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14-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Ragdoll Cat Makes Sweetest Attempt to 'Bathe' Human Baby
Ragdoll Cat Makes Sweetest Attempt to 'Bathe' Human Baby originally appeared on Parade Pets. Babies are kind of controversial when it comes to pets. They either love them or they hate them, at least at first. They'll get used to it after a while... usually. My cat ran away and never came back when my sister was born. That's pretty extreme, though. Apparently, some cats just love babies from the jump! On Saturday, July 12th, one sweet little Ragdoll kitten was described by his mom as "baby obsessed." She caught him trying to give her a bath, despite mom's wishes. She couldn't get too mad, though: Pearl's Ragdolls have varied feelings about the new baby. Otis doesn't, though: he loves the baby, plain and simple. He'll be trying to bathe her until the moment he goes to his forever home!Otis is one of several kittens in this litter, and they've just started trickling out to their forever homes. He still had a little bit of time left, luckily. He has to make sure this baby is as clean as she can be before he goes! He also has to clean in secret, because mom doesn't love that. If you ask me, she should love it! It could be worse: she has another Ragdoll who literally rolled her eyes when she met mom's new baby! Otis went the other way completely: he never wants to leave her side. He must think that baby is his, mom's totally just borrowing it! It's officially time for Otis to go to his forever home. Hopefully the baby was totally clean before he left: Cats grooming babies is not unusual at all. Grooming is how they show affection, plus babies are producing all kinds of oils they've never smelled before. It's natural for them to want to groom them. While it's very sweet, you also need to make sure that the cat isn't licking the baby excessively: it can cause skin irritation. Cats should be completely barred from licking a baby's hands, feet, arms, or legs, too. Anything that they can put in their mouths needs to be clean at all times. Not that that meant anything to Otis. He was totally devoted to cleaning that baby! 🐶🐾🐾 Ragdoll Cat Makes Sweetest Attempt to 'Bathe' Human Baby first appeared on Parade Pets on Jul 14, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade Pets on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Walk for Animals raises 88K for Central Vermont Humane
Our Forever Home series took us to Montpelier over the weekend to attend and be part of Central Vermont Humane Society's 'Walk for Animals'. We're taking you through the sights, sounds, and 'floofiness' of what was a record breaking day for CVHS! The 'Walk for Animals' event began early Saturday morning under a veil of doomy and gloomy conditions. However, SkyTracker Meteorologist Alex Wasilenko, serving as Master of Ceremonies, would not let it rain on the CVHS parade. The actual mile long stroll around downtown Montpelier was just one of the fun activities set up for the day. There were also nearly twenty vendors and sponsors set up on the Statehouse front lawn. They were giving away free swag, prizes, and even had raffles to enter. Outside of the sponsorship tents, like-minded animal advocates were mingling and showing off their adorable doggos. Some of the top highlights of the fundraiser included the dog trick contest, the dog costume contest, and the announcing of awards at the end of the walk. The top sponsor, kid, and adult fundraisers were given plaques for their achievements and accomplishments. When all was said and done, 'Walk for Animals' broke their all-time fundraising record by tallying over $88,000. That blew their original $80,000 goal out of the water. WOW! A huge thanks to the outside donators and 'Walk for Animals' participants for helping raise a tremendous amount of money for animals in need across the communities the Central Vermont Humane Society serves. For more information about CVHS and how to donate, you can visit the Central Vermont Humane Society website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Dog Mayor update, Walk for Animals Saturday, and more!
We wanted to remind you of a few big events that are happening locally for this week's newest Forever Home episode. The best part about these events? There's still time for you to join in on the fun even though a couple of them are coming up this weekend. Here's how to join in! Central Vermont Humane Society: 'Walk for Animals' will be hosting their biggest fundraiser of the year this Saturday, June 7th. The mile walk around Montpelier will be accompanied by many other vendors, fun activities, refreshments, and more. The goal is to raise $80,000 for the shelter so CVHS can continue to provide the outstanding care of homeless animals in the communities they serve. CVHS has passed the $65,000 mark as of this weekend and currently have a $5,000 matching gift challenge. Let's help them get over the finish line by turning out for this event or donating online. Head over to the Central Vermont Humane Society website to find out how to get involved with this event and future festivities. North Country Animal League: NCAL will be hosting their free open house event on Saturday, June 7th. There will be lots of fun to be had including the raffling off of baskets filled with local goodies and gift certificates. This is also the event where the winners of the beer can label contest will be announced, so you won't want to miss it. Speaking of which, the raffle prize winners will also be announced at around 5:45 PM. For more information, be sure to visit the North Country Animal League's website. Homeward Bound, Addison County's Humane Society: Nominations for the first-ever dog mayor of Middlebury have concluded and the voting has begun. As of June 1st, the voting has begun to elect a dog mayor of Middlebury. The winning pooch will have a full lineup of duties that must be fulfilled, events that must be attended, and more. For more information about this fundraising event for Homeward Bound and how to cast your vote, you can visit Homeward Bound's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
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Adopt Bella: Super snuggler who loves her playtime
Our Forever Home team didn't have to travel far from the ABC22 and FOX44 studios for this week's newest episode. The reason why? We met up with Queen City Cats at one of their fosterer's homes in the greater Colchester area. That's where we met beautiful Bella, a chonky cat who loves to play and snuggle up on your chest. Let's meet her now! Bella is a 5 year old Queen who is known to be very good around younger kids as long as there is a slow introduction. Bella has a high potential of being the perfect family cat who will be loyal and love your family to the moon and back. She is known to be very playful, but equally as loving. Bella will go from monkeying around with her stringy toys and catnip stuffies to crawling up on your lap and snuggling up to your chin. This girlie pop is like a weighted blanket when she lovingly lays on you. She is a little over 18 pounds and is currently on a weight-loss journey. Bella is very play-motivated cat and that's half the battle when it comes to encouraging her to shed the pounds. Her current foster Mom also puts the litter box downstairs so she can get some cardio during the day and night, or whenever she decides to do her business; what a smart idea for potential adopters! This sweet girl is currently on one medication. She takes it like a champ and takes it daily. Not to mention, the prescription only needs to be filled once a month and it doesn't break the bank. Bella has been with Queen City Cats for about 8 months, and we think now is her time to break free into a new Forever Home. If you would like more information about beautiful, playful, and fun-loving Bella, you can watch her Forever Home episode, here. You can also visit the Queen City Cats website. Let's find Bella her Forever Home today! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Vermont town begins search for mayor…a dog mayor!
We have been teasing this awesome, very exclusive story for the last week or so. It's something we're super excited to tell you about because it's a story that you will only see on ABC22 and FOX44. Homeward Bound, Addison County's Humane Society has asked our Forever Home series to help them launch a search for the first-ever Dog Mayor for the Town of Middlebury. We are proud to announce that the nomination process is underway and will last two weeks. This official business of Middlebury has been approved by the Town Manager at a recent board meeting. Nominees must have a professional headshot, a campaign slogan, and a few more qualifications if they are seeking this top spot in the marvelous, magical Town of Middlebury. We are so ecstatic about this, but we also find it to be a privilege and honor to be a part of this whole process. There has only been one other pet mayor in Vermont and it was in Fairfax where there was a goat elected mayor, then eventually a dog. Starting spreading the news, get your friends with 'viable candidates' involved, and let's help Homeward Bound raise a pretty penny in the process! What do you say? Each vote cast will cost five dollars with all the money going back to benefit the animals in Homeward Bound's care. Talk about having fun while doing good at the same time. We'll have more updates about the nominees and news about the winner of this election when they become available, so stay tuned! Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
