#foster dog

William has had 2 seizures in the 15 minutes.

His heart murmur is much worse than it was 2 weeks ago, and we're running bloodwork now.

He's battling infection somewhere, and I'm wondering if his dental has caused a carditis.

I'll write up an actual introduction but this is my foster, Cade.

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1. All 160 dogs at Florida shelter found homes ahead of Hurricane Milton

“[The shelter] offered crates, food and anything else the dogs would need in exchange for the animals to spend just five days with the foster parents if the human didn't want to keep them for longer. […A]fter about a day of receiving around 100 messages every 30 minutes, Bada said, all 160 were gone from the shelter and in safe and warm homes.”

2. Restoring Ecosystems and Rejuvenating Native Hawaiian Traditions in Maui

“[Volunteers] are restoring water flow to the refuge, removing invasive species, and restoring a loko iʻa kalo using ʻike kūpuna, ancestral knowledge. […] This human-made ecosystem will provide food for community members and habitat for wildlife while protecting coral reefs offshore.”

3. Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries

“In contrast to other solar-driven desalination designs, the MIT system requires no extra batteries for energy storage, nor a supplemental power supply, such as from the grid. […] The system harnessed on average over 94 percent of the electrical energy generated from the system’s solar panels to produce up to 5,000 liters of water per day[….]”

4. Threatened pink sea fan coral breeds in UK aquarium for first time

“The spawning is part of University of Exeter Ph.D. student Kaila Wheatley Kornblum's research into the reproduction, larval dispersal and population connectivity of Eunicella verrucosa. […] Pink sea fans are believed to have been successfully bred by only one other institution, Lisbon Oceanarium, in 2023.”

5. Tiny 'backpacks' are being strapped to baby turtles[….]

““We analysed the data and found that hatchlings show amazingly consistent head-up orientation – despite being in the complete dark, surrounded by sand [… and] they move as if they were swimming rather than digging[…. This new observation method is] answering questions about best conservation practices,” says Dor.”

6. New California Law Protects Wildlife Connectivity

“A new state law in California will instruct counties and municipalities to conserve wildlife corridors when planning new development. […] This could entail everything from creating wildlife crossings at roads or highways, employing wildlife-safe fencing, or not developing on certain land.”

7. ‘I think, boy, I’m a part of all this’: how local heroes reforested Rio’s green heart

“By 2019, [the program] had transformed the city’s landscape, having trained 15,000 local workers like Leleco, who have planted 10m seedlings across […] roughly 10 times the area of New York’s Central Park. Reforested sites include mangroves and vegetation-covered sandbars called restinga, as well as wooded mountainsides around favelas.”

8. Alabama Town Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Over Unpaid Garbage Bills

““Suspending garbage pickup, imposing harsh late penalties and prosecuting people who through no fault of their own are unable to pay their garbage and sewage bills does not make payment suddenly forthcoming,” West said. [… The city] has agreed to drop pending criminal charges against its residents over unpaid garbage bills.”

9. New Hampshire’s low-income community solar program finally moves forward

“The state energy department is reviewing seven proposals for community solar arrays that will allocate a portion of their bill credits to low-income households. […] New Hampshire’s strategy of working with utilities to automatically enroll households that have already been identified streamlines the process.”

10. The Future Looks Bright for Electric School Buses

“EPA has awarded about $3 billion in grants from the infrastructure law, which paid to replace about 8,700 buses. Of those, about 95 percent are electric. [… Electric buses are] cheaper to operate and require less maintenance than diesel buses and will soon be at cost parity when looking at the lifetime cost of ownership[….]”

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Let's find a home for Ghibli! 🫐

Ghibli is a six-year-old mixed breed dog currently located at the Wisconsin Humane Society's Green Bay Campus.

Notice something familiar?

When I first saw Ghibli's bashful ears and cinnamon spots, my heart stopped. He could've been Bubby's twin.

I found Ghibli's profile the day before what would have been Ares' ninth birthday. Our mission for that day was to help dogs in Bubby's honor, so we immediately reached out to the @wischumane to make something happen! We're sponsoring Ghibli's adoption fees and want to do everything we can to help him find a loving home.

Do you, or someone you know, live in the Green Bay area and need a buddy? Reach out to the Wisconsin Humane Society, Green Bay Campus and meet Ghibli!

If you're not ready to adopt, talk to them about fostering Ghibli (or any friend you meet at the shelter!) or even breaking him out of the shelter for the day to give him a break, go for a ride, and check out the park or play fetch in your backyard!

Help us find a home for Ghibli!

His official shelter page: https://www.wihumane.org/pet/60715332/

I’m 24 years old, and for the past year and a half I’ve been working in the creative industry for campaigns and events abroad. I came here mostly for family reasons and an internship that was promising. The work itself has been substantial, but the payment situation has been a disaster. I’ve been waiting on delayed payment with no clear timeline for when it’s coming through. I keep pushing but I’m running out of time and it’s not a sustainable life to live.

Earlier this year, I used most of my savings to cover a cheaper rent deposit, medical bills for endometriosis pain management, and general living costs. I made these decisions thinking the work payment would come through and cover me. It didn’t. Whatever I do I need help to be back by August. This is really about accessing the social support systems I’m entitled to and getting back to stable ground where I can restart.

The immediate crisis of rent is handled. I managed to scrape that together through help from someone I’d worked with before and selling what I could. But that took everything I had left. I’m still recovering from being sick with a flu, and the stress of the past few months has made it hard to eat enough or sleep properly, which has made my endometriosis symptoms worse than usual. Had to give up my dog I was fostering as well so it’s been harder than I expected it to be. Just the cooking recently has had me crying because Id always give him some of the scraps to snack on. Nervous system is completely shot to say the least

I need $2500 total. This covers the cost of getting back, moving costs, and enough to bridge the gap until I can access support systems once I’m physically there.

Please help share, I’m grateful for anything you’re able to contribute. I’ve dealt with so many predatory requests the past week and no real help at all so please spare me from that at least. I can only take so much. My DMs are open if anyone wants more verification of me and I’m more than willing to jump on a call and explain my situation in more detail.

So far: $450/$2500