For Roman Smith, his cat Gandalf was his world. And for Gandalf, his world was Smith. Smith was 9 when Gandalf — or “Gannie” for short — joined his family in 2003. It didn’t take long for the two of them to figure out that they loved each other more than anything. “Whatever I was […]
Melody Karle and her husband live in Montana, where temperatures regularly reach minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. To escape the cold, they simply go inside and turn up the thermostat — but the stray cats in their neighborhood don’t have that luxury. When the couple moved into their Montana home a few years ago, they decided
A man was walking his dog around Gary, Indiana, when he stumbled upon something that made him stop in his tracks. On a pile of discarded mattresses, he saw something moving. When he got closer, he realized what he was looking at — a litter of six abandoned puppies left to fend for themselves with
When it comes to breakfast, the folks in Chapin, South Carolina, love stopping by their local bakery, Chickenbutt Donuts, first thing in the morning. Drawn in by the smell of freshly fried dough and decadently sweet glazes, Chickenbutt Donuts’ loyal customers tend to gather outside before dawn, counting down the minutes until its doors open. But
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
