A senior dog dumped at the shelter has a second chance at happiness and he’s embracing it! Poor Link was left at the shelter when he was 16 years old. The little dog’s skin was in terrible shape and he made the most heartbreaking cries. Carly saw a photo of Link at the shelter and…
Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer, loves building puzzles and tricky mechanical traps, among them glitter bombs for package thieves. His most recent YouTube video to go viral is one of a complex underwater maze he built for his former pet octopus (he’ll explain why the octopus is no longer his pet, and don’t worry…
Koalas, kittens, puppies, shirtless firefighters. It’s the classic combination from the Australian Firefighters Calendar that’s heated up the walls of homes around the world and helped charities for 31 years. Yes, the iconic calendars are back and the firefighters have returned for another year of “turning up the heat” and posing with cats, dogs, horses…
A stray dog who proved difficult to catch is now looking forward to celebrating Christmas with his adopted family. When Danny with SafeFurr Rescue first spotted Westly, the dog did exactly what any dog rescuer could hope for. The Pit Bull was calm and friendly and came right up to Danny to be petted and…
After 456 days in the shelter Olive, a beautiful bulldog mix with captivating brown and blue eyes, will be home for Christmas. The bulldog was filmed rushing out of the shelter to meet her new family who were waiting to take her home. The dog was with Lake Norman Humane shelter in Mooresville, North Carolina…
After a Husky fell 20 feet down into a frozen filtration pond, firefighters came to the rescue. People heard Ivy the husky’s barks for help and immediately called firefighters who arrived a few minutes later. Lieutenant John Kriger climbed down a ladder and onto the ice to try and coax Ivy over with a sausage….
A little girl has the sweetest reaction when she spots her family in the audience at her Christmas dance recital. The adorable moment was captured on camera by and it’s a special moment that her family will cherish. The girl is on stage with her classmates and they’ve all just finished their performance. They are…
Loons is a dog who knows how to get the attention she wants. The funny Beagle loves to “fall over” and then there is only one thing that can get her back up again. Mom has to come over and give her “CPLoons” – Karen’s name for the make-believe CPR/belly rubs she gives Loons to…
Bugsy wasn’t looking to make a “jailbreak.” In fact, Bugsy is a very good girl and all she really wants is to find a forever home. But when the homeless 6-year-old dog, currently residing at Niagara SPCA, discovered her kennel door open she couldn’t help but escape. Niagara SPCA shared the funny security camera footage…
A rare piebald moose photographed by a Norwegian wildlife photographer is capturing people’s imaginations for its unique appearance. The piebald moose foraging in Buskerud, Norway when Thomas Mørch managed to capture images of the spotted shy animal. Mørch got a sighting tip from a friend who had seen the rare moose in the wilderness. “I…
Every time Nosh the Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler) discovers he’s going to visit his grandparents he isn’t one to hide his feelings. He’s obsessed and impatient and he has got a lot to say. TikTokker @Sky.Q shared an adorable video of her and her boyfriend taking Nosh to see Savta and Boppa (grandma and…
An injured puppy and a stray injured kitten have become best friends and are helping each other heal after they met at a Kentucky animal shelter. The two animals arrived separately at the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) after suffering serious injuries. Quill, a 3-month-old puppy, arrived at KHS after being injured by another dog. “His…
When the Franklin Police Department held a toy drive for the Santa Foundation in Massachusetts the room quickly filled up with donations. But when they noticed two toys went missing they immediately tracked down the culprit by looking at their cameras. The thief? Ben Franklin, the department’s therapy dog! Officers caught him red-handed making off…
A retired racing greyhound who was “completely shut down” has overcome many of her fears thanks to the love and support of a young girl. Georgia the greyhound was only 3 years old when she retired from racing. Jess, who lives in Australia, wanted to rescue Georgia after her 5-year-old daughter asked for a dog….
