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got a guest room, an office, a closet, or even a cozy bathroom in #AdrianMI or #LenaweeCounty? little mews rescue is a non-profit organization looking for more foster homes! all are welcome to apply online or inquire for details via e-mail. unhoused, unvetted kitties need us all to work together!

no shame at all in recognizing that our current environment may not be suitable for certain pets 🧡 it's very loving! local rescues might have foster homes instead of shelter environments, in case you aren't getting any leads; hope he can find the coziest quiet home very soon 🫶 🫂

As Gaza starves, GoFundMe accused of blocking ‘millions of dollars’ raised GoFundMe is accused of unfair restrictions and financial freezes on Palestinian aid fundraisers.

TIL that GoFundMe’s execs are full of IDF & IDF adjacent & it makes 👇👇👇 make infinitely more sense

How to Introduce Cats to Each Other - Fundamentally Feline Taking your time with a slow, positive introduction process leads to long-term harmony.

also this free guide by a certified pro that works beautifully even if the cats already know each other 🧡 positive reinforcement works!How to Introduce Cats to Each Other - Fundamentally Feline share.google/8A9NKgWUISg9...

i would check out your local (or non local) certified cat behavior specialists instead. you can check thru the pet professional guild or the IAABC director to make sure they're certified and knowledge-assessed. i think there's hope here to change the emotional response btwn cats :-)

We will be staying home with our cats. Not celebrating this country's descent into fascism.

A tabby cat lying on a towel in a shelter crate. She has the sweetest face and the saddest look and is waiting for her person to come and get her!

Maryland! A friend is volunteering with the PG County animal shelter and says Lucy is the sweetest baby. She has malformed hind legs and keeps getting overlooked because of it, but is a complete lovebug. Look at this face! Her ID number is A556355 and she needs you!

24petconnect.com/PGEOADOPT/De...

I'm very excited to share our paper, out now in Animal Cognition, where we show that dogs are able to detect meaningful (to them) phrases in a stream of meaningless speech, even if no exaggerated intonation is used. Check it out here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

1/7 First evidence of tool making and tool use in wild blue jays.

This is a single observation of an adult tearing off a piece of bark and inserting it into a branch in close proximity to a spider.

(paper) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
via @explanimals.bsky.social

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

🚨 Over 70 graduate programs in the biological and biomedical sciences have frozen or slashed admissions.

The consequences are profound—how many brilliant minds are being shut out of research entirely? How much future discovery is being lost before it even begins?

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Meena by Sahil Bajaj What does a sand cat dream about?

@catsofyore.bsky.social Could I beg a small favour?

A friend of mine made a lovely text game about a sand cat. It's free, a few minutes long, and is full of squee and d'aww. Could I please ask you to retweet this so your followers can enjoy the loveliness?

sahil-bajaj.itch.io/meena

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the EPA’s scientific research arm and lay off more than 1,000 chemists, biologists, and other scientists.

URGENT ACTION ALERT: Over 400 Palestinians murdered overnight as Israel and the US intensify their genocide in Gaza.

Read our full action alert: loom.ly/eyUy0qM

terrible news 😔😢

Isr*el bombed Gaza endlessly at 2am last night, killing whole families. At least 326 people are dead. 326 human beings, not just numbers.

If you can’t see it’s a genocide by now, I don’t know what to tell you. Please speak up even if you have never done so before.

Two very cute and happy little dogs pose in front of a light blue birthday cake with white frosting and red and yellow fake candles. They are both wearing party hats (one is white with blue polka dots, the other is yellow stripes with a red bobble on the top). The background is pale blue and the text reads Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy is 5 years old today. You can also see the cover of Wag which is green with the word Wag in yellow, the remaining text in black or white, and a happy Bernese mountain dog looking up at the title. In the bottom right corner is the logo for Companion Animal Psychology which shows my cat and late dog greeting each other.

Happy book birthday to my first book, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy. Here's to happy dogs everywhere!

it's rough being a celebrity!

happy you're on bsky!

1/4 Social blinking in dogs

Blinking in dogs is synchronised (they blink back when they see other dogs blinking) and appears to be a signal that shows non-aggressive intentions and a bond between the two dogs.

(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Eugenics and Modern Dog Fancy Aren't the Same, but They Share a Common Ancestor How the "Father of Eugenics" Used the Dog Fancy as a Springboard for His Ideas and Why We Need to Examine How Harmful Ideology Appears in the Hobby Today

Curious about how extremism and harmful ideologies can show up in the dog world? I was too. So @makingheadsortails.bsky.social and I wrote about it.

punk and rad confirmed! 🩷

UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...

#StandWithUkraine Please, everyone, promote the Ukrainian donation site set up by the Ukrainian government - all donations go directly to the Ukrainian treasury to fight the Russians and rebuild Ukraine. Imagine if 10 million people around the world donated something every month!
u24.gov.ua

"Not Stern Enough": Failures of a Dog Trainer I was once told I would never make it as a dog trainer. I was, quite simply, not stern enough. I lacked the one essential skill needed to reign in the exuberant, the afraid, the aggressive. I would ne...

"Take these words as a reminder to be gentle and kind. Your dog will thank you." From Skys the Limit Animal Training. www.skysthelimitanimaltraining.com/post/not-ste...

Two Washington cats infected with bird flu • Washington State Standard Two domestic cats in Washington state have been infected with bird flu after eating raw pet food, according to the department of agriculture.

There are no proven benefits to raw feeding yet plenty of serious, well-documented risks. It has never been a good idea but ESPECIALLY NOW. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/two-w...

Infographic with an illustration of an ICE agent approaching three cats. BE PREPARED! MEMORIZE. PRACTICE. The middle cat is stating their rights. The cat next to him is recording video.

#KnowYourRights
For now, in English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), and Arabic. doggiedrawings.net/products/kno...

we'll keep sharing! 🧡🙏

✨Spend 5-10 minutes before walks playing an indoor game.

✨Walk your dog with two leashes clipped to the front and back of their harness.

✨Use a longer leash.

✨Let your dog sniff and linger on the scent.

✨Keep expectations realistic, especially if your dog was cooped up most of the day!