This 8-year-old dog has been waiting his entire life for someone to save him. The sweet old dog spent more than two years confined to a cage in a city pound in Romania before Howl of A Dog spotted him. He had no name, simply a tag number in his ear. He was underweight and…
Holliday the dog has such a compassionate nature that she will run to the aid of the most helpless of creatures. What she does is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. When she sees earthworms stuck on the sidewalk after a rain, she carries them gently from the pavement to the nearby grass. How sweet is…
A dog named Gregory was not happy when his mom didn’t put gravy on his dry dog food like she regularly does. Comedian Aunt Boo filmed her dog throwing a hilarious tantrum in the kitchen when he found that his food had no gravy. He barks and rolls around the floor in the hope that…
Five puppies were rescued from a home after their owner came home to find four had their throats cut. The Humane Society of Richland County posted photos of the puppies, who are recovering in their care and will soon be up for adoption. “[O]ur shelter responded to a call to assist MPD with 5 puppies,…
A weatherman threw out a little something extra in his broadcast when he appears to fart on live television. Although he steps backwards to hide his bum “off frame” that doesn’t hide the sound of a strong ripper! In this hilarious clip, Alabama weatherman Chris Dunn is halfway through reading out the temperatures in Mobile…
“Cassie is a Romanian rescue pup with a newfound love for singing. She’s clearly much better at it than I am,” says her human Megan Tanner. She certainly isn’t shy when it comes to showing off her singing talents either because the moment her mom prompts her, she lets out a howl that is pitch…
Country music star Miranda Lambert pitched in to help save over 200 dogs, cats and other pets trapped by the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey. The Texas native mobilized her rescue foundation, MuttNation, to travel to the affected areas and bring the pets back to their Oklahoma shelter for safety. Lambert, who was born and…
A dog left behind by her owners in Hurricane Harvey tread water for three days before her cries for help were finally heard. A group of rescuers were helping with the rescue efforts when they heard the dog barking. “When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston my best friend and I traveled to help with the rescue…
A young boy is refusing to give up on his dog, Bear, who is deathly ill with a rare fungal infection. 11-year-old Lucas Fuller posted flyers around his neighborhood to advertise himself as “help for hire”. He said he could mow lawns, trim gardens, wash cars. He explained it was to help raise money for…
There aren’t many things that men will admit brings them to tears. But this new ad that tells the touching story of a girl named Lucy and her father is making millions of dads around the world cry. Although there are many stories focusing on the bond between mothers and daughters, the relationship between fathers…
A motorcyclist is being hailed as a hero for saving a suicidal man who was perched on the edge of a bridge and ready to jump. The intense scene was recorded in full on the Russian motorcyclist’s helmut cam. The motorcyclist caught sight of the man while traveling on a highway. There, above him on…
Police Officer Michael D’Aresta cradled his K9 partner and best friend in his arms for one last time. He was carrying the beloved police dog so that he could receive a salute from his colleagues before bidding a final farewell. The Middletown Police Department is mourning the loss of K-9 Hunter, who was euthanized shortly after…
Weighed down by the number of people and pets he couldn’t save, Josiah Meharg shared some photos of the lives he did rescue from the front lines of the flooding in Texas. Meharg is among the valiant men and women of the National Guard who are rescuing families from the raging floodwaters in the wake…
It’s rare to spot a Canada lynx in the wild. But to see two, and two doing this? It’s a once in a lifetime experience. Sarah Verney was driving on a forest road near Kokadjo, Maine, when she and her friends spotted the two elusive cats in the middle of the road. They noticed the…
Tiny Blossom was abandoned on the streets and left to fend for herself. But being a timid, little Chihuahua she had no way to take care of herself. Thankfully, a kindly woman spotted her and called Hope For Paws for help. The woman told the rescuers that Blossom is the “sweetest little thing” but she…
Many people have been putting themselves at risk to save animals swept up by the floods. Others have made sure to bring their pets with them by whatever means possible or helping families reunite with the four-legged family members they had been forced to leave behind. Here are several amazing heroes and instances of people…
A shivering, frightened Pit Bull named Blue captured the hearts of dog lovers everywhere. The dog was stranded on the roof of a car, seemingly abandoned in the Harvey floods. But the dog’s family has said they were forced to leave Blue, behind when rescuers gave them a few short minutes to evacuate and told…
Four bakers who became trapped at their workplace for two days because of Hurricane Harvey decided to do what they do best to help victims of the flood. They baked night and day for two days solid, making hundreds of loaves of bread to give out in the community. The bakers at El Bolillo Bakery…
