Casey Anderson has had a passion for wild animals since he was a boy growing up in Montana. He especially loves bears and over the years has worked on conserving the animals and help educate people about them. And he’s got a unique personal connection with bears through his friendship with Brutus, an 800-pound grizzly…
Brandon Turnbow was out riding his Harley Davidson on February 14, 2016 when he unexpectedly saved the life of an abused dog. He was on his way to see his dad when he witnessed a little dog being abused on the side of the highway near Cresson, Texas. “[I] was riding out an saw a…
When Gemma, a beautiful white German Shepherd got sick, her previous owners turned her into a shelter rather than treat her. Jolene was volunteering at the shelter when she noticed Gemma. She could tell that the dog was in pain from a severe but treatable case of Demodectic Mange. As Jolene also works as an…
Eldad Hagar with Hope For Paws was called about a stray Pit Bull in a Los Angeles neighborhood who had been injured by kids throwing rocks at him. Eldad was told the dog “doesn’t like guys”, which made him a bit nervous but he was able to coax the dog with a cheeseburger and now…
This video about a shelter dog named Suzie will capture your heart. With a simple gesture, this video from Save A Hound, shows the importance of adopting a pet from your local shelters. It’s well worth it! If you have any trouble viewing the video above, try the one below. Share this heartwarming video with…
Irish filmmaker Patrick Corr has a special friendship with his cat Stevie. Stevie is blind, and even though Stevie can’t see the world around him, he moves through life with his head held high and gives his family tons of love. In the video below, Patrick takes Stevie on a hike and it’s obvious the…
Veterinarian Dr. Andy Mathis was about to leave work for the night when he received a call from a woman who said she found a dog in bad shape on a rural dirt road in Elberton, Georgia. She couldn’t afford to treat her, but she couldn’t just leave the dog there to die and asked…
By the time Duke was unleashed from the chain to which he had been bound to for 5 years, he was starving and had been left to die. The dog weighed a mere 20 pounds (9 kilos) and could barely lift the shackles he was bound by. He was rescued in Greece by the Ilioupolis…
Barley the Spaniel loved going on walks in the woods. Like many spaniels, he also loved the water…and puddles. The muddier the better! His human shared: “This is my family dog Barley, who sadly passed away earlier this year following a lot of health problems – you can’t tell from this video, but he had…
Juniper is a pet red fox dubbed the “world’s happiest fox” and although she’s domesticated, she’s still got a lot of her wild instincts. For example, when her human put a white sheet on the bed recently, Juniper mistook the “whiteness” for snow! Juniper’s behavior is much like what a wild fox would do if…
James was out riding his bicycle “10 miles from the nearest anything” when he saw a cardboard box lying on the side of the road and a puppy beside it! When he stopped, the puppy greeted him happily. Of course James couldn’t leave the friendly pup behind. So he stuffed him in his shirt and…
When Drew Smith saved a small dog named Carl from the shelter a few months ago, he had no way of knowing the dog would shortly return the favor. Carl is naturally very quiet, so when he began barking inside his apartment his dad, Drew Smith, noted it but didn’t really know what to think…
Imagine being a young dog and never being let off the end of a chain. Biscuit is a Siberian Husky who along with 8 of his buddies was rescued by Amy Hines, a staff member with Dogs Deserve Better. “Amy spotted Biscuit and his siblings, friends, co-canines, on a property in KY while visiting. Amy…
A month ago, a mother opossum was attacked and killed on a property in Brazil. Her babies were left motherless, but they were quickly gathered together and taken to Stephanie Maldonado for care. Originally, Stephanie intended to keep them one night and then drop them off at a nearby wildlife centre. Unfortunately, the center was…
A stray dog who nearly drowned in the icy waters of Lake Michigan has found a forever home with a woman who saw his dramatic rescue on TV. The white dog, now named Michigan, fell through the ice on the lake when a passerby saw him struggling for his life. She called police and officers…
Vultures are often viewed as harbingers of death. But in the case of one young dog, they heralded in a new life! A disturbing scene captured outside a home in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2014, prompted neighbors into action to save the puppy. A Pit Bull was tied to a tree and peeking out of…
A severely neglected horse had been left for dead on the top of a mountain. Later named Bones, the horse was discovered without any access to water and extremely close to death. He was covered in rain rot, a common skin infection seen in horses and could hardly walk from starvation when these heroic people…
Thoroughbred race horses spend their lives entertaining people, but what happens to them after they can no longer earn income will break your heart. Sadly, many of the beautiful athletic horses, some of them great old champions, are often slaughtered for their meat. Michael Blowen was fed up hearing about these amazing horses being carted…
Rocky the horse put a smile on his owner’s face recently when she walked into the barn only to find him entertaining a guest…or you could say he was substituting as a warm perch! “I went out to check horses and this is what I find,” said Nancy, a horse owner in Elk City, Oklahoma….
