A few years ago, Elly Albers with Bonaire Wild Bird Rehab took in a baby flamingo for the very first time to rescue and rehabilitate. The baby flamingo’s parents had left her behind but she quickly attached to Elly and would follow her around. But when she was able to fly she took off and…
Jonathan had an old junk closet that he wasn’t using and decided would make the perfect doghouse for his Golden Retriever, Teddy. So, he set to work and after a few weeks of constructing it during his free time, “Teddy’s House” was ready. A custom-made made, a ‘fireplace’, a TV, the place is pure coziness….
A mama raccoon got into a tough spot when trying to get back to her babies. But thankfully, this story has a happy ending. Wildlife Emergency Services in California received a call from a concerned homeowner in the Santa Cruz Mountains after the homeowner discovered a racoon had chewed through their roof and gotten herself…
Nicolas the rescued mink escaped from a fur farm in Utah and has become a beloved family member with his rescuer. His mom Megan says that “Nico” was found by a Good Samaritan who picked him up and he was brought to Megan with Mustelid Madness Rescue in Sheridan, Wyoming. The mink and ferret rescue…
An unfortunate circumstance could have threatened a lifelong friendship between a dog and a pig if not for their kindhearted rescuers noticing their bond. A Chihuahua named Timon and Pumbaa, a pig, ended up at the Arizona Humane Society (AHS) earlier in May after their owner was arrested. Thankfully, the owner’s arrest did not have…
A 4-month-old Chihuahua is lucky to be alive after being shot with an arrow in California. Police rescued the puppy, a victim of the shocking act of animal cruelty, after a woman in Desert Hot Springs called the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department saying she had been awoken by a “screaming” dog. An officer with the…
A driver in Stewart, British Columbia, Canada got a surprise when out driving on the highway when he spotted a grizzly bear walking by the side of the road. The bear wasn’t just walking along the Cassiar-Stewart highway, he was walking on top of a thin meridian! The man marvels at the bear’s balancing skills…
Alyssa Hewlett was boating off the coast of Nipper’s Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada when she and a man spotted a moose on the cliff’s edge. In the video she filmed of the moose, the large animal is peering down at the water as if trying to get his footing on the jagged rocks. That’s when…
An English Setter in West Yorkshire, England has a morning routine that will melt the hearts of dog lovers everywhere. “Pebbles the English setter goes to check on her tiny human Henry every morning,” says Pebbles’ and Henry’s family. “She knows how precious he is and can’t start her day without sticking her nose through…
Dog Rescue Shelter in Mladenovac, Serbia got a call about a little puppy living in a bird cage in someone’s yard. The bird cage was set up outside and contained the one-month-old puppy and a filthy water bowl. As soon as the puppy spotted her rescuers she began to cry and her tail began to…
Evan Pender regularly freedives off the west coast of Ireland and regularly meets a wild wild dolphin he has named “Dusty.” And it was on one of his dives that Dusty did something unbelievable! Evan had to adjust one of his fins and took it off while Dusty watched on. The next day, when Evan…
Some dogs just aren’t cut out for a life of service, but that’s okay. Take Ryker for instance. The dog was training at Double H Canine Training Academy to be a service dog but he flunked out spectacularly. The dog training school shared video of Ryker’s “epic service dog failure” in a hilarious compilation of…
Toby may look like a grumpy old man cat, but he’s really not. Toby has a rare genetic condition known as Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS). The condition weakens the connective tissues in his body. The condition also makes the joints loose and skin thin and he can get easily bruised. Toby was found hiding together…
When Maria learned from a neighbor that Belle, a tiny Chihuahua, was being beaten by her owner she stepped forward to help. Maria’s neighbor had told the owner that she should not be treating her dog that way and the woman then surrendered Belle. That’s how Maria ended up fostering the senior dog. Bella was…
A woman was shocked when she looked out of her window and spotted a bright pink pigeon. Kelly Lunney was visiting her mother in her apartment in Nelson, Lancashire in the UK when she saw the unusual bird. Lunney believes it could be a pink pigeon – Nesoenas mayeri – native to Mauritius. But other…
A New Jersey family got an unexpected surprise when a giant snapping turtle visited their backyard. Frank’s wife alerted the family to the turtle’s arrival and they all watched as the turtle wiggled into the mulch in their garden. She stayed for a while and then left. The following day, after a rain storm, Frank…
When Julie Thornton Johnson woke up in the middle of the night in her Tennessee home she noticed a dog snuggled up in bed with her and her husband. That is a pretty normal occurrence in her household as they have three dogs. Except the dog cuddling with them was a complete stranger! That fact…
A sperm whale at risk of drowning was saved thanks to the efforts of a brave diver. Hugues Vitry heard that a sperm whale was in trouble 8 miles off the coast of Mauritius. The whale was dragging an anchored rope that disappeared more than 2000 metres to the Indian Ocean floor. When Vitry arrived,…
An Alaskan dog walker is taking the Internet by storm for her adorable videos of her furry passengers on her dog minibus. Mo Thompson and her husband Lee Thompson run Mo Mountain Mutts, a dog walking and dog training business. The couple from Skagway, Alaska, are busy every day taking care of the dogs in…
After a baby kingfisher slammed into a window, wildlife artist and rehabilitation Robert E. Fuller came to the bird’s rescue. He shared a video of how he rehabilitated the injured chick and released it back into the wild. He began by hand feeding the one-month-old fledgling chick and it started to feel so much better….
