Elephants live together their entire lives. In many ways elephant mothers are more bonded to their young than humans are, because in the wild they are never apart. Tragically, however, elephants in Thailand continue to be used for tourist entertainment, which means infants are often torn away from their mothers. Mebai was separated from her…
Pedro Dinis was out for a walk with a friend and his dog for what they thought was going to be a casual stroll but ended up being in the right place at the right time to save a life. They had almost finished their walk when they found a dog cruelly buried alive! Only…
This has to be a first! Sam was guessing that his wife, Nia, might be pregnant after she told him she was two weeks late for her period. He came up with a plan to see if he was right and, using a urine sample she left in the toilet, he did a pregnancy test…
There’s a popular park in Raleigh, North Carolina that many families enjoy called Landfill Park. There are bike paths, playgrounds, picnic areas and trails to walk your dog. The park also has a history that many people are unaware of, but that was recently highlighted by a simple chalk message on one of the park’s…
Photographer Sam Edmonds was visiting Dhaka, Bangladesh a few years ago when he met a group of orphaned and impoverished children who have formed special friendships with the street dogs of the city. The homeless children and dogs lived in Robindra Shorbod, a small park in one of the poorest areas of the city. Despite…
Karma the cow was rescued from a cruelty case where she had no food, water, or shelter, and enormous stress. She was take to The Gentle Barn’s sanctuary but during her first night she cried and cried. At first they thought she was nervous being in a new surrounding or maybe missed the other animals….
One homeless man’s devotion to his dogs and their journey across the States has touched the hearts of dog lovers. So much so, that several animal rescuers and kind-hearted individuals have assisted him and his 11 strays reach their final destination and set them up with everything they need to make a fresh start. The…
When a dog named Mickey first arrived at the Lethbridge and District Humane Society two years ago he weighed only 33 pounds. The 7-year-old dog had an undiagnosed health condition that was slowly starving him to death. The rescue organization discovered he couldn’t swallow food or water. “His problem is with his esophagus, and it…
Bean the baby gets busted playing with toilet paper and for once, it looks like Esther the bulldog is completely innocent! After mom’s gentle questioning, it looks like Bean is ready to point an incriminating finger at Esther, while Esther is more interested in getting back to shredding toilet paper. One thing is for sure,…
Families all want their turn enjoying a paddle on the lake, including the dogs. Margaret Emiliani filmed her huge Great Dane going on a short ride around the lake dock with his dad in the family’s one-man kayak. I think the family will need to invest in a larger kayak outfitted for their dog, like…
Soldiers are some of the fittest men and women in the world after they go through their rigorous physical training. That’s why this young girl gave these young cadets such a surprise. The US Army cadets were visiting the mall during a fundraiser for the Active Heroes Foundation in North Carolina and challenged onlookers to…
Roux is a tiny fluffy Pomeranian puppy who packs one heck of a sneeze! In fact, it quite possibly could be the most epic and cutest puppy sneeze ever! Even Roux himself looks impressed. Share Roux’s hilarious sneeze with your friends!
A family’s pool could have been the scene of a terrible accident if it had not been for one sister acting quickly. Carin Richardson is a 12-year-old girl with Down syndrome and is being hailed as a hero after saving her sister from drowning. Three-year-old Jac’Lynn had gotten into the pool without being noticed and…
I had a hard time holding back the tears watching this wonderful moment. Bailey Matthews, 8, has been fighting cerebral palsy his entire life. But he doesn’t let it keep him from challenging himself. Recently, he competed in the Castle Howard Triathlon in North Yorkshire, England. After completing a 100m lake swim, 4,000m bike and…
This stray dog wandered through the streets looking for food and looking for shelter, but her body spoke to the misery of life as a homeless dog. Her body was riddled with parasites eating away at her skin and she was starving to death. But someone decided to not look away. And from that moment…
Maddie is just 10 weeks old and super smart! Here she is learning how to ring for service (ergo to tell her human when it’s time to go outside)! Her human says, “This is just step one… We have a way to go. She thinks it’s all about food.” Awwww. Share Maddie’s adorable training with…
There’s life before you get a dog and then there’s life after. That’s what illustrator John wants to show with his drawings of what his life was like before he got his Golden Retriever Mai Mai and a few other fur friends! Please wait a few seconds for the images to load. They’re worth the…
Wendy Bradshaw is an early childhood education teacher with a Masters and Ph.D. in the field. A passionate advocate of learning, and a dedicated teacher, she recently resigned from her teaching position that she held for five years. She posted her resignation letter to Facebook, to share her reasons why she left teaching, and what…
