Farm Animals Join Forces To Teach A Three-Legged Deer How To Run
There is something special about living in the country. It gives you the opportunity to see things that most people would never even have the chance of seeing. This includes some very special animals, some of which may be under your care and others that just happened to wander through the property. In Australia, this was seen in a very special way with a deer named Rudie. He was only two days old when he was brought to a vet clinic, and he needed some assistance. Although he was a healthy animal, he was missing a front leg. Photo: YouTube/The...
After Experimentation, Hundreds of Lab Chimps Have No Future to Look Forward To
The story of the 18 chimps at the Wildlife Waystation in Sylmar, California is just one of the many tragedies brought upon laboratory animals by humans. Photo: YouTube/National Geographic In this case, it’s laboratory chimpanzees which have been bred for medical research with many of them not getting a chance to see the world that exists outside their small cages. Wildlife Waystation: The Plight of 18 Retired and Homeless Chimpanzees Most of the chimpanzees the Wildlife Waystation had taken in before its closure in 2019 came from...
Woman Can’t Figure Out Why People Keep Staring At Her Dog
Dogs can be notorious for picking up random items along the road while out for a walk. I have a friend who has two little Jack Russell mixes, and they are forever picking up random stuff. In particular, they are little terrors when it comes to discarded food on the road. It’s like they have a radar for it, and the couple of times I’ve dog-sat them I’ve had to be very vigilant that they don’t