A cat that fell down a mineshaft can thank his dog friend for his life after the dog led rescuers right to him. Mowgli the cat had gone missing for six days and his owner, Michele Rose, was distraught. Rose told the BBC that she had “almost given up hope” of finding her cat. But…
“Britain’s Loneliest Sheep” is lonely no longer after a daring rescue by a group of farmers. Fiona was first spotted by kayakers almost three years ago on a beach in the Scottish Highlands. The kayakers reported the sighting of the very shaggy sheep and the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) attempted…
Bobi, the world’s oldest dog in history, has crossed over Rainbow Bridge. Bobi was 31 years and 165 days old when he passed away at his home on Saturday October 21st. Bobi spent his entire life at his home with the Costa family in the rural village of Conqueiros. Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do…
A team of rescuers came to the rescue of a Tennessee dog who spent three days trapped in a cave with a bear. Charlie is a hunting dog and became stuck in his dangerous predicament after he fell 40 feet down an “extremely narrow cave shaft” in Sevier County. The Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department…
The streets ran red. Red with wine that is. Nearly 600,000 gallons (2.3 million litres) of red wine flooded the streets of a town in Andia, Portugal, catching the locals off guard. The strange incident occurred after storage tanks at the Destilaria Levira winery burst open in São Lourenço do Bairro. Fortunately, no one was…
The staff and train passengers at Bolpur railway station in India didn’t know what to think when they arrived to find a wild monkey busy “working” in the ticket office. A langur was sitting behind the desk studiously pressing keys on the computer and shuffling through papers. The langur was so preoccupied at the job…
There’s a new furry member who is part of the fire crew at a Connecticut fire department. Meet Riggs. Riggs now calls the Town of East Haven Fire Department home after being rescued from a hot car. Recently, firefighters were called by local animal control officers to help them open a car to get at…
When visitors come by the Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Michigan they may notice a four-legged resident named Scout. Scout is a formerly stray dog who now calls the care facility home after he escaped multiple times from the animal shelter to sneak into the nursing home. Staff at the care facility reveal that…
A 9-month-old puppy was reunited with his family after being lost in the Maui fires. Nicole Comey relates how her two dogs Roman and Raina were at the doggy daycare of Mike and Andreza Cicchino while her family was in New England visiting family when she heard about the fires erupting in Maui. Comey said…
A dog severely hurt by a machete attack and found in a parking lot in Maui has not only recovered but has reunited with his family three long years after we went missing thanks to the Maui Humane Society. “Tommy Boy was attacked by a machete in a parking lot in Paia. His bone-deep lacerations…
A dog found alone in a baby stroller after his owner abandoned him at the airport is in safe hands as authorities continue their investigation. The dog was left at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania a week ago after police say a woman showed up looking to board a flight with her dog. However, the…
Jake the Golden Retriever is one good boy! The brave dog chased a black bear away from his family’s home after the wild animal wandered into their backyard where 4-year-old Gavin was playing. Surveillance cameras at the Grant family’s home in Sherman, Connecticut captured the dog’s heroic actions. Gregory Grant said his son, Gavin, was…
A video of a suspected bike thief who took the time to pet the family’s dog before making off with an e-bike is going viral after being released by San Diego Police Department. In the surveillance video, a young man is seen exiting an open garage with the homeowner’s bike when a Golden Retriever runs…
In 2016, 6-year-old Meghan Topping succeeded in rescuing a homeless dog when no adult could. Now she is 12 years old and it appears she hasn’t lost her “dog whisperer” talents. Back in 2016, Daisy the dog was spotted roaming in a field. Rescuers tried for two and a half months to catch Daisy but…
Recently, the CCTV cameras of the Metro Trains Melbourne “caught a very special passenger riding on the network.” Storm the Labrador Retriever was visiting Melbourne, Australia with his family when he ended up going on a big adventure. Storm got separated from his family after he escaped the backyard of the place where his family…
“Something special happened” when a Michigan State Police trooper responded to a call about an abandoned animal. Trooper Kayla Moore soon found the abandoned dog, loaded the pup in her vehicle, and then drove her to Antrim County Animal Control. But that special something happened on the drive. The dog was in the back seat…
Vanessa Ayala was in disbelief when she heard that her beloved Pit Bull Rosey had been found. Five years ago, Rosey went missing after Ayala’s ex-husband was in a car accident in North Carolina and Rosey ran away. Ayala had given up hope so she never thought to hear from Melissa Banks, telling her she…
When rescuers in Puerto Rico came to rescue a family of dogs they found the puppies shivering in the mud under a bus. Nydia, from Love Of All Dogs, also wanted to rescue the puppies’ mama but she didn’t want to cooperate. But she and her fellow rescuers didn’t give up hope. They managed to…
