When 13-year-old Cameron Simmons made a distressed call to the Sumter Police Department he didn’t know that he would be getting a friend. Officer Gaetano Acerra came to Cameron’s home and the young boy told him that he was so upset with his mom that he no longer wanted to live at home. He said…
Pit Bulls continue to face prejudices and breed discrimination throughout the United States. But a few organizations in Texas are working to break down these barriers with a unique program that sees rescued Pit Bulls become invaluable K9 officers. Facing increasing budgetary pressures, some police departments are turning to non profit organizations like Animal Farm…
Firefighter Mike Thawley rescued a Pit Bull puppy and went to check on her at the local animal shelter and their reunion couldn’t be any sweeter. Mike is with Fire Station 14 in Sacramento, California. He found the sick puppy tied up in the rain and saved her. After getting her cleaned up, he brought…
“Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a reported prowler at a residence. They arrived and quickly caught the culprit as he tried to escape the residence through an unsecured skylight,” the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook regarding a recent incident that deputies responded to. As dramatic as the event sounds, it actually ended with the deputies dying with laughter…
Mariana Walker was the beloved choir teacher at Alvin Junior High School. When she became progressively ill battling cancer, she had to leave school and receive hospice care at her home. As her time was coming to an end, her students arrived at her doorstep and serenaded her outside her door to give her comfort….
Aiden Heath has been collecting pennies since he was 4-years-old in the hopes to save enough to get a service alert dog. That’s because the boy, now 8, has type 1 diabetes. After years of penny pinching his allowance and money he got for birthdays and holidays and the community, Aiden and his family hoped…
Kendrick Taylor and his friends were shopping near a Florida Winn-Dixie grocery store in the day time when they heard screams coming from the parking lot. Taylor immediately looked and saw a thief knocking over a 76-year-old woman and attempting to steal her purse. Taylor, a Navy veteran, sprang into action and ran over to…
A young boy’s quick-thinking is credited with saving a 5-year-old girl’s life. Back in 2013, Connor Fitz-Gerald and a few other kids were playing in the sand at Marina Dunes. They were digging sand caves when he noticed something that terrified him. Five-year-old Alyssa Bostic got buried under the sand and had fallen unconscious. Knowing…
A kind-hearted stranger took in an elderly stray dog after he found her with a massive porcupine quill piercing her eye lid. He called Animal Aid Unlimited, India who came to the rescue! Watch her rescue and recovery in the heartwarming video below!
A shelter in Ohio has created a special room to help their homeless dogs relax and prepare them for a real home. “The Real Life Room” at the Toledo Area Humane Society is decorated to look and feel like a living room. The space is quite a contrast to the usual kennel space for shelter dogs. The shelter…
One KFC restaurant is giving back to the community in a way that helps the homeless. Instead of tossing their leftover chicken in the trash, KFC gives it to Ace of Clubs shelter in South-West London. The shelter has 80 to 100 people visiting every day for a meal, so a lot of food is…
An Arlington Police officer won the hearts of dog lovers on the Internet for going “the extra mile” to rescue a Pit Bull on the loose. Sgt. Gary Carter responded to an alarm call from North Arlington, Texas, and while on the call was told by a few concerned citizens that they were being followed…
Kimberley Slown has devoted her life to saving dogs through her rescue organization, Arrow Dog Rescue. As a dog rescuer, she’s saved the lives of hundreds of dogs. One dog she recently rescued showed her appreciation in a way that touched Kimberley to the core. Niya was rescued from the Gibson County Animal Shelter in…
She may be tiny at 4’8” but crossing guard, Adrian Young, has the bravery of a superhero. While working at a California school playground, an 8-year-old girl cried out to her for help. “Please help me, Miss Crossing Guard, please help me,” said the little girl, explaining that the woman trying to take her away…
A German Shepherd Dog named Tucker didn’t know how he should be treated in life. His experiences with humans were written on his body when he arrived at the animal shelter. Although he was quiet, alert and responsive, he was so emaciated that every bone in his body could be seen. Warning: a few of…
Tyson Crawley has read his fair share of Facebook posts of people experiencing acts of kindness, but he never experienced to be one of them. Recently, he found himself in an embarrassing bind after pumping up for fuel at his local gas station and unable to pay for it. That’s when the carpenter was offered…
Baxter wouldn’t be here today if it hadn’t been for some very loving rescuers who helped him when he was a puppy. The Nebraska Humane Society says that Baxter’s heroic journey began when animal control received a call reporting terrible yelps coming from a home. When they investigated, they found a 9-pound Pomeranian dog lying…
101-year-old Ray Weser is has had a lifelong passion for motorcycles, especially Harley-Davidsons. He fell in love with riding the bikes ever since he was introduced to them as a teenager. He even ended up working for Harley-Davidson for 24 years after serving in World War II. With his birthday approaching in December, Weser expressed…
