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Washington Post
4 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Rescue pilot adopts cat found with dead owners in Bryce Canyon
A senior cat who plummeted nearly 400 feet off a cliff in Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park has a new life. In late April, a helicopter pilot transported the tabby, orphaned after her owners died in the fall, to safety. On May 19, Chelsea Tugaw rescued the animal a second time — by adopting her.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Volunteers hit roadblock in push for social media pages for city-run animal shelter
Volunteers at a city-run animal shelter on the east side of Vancouver say bureaucracy is preventing them from taking action they feel could lead to more frequent and faster animal adoptions. Erin Ireland has been volunteering at the Vancouver Animal Shelter for several months. She knows rescue dogs – and she knows social media – frequently sharing pictures and videos of her own three adopted dogs with her 200,000 Instagram followers. She wants to start dedicated social media pages to promote the adoptable dogs at VAS. 'These dogs don't have to sit there in the shelter for so long,' Ireland said. 'There are people who are looking to adopt dogs, but nobody knows that these dogs are there.' Ireland and other volunteers supporting the idea have hit a roadblock. The city won't allow them to create dedicated social media pages for the shelter. They say there are also strict rules for approval before they can share pictures or videos of the animals on their personal social media pages. 'Every other city in the Lower Mainland that I'm aware of has a dedicated, separate page for their city shelters,' said Meghan Forhan, a lawyer advising the volunteers. 'Vancouver is an outlier here and that is a concern to the staff and to the volunteer members.' The city would not allow CTV News access to the shelter and did not provide anyone for an interview. In an emailed statement, a spokesperson said, 'the city only permits trained staff to establish, grow and maintain city social media channels.' Coun. Pete Fry adopted a dog named Ruby from VAS several years ago. Ruby has since passed, but Fry maintains an admiration for VAS and the work of staff and volunteers at the shelter. 'Social media posts about adoptable dogs are very different from daily city business, and I think that's the point a lot of the volunteers at the Vancouver Animal Shelter are trying to highlight,' he said while offering his support for the volunteers. The city said it has agreed to post about adoptable animals at VAS twice per month on its corporate Facebook page. Volunteers see that as a good start but feel they could reach many more potential adopters with dedicated VAS pages. 'The main reason I became a volunteer was actually to showcase the dogs because I do have a larger Instagram following,' said Ireland. 'And I feel like the best thing I can do for the dogs is share them and get them more visibility.'
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Donations in Honor of 'Sister Wives'' Garrison Brown Have Saved Multiple Cats, Animal Rescue Shares (Exclusive)
Sister Wives' Garrison Brown is being honored by the Arizona animal shelter where he adopted his beloved cats On Sunday, May 11's episode of Sister Wives, Janelle Brown stops by the High Country Humane Animal Shelter in Flagstaff to see the newly-dedicated cat adoption center, named for Garrison, her son Garrison died by suicide at age 25 on March 5, 2024Garrison Brown is being honored by the Arizona animal shelter where he adopted his beloved cats. PEOPLE has a sneak peek at Sunday, May 11's episode of Sister Wives, in which Janelle Brown and her youngest daughter, Savanah, stop by the High Country Humane Animal Shelter in Flagstaff. The rescue is where her late son, Garrison, who died in 2024, adopted all three of his beloved pet cats. In the clip, Janelle and Savanah visit the rescue to see its newly dedicated cat adoption center named for Garrison. The shelter designed the space as an area for potential adopters to meet and play with rescue cats. Janelle shares her reaction to seeing a plaque with her son's name and a photo of him smiling while holding his cats on the room's wall. "It's such a funny thing," Janelle says through tears, recalling the reactions to her son's death. "He was in nursing school, and his class called and said, 'Where can we donate?' And I said, 'I don't know, the humane society.'" After sharing that Garrison adopted his three cats — named Catthew, Patches, and Ms. Buttons — at the shelter, a representative for High Country Humane tells Janelle that the room will help adopters get to know their cats better before taking them home. "I hope the plaque shares how grateful we are for the donations since his passing," the representative tells Janelle. "$25,000 has been raised for High Country Humane for the cats, so the room naming was one way we thought we could honor Garrison." Garrison died by suicide at age 25 on March 5, 2024. His parents, Janelle, 54, and Kody, 55, confirmed the news via social media. The shelter first shared that it had named its cat adoption center after Garrison in an Instagram post soon after his death. In the post, the animal shelter said it had named a cat adoption room after Garrison in honor of his love and devotion to the felines sheltered there. "Today, we honor Robert Garrison Brown for his love and compassion towards cats and all animals by naming our Cat Adoption Room after him and the cats he loved and adopted from us," the organization said. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Garrison, your memory has touched so many lives already and will continue to do so here at High Country Humane for years to come. Thank you for sharing your passion for animals with us, we will remember you always," the statement continued. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741, or go to Read the original article on People
