One fateful night, an abused and injured Pit Bull wandered onto the porch of a Christianna Willis’s home. As luck would have it, Christianna works at an animal hospital and when she brought the dog into her home to look at her, her heart broke. She was so angered and hurt by how bad a…
This story just goes to show how many kind people there are in the world! Army Specialist Henry Alvarado was being re-stationed in Alaska and preparing to move from Los Angeles when his beloved dog, Dukey, was struck by a car. Henry couldn’t afford the surgery to fix Dukey’s leg, and because of his injury…
Hope For Paws was called in to help rescue three puppies and their mom from a steel yard in Compton. At least that’s what they thought at first! Eldad Hagar set out to catch mom first and that went smoothly. But the puppies were not so cooperative when it came time to be rescued, which…
A skeletal Boxer dog did not have the energy to walk when he arrived at New York City Animal Care Center, but he was still wagging his nubby tail. The dog weighed only 25 pounds, according to authorities, instead of the 60 pounds a dog of his age should weigh, and rescuers sprung into action…
Animal rescuer Wilson Martins Coutinho encounters many dogs throughout his native Brazil who are in absolutely horrific condition when he rescues them. Whereas others ignored this homeless dog’s plight, Wilson found him, rescued him and nursed him back to health. Warning: some images are graphic and may disturb some viewers. Wilson recently found this dog…
Most of us don’t have to see unthinkable moments like this. But Officer Struck and officers like him, face them every day. A witness to a fatal car accident took the picture of Officer Struck as he comforted a 2-year-old girl after her family’s SUV crashed. The photo captures a moment of kindness in the…
“There’s someone with a knife holding a little girl hostage.” That’s what a 911 dispatcher was told when an urgent call came in from an Oklahoma Walmart. A mother had been shopping with her two young daughters when a man approached her shopping cart and snatched her 2-year-old daughter. Bystanders watched in shock and horror…
When a fire broke out in a South Dakota apartment complex because of a lightning strike, Spencer Butler, a friend and some strangers run door-to-door checking apartments for people and pets. Spencer went to see the fire and brought his camera and he and his friend soon realized they could help. It’s a good thing…
Eleven-year-old Rommel was abandoned by his mom and dad after they separated and has been begging on the streets of Quezon City in the Philippines since he was 10 years old. Estranged from his siblings, Rommel gets by by begging for change with his puppy Badgi. While being interviewed by Coconuts TV , Rommel talks…
Eight-year-old Kenny Lewis has set out on an important mission to help his local shelter in Pasco County, Florida find homes for their 150 dogs. Kenny felt sad that there are so many dogs in need of homes and decided to help find them families by getting the word out about all the wonderful animals…
“This is a story dedicated to parents and children in the world on Father’s Day,” the YouTube caption reads. To celebrate Father’s Day, Toyota Japan released this touching ad about a father and daughter. Titled “Loving Eyes,” the video is a combination of vignettes from the father’s point of view and follows his gaze as…
Nestled away in Washington’s Cascade Mountains in the town of Cle Elum is a sanctuary that his home to seven chimpanzees, who are recovering from a lifetime of invasive research in biomedical laboratories. One of the chimps at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is Foxie, a chimp with an affection for troll dolls. Foxie Posted by Chimpanzee…
Eric Boling Bracey is a truck driver with an important message to share with his fellow drivers on the road. He wants to show people how difficult it is to stop a semi-truck when driving 60 miles an hour because he knows some people have to see something to fully understand. In his video, which…
Winston the Great Pyrenees is not only large in size he’s got a big loving heart to match. The 106-pound dog regularly visits the seniors living at C.C. Young in Dallas, Texas, where his happy personality brings smiles to every face. Clifford Spohr brings Winston, who is a fully certified therapy dog, to visit the…
A tiny dog was found dying behind a Canadian shopping centre with his snout and legs cruelly bound with electrical tape. A man discovered the dog lying in the grass on Thursday December 17, 2015 when out walking his own dogs behind the Canadian Tire in Windsor, Ontario. Warning: some photos may be considered graphic…
Two Pit Bulls were waiting and waiting for someone to save them after their family left them behind. One was confined in a crate, the other was roaming freely, but both were all alone in a filthy, foreclosed home. Fortunately, neighbors had been feeding them to keep them from starving to death, but the two…
Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Michael Schoepf and some friends were off-roading in Riverside County, California when they found a dog down a mine shaft! The shaft was “in the middle of no where by lake Mathews” and Michael said he “took a turn onto some random dirt road…
When Uptown Funk was released I’m sure Mark Ronson could not have anticipated how hugely popular his catchy upbeat song would become. But he must be flattered by the sheer number of people around the world who have gone on to emulate the tune videos of their own. From airline attendants and high school students…
