Flocks of Sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney, Australia are adapting to city life by learning some remarkable behaviors. Recently, a group of cockatoos in western Sydney was observed using public water fountains—called “bubblers” in Australia. About half the flock has learned how to twist the handles with their feet while pressing down the spring mechanism. Trouble…
A father jumped into the ocean to rescue his daughter after she fell overboard on a Disney Cruise. According to eyewitnesses and news reports, the young girl fell off of the 4th floor deck of the Disney Dream cruise ship on June 29 as the boat was sailing between the Bahamas and South Florida. Multiple…
A bear with a plastic lid stuck around his neck for two years has finally been freed. The young black bear in Michigan had accidentally gotten his head stuck in the lid’s 5-inch hole when he was a cub and had been spotted on trail cams at the time. Residents in the area had sporadically…
He wears a life jacket and gets sunscreen on his nose—but the thing that stands out about lifeguard Nilo is that he’s a Standard Poodle! Nilo recently joined the elite squad of canine lifeguards on the coast of Málaga, Spain. While dogs are regularly trained as lifeguards for Spanish beaches, Labrador Retrievers and Newfoundlands are…
It was a busy day for Belchertown Animal Control in Massachusetts on June 7th when they received several calls about abandoned baby animals. One was a baby groundhog, and the other, a baby raccoon. A homeowner found the soaked raccoon curled up on their doorstep after a rainstorm. The homeowner guessed the raccoon had been…
Francisco David was visiting La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City with his daughters and children from their school when they witnessed an extraordinary moment of compassion — a heroic elephant leaping into action to save a drowning gazelle. The gazelle had become stuck in the pond within the enclosure and was struggling to get out…
For three years, postal worker Ian Burke delivered mail to an elderly, wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran and his dog, Floyd. Over time, during his daily rounds, he grew to look forward to seeing the pair. When Burke’s route changed last year, he lost touch with them—until the mail carrier who took over let him know the…
They weren’t the typical visitors you’d expect to see in a Texas courthouse — and they definitely didn’t belong there. San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS) shared that they were called in to help catch a pair of wild animals spotted roaming the halls of the city’s downtown courthouse. They posted on Facebook: “Earlier this…
A cat named George was supposed to be convalescing after surgery at the vet but instead, he decided to check himself out of the hospital early. George not only managed to pop open his cage at SPCA Florida but he scaled the dog fencing outside, despite still having “silly drugs” in his system. Staff chased…
“Romieee! It’s been a while, bud.” That’s what Rome the Bulldog’s family told him after joyfully reuniting with him four years after he went missing. Employees at Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) in Texas found a Bulldog and a Chihuahua tied to the gate of the shelter a few weeks ago—something that, unfortunately, happens quite often….
When identical twins Bridgette and Paula Powers went on live TV to recount a frightening carjacking they witnessed, it wasn’t just the story that captured attention it was how they told it. The Queensland, Australia sisters appeared calm and collected as they described the harrowing scene, but viewers were quickly mesmerized by something else: the…
A two-year-old’s disappearance into the Arizona wilderness could have ended in tragedy—but thanks to a watchful ranch dog, it had a heartwarming ending. Boden Allen wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, on Monday around 5 p.m., sparking a massive overnight search. More than 40 volunteers, along with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO),…
Meet Faith, a neglected and abandoned dog now fighting for her life. Rescuers are hoping she lives up to her name after she was found starving in a cold, dirty basement in Detroit. Faith’s fight for survival began when a real estate agent went into the basement of a home recently vacated after the people…
Two stray dogs have captured the hearts of dog lovers worldwide after they came to the rescue of a dog hit by a car, their brave actions saving his life. A man’s pet dog managed to escape from home by squeezing through a hole in the door and ran onto a busy street, only to…
A real-life Homeward Bound trio has found a forever home together after being discovered wandering the streets of Williamstown, Vermont, last week. Central Vermont Humane Society (CVHS) shared how they found the two stray dogs and cat on Facebook on March 24, writing, “Are you one of the many people who loved the movie Homeward…
Duke, a 12-year-old English Labrador Retriever, was running out of time. His body heat had slowly melted the ice beneath him, creating a hole that threatened to plunge him into the freezing river below. Missing for more than a day after wandering away from home, Duke was nowhere to be found—until a thermal drone located…
A renter in Longview, Texas, heard the muffled barking of a dog and soon realized the cries weren’t coming from outside but from beneath his floorboards. Alarmed, he immediately called authorities for help. “He realized it wasn’t coming from outside; it was actually coming from below,” Jenna George, executive director of the Longview Animal Care…