Coco really does have nine lives! The three-year-old orange tabby got scared up a utility pole after a dog chased him, which is a very catlike thing to do. But it’s the way he got down that has made him a bit of an Internet celebrity. Alice Reid, Coco’s owner, was called by her husband…
A California family searching for their lost dog, Luna, got a huge surprise when she was found 25 feet up a pine tree! The 11-month-old German Shepherd had gone missing the previous day without a trace after playing outside with Brian Spies’ other two family dogs. He and friends launched a search party in the…
A coconut octopus that needed to find a safe place to hide from hungry sharks got help from an unlikely ally. That friend? A spy octopus. A spy octopus is a remotely operated camera that looks like an octopus and helps nature filmmakers record close encounters with undersea wildlife without scaring them off. In this…
Miss Violet would get herself in the most precarious places and they’d have to come and rescue her. But it wasn’t always so easy for Miss Violet to get into mischief. Miss Violet was rescued with her littermates and mother after they had been dumped at the pound. The Farm Rescue and Rehab took the…
Every child deserves to be loved and deserves an opportunity to shine. That belief led Campbell County Middle School principal, Jason Smith, to change the life of Raven, a troubled 11-year-old student who had recently been suspended at school. As Raven explains it, she had been sent to the principal’s office for throwing yoghurt on…
A 900-pound elk got in a whole lot of trouble after she fell into a frozen pond in Colorado. Thankfully, she had a team of firefighters to help rescue her and a group of onlookers to cheer her on, including her friend. Evergreen Fire and Rescue responded to a call about the trapped elk after…
A dog’s reaction to getting a giant version of his favorite toy is winning the hearts of millions of dog lovers. Five-year-old Chance the Golden Retriever really loves a tiny stuffed pickle toy with a Santa hat. The odd little toy became Chance’s favorite when he was a puppy and he noticed his cat brother,…
Keiko and Niko were sick and starving puppies when they were being sold as “fighting dogs”. Thankfully, the brother dogs and their littermates were rescued and nursed back to health. Tawny saw photos of the pups when they went up for adoption and so wanted to adopt Keiko and Niko together but because her family…
Sometimes as adults we forget how the simple things we do every day don’t always come easily to children. The same can be said for puppies and adult dogs. Take King the Australian shepherd puppy. He’s working on “trying to figure out how the basement stairs work.” Robin Bilby shared this funny and sweet video…
Griffin was found in an abandoned building crying for help. But even though the puppy was rescued by a Good Samaritan he wasn’t saved. That’s because the Oklahoma shelter he was brought to was overcrowded. “I have no idea how this little 2 month old puppy survived after his momma died and each one of…
How did he get in there? Sebastian the Husky got himself in a tight spot after he was found stuck in a storm drain in Kentucky. Local animal control couldn’t figure out how he climbed in but they guess he chased after a squirrel or other critter. It was a first for animal control officer…
Caged as a cub, Armstrong the bear stepped outside for the first time in over 20 years to the delight of his rescuers. Armstrong was likely stolen from his mother in the wild and watched her being killed as she fought to protect him from poachers. “He was put in a cage and for the…
Voting is now open for people to choose their favorite image from among 25 stunning wildlife photos up for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. And from the looks of it, it’s going to be tough to pick a winner! Among the shortlisted photos for the 2023 competition are amazing images of…
Lacrosse sticks, slippers, blankets, door mats. Leave them out and Justin Beaver (JB) will take them to build a dam. That’s what Brigette Brouillard learned when caring for the orphaned beaver. Brouillard runs Second Chances Wildlife. She got JB after he was found as a stray and nursed him back to health. But because JB…
A single mother with six children has received a “life changing” gift from a group of high school automotive technology students after they gave her a vehicle that had taken them a year to restore. Last year, Michelle Mendez had been struggling to find a home but thanks to Journey Home she found one. And…
A baby moose abandoned by her mother was very sick and been alone for at least two or three days by the time she was rescued and brought to Leffe, who runs a moose park in Sweden. Leffe feared for her life in the first two/three weeks because it’s critical for baby moose to get…
The funniest wildlife photography competition in the world – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – has announced the winners of this year’s competition. The overall winner for 2023 is Jason Moore for his wonderful photo of “Air Guitar Roo.” The kangaroo appears like she’s practicing guitar in the middle of a beautiful wildflower field in…
There are big dogs and then there’s Yogi. The Caucasian Shepherd is not only a very big dog, he’s also a couch hog which can pose a few problems. One, there’s no room for mom. And two, Yogi doesn’t really fit. But that doesn’t matter to Yogi because when he wants to lie on the…
When an animal rescuer spotted a feral cat stuck in plastic she teamed up with her daughter to rescue him. “My 13-year-old daughter Brianna was able to win the trust of a feral cat that has been around my office in Cuero, TX at the Animal Control Facility for the past two years,” Brianna’s mum…
Need an excuse not to go to work? You’ll never top this woman’s. Recently, Australian Amber Harris woke up to find a very large elephant seal in her front yard blocking her driveway. The Tasmania resident discovered Neil, a well-known southern elephant seal, when she looked out of her window in the morning. The 600kg,…
It’s not every day that being called an “a-hole” turns out to be in your favor. But for a one-year-old shelter dog that’s exactly what happened. Eddie arrived at the Humane Society of Wichita County in Texas in October. The shelter initially described him as “a little nervous to be in the shelter, but he…
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