Emily Heeb

I'm Emily and I'm a freelance writer from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am an avid camper and hiker who picked up the bug at a young age, I have just about visited all the places worth seeing in the Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin area as well as other places in The Unites States and Canada. I am an avid supporter of animal rights and also an advocate for better environmental practices that lower pollution and keep the environment I love so much healthy. I have one dog named Nibbler (yes, he is named after Nibbler on Futurama), a Pug/Jack Russell Terrier mix, who has been my constant partner in crime. On the weekends I volunteer at the local Fort Wayne animal shelter in which I adopted Nibbler with my boyfriend. In my spare few moments of free time I enjoy cooking new recipes from cuisine all over the world and playing more than a few different video games, though in the summer time I enjoy a leisurely day of fishing just as much as a good hike.

Recent Posts

Plastic Surgery for Pets - Has South Korea Taken Their Quest of Aesthetic Perfection Too Far?
Aug 11, 2015
It is a well known fact that South Korea, particularly its capital of Seoul, is a hub for plastic surgery. With the highest standing rate of plastic surgery per capita, the trend of physical enhancement is always big business. Unfortunately,
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News
Major U.S. City Joins the Fight against Puppy Mills by Requiring Pet Stores to Only Sell Rescues
Aug 6, 2015
Last Week, Phoenix, Arizona passed legislature that is aimed at shutting down puppy mills in their state by mandating that the pet stores that still sell living animals only offer animals from adoptable rescues. This new legislature comes after a...
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News
Australia Declares "War on Cats"
Aug 4, 2015
Hide your kittens, and hide your cats - the Australian government is coming for them. Providing they are feral and you live in Australia, that is.
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News
The Feral Cats of Disney World
Jul 30, 2015
Keep your eyes open the next time you're in Walt Disney World in California and you might just see more than huge crowds in the park. After years spent as a legend in the park, a pack of feral cats...
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Tails
Basset Hound Survives Three-Story Fall Due to Floppy Ears
Jul 28, 2015
In a real life Dumbo story, an incredibly lucky basset hound in West Sussex, England survived a 30 foot fall from an attic window. His survival is credited to, of all things, his big, floppy ears.
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Tails
Chihuahua Lucy Liu Adopts Her Second Pair of Foster Kittens
Jul 23, 2015
Earlier this year, Chihuahua Lucy Liu (not to be confused with actress Lucy Liu) surprised her petmom by adopting a pair of foster kittens that she had intended to care for. Her owner thought it might have just been a...
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Rescue
No More Corgis for The Queen of England
Jul 21, 2015
When Queen Elizabeth II received her first corgi, Susan, on her 18th birthday, she was hooked. She loved the dog so much she began to breed her in the castle. Her current corgis, Holly and Willow, are the 14th descendants...
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News
54 Stingrays Dead at Chicago Zoo After System Malfunction
Jul 16, 2015
On July 10th, 2015, the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois made the announcement that the stingray exhibit would be closed after a fatal accident that claimed the lives of 54 stingrays. According to zoo staff, the accident was a result...
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News
Vet Removes a Treasure Trove of Items from Labrador's Stomach
Jul 14, 2015
Dogs are occasionally infamous for eating some pretty odd things that they find around the house. However, while most limit their intake to a pair of underwear here and maybe even a sock, one Labrador in Pennsylvania had a whole...
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News
How A Butter Bath Saved the Day for Flock of UK Ducklings
Jul 9, 2015
A family of five ducklings waddled into a whole heap of trouble last week in England. During the record-breaking heat for July in the country, the ducklings accidentally walked across a melting road, covering them in molten tar which, without...
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Rescue
Homeless Sled Dogs Receive Aid from Volunteers in Alaska
Jul 7, 2015
In June 2015, a wildfire, given the nickname the "Sockeye Fire," ravaged through the city of Willow in Alaska. The fire caused widespread evacuations and the destruction of a number of homes. Unfortunately, Willow was home to a number of...
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News
Humpback Whale Saved from Rope Tangle off British Columbia Coast
Jul 2, 2015
A teenaged humpback whale got itself into a whole mess of trouble this past Sunday when he managed to get stuck in an entanglement of 50 prawn traps and their ropes near the mouth of the Powell River in British...
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Rescue
Japanese Dog News Anchor is an Overload on Cuteness
Jun 30, 2015
Meet Inuyama Shibao, he has recently become one of the hottest news anchors in Japan. Maybe it's his unique enunciation or maybe it's the fact that this handsome boy is dripping with good looks, but whatever it is, he has...
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Fun
Boy Sells Lemonade and Cookies to Help Sick Dog
Jun 25, 2015
Just like any other industrious kid on summer break, 12-year-old Dominic Locatelli set up a lemonade stand in his San Diego, California neighborhood. Like most stands, he handed out fresh lemonade and cookies for a nominal fee, but something sets...
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Rescue
Germany to Turn 60 Old Military Bases in Bird Sanctuaries
Jun 23, 2015
Germany's environmental minister Barbara Hendricks announced that 60 of its former military bases, spanning over 76,000 acres of forests, marshes and meadows will be turned into nature preserves that are aimed at providing sanctuary for the country's indigenous and rare...
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News
Mother Uses Cat to Criticize Skimpy Top on Amazon
Jun 18, 2015
Most mothers with a daughter have to give them a solid talking to at some point about their outfit. However, a mother from Houston, Texas took it one step further. The Houston mom was livid about the skimpy crop top...
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Fun
Lamprey Eels Falling From The Sky Over Alaska
Jun 16, 2015
Over the past few weeks, it's been raining lamprey eels over Fairbanks, Alaska. Hallelujah? Hardly. Some strange things occasionally happen in Alaska like alien abductions in Nome or a moose trotting through stores in Juno; however, even for Alaskans, eels...
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"Non-Releasable" Sea Turtle Beats All Odds
Jun 11, 2015
Sunburst is a now-adult green sea turtle that has made a miraculous comeback against all odds, and now is ready to be released back into the wild. Sunburst was originally rescued in Florida five years ago when it was just...
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News
Five Elderly Women Dedicate Their Time to Caring for 1,300 Stray Dogs in China
Jun 9, 2015
It has never been easy being a cat or dog in China. Due to intense overcrowding, many cities have a one pet policy. For dogs, they also must be a specific size - small and weigh under 11 pounds -...
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Rescue
Scientist Struggle to Find What Killed Half the World's Endangered Saiga Population
Jun 4, 2015
When we hear about huge losses in endangered species, it usually takes place over the course of months or years, and it is often blamed on humans. However, sometimes nature can be just as responsible for the devastation, and in...
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In The Wild
Just Desserts - Chinese Dog Meat Farmer Accidentally Kills Himself with Poisoned Arrow
Jun 2, 2015
There is an old saying that pre-school teachers try to instill into children, but most forget as adults. It goes: "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." As wise as words go, but in a serious...
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News
Kitten Survives A Harrowing Hawk Attack
May 28, 2015
For most pet owners, a hawk attack is thought to be an impossibility, not because it seems so unlikely, but because many pets are just too big for birds of prey. However, for one kitten in Jurupa Valley, California, this...
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