After the devastating Haiti earthquake in 2010, cojoined twins Marian and Michelle Bernard got a shot at a normal life because of a surgeon who chose to return home. Dr. Henri Ford, originally from Port-au-Prince and now the Chief of Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, revisited his homeland as part of the disaster relief…
Courtrooms aren’t usually pictured as places that make dreams come true, but for 5-year-old Danielle Koning, the courtroom became a place of fairy-tales. That’s because when she arrived in court for her adoption hearing, her caseworker had arranged for everyone to dress as characters from Disney movies! Danielle is a huge fan of Disney. As…
A pregnant dog was abandoned in backyard in Ohio by her family. The dog named Harley was huge and ready to give birth at any time. Thankfully, a kindly neighbor untied her, took her and put her in an enclosure to keep her safe and feed her. The all-volunteer dog rescue group, Backyard Dog Project,…
This little rescue pug is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face! Mikey was in bad shape when he arrived at Michigan Humane Society. The neglected pug had demodectic mange and severe glaucoma in both eyes, which was causing him a lot of pain. Because of this, his rescuers decided the best thing to…
When 20-year-old Marine Corps Private First Class Colton W. Rusk served overseas in Afghanistan, his military working dog, Eli was always by his side. Eli had to sleep in Rusk’s cot every night and he was always part of the conversation when Rusk called home. During a fateful firefight on December 6, 2010 Rusk was…
Pocket was rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea and and flown to the United States to begin a new life. He had never seen the sunshine, never chewed a stick, never walked or seen grass, never had a bowl of water…until now. He, and 100 other dogs, were rescued from the farm…
Ingrid is a street rescuer who helps stray and abandoned dogs in Los Angeles. After she heard about several dogs who were either dumped or feral, living in a large quarry, she went out to save them. The day before this video was shot, Ingrid had rescued an emaciated mother dog and figured that the…
Police Officer David Gomez recently responded to a call of two vicious dogs roaming free in a neighborhood Meridian, Idaho, neighborhood. When he arrives he’s charged by the two large dogs who barked at him aggressively. But rather than use lethal force, Officer Gomez stands his ground. How he handled the situation is earning him…
There’s a very special place in Seattle, Washington that is changing the way nursing homes and preschools operate by bringing the two together! Studies have shown that 43% of older adults experience social isolation, which is closely correlated with loneliness and depression as well as mental and physical decline. And many elderly become lonely when…
As any dog owner will tell you, their dogs have a knack for knowing when to provide them comfort when they need it most. Lulu a Goldendoodle has the same skill, but she dispenses comfort to people who have lost a loved one. She has been certified and highly trained as a therapy dog for…
This disabled stray dog’s story could have ended tragically, but instead her life took a dramatic turn! Meet Lily. She was one of many stray dogs living in South Africa. Even though she was partially paralyzed, she would scavenge the streets and schoolyards in Cape Town looking for food. One day, her barking and scrounging…
A pizza shop worker wasn’t expecting to save an abducted child when she was taking her break, but that’s exactly what happened when Courtney Best stepped outside for a smoke break. Courtney Best, 26, decided to go out front of Papa Murphy’s pizza in Corpus Christi, Texas, on July 9, 2015 instead of her usual…
No barking. Complete silence. It’s not something an animal shelter experiences often, if ever. But that’s exactly what happened at Ohio’s Summit County Animal Control shelter recently when each and every animal was adopted, leaving the kennels completely empty for the first time ever. The shelter held a special adoptathon to coincide with the “Clear…
A young street dog was stuck between the bars of a gate and desperately needed to be freed. Because of the high instances of rabies in India, residents were afraid of being bitten by the dog and called Animal Aid Unlimited, India for help. Fortunately, the dog was very friendly and welcoming of her rescuers!…
The adult cats at Homeward Bound no-kill shelter in Illinois had a field trip recently to a yoga class. The shelter teamed up with Yoga at Connie’s to host the special event to help raise money and find homes for the adoptable cats! The cats were free to mingle and stretch and practice their poses…
Two-year-old Kinley Shufflebarger was scouring the toy aisle in the Target in Lafayette, Indiana looking for her birthday present. She found the perfect doll and it was the last one left on the shelf. Before she had time to call her mom over to get it a young man walked over and asked her which…
YouTube Prankster Dennis Cee is tackling a serious issue in his latest video – bullying. He sets up a hidden camera and asked a few big kids to bully a smaller kid (all actors, of course) and waited to see what would happen… It’s heartwarming to see the the number of people rush to the…
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