When rescuers from Animal Aid Unlimited responded to a call regarding a trapped donkey in a septic tank, they couldn’t begin to imagine how the animal could have gotten himself into such a predicament. As they arrived, all they found was a small square hole about the size of a computer screen. Upon further inspection […]
Most people are under the impression that farm animals aren’t as cuddly or emotional as our house pets. But those who work and volunteer on farms know that couldn’t be further from the truth. Take Bhima. He’s a 1,500-pound ox who was rescued by SASHA Farm. Each animal at the sanctuary has a sad story […]
When dog-loving cop Marcus Montgomery showed up at the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) one day, he was just responding to a routine call. People at the shelter were dealing with an issue with a former employee, so Montgomery quickly helped them resolve the situation. Just as he was about to leave, however, one of […]
Despite the work of tens of thousands of animal shelters and even more volunteers around the country, nearly 3 million companion animals are euthanized each year. More than half of them are cats. To combat this, SpokAnimal struck up a program with the goal of giving unwanted cats a second chance. So how do they […]
This dramatic footage shows the moment that at least 30 volunteer firefighters from three different fire companies rush to rescue two horses who had fallen through an icy lake in upstate New York. The men and women were racing against time as they worked to the point of exhaustion, breaking a path through the ice. […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Cola is one happy dog. The nine-month-old pooch can finally walk, run, and play once again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs. Sweet little Cola lost his front legs after being brutally attacked by a neighbor in retaliation for chewing on a pair of shoes the man owned. The neighbor — […]
The lengths our friends at the Wildlife Aid Foundation will go to in order to save an animal in need never cease to amaze me. When a baby kestrel fell out of its nest at the top of an enormous tree, Simon and his pals had to call in a highly trained climber so that […]
Sherri, the owner of West Coast Animal Rescue, had been overwhelmed with stress for a while. Her passion was finding a home for dogs in need, but her animal rescue had been struggling. So, she planned to throw a huge adoption event, in hopes of finding forever homes for the dogs that had been at […]
Winnebago County Animal Services just helped reunite a furry friend and his owner in epic fashion. About two years ago, a man named Jose from Columbus, Wisconsin, was facing hard times. He lost his wife, job, and eventually had to live out of a car. Jose adopted a puppy he named Chaos to be his […]
Well, this man just became an American hero. That’s because while he was walking near a pond one day, he caught a glimpse of every American’s favorite bird. In fact, there were two of them! But as he was admiring the bald eagles, he realized that something wasn’t right. Instead of flying around and surveying […]