Maria found a day-old sparrow lying on the sidewalk. The chick was pecking at something on the street but he had hurt his head and it was bleeding. He also had a big scab on his beak. She took him to a wildlife rehabiltator who told her that the bird couldn’t be released and would…
Two of the cutest K9 officers have reported for duty at Colorado’s Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Labrador Retrievers K9 Otis and K9 Bear will be serving as therapy dogs at local schools. At just 8 weeks old they’ll be our youngest members and ready to begin their therapy dog duties,” the Sheriff’s Office posted to…
It was just a few days away from an anniversary no one at Seminole County Animal Services wanted to celebrate. It would be a year since a dog named Sophie arrived at their shelter. But thanks to a heart-tugging video the shelter shared of Sophie waiting in her kennel she has found a home. Sophie…
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…
Adopting a dog wasn’t on her “to-do” list for the day. But for Danielle, a TikTokker, dog mom and podcaster, that’s exactly what happened when one of her followers sent her a message about a dog at the Maryland SPCA that looked exactly like her rescue dog, Barkley. Barkley is a rescue dog and a…
A rescue dog broke out into the most adorable zoomies when she headed out of the shelter for her new forever home. Joy Bastow, co-founder of animal rescue service Healing Hearts Rehab, shared the cute video on TikTok and shared how delighted she was that Betty had found a home. Betty was delighted too, as…
A sweet video of a woman reacting to her horse’s blanket trauma has touched animal lovers around the world. The compassionate way the horse owner interacts with her abused horse has people not only moved by her kindness but emotional about how the horse responds. TikTokker @lugosthepalomino is trying to put a blanket on her…
Recently, Josemar Milli made a surprising discovery when he noticed his rescued parrot, Louro, spending time over at a hollowed out fencepost on the edge of his farm in Brazil. Louro’s behavior was strange for the bird as she always slept at home but for three nights she was sleeping elsewhere. Milli went to investigate…
A skinny stray dog with a jar stuck over her head didn’t have much time left. For weeks, Winnie was wandering around unable to eat or drink. Bonnie Flight Project, a dog rescue in Guam, knew they had to hurry to save her. Thankfully, their volunteers successfully caught her with a net and she was…
An adorable video of a dog prompted to howl by his mom is capturing the hearts of dog lovers. In the cute clip, Leo the dog is sitting on the couch contemplating something when his mom, Cass Downey interrupts his reverie to ask “Leo, do you need to howl?” He seems momentarily confused, as if…
An emu that escaped from home led police on one wild “emu chase” through the town of Harriman, Tennessee. Meemu the Emu jumped his enclosure’s 7-foot-tall fence after getting spooked by the sounds of a nearby logging crew, says his owner Harry McKinney. He tried to get a hold of Meemu after the bird escaped…
Gidget endured a loneliness no horse (or animal) should have had to endure. The Suffolk Punch mare spent 17 years living in the basement of a barn by herself. She hadn’t seen people or other horses for at least 10 years. Her elderly owner would dump oats down a feeding chute into her feed bin…
Bayley the dog is winning the hearts of the Internet for her uncanny resemblance to Snoopy, the beloved Peanuts cartoon character. Bayley isn’t a beagle like Snoopy is in the comic strip. She’s actually a mini “sheepadoodle,” which is a cross between an Old English Sheepdog and miniature Poodle. But her black and white fur,…
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…
The 11 puppies were huddled together in the dark. They hid under the furnace behind broken glass and surrounded by garbage, pipes and little else. There were no people around so there was no-one taking care of them. Their mother was nowhere to be found and they had been left in the abandoned home with…
A dog who tragically lost his owner to a hit-and-run and walked himself home will be trained to be a service animal. On March 22, Patch was walking with his mom, who was visually impaired, in a Nashville Tennessee neighborhood when a driver of a Ford F150 struck her and drove off, according to NBC…
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…
