Riley works as a pest detector at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (lemmy.world)
No treats, no service (lemmy.world)
Therapy dogs are the best (lemmy.world)
Medical Assistant (lemmy.world)
Cooper is here to rescue you! (lemmy.world)
Benzene the Chemistry Dog will ease your test anxiety (lemmy.world)
Bodega cats (lemmy.world) Zulu
Good boys and girls saving nature... and wine (lemmy.world) Zulu
Serval administrator on duty (lemmy.world) Zulu
Not everybody is welcome in this cat's store (sh.itjust.works)
Sergeant Stubby is a stray dog that helped American soldiers in WWI. He served for 18 months and participated in 17 battles and four offensives on the Western Front. (lemmy.world) Zulu
You can read more about Sergeant Stubby here.
Beware the guard cat on duty (lemmy.world) Zulu
Street vendor (lemmy.world) Zulu
This is why animals need jobs: Unemployed turkeys sabotage postal workers (lemmy.world)
My favorite part is this is located under the newspaper’s “National News” section....
This pup went to work with his human every day and got his own Christmas bonus (lemmy.world)
Dolphins trained by the US Navy track and retrieve millions of dollars in military equipment. They also ensure safe passage for humanitarian ships delivering aid. (lemmy.world)
In a little-known part of the counter-terrorism world, one of the most effective detection systems is a 600-pound animal that works for about 20 pounds of fish a day....
Zorba, India’s first dog to be deployed for tracking down poachers, has died of old age. He was credited with helping nab over 60 poachers. RIP, Zorba. (lemmy.world)
Source and full article
There are nearly 50 mouser cats living at St. Petersburg's Hermitage museum. The tradition started with Catherine the Great who dubbed the cats "Guardians of the Galleries." (lemmy.world)
While you’re strolling the grand halls of the State Hermitage Museum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, you might hear the faint sound of a meow coming from pipes below....
Hamish the hawk was employed to keep pigeons out of Wimbledon matches. His grandson, Rufus, has now followed in his footsteps. (lemmy.world)
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Donna Davis, the 55-year-old director of Avian Environmental Consultants. It has been edited for length and clarity....
Tofu the surfing rat catches waves of up to 4ft with his rat buddy Fin (lemmy.world)
While this is more of a hobby, I thought we could still welcome Tofu into our community of useful animals :D...
In 1981, a town in California elected Bosco the black Labrador mix as its mayor. He won in a landslide and served until his death in 1994. (lemmy.world)
As the saying goes, every dog has his day. But in Sunol, a sleepy rural community between Fremont and Pleasanton, one particular dog has a legacy....
Page the Store Cat (lemmy.world)
In the Baden-Baden district of southwestern Germany, herds of dwarf goats work as lawn mowers - eating grass, hedges and bushes (lemmy.world)
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A winery in South Africa employs 1,600 ducks to keep the vineyard pest-free (lemmy.world)
Since the 1980s, hundreds of ducks have patrolled Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate outside Cape Town, South Africa. It’s a centuries-old practice that helps keep the vineyard free of pests....
This security guard is working hard somewhere in Turkey (lemmy.world)
