals.

It was led by wildlife biologist and University of British Columbia associate professor Cole Burton, who said the research was spurred on by the notion that as human activity was reduced

Bluetooth speakers have become a lot more accessible and convenient over the last few years, which is why they’re found in most households. However, if you’re a pet parent, a Bluetooth speaker might do more harm than good. According to a recent study by Genodea Bluetooth speaker can “unintentionally have a harmful effect on the well-being of their pets.”

Humans and pets (cats and dogs) hear audio frequencies at different ranges. While we can hear audio frequencies in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz, pets, especially cats, can hear up to 65 kHz, while dogs can hear

(RNS) — Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old.

Raised in the Midwest as a Presbyterian preacher’s kid, he was often hauled to hospice facilities and funeral homes but noticed that the chipmunks and other animals crushed by the side of the road weren’t treated with the same compassion shown to people.

“At a very young age, I began picking up those little animals, putting them in my lunchbox, and giving them burials in the way my father did when he was working with humans,” says Bowen, who recalls

Britain’s most successful female Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey has urged walkers to keep their dogs on lead after a near miss “scared the life” out of her.

The para-athlete46, issued the warning on social media after visiting the National Trust-run estate Lyme Park, in Cheshire, on Tuesday 26 March.

She said was “centimeters from being the victim of a dog attack” while walking round the estate which is famous for its deer and stately home.

Taking to X, Dame Sarah said: “Centimetres from being the victim of a dog attack whilst in @NTLymePark this afternoon.

“Absolutely scared the

As the director of the county’s open-access shelter, Currier oversees a team that takes in around 4,500 animals annually ranging from dogs and cats to more exotic species like hedgehogs and emus, with a live release rate of over 90%.

While the work can be challenging, especially when witnessing families are forced to give up beloved pets due to economic hardships, Currier finds immense joy in facilitating adoptions, particularly those involving children.

“I think my favorite thing about my job, and for most of our staff, is just seeing adoptions. “It’s really hard to have a bad day if you

A RETIRED vet found dead in his garden had been bitten by seven dogs — including his own pet.

Antony Harrington was attacked by the pack, said to include several large Bernese mountain dogs and his black Russian terrier.

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The widower, 77, suffered a suspected cardiac arrest and was declared dead at the scene.

Police are trying to establish whether the bites were the cause of death or