Agnes had been wandering the streets of Karditsa, Greece for 6 months with a massive growth on her neck. The 7-year-old mixed-breed dog had received mixed treatment while living on the streets. Some villagers had fed her, others tried scaring her, and some fired guns at her. But what stood out for everyone who saw…
Elmo the Pit Bull was found in a yard with another dog after being left there and taken to KC Pet Project in Kansas City, MO. Like many dogs arriving at a shelter, Elmo was scared by his new surroundings and was frightened and scared. Elmo’s companion was soon adopted, but no one came for him,…
Tammy Graves was on a mission to a North Carolina shelter to save three Labrador Retrievers, when she walked past a kennel and stopped in her tracks. Huddled in the concrete room was a terrified dog huddled in the corner, staring at the wall. Tammy, who is the founder of Haley Graves Foundation, was moved…
Jesse Shand was so severely overweight that he could no longer bathe himself or go outside his home.He weighed well over 650 pounds and had given up on his life. One day, he visited an online body-building forum and posted a series of photos and videos of himself, almost as a joke after he was given a…
There’s a special dog shelter in Romania that makes sure that every dog who comes to them, gets the best shot at a happy life, and that also goes for the dogs who have lost the use of their limbs. Adăpostul Speranța says that they refuse to end a life if they can give that…
Ben Ellis is the much loved Latin teacher at Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) in Nashville, Tennessee and has been battling esophageal cancer after being diagnosed last year. Recently, Ellis, who was resting at home, got a huge surprise after 400 students and faculty from the school showed up at Ellis’ home to sing to him….
When rescuers with Animal Aid Unlimited, India found a street dog they named Alby, he was injured and alone. He was suffering from a spinal injury and had crawled into an old store room to hide. He was scared and unable to walk, but they took him back to their shelter to see if they…
With thousands of homeless dogs roaming the streets of Los Angeles, California, there is never any shortage of dogs for Hope For Paws to rescue. On this occasion, Eldad Hagar’s friend Jaime Ray Newman gave him a tip that she had spotted a small dog sleeping in a schoolyard. Apparently, the haggard pup had been…
If you saw someone being verbally abused right in front of you, what would you do? Would you mind your own business or intervene? That’s the question the TV show ‘What Would You Do’ posed when they sent two actors into a store to portray a husband and wife. The “husband” is verbally abusive to…
A motorcyclist captured a scary texting and driving encounter that he had on his helmet cam which resulted in the driver being charged with distracted driving. Motorcyclist Erik Hanna was out driving when he noticed an SUV wasn’t moving at a green light. Despite Hanna and a few other motorists honking their horns, the driver…
Distracting driving affects thousands of lives every day, altering the course of their lives in tragic ways. AT&T has a long-standing campaign to warn people of the ever-present dangers of distracted driving, and their new ad is no different. Entitled “The Unseen,” it takes a different approach than usual and tells an eerie story. It…
The dramatic rescue of a man trapped in a burning car and saved by a police officer was shared by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department after they released the officer’s bodycam footage on YouTube. Senior Police Officer Dan Whitney responded to a 3 a.m. highway accident to find an SUV engulfed in flames against a…
Retired military dogs who are being put up for adoption are getting a second life alongside the soldiers they served with, all thanks to Molli Oliver. One military dog and her partner know this first hand after they were reunited recently. Taylor (aka “Tay-Tay” or “Princess Taylor”) served several tours in Afghanistan, protecting Sgt. Tom…
A wandering dog comes into view shortly after sunrise entering the town of Longville, Minnesota. The big brown dog named Bruno has been walking four miles almost daily to visit the town to say “hello” to everyone. In fact, he’s been the town’s dog for 12 years. Bruno first appeared on the driveway of Larry…
Zion Harvey became the first child to undergo a double hand transplant after doctors had to remove his hands and feet due to a life-threatening infection when he was 2 years old. Now a year after his operation, 9-year-old Zion says his favorite thing about his new hands is “being able to wrap them around…
After 62 years together, Wolfram Gottschalk and his wife Anita are being forced to live apart. But whenever they get a chance to visit one another, they burst into tears. Their heartbreaking situation was captured in a photo by their granddaughter, Ashley Bartyik, that has gone viral after she posted it on Facebook. The picture…
A caring cashier is responsible for thwarting a “granny scam” that would have seen a worried grandmother lose $2000 to criminals. Kroger store cashier Shelly Yost was working when an elderly woman approached her trying to buy $2000 worth of iTunes gift cards. Curious about the purchase, Shelly asked the old woman why she was…
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