A few weeks ago, pedestrians walking by a popular textile shop in southern Brazil spotted something unusual on display in the window. There, sleeping on the demo bed, was a small stray dog. The clever dog found himself the perfect place to sleep when an unexpected cold snap descended on the city of Mafra in…
A chimpanzee formerly used in research reacts in awe when she sees the open sky for the first time. Vanilla, a 28-year-old chimp rescued by Save the Chimps, was apprehensive about stepping outside at first. But she gets some warm encouragement from Dwight, the alpha male in the family at the sanctuary at Fort Pierce,…
A young woman moving into her new home got “the best house warming gift” she could have asked for when she found a dog near Bakersfield, California where she now lives. Emerald, aka TikTokker @idigcrystals, shared her heartwarming dog rescue story on the social media channel. While on a trip with her partner Nat, she…
Coast Guard crews in Oregon came to the rescue of a German Shepherd dog after she fell more than 300 feet down from a cliff in Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach in Oregon. Initially, the Cannon Beach Fire Department attempted to rappel down the cliffside with ropes to reach the dog named Dory, but…
A young man is being hailed as a hero after he put his personal safety aside to rescue 25 dogs that were trapped on the roof of a burning building in Lima, Peru. Sebastián Arias, from Colombia, scaled the outside of the blazing building to reach the roof where the dogs were desperately trying to…
Four children, aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as an 11-month-old baby, were finally rescued in Colombia after a 5-week harrowing ordeal. Several weeks ago, news reports had initially declared the children had been rescued after two weeks in the jungle. However, that news was premature. Search teams had, in fact, only found the…
A stray puppy heroically saved her friend after the two dogs got into a dangerous situation. Now the two sweet dogs need someone to save them. City of San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS) shared the touching story of how the two young dogs, now named Aria and Khaleesi, were wandering around Old Spanish Park…
Shelter dogs Brenda and Linda are sharing a kennel together. But that’s only because Brenda took matters into her own paws in a moment shelter staff is calling “truly magnificent.” When staff opened up at the Minneapolis Animal Care and Control shelter recently and checked the kennels they were shocked to see two pitties in…
An animal shelter in Alabama had a “slight delay” in opening recently because one of their residents decided to throw a huge surprise party in their lobby leaving behind a big mess. Colbert County Animal Shelter arrived to start their Tuesday morning only to find Titan, a Husky, who arrived at their shelter just before…
A dog stuck to an active railroad track and unable to free himself got lucky thanks to a Good Samaritan who spotted him. Recently, staff at City of San Antonio Animal Care Services (SAACS) received an urgent 3-1-1 call about a dog tied to the train tracks. “Knowing there wasn’t a moment to waste; Officer…
A bank customer stopped a robbery with a kind gesture. Michael Armus Sr., 69, was at Bank of the West in Woodland, California, when he noticed a man passing a note to a teller, claiming he had explosives and demanding money. Armus thought the man looked agitated but also depressed. That’s when he decided to…
A sick cockatoo lost his home after he was abandoned to a humane society. Then the foster caregiver who was looking after him passed away. And by the time Cumulus arrived at the Medical Center for Birds in Oakland, California he had some very serious behavioral and health issues. Veterinarian Brian Speer and his wife…
A homeless Pit Bull knew a kind person when he met one. Recently, a man got off a bus in St. Louis, Missouri and noticed a dog hanging around the bus stop. He gave the dog a few pets and then began walking home. That’s when the dog decided to follow after him. “He followed…
A Michigan teen is being hailed as a hero after saving his sister from an attempted abduction by using a slingshot. 13-year old Owen Burns was inside his home in Michigan and his 8-year-old sister was in the backyard picking mushrooms when the alleged kidnapper tried to snatch her. Owen heard his sister scream and…
A fisherman in Hawaii had a terrifying experience recently when a large tiger shark rammed and bit his kayak. Scott Haraguchi was out fishing in shallow waters less than a mile off the coast of O’ahu, Hawaii when he had the scary encounter. He had just captured a big fish and, proud of his catch,…
Sometimes all it takes to change a life is a little free publicity. That and taking a nap. A puppy up for adoption at Animal Rescue League Boston appeared on NBC10 Boston with news anchors Colton Bradford and Melody Mendez. But it’s what Bo the puppy did while being held in Bradford’s arms that not…
A tiny starving dog found tied up at a bus stop is on the mend thanks to a man running late for work. Stray Rescue of St. Louis shared pictures and news of the dog they named “She-Ra” for her fighting spirit on their Facebook page. “This tiny, near lifeless dog, caked in urine was…
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