Animals with Jobs

The Polish Institute for Animal Care admitted Gacek for care in April 2023. Gacek was 10 kg, about 4 kg overweight (about twice his expected size). He also had gingivitis and arthritis. Gacek was treated under the care of a veterinarian. Gacek recovered and was rehomed.

Source: https://greensborosciencecenter.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/the-tale-of-two-turtle-dogs/

Source: https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/02/stacked-up-against-pack-coyotes-herd-dog-kills-8-save-sheep/

Story about Piper: https://intheloop.mayoclinic.org/2019/01/10/piper-the-therapy-dog-with-three-legs-and-a-nose-for-healing/

Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/03/27/the-chief-mouser-to-the-cabinet-office-is-the-most-esteemed-title-a-cat-can-officially-obtain-in-the-united-kingdom/

Nicked from Facebook

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65074821

Pál is a two year old feline, born in the town of Selfoss in South Iceland in 2016. Pál is a rare female version of the popular male name Páll, while the last name Dáníelsdóttir is a patronym, which translates as “The daughter of Dáneiel.”

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/uk/uk-airport-sniffer-dogs-good-at-finding-sausages-but-not-drugs-idUSKCN0XB195/

Video of the rescue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1bzXxRTc28

cross-posted from: https://piefed.zip/c/cat/p/1109942/mechanic

You can read more about Uuno here: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/the-story-behind-remedy-s-viral-dog-mocap-star

is this pic in the right way?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/57480115

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/54920450

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28030259

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28935469

Alex is part of San Francisco International Airport's "Wag Brigade", a team of animals that are certified by the San Francisco SPCA's Animal Assisted Therapy program to help those in public spaces feel less overwhelmed with their surroundings.