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…
When dog rescuer Suzette Hall heard about a stray little dog knocking on the doors of a neighbourhood, she personally sympathized with the dog. She knows exactly how it feels to be displaced, with no place to call home. Hall had been forced out of her home because of the recent floods in her Southern…
A homeless German Shepherd seen carrying her stuffed toy in her mouth was known to residents in the Detroit, Michigan neighborhood. The senior dog, now named Nikki, had been seen roaming the streets for several months. It appears she did have an owner at one time who lived in the area. She had been seen…
A school principal got a huge shock recently when he went to check on the school’s locked dumpster and found it occupied. James Marsh is the principal at Zela Elementary in West Virginia. On Monday morning he went out to the dumpster to unlock it – he locks up the dumpster every night to keep…
When a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer noticed a damaged parcel with a big hole in the side the officer decided to take a closer look at it. Upon closer inspection, the officer was startled when they noticed “a pair of eyes staring back which blinked.” Needless to say the officer was shocked to…
A Golden Retriever is safely back in his new home after making an epic journey to his old house in Northern Ireland. Cooper had just been adopted and was being driven to his new home when he escaped. What followed was an adventure that saw Cooper trek for over 40 miles and 27 days. On…
Samantha is a dog rescuer in Houston, Texas. She often finds and rescues abandoned dogs in the city, but seeing this small dog cuddling with her plush toy cow after being abandoned by a donation bin touched her heart. She shared the emotional video of the dog’s rescue on social media, posting a photo of…
A seventh-grade boy is being hailed as a hero for stopping a school bus after the driver lost consciousness. In the video, the bus driver can be seen fanning herself and calling home base to let them know she was feeling light-headed. She began slowing down but didn’t manage to fully stop before suddenly passing…
Nanook is lucky to be alive. New York City police found the husky dumped in a garbage bag in a parking lot. The dog was so emaciated and injured she was hanging on by a thread. She could barely lift her head and was covered with infected wounds when AMA Animal Rescue was asked to…
A homeowner in British Columbia recently learned that a bear that wakes up from hibernation can be very thirsty. That, and he is a sweet tooth! Sharon Rosel woke up around 3 a.m. on April 13th after her dog began barking at the window. When she investigated she spotted a large black bear breaking into…
An Alaskan family is overjoyed to be reunited with their 1-year-old Australian Shepherd after the dog took an epic trek across 150 miles of frozen Bering Sea ice. In March, while visiting relatives on the island of Savoogna on the Bering Straight, Nanuq, an Australian Shepherd, ran off and couldn’t be found. Unsuccessful in finding…
A shelter was surprised and delighted when a new mama dog took an abandoned kitten under her care. And it wasn’t that they asked her to do it, she demanded it! In late March, Kela, a “very pregnant” Great Dane mix, came into the care of Jackson County Animal Shelter in Michigan. She had arrived…
Recently, a college in South Carolina spotted an animal peeping at their students on campus. It wasn’t some creep. Although, at first glance, it does look a bit freaky. Rather, it was a baby animal in need of some help. The feathered-visitor was an owlet that had fallen out of its nest and wandered over…
Surf Dog Ricochet, the much beloved therapy dog who learned to surf, has passed away in Southern California. The Golden Retriever was 15 years old and over her lifetime helped raise over $1 million US dollars for charities and a donation of more than one million bowls of food for homeless animals. She also helped…
It was a snowy Friday when Michigan Humane received a call about a dog spotted laying in the snow on the side of the I94 freeway. As the team drove to the spot of the sighting they saw a white and black bull terrier looking down from an embankment as snow pelted down around them….