A 3-year-old girl was found clinging to her mother by rescue crews in Beaumont, Texas. The girl’s mother, 41-year-old Colette Sulcer fought to save her daughter’s life after the two got swept away by waters rushing from a drainage canal, say police. Authorities said Sulcer was traveling down an Interstate 10 service road on Tuesday…
Betty Walter refused to leave 21 dogs behind when Hurricane Harvey flooded her Houston home over the weekend. She was stuck in her attic with the 21 dogs and no way out. Betty, who is an animal lover and foster caregiver, found herself in the dangerous predicament after she refused to leave the dogs behind…
There are still over 100 dogs without food, shelter, or any way out. Tall Tails Rescue’s shelter was suddenly flooded when a dam was opened without notice in Hankamer, Texas, leaving them scrambling to find a way to save all their animals. Note: The latest updates are posted at the end of this article. Kat…
Several dogs were found tied up and left to fend for themselves as floodwaters caused by tropical storm Harvey rose around them. Heartbreaking photos of the abandoned dogs are emerging on social media despite advanced warnings from authorities and efforts by humane societies to save them. Although many families were able to evacuate with their…
Neighbors thought it would be funny to taunt these dogs with a drone would be funny, but they got exactly what they deserved instead. Flying drones has become a popular recreational activity, but there are a number of increasing incidents of unwelcome activities involving the flying devices. So is it any wonder that the unmanned…
A vet nurse has been found guilty of repeatedly and purposely poisoning her own dog, causing the dog to collapse and suffer convulsions and seizures. The harm she caused was so bad that the dog could have easily fallen into a coma or died, according to the court proceedings. Georgina Bretman was before the courts…
Saul Saldana decided to make the best of the floodwaters filling his home by going fishing – inside his living room! The father made his family laugh as he dove after the fish that had swum into their home after the rains from Hurricane Harvey filled their house in Houston, Texas. In the video captured…
Otis the dog saw an opportunity and took it. Just one day after Hurricane Harvey hit southeastern Texas, many communities are picking up the pieces and doing what they need to do to survive the fallout – including Otis. Tiele Dockens was checking out the damage in her neighborhood in Sinton, Texas, when she spotted…
Caitlin Brassington is a nurse who works tirelessly at her job to help people get well. But she was recently offended when someone she knows rudely told her she was “just a nurse”. The Australian nurse was wearing her scrubs when she ran into the old acquaintance, who didn’t know she was a nurse. But…
Grandmas give the greatest gifts, but sometimes it’s hard to know if they’re actually playing a prank on you. Is grandma “pulling the wool over your eyes” with those knitted gifts? Or, is she being totally sincere? Many times grandma’s gifts so adorably odd that they go straight to your heart and you will never…
At first he was shocked, then he was angry. Jerry Murray had just gotten home from work when he noticed a strange backpack in the bed of his truck. When he took a closer look, he saw a pair of eyes staring back up at him – stuffed inside the backpack was a puppy! Jerry…
A shelter dog named Jessica has spent almost her entire life waiting to find a human who will love her. She has been adopted multiple times, only to be returned to the shelter through no fault of her own. But the continual hope, followed by rejection, is taking its toll on the poor four-and-a-half year…
Aaron Franks came up with an incredibly special way to show his love for his dogs. Thankful for everything they have done for him, he decided to make his dogs a dog house, but it’s definitely not your typical dog house! After two years of effort, Aaron Franks transformed his home’s backyard into an amazing…
Two dogs fended off wild predators and wildfires to protect 89 sheep from harm over 20 days in an amazing story of duty and heroism. Sophie and Tad are the livestock guardian dogs (Maremma sheepdogs) of Lynn and Lorne Landry and earlier this summer the couple were forced to leave the dogs and sheep behind…
Remo the Bully likes his water fresh out of the hose, but his humans weren’t expecting what their puppy did to get some. After Remo’s owners put a hose in the pool, they noticed their puppy was interested in it. Remo figures out all on his own how to get the hose out so he…
Suicidal as a teen, this man says he is alive, happy and healthy today thanks to Danny DeVito. The man says the actor listened to him when when no one else would. And as a troubled teen it made a lasting impression. This man shared the personal story of how a chance encounter with the actor…
Many people were left in awe looking at images of the recent solar eclipse. But one family was laughing after seeing a photo of the eclipse that they say looks exactly like their dog. The photo reveals the sun with the moon partially covering it, among the clouds. But when you put the photo alongside…
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