A woman is being hailed as a hero by dog lovers after she saved a small dog from falling to her death from an apartment window. Hearing a ruckus outside her apartment in Guarulhos, Brazil, Yasmin Saraiva looked out her window to see what was happening. She spotted a small crowd gathered on the street,…
The Canadian Coast Guard came to the rescue of a cargo ship’s crew after the vessel lost power and ran aground on the western coast of Newfoundland. The Coast Guard received a MAYDAY from the cargo ship MSC Baltic III on Saturday, February 15, after it was unable to secure an anchor due to high…
A kayaker in Chile thought he was dead after a humpback whale appeared to swallow him whole, only to spit him out moments later, unharmed. The terrifying moment was filmed by the man’s father off the coast of Chilean Patagonia in Bahía El Águila. Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, when the…
In early January, during the worst winter storm Kansas City had seen this season, an elderly man was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of a crying puppy outside his apartment window. He was confused as to why a dog would be barking at 4 a.m., let alone outside in…
An orphaned maned wolf pup has found a new companion to help her grow up. That mentor and friend is a newly adopted shelter dog. The Sedgwick County Zoo (SCZ) reached out to the Kansas Humane Society to help the pup named Amora. Recently, Layla, one of the zoo’s maned wolves, gave birth to Amora…
It took eight years, but a beloved Miniature Pinscher is back with his family at long last. In 2017, Paul Guilbeault was moving from Massachusetts to Arizona with his family when his dog, Damian, ran off. While they were on their journey to their new home, Paul and his family made a pit stop near…
A stray Pit Bull, freezing outside, showed up at a stranger’s home, begging to be let in. The dog had been wandering the streets of St. Louis last week when temperatures were dangerously cold. Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) had been alerted about a dog struggling in the frigid weather. They wrote on Instagram, “He was…
A Good Samaritan saved a cat’s life after finding her nearly frozen to death on a sidewalk. Stacey Nebinski, who lives in McKeesport, Pittsburgh, was outside in sub-freezing temperatures a few days ago when she spotted the distressed tuxedo cat. She noticed the cat’s rear legs were swollen, and the animal meowed softly as she…
A Tibetan Mastiff found dragging over 30 pounds of matted fur is getting a second chance thanks to her rescuers with One Tail At A Time. Recently, the large dog, now named Sprout, was spotted by Chicago Animal Care and Control covered in matted fur, urine and feces. They notified One Tail At A Time (OTAT)…
Andrea Pasinetti found himself helpless to save his three beloved rescue dogs during the California wildfires. He was in San Francisco for work, while his wife was overseas, when they learned that the fires were approaching their Pacific Palisades home. Their dog sitter was also unable to reach the house because of the fires. Desperate…
A woman and her four dogs, stranded as her home burned in the Los Angeles wildfire, were rescued thanks to Caleb Serban-Lawler, a man returning home after volunteering to assist with the disaster on the outskirts of the Palisades Fire. Serban-Lawler had spent the day helping neighbors by watering roofs but began heading out around…
A man on a film shoot in the woods of Alabama had no idea he would end up rescuing a dog. YouTuber Joe Van Go! shared, “In early November of this year, I showed up to a shoot in Alabama and had no idea that I would be leaving with a new best friend.” Joe,…
Charlie, a beloved family dog missing for a week in Illinois, has been reunited with his relieved family thanks to a dedicated rescue team utilizing thermal drone technology to help locate him. Charlie disappeared on a foggy Monday morning, leaving his family, Kate and David, devastated and deeply concerned about his survival in the harsh,…
In one extraordinary day, Annabell Whelan “stepped up to rescue not just one, but two owls in need of help” on the same day. Annabell, a Minnesota resident, knows it’s rare to see an owl during the day, but just before Christmas, she encountered two that needed help. The Minnesota resident’s first encounter was with…
Animal rescuer Kristin Erwin wasn’t expecting to save a dog just before Christmas. But when she saw a little dog running along a busy road, looking “lost and confused,” she immediately stopped to help. However, the small canine was reluctant to be caught. “I tried to get him to trust me, but he wasn’t interested,”…
After 384 days, 1642 miles and 1,000 Man Hours of searching Rags is finally coming home. A dog stolen from an Alabama home last December has been found in Arizona and will soon be reunited with his family. Olivia Garner was best friends with Rags, a deaf English Sheepdog she had adopted, until the night…
A man separated from his beloved dog after a car crash has been reunited with her thanks to a frantic search by family and friends. Last week, while driving between Astoria and Portland in Oregon, Matthew Weatherman hit a patch of black ice and crashed into a tree. He was so seriously injured that he…
An elderly man is alive thanks to his loyal dog, who ran to get help and flagged down a Sheriff’s Deputy in a stroke of luck and bravery that saved him. Eighty-four-year-old Keith Johnson had let his 13-year-old dog, Gita, outside in the morning when she wanted to venture deeper into the woods near his…
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