Eliana went to spend a few days in Italy with her mom when she spotted a fluffy white puppy living under a trailer. The puppy was being neglected by the farmer who owner him so Eliana took him. Just like that Eliana’s vacation was put on hold to take care of the dog. She soon…
Faa Mai is a kind and generous elephant. When she noticed a flock of birds having a hard time opening her food she decides to share some with them. The elephant notices the birds huddled around some neatly packed pockets of rice and banana. She comes over and squishes them with her feet and is…
A stray mama dog helped rescuers save a litter of puppies that were not her own. The Spanish Galgo had been spotted as a stray and rescued by Galgos Del Sol Animal Rescue. When they rescued Alejandra, they didn’t know she was pregnant. But a few weeks after she had given birth to nine puppies,…
“She started a chain of events in our lives that we never expected.” That’s what happened when a couple adopted Pipsqueak, thinking they would be temporary fosters to the little puppy mill rescue dog. Pipsqueak weighs a mere 1.8 pounds. When she was first rescued, she was expected to live only another 6 months because…
This new mother ferret really wants to show her caregiver her newborn kits! In the sweet video, she insists her human come take a look at her babies in their nest/den. She jumps out of the small box where her babies are sleeping to drag the man’s hand back using her teeth! The mama is…
After Beau, a lamb living on Olivia Jane Akers’ farm was rejected by her mother, a surrogate mother stepped forward right away. That mother was Max the dog. “It was love at first sight,” Olivia Jane Akers said on her TikTok video of her dog’s reaction. “That was HER baby.” In the clips Olivia shared…
A cat who presented her newborn kittens to her human mom wasn’t expecting the reaction she got. The proud mama brought her kittens to the bed where her mom was sleeping and placed them gently about the woman’s head. One by one she brings the babies over to what she probably considers the safest and…
When Jon Mancinetti began his road trip with his dog Smokey he would stop by local shelters and showcase local dogs that needed to be adopted. As he was about to leave a Memphis shelter, a volunteer stopped him and told him there was one sweet pittie he should meet, but he should know the…
A man in Thailand has invented a small, foldable shelter made out of recycled billboards to help stray dogs. Ajarn Yossaphon Chanthongjeen came up with the solution while at university studying for his doctorate and working with a local animal charity. He noticed the many street dogs in his community of Pak Kret, a suburb…
When a tourist sits in Wendy the sea lion’s favorite poolside chair, she has something to say about that. A couple honeymooning in the Galápagos Islands shared the cute video that shows a sea lion coming ashore at a beachside hotel, climbing up some stairs and then diving into the swimming pool before emerging at…
A month after Biss and Olee’s family adopted them they noticed Olee, a 5-pound duck, following Biss around. Biss is a 153-pound Newfoundland dog. Olee quickly became Biss’ little shadow, following him everywhere. The mallard waits by Biss’ window for Biss to come outside and when he does he flaps his wings in happiness and…
If you’ve been feeling a bit blue this Spring, watching this unusual goose parade is sure to cheer you up. The well-behaved geese are known as “Gänsekapelle” and appear to be an annual attraction at the Open Flair festival in the German town of Eschwege. The group of geese march through the city accompanied by…
A couple rescued a huge injured owl that got trapped inside their chicken coop at their Wisconsin home. They couldn’t help but be both fascinated and a bit frightened of the bird, which comes through in the funny and fun video Angela Bartkus took during their rescue attempt. Angela often describes her husband as her…
When the husband of Joshua’s boss found a Labrador Retriever freezing in a pile of leaves he brought the dog to a no-kill shelter. He right away contacted Joshua and told him “You gotta go get this dog” and Joshua did. He found her huddled in the corner of the kennel with her back turned…
When Luna the Tawny Owl’s three eggs failed to hatch this Spring, fate intervened to give her two orphaned owlets to look after. Robert E Fuller is an artist who lives in North Yorkshire. He has created homes in his garden for badgers, weasels, stoats, owls, and kestrels and uses wildlife cameras hidden in their…
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