Have you ever been trying to sleep but someone else wants to play? Well, if you haven’t these two dogs show what it looks like! And if you have, you’ll nod your head and laugh! 9-month-old Xena, a Siberian Husky, tries to get Kiko to wake up and play! Share this hilarious dog video with…
When Kristy the puppy first arrived at the animal shelter she was sickly and miserable and because of her poor health she was destined to be euthanized until Vet Ranch stepped in to save her. They knew that the mange she was infected with could be easily cured and set out on a treatment to…
A video of a terminally ill woman saying goodbye to her dog is moving animal lovers around the globe. 49-year-old Brazilian Rebane Chili was in the last stages of cancer when she expressed her wish to see her beloved dog, Ritchie, one last time. The hospital in Porto Alegre went out of their way to…
This short animated film is a beautiful story of a young boy who gets a three-legged dog as a present from his mom. Instead of reacting happily, the boy is upset with his new dog and chooses to ignore him…until something happens to change his mind. You’ll have to watch to the end to see…
This is the story of Rusty Diamond, a dog who was chained for over 10 years with no one to love until one day a stranger decided to help. Jared Piper noticed a dog chained up in a backyard all alone and out in the Arizona heat. “Over the course of 3 years, I had…
When David Bahnson and his wife got their second Golden Retriever, he realized he needed a way to carry both dogs in his kayak if they were going to join him on adventures. The only problem was there was only one seat in the wooden Pygmy Coho kayak and three passengers. David says his dogs…
Coast Guardsmen stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton were on a counter-smuggling patrol when they were informed about a suspicious object floating in a known drug transit zone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They found several buoys and tangled fishing line bobbing in the water, but it was what was trapped underneath that really…
Endangered species has been at the forefront of social media this past week with the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. So it was only appropriate that Cecil be highlighted in an extraordinary light show that occurred on New York’s Empire State Building this past week. It so happens that an event has been…
When these three “nerdy” young men took to the stage of America’s Got Talent, the judges were not blown away. But that was before they heard them sing! The three 21-year-olds met when they were all injured on the high school football team at the same time. They began singing together and Triple Threat was…
“Petra is starved, in pain, and exhausted – she can barely move. She’s been fighting far too many things for too long,” wrote Save A Greek Stray when they first saw her and knew they had to rescue her. The dog had been living on the streets of Oropos, a rural area of Athens, Greece…
Aaron Kaatz wasn’t expecting to get a new puppy when he left a friend’s house recently. But while walking in a back lane in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he heard faint whimpering coming from a garbage bag. The bag was tied shut and sitting next to a dumpster Kaatz told CBC News. He was nervous about what…
After a hard day at work, it is sometimes difficult to leave your troubles behind when you go home. But bringing our worries and stress home with us can negatively affect our family and our personal relationships. That’s why this simple story is so empowering. Written by an unknown author, this story brilliantly conveys the…
A stray dog who has been living with a horrific wound on his snout for over a year is getting life-saving surgery thanks to a couple dedicated to helping him. Tyson lost part of his snout when a farmer in Nicaragua chopped it off with a machete. When a Canadian couple learned about the plight…
Sunflower Farm Creamery is known for their adorable pajama-wearing baby goats. Their latest addition is no less adorable, but she’s a little bit different from her companions. Lola is an 8-week-old Chihuahua puppy whose tail doesn’t stop wagging as soon as she meets the goat kids. “On her first day at the farm, she was…
Maddie the Labrador Retriever puppy may only be 6 months old, but she’s already smart enough to know how to keep cool in the summer. She’s figured out that the garden hose is what fills up her kiddie pool! How clever is that? Of course, like any kid, she can’t sit still and just let…
This family introduces the newborn puppy to a mama cat and her kittens. They’re not sure how she will react, but she right away meows her approval and accepts the puppy into her litter. So sweet! Share this cute video with your family and friends.
We all know that some birds are excellent at mimicking sounds. From the cockatoo that can bark like a dog to the cockatiel that can sing the “Addams Family” theme, birds constantly impress me with their talents. And now comes Kanji the parrot. Kanji’s human just has to pretend to squeeze his belly and he…
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