The oceans, lakes and rivers we love are an incredible source of life for our planet. And every year the competitors in the Underwater Photographer Of The Year 2022 share the remarkable moments they’ve captured on camera from across the globe. This year’s images include amazing moments: a gathering of 11 whale sharks feeding in…
Jace was riding a bike to a basketball game in Bali when he saw a scruffy, dirty street dog. He couldn’t save her at that moment but he did the next best thing. He called his mom. She got help from Mission Paws’ible who learned the street dog had her own corner, but she also…
A Good Samaritan walking his dog near railroad tracks in New Jersey saw a bag move and heard something inside after he noticed his dog reacting to it. “He immediately picked up the bag and brought it to the shelter,” South Jersey Regional Animal Shelter revealed on Facebook. “Inside was a young female Chihuahua.” …
Images of Ukrainians fleeing with their pets capture the chaos, fear and uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands of people as they seek refuge in neighboring countries. Some have fled only with the clothes on their backs and with their loved ones in their arms hoping to find a safe place to shelter. Some are huddling…
How do you know if a person loves dogs? They do this! When Rosie, a tiny 1-pound puppy wanted to get up on bed with her family, they decided to build her a ramp. Watch as she goes up the ramp for the first time. She seems to know it’s just for her. And what…
When Piper the dog arrived at the animal shelter, Partners For Pets, she would crawl into any corner to get as far away from people as possible. She was terrified and wasn’t responding to shelter staff. Maddy, the adoption and and enrichment specialist immediately knew the shelter environment would make Piper withdraw even more so…
A stray dog with a mysterious past is lucky to be alive after she was found nearly frozen in deep snow. A person driving the Trans Canada Highway in Manitoba spotted something and stopped to check it out. As they approached the beige heap in the snow, they realized it was a dog! “It was…
When an elderly woman had to move to a care home, she left behind 13 cats who had been living under her trailer. It was the dead of winter in Canada’s prairie province of Saskatchewan and the feral cats were no longer being fed, so rescuers with SOS Prairie Rescue came out and saved them….
When Stray Rescue of St. Louis spotted a dog with a horrible embedded collar run into an abandoned house they knew they had to save her. She was with another dog – a blue Pit Bull – who appeared worried about her friend and was nervous when rescuers approached. Stray Rescue of St. Louis had…
As soon as baby wild boar Yezhu saw Biu Biu the dog she flung herself right into his mouth and kept doing it. Thankfully, Biu Biu is a patient and gentle dog. Dora says the tiny boar piglet had been found by her gardener, who brought the orphaned animal to her. With no wildlife rescues…
A tiny, starving dog who was brought to Kentucky Humane Society recently met another dog who survived a similar experience and the two have became fast friends. An Uber driver had spotted the severely emaciated dog, now named Travolta, lying on the side of the road and helped him. Travolta was covered in filth and…
Bowie found in wire cage and thrown in a dumpster like trash. But months later, he’s became the happiest, zoomiest dog out there. Bowie’s rescue began when a former adopter of Wichita Animal Action League was taking out garbage and heard a noise inside the dumpster. Inside was Bowie! Sarah Coffman, founder of Wichita Animal…
When Christina Eyth spotted a sick and shivering canine in her yard she wasn’t sure he was a dog or a coyote. But what she was sure of was that the animal needed help. The western Pennsylvania woman had spotted paw prints outside of her home that went up to her front door and that…
When shelter staff arrived to open up the Bedford County Humane Society in Pennsylvania there were toys strewn everywhere in the hallways. It was clear that “someone had a good night at the shelter” and that someone was Gilligan. Gilligan is the shelter’s official office greeter and a “lifer” at the shelter, where he’s lived…
There’s dangling a treat to get a dog’s attention and then there’s dangling a treat from a drone in order to save a dog’s life! Rescuers trying to save Millie, a 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, had to resort to dangling a sausage from a drone to lure the dog to safety after she was at…
A long-term shelter dog was heartbroken after the family coming to meet him never showed up. Kentucky Humane Society shared that Hendrix has been looking for a home for a very long time. So the shelter staff were excited when a potential adopter put in a request to meet him on January 18th, 2022. Hendrix…
Amy the postal worker must be very good at her job because this dog really loves her! Mako is a 10-year-old black Labrador Retriever who loves Amy so much that as soon as he hears the truck pull into the driveway, his tail is wagging and he is up and on his feet and heading…
A black cat got a very strange grooming session when he was surrounded by a herd of deer. The video, shared on YouTube, shows the cat calmly lying down and letting the deer lick his fur. In fact, the cat feels quite relaxed by the whole thing, seeming to indicate the deer have done it…
Nova the Pit bull was wandering around in a cul-de-sac searching for food when Lisa and her family saw her. Nova approached them wagging her tail. She was so friendly but so skinny that Lisa knew she couldn’t leave her on the street. As soon as she got Nova home she brought her to the…
“Trapped in a crate while the winter temperature continued to drop, Rosabella didn’t have much time left,” Ruff Start Rescue explained on Facebook. The female dog had been left outside in an alley in Minnesota’s winter weather a few weeks before Christmas. Stuck in a cage, Rosabella had no escape. Rosabella was found purely by…
A park-goer out enjoying a warm night in Bucaramanga, Colombia spotted a young homeless man with his dogs celebrating a special moment and captured it on camera. The video has captured the hearts of dog lovers since. In the video, the homeless man is seen placing paper hats on the heads of his two dogs….