When Animal Aid Unlimited first spotted Major Sahib, the old street dog had collapsed on the side of the street and was dying. The side of his head was being eaten away by maggots form an old, untreated head wound. “His body had completely given up and we believe that if we hadn’t rescued him…
Whether he’s holding a fluffy puppy or handling a snake, California veterinarian Dr. Evan Antin has made a splash on the Internet, but not for the reasons one might expect. He was recently named “Sexiest Beast Charmer” by People magazine and pictures of the handsome animal doctor are melting hearts all over the Internet. Dr….
Dogs love to be helpful. So naturally when their humans are outside shovelling snow, these pooches want to lend a paw. Some of them are actually very good at it! Others, well, not so much. Watch this funny compilation of clips featuring dogs helping out with this normally tedious winter chore. One thing is for…
While driving on a rural road in Romania, the dashcam of this car caught two stray dogs in the distance. With vehicles approaching from both sides, one of the dogs senses the danger and protects the younger one by pulling him off the road by the tail. As heartbreaking as it is to see these…
When it comes to these 18 dogs and cats, you might end up looking at them with hearts in your eyes…literally. That’s because it’s hard to miss the heart-shaped markings on their fur or their noses! Their humans decided to share their adorable pictures and spread the love! Please wait a few seconds for the…
A rescue dog who was once so traumatized that she could only stare at a wall in her kennel has made an amazing recovery in her adopted home. Cara was saved by PAWS Animal Rescue Ireland in July 2015 after the lurcher was picked up off the street. They filmed a video of when they…
Three years ago, Amanda Trop was 18 and in an abusive relationship when she first met Kyro, one of a litter of orphaned Husky puppies. She volunteered to help raise the puppies and ended up picking Kyro because she “couldn’t resist his chunky puppy belly”. She had no way of knowing at the time, that…
Golden Retrievers are one of the most beloved breeds for a reason. They are smart, affectionate and eager to please. Those qualities are all on display in this video of the Southern Golden Retriever Display Team at Crufts, the world’s largest annual dog event held in Britain. The 16 dogs are part of a team…
When David Lichman takes his horses to the beach, they are in for a day of training and fun. The horses are bridleless and without any restraints and yet they let David ride bareback as they run on miles of open beach at Pt. Reyes, California. As you’ll see David is training the horses in…
The Super Bowl will soon be here, which means it’s time to get ready for the Big Game. And what better way to start the festivities than to have a “Wiener Stampede”. Heinz Ketchup smartly decided to include dogs in their latest commercial, spoofing the Dachshund’s reputation as a “wiener dog”. In it, hundreds of…
Anyone who has a dog knows that brushing their teeth can be a bit labor intensive. Many dogs just don’t like it. But this dog (a rat terrier of Andalucia) loves it and is all smiles. Why? You’ll see, but it shows that with good training, brushing your dog’s teeth can be a breeze! Share…
Officer Marcus Montgomery was on a call at the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society shelter in Florida and finishing up when one of the supervisors walked in to tell him about a new arrival. “You know Vader needs a baby brother,” she told him. Vader, being Officer Montgomery’s 4-year-old Pit Bull Terrier, who he adopted from…
This judge is known for giving sentences that are as unusual as they are creative. Recently, Judge Michael A. Cicconetti of the Painesville Municipal Court in Ohio applied one of his creative punishments on a woman who left her dog, Moose, in a dirty, “hoarder-style” house. He decided to give the accused pet owner, a…
You can never take the mother out of a dog as this heartwarming story demonstrates. When a pair of rescue puppies named Kari and Hannah arrived from a rescue to temporarily stay at Barker’s Pet Motel and Grooming, the staff fell in love with them and so did one of their temporary guests. An Australian…
It’s stunning how heartless some people can be. After a lifetime of devotion, an elderly Cocker Spaniel was surrendered to a shelter by her owners only to witness them walk away with their other dog. Cookie and a younger Labrador retriever were picked up as strays and impounded at the San Bernadino shelter recently. When…
When an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s wandered away from her home on a cold winter’s night, her caregiver immediately called police, who sent out a search part and a helicopter to look for the old woman. But it ended up being a Pit Bull in the neighborhood who found and rescued her! Cara Jones…
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