googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Can you imagine how terrifying it would be to get trapped and have nobody to help because they can’t hear or see you? I have no idea how hopeless it would feel to struggle for hours and get nowhere in the process — all while knowing that help wasn’t likely to […]
The bond between man and dog is undeniably strong. Anyone that has ever had a dog can tell you what a loyal and loving companion they are. So when Massachusetts State Trooper Christopher Coscia had to say goodbye to his K9 partner, it was one of the toughest things he ever had to do. To […]
Marmots are, basically, shy and over-grown squirrels. There are 15 different species of the large ground squirrels, and they mainly live in mountainous regions. They’re perky and sociable with each other, but when it comes to humans, they tend to steer clear. That is, at least, until they met this young boy. Matteo Walsh and his […]
“Oh my gosh, I missed you so much!” That was the first sentence out of little Claudia’s mouth when she was reunited with her cat, Cursor. The sweet girl’s cat had been missing for three years, so it’s easy to understand why she was so excited when her parents surprised her with the beloved calico […]
Life for Tumbles the two-legged puppy just got a little less ruff. His caretakers at the Friends of the Shelter Dogs in Athens, Ohio, recently outfitted the pint-sized pooch with a custom-made 3-D printed wheelchair. Watch the moment that Tumbles takes his first wobbly steps with his new wheels. (function(d, s, id) { var js, […]
Disaster struck in Brazil last Thursday when two mining dams collapsed, unleashing gallons of mud into the small town of Bento Rodrigues. Several townspeople are dead and even more are missing, but as rescuers quickly learned, humans weren’t the only ones devastated by the disaster. While looking for survivors, firefighters came across a dog that […]
An American, a German, and a Russian walk into a press conference…no, this is not the start to some lame joke, but the start to a story of a truly magical moment between three astronauts. NASA’s Reid Wiseman, ESA’s Alexander Gerst, and commander Maksim Suraev of Russia’s Roscosmos are all crew members of the International Space […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Mosha the elephant was only a baby when her life became much more painful and difficult. When she was two years old, she stepped on a land mine near the Thai-Burma border. She lost most of her front leg. After that, it seemed impossible for her to live a normal life, […]
Captain is a pit bull that was abandoned by his family because he wasn’t “perfect.” He was born with a blind left eye and a deformed right ear, and for that reason, his owners abandoned him on the steps of a kill shelter in North Carolina. This typically would’ve been a death sentence for such […]
If there’s anyone who deserves gainful employment, it’s veterans. However, after returning from three post-9/11 deployments, Clay Luthy wasn’t having an easy time finding a job. Luthy’s service to our country left his knees in poor condition, eventually requiring multiple surgeries. Unable to re-enlist in the Air Force, he retired and began searching for work […]