Never has there been two dogs who miss each other more than Sadie and Rollo. Their deep friendship has captured the hearts of dog lovers around the globe when their moms recently filmed them talking with each other via Facetime. Sadie and Rollo’s love story began when they met during the pandemic when their moms…
When lambs at Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre in Scotland are rejected by their mothers there are two main things they need – warmth and a mother figure. Staff at the farm provide the lambs sweaters so they won’t get too cold. As for the mother figure? That’s where Milly comes in. She’s a giant rabbit that…
When Tanya first brought home Mighty Smols the bunny rabbit her Golden Retriever, Bear, got so excited he could hardly wait to be introduced. A week later the two were sleeping next to each other. Tanya knew then the two were already special friends. Bear is very gentle with Mighty Smols and even picks apples…
Laura Chapman and her family were on holiday to visit their family ranch in Texas when they noticed a “fluffy head in tall grass.” It was a dog in the middle of nowhere! “We had to go back. On the side of the highway we found him abandoned,” Chapman explained on her TikTok channel. Her…
Kane, a newborn American bully puppy, was born with a cleft palate, a bad eye, and was rescued when he was just a few days old. NorCal Bully Breed Rescue knew the little pup would need ’round the clock care if he had a chance of surviving so they asked Leslie, one of their foster…
A cow and goat that fell on hard times are now living a peaceful life at an animal sanctuary. Sid the goat and Rem the cow were rescued from a dairy farm. “Sid the goat is 17 years old and has raised Rem the jersey steer since he was a tiny baby,” says Mockingbird Farm…
When this man recently lost his dog of 14 years, his family decided to help ease his heart by getting him not one but two puppies. His family explained that Kobe was their father’s best friend and his death hit dad hard in no small part because “Kobe was an Angel on earth.” “My father’s…
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…
You did good, mom! Recently, Brooke Adkins moved from an apartment to a new home in Ohio with her dogs. For her English Mastiff, Caesar, the move meant he got a backyard for the first time in his life. So it’s no wonder Caesar needed a moment to take it all in. Adkins shared a…
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….
There’s no better teacher for a puppy than an adult dog. Just ask Georgie, a basset hound puppy, who doesn’t know how to use the pet door that leads to the backyard. Georgie is happily following Goose, an adult basset hound, when the pet door flap drops shut separating the two dogs from one another….
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…
Poor Wyatt the dog was severely missing his sister who had passed away. His mom, Linda, noticed Wyatt fall into a depression. He was just not the same happy fellow and even went as far as to crawl into the closet. Linda understood her dog’s grief and knew he needed another friend. So she drove…
A stray greyhound found roaming around a train station has travelled to a brand new life. Mango was only 1 year old when he was picked up at the station in Spain by animal rescuers and then brought to New York city by Grateful Greyhounds. He was so skinny, scared and super tired. When he…
When Klaus arrived at the Regina Humane Society, he was suffering devastating wounds from frostbite and an infection that left one of his eyes inoperable and painful. But the shelter in Saskatchewan, Canada took him in and gave him the life saving treatment he needed. Despite his troubled past all Klaus was looking for was…
When Rachel brought Nyx home after the dog had been rescued from a hoarding situation with 23 dogs, she tried her best to make her feel at home. But Nyx had been so under-socialized that she huddled in her bathroom for 12 days and refused to budge. Rachel extended her hand with turkey but Nyx…
A dog sitting outside a shop in Malaysia in the pouring rain caught the attention of passers-by because she looked so sad and forlorn. TikTokker JimJimmie noticed the dog crouched over looking heartbroken and filmed her. He asked the shop’s owner about the dog and was told the dog had been sitting outside for four…
Dogs really can learn almost anything from their humans as Laya’s dad discovered when they were hanging out on the trampoline together. The Border Collie/Boxer mix “loves lounging on the trampoline” according to her dad. “While hanging out with her one day, I got off the trampoline and it shocked me.” But Laya had observed…
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