In the wonderful animal world, animals sometimes act in different ways. They can be really funny sometimes, but they can also be dangerous. And sometimes they do really funny things in front of the cameras. Have you ever seen a man who knows how to take perfect selfies with strange animals? Allan Dixon, also known […]
In Bridgend in South Wales, a small, frightened dog hid in some undergrowth. He’d been running through the streets since losing his family. Luckily, flashes of brown and white fur caught the eye of three cyclists, who took a detour to save the pup and bring him to Hope Rescue. Rescuers discovered that the dog was wearing
When rescuers at the Pennsylvania SPCA recently heard about a group of retired service dogs living in unsafe conditions at a mismanaged animal rescue group nearby, the worried animal advocates quickly hatched a plan to bring the pups to safety. Over the course of several months, rescuers got to work transporting the dogs out of the dirty
When employees at Arizona Humane Society (AHS) noticed someone tied up in the parking lot of their Sunnyslope campus, their stomachs dropped. Pets being abandoned outside shelters is sadly not an uncommon occurrence, but this time was different. The pup’s former family had left a note. When the employees read what the note had to say, their
When Furby first arrived at Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) from a local shelter, he was barely hanging on. The 1-month-old goldendoodle puppy had several different medical battles he was fighting, but his rescuers weren’t even close to ready to give up on him. There were several days where it didn’t seem like the little pup would make
J35 has now lost two of her four documented calves An orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days back in 2018 has faced another heartbreaking loss. Tahlequah, or J35 to researchers, touched the hearts of people around the world when she carried the calf’s corpse with her for more than two weeks in
The skinny pittie was just trying to get some rest, but he couldn’t stop shivering. The bus bench he’d curled up on was hard, and the cold wind wouldn’t let up. He coughed and coughed. A Good Samaritan noticed the brown-and-white dog seemingly glued to the bench and decided to bring him in from the cold.
Graham Cracker’s incredible journey started when a little girl in Arkansas said yes. The little girl’s name is Autumn, and when she found a mama dog and her puppies in the middle of the woods, huddling together under a pile of branches, she knew she had to help. She began sneaking food out to the
Sydney ended up in a desperate situation after she peed in the house and her owner decided he’d had enough — so he threw her away like trash in a dumpster. Poor Sydney was found and taken in by a local shelter, and was quickly in danger of being put down. Sydney was sick and
Katherine Goodson, a 67-year-old woman from San Diego, has found herself living out of her car after falling victim to a romance scam involving Keanu Reeves—the same one she once warned others about. Goodson lost all of her savings to a fraudster impersonating the beloved actor, sending him more than $60,000 in funds via direct deposit, gift cards and cryptocurrency,
When Orange County Animal Services (OCAS) staff signed up for a mega adoption event last month, they instantly knew which residents to bring along. They knew a couple of litters of puppies and some small, hypoallergenic dogs would pull potential adopters in — but they truly hoped to find their longest and oldest residents, like a pittie
Shyla arrived at Humane Society of Naples in 2020 after she was found wandering the streets alone. She was incredibly nervous around new people and needed lots of time to warm up and get comfortable. Still, her rescuers hoped she’d find her home soon. Unfortunately, that never happened, and Shyla has now been waiting for her forever
Earlier this week, staff members at New Jersey’s Bloomfield Animal Shelter (BAS) drove into work preparing for a typical shift of saving lives. They were shocked when they pulled up to BAS’ headquarters and found two heartbroken souls already waiting for them at the gate. When they approached the two pups, they realized that someone had tethered the
suburban street in Iowa, a sweet brown and white dog tried summoning the energy to take another step. With no one looking out for her, the pup had grown skinny and weak. She eventually collapsed under a bush, too tired to go any further. Luckily, a young man named Marshall Neuzil soon noticed the dog peeking out from under
A Good Samaritan was walking near a canal in Arizona when she spotted a shopping cart in the middle of the rushing water — and realized someone was clinging to the cart for dear life. A senior Chihuahua mix, later named Dorthea, had somehow ended up on top of the shopping cart in the middle