Usually, three strikes and you are out. But for Ralphie, a New York animal shelter’s adorable “jerk” dog, the fourth time’s the charm! The Niagara SPCA has announced that Ralphie has a new home in Tennessee after three unsuccessful adoptions. Ralphie’s most recent adoption ended in failure when the woman who adopted the French bulldog…
Animal shelters have a difficult time when they see loving dogs passed over by potential adopters for the way they look. It may simply be because of their breed or their color. Or sometimes it can be because of a deformity they are born with. But every time a dog is ignored, it weighs on…
The community of Heart’s Delight in Newfoundland, Canada couldn’t turn away from the cries from help after a pod of dolphins became trapped in sea ice. On March 10, 2023 residents saw over 20 dolphins stuck along the shoreline being “beaten up” by sea ice and rocks. The dolphins were crying out for help and…
An eye-catching photo of a pink river dolphin breaching the surface of the Amazon river has earned top prize. Kat Zhou has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year 2023 for her incredible photo of the endangered animal. The American photographer’s image came out on top of over 6000 pictures entered by photographers from 72…
A homeowner in San Manuel, Arizona, came home after work and was shocked to find a cat in her dog’s bed – and not just any house cat – it was a bobcat! The cat was getting cozy with her dog, Squeakers, nowhere to be seen. It appears the cat got in to the home…
The author of the treasured and much beloved ‘Rainbow Bridge‘ poem has at long last been found after 64 years of anonymity. Arizona art historian and author Paul Koudounaris was determined to track down the author and after many years of sleuthing he tracked the poem back to Edna Clyne-Rekhy, a Scottish woman, who wrote…
A dog named Alex has been rescued after surviving an astounding 22 days under the rubble after Turkey’s deadly earthquakes. The Husky was pulled alive from a destroyed building in Turkey’s Hatay province on February 28. Video filmed by HAYTAP, an animal welfare organization in Turkey, shows the rescuers crawling through the debris and calling…
It was a scary moment for audience members and the Budweiser Clydesdale Wagon horses and crew when one of the Clydesdales got tangled in the hitch and fell over. Concerned spectators at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo 2023 in Texas gasped in alarm when the accident unfolded in front of them. during a…
Passengers on a boat tour in the Bahamas screamed in fright after witnessing a dog jump onto a hammerhead shark. The 12-foot hammerhead shark was swimming close to shore when the tourists spotted the dog running along a dock on shore and then leapt right into the water as the shark swam by. Several tense…
A Pit Bull sealed shut in a wooden box has found a home with the woman who freed him. The dog now named Diego struggled to get out of his boxed prison but the dog house’s entrance had been nailed shut and he couldn’t escape. It was late December in Oklahoma City when someone told…
A group of students working together helped save a dog stuck in a canal. Jack Spencer Furmston and Ben Camphor were walking home in Manchester, England when they saw the dog in the water and worried people not knowing what to do. The students from Manchester Metropolitan University immediately sprung into action. “Everyone was panicking,”…
A cat saved from the rubble after the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey has decided to stay with his rescuers. The cat has not left the rescue workers for days. Wherever they go, he goes with them. In a heartwarming video clip shared on Reddit, the white and black cat is seen perched on one of…
Bruno, a dog with one ear staying at North Carolina’s SPCA of Wake County, decided to make his “best friend” look just like him. And because of it, he’s now got a dad to look after him. Photos of Bruno’s handiwork went viral after SPCA of Wake County shared photos of the pooch with his…
A truck filled with disaster relief supplies got lost in the mountains while on their way to a remote village destroyed in the recent earthquake in Turkey. But thanks to a dog, they arrived safely to deliver the aid. A dog, who saw the aid convoy in Kahramanmaraş, guided the teams to the village of…
It was a cold, wet January day in Malvern, Pennsylvania, when Karen looked out into her yard and saw a white dog “curled up in a ball” in her flower bed. The dog was “wet, dirty and shaking” and obviously in need of some love and kindness. Concerned for her unexpected visitor, Karen brought out…
A glimmer of hope buoyed search and rescue members in Turkey after they found a dog alive in the rubble of a building demolished by the disastrous earthquake that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. A family dog named Little Pamuk was found on Friday in Hatay after being buried for more than 90…
A newly adopted dog in Texas found her way back home after going missing by being incredibly smart. The dog found her way back to the temporary shelter where she had been cared for. Bailey, a husky mix, went missing from her new home on January 29, 2023. Her new family called the Animal Rescue…
A white dog living with a pack of coyotes in the desert of Nevada for months has been rescued. Coyote Dog or Ghost, as he is known, had been spotted living among the wild animals by locals in the Inspirada neighborhood of Henderson. People recount seeing Ghost not only being accepted by the pack but…
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