Michael Siref is a wheelchair-bound Cerebral Palsy young adult living in midtown Omaha. Max, his companion animal, is four years old and shows signs of being four times older than he is. Though he’s only just a pup, really, it seems as if Max is dying. And Michael doesn’t know what he’d do without Max. […]
We’ve been telling you stories recently, highlighting special moments when our team members realized (for the first time) that animals were truly special to them. Our editorial manager told his story about a distressed bunny rabbit, and Alli, content contributor, detailed her history as an animal lover. Now, please read and enjoy this tale from […]
We’re encouraging readers to tell us their stories. And the story we want is the simplest one all we pet lovers have. “My love for animals started when…” Below, you’ll find Alli’s story (she’s a content contributor here). To read mine, click here. Want to tell your story? Use our contact page! From Alli: I’m […]
We love to tell stories. Our mission here is to tell stories that you’ll engage with; that is, hear about a shelter, an animal in need, or a rescue working hard to find homes for adoptable animals, then act by volunteering, sharing, donating, and spreading awareness. One story we all have is the one that […]
In 1970, a then teen-aged Suzanne Wilke enjoyed her time working at “This and That for Dogs,” a pet store her aunt operated here in Omaha, but she likely had little idea that what she was starting to do would end up being her passion, career, and livelihood. She was a just a “helper” for […]
Eric Forrest. You’ve seen the name. The guy who works the hardest putting article after article out on Pets In Omaha (almost 500 by the way), the guy at all the events, generally wearing the hat, talking with you, reaching out to the rescues, reporting, doing his very best to help our animals and community. […]
Wednesday December 9, 2015, a Nebraska Humane Society Animal Control officer was called to an Omaha alley to rescue a cat in a trap. When the officer arrived he found a female cat writhing in pain. She was caught in the viselike grip of a heavy, steel, leg hold trap that was chained to a […]
Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year’s celebrations and everything in between makes for a holiday-filled end to the calendar year. There’s one holiday that precedes them all and, depending on who you ask, is at least the cutest of all. National Cat Day. Every year on October 29, cat lovers dedicate their day to praising their feline […]
It depends where you look, but the numbers are staggering regardless of the source. Some publications say the number of homeless dogs is in the hundreds of thousands. Other places, like the ASPCA, say it’s more like 3 million. We’ve seen the number of animals that enter shelters nationwide placed at 5-7 million. Here are […]
We continue our campaign for October, National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, with a question: Why adopt a shelter dog? The numbers are startling (and sad). If you’re asking me or anyone else as involved or more than I am in this pet community, “Where shall I get the dog I want?”, the answer is, […]
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