A dog named Milo was picked up as a stray near the border Arizona and Mexico by a Good Samaritan who brought her to Sunshine Dog Rescue. Although she was pregnant when rescued, Milo wasn’t expected to have the puppies for several weeks. But she went into labor early and sadly none of the pups…
A couple whose cats is holding their brand new Vitamix hostage for several weeks says the stand-off will continue. Back in November of 2021, Jessica and Nikii Gerson-Neeves ordered a Vitamix on Black Friday. When it arrived at their home in mid-December, the couple intended to enjoy the benefits of their new kitchen appliance only…
A family is counting their blessings upon the return of their beloved dog who was stolen eight years ago. Cassie the Cocker Spaniel was stolen right from the front garden of her home. But thanks to the Sussex Police Rural Crime Team in Britain, Cassie has returned to her family. Police were lead to Cassie…
A playful horse’s quirky behavior has gone viral for his funny antics in a video shared by his family. In the video, Sven the Grulla Quarter horse is filmed “running through the forest with the dogs, kicking trees, farting, and just having a great time” according to his humans. “It was a cool fall day…
Two dogs showed just how happy they were to be home from a vacation in an adorable video appearing on reddit. In the clip, a man is seen opening a door. A dog’s head appears and two dogs push past their dad to get inside first and begin to roll around. One takes a prime…
A dog got himself rescued after appearing outside a shelter. Theoklitos Proestakis, also known as Takis, runs a shelter in Greece with hundreds of rescue dogs. He was inside feeding the dogs when he noticed the dogs at the fence barking at something outside. When Takis went to look he found a dog curled up…
When Hokule’a the cat’s family rescued him from their local Humane Society they never expected the cat would join them in their love of water sports! Hokule’a seemed very shy and very sweet when his family first saw him at the shelter. When they brought him home, he followed them everywhere and even wanted to…
A dog missing for four months in the wilderness of California got a dramatic rescue after he was spotted by cross country skiers and snowboarders stuck in the snow. Russ, a 3-year-old Pit bull mix, has spent months buffeted by fate and the elements. Firstly, Russ went missing after the Caldor Fire swept through California’s…
How this tiny rescue dog works up her nerve to climb into bed with the family’s cat is absolutely adorable! Peaches the Chihuahua wants to cuddle up next to Samuel the cat in his bed and so comes up with a clever way to snuggle up close to Samuel. Tiktokker @leafygarnish shared the cute video…
Sammy spotted a tiny lump on the sidewalk and discovered it was a baby hummingbird. The little bird was struggling and too young to fly so he took her home to nurse her back to health. Soon he was trying to figure out a way to encourage the small delicate creature how to fly. Flit…
A feral puppy assisted rescuers in saving her family when she lead them right to a den. It all began when a man contacted K9 Advocates Manitoba to tell them he thought there might be puppies on his rural property in northern Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers immediately went out to save the dogs. Among the volunteers…
Dogs are often experts when it comes to acquiring food. They’ll steal cupcakes from kitchen counters or use chairs to climb up and steal fries. Sometimes, they’ll even enlist their fellow pet siblings to help them. But Lulu the dog goes for the old-fashioned, tried and true doggie technique – begging. Seeing her dad enjoying…
A baby bobcat fighting for her life found a lifesaver in a shelter cat. The young bobcat’s ordeal began just after Christmas when Atlantic Wildlife Institute received a late-night call after the wildcat was found in a homeowner’s barn in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The bobcat was barely alive – she “seizuring from being hypoglycemic,…
Derek Schmit’s dog, Dexter, loved playing with Doakes, another dog in their neighborhood. Every day, Doakes, who ran loose, would wait for Derek to get back from work so he could play with Dexter. But one day, Doakes didn’t show up. It turns out he was picked up by animal control and when his family…
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