Posts categorized under: Pets

Greatergood.org Joins Forces With Elanco Animal Health to Provide Vaccines for up to 300,000 Dog and Cat Victims of Hurricane Florence

GreaterGood.org is partnering with Elanco Animal Health, a subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company to send two 53-foot long trailers (donated by Daum Trucking) carrying medical supplies to serve up to 300,000 dogs and cats. This massive donation of veterinary supplies for the pet victims of the storm includes pain medication, vaccines, heartworm preventative, flea/tick preventative […]

Sad News on Sivilai and a New Focus

Sivilai's legacy will not be forgotten—the funding donated to the Love & Bananas Fund by the GreaterGood audience was used to rescue Poon Mee, another injured working elephant in Laos.

Hurricane Harvey – Commemorating What We Lost and How We Are Recovering

By Denise Bash, Director of Special Projects Hurricane Harvey began as a barely concerning tropical depression on August 17th, 2017. By August 23rd it was a Category 1 hurricane with 80MPH winds that overnight into the 24th had developed into a treacherous Category 4 hurricane with sustained raging winds of 130-mph! On the 25th it […]

Powerful Hurricane Lane Encroaching Those Affected by the Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii

"With the lava flowing (just now paused) we really can see the far-reaching implications of what we have done. We are all stretched thin, everyone doing all they can for those in need. It is how we do it here on the Big Island. And in this program funded in part with the Greater Good donation, one that came in just in time, we managed to do a huge amount of good. We can now help with another round of rescues and support without jeopardizing those animals already in our care.

GreaterGood.org California Wildfire Response  

California has had an unusually active fire season to date, and the worst part of fire season is still ahead. GreaterGood.org is there when it matters. Take a look below for a summary of our efforts to fight these fires. Check this blog often for updates.

Odie Helps His Veteran Through the Day

"Odie helps reduce stress and depression and helps calm my PTSD when it starts to flare," says Lynn. Pets for Patriots contacts every veteran to see how their pet adoptions are going, to help ensure person and pet are forming a strong bond, and to address any normal adjustment issues. They follow up intensively for the first several weeks, and again at the six-month and one-year adoption anniversaries.

Nicodemus Always Has Dave’s Back

Dave, a United States Navy Veteran, served in Vietnam as a Navy Corpsman and is the recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He came to Canines for Veterans seeking greater independence after years of not feeling like himself, growing more and more isolated, less communicative and unhappy. Dave’s smile when he first saw Nicodemus was genuinely touching.

Puppy Rylee Has Two Broken Legs

As suspected, the vet determined that Rylee’s legs were both broken. Surgery to insert a plate and pins in each leg would be necessary. After the surgery and some therapy, Rylee should walk normally.

Roady Doesn’t Understand Why Anyone Would Hit Him With a Car and Drive Away

"Why would anyone do this to me?" - Roady

Pets in Need Like Rayne Need You

Rayne was found in the pouring rain on the side of the road by a Good Samaritan. The person was driving and looked out her window and saw a lifeless kitten on the edge of the road about to get run over, just barely moving her mouth, like she was trying to take her last breath. The Good Samaritan called Lady Luck Animal Rescue, and they had the person drop her off at the ER, where Rayne was found to be hypothermic and anemic along with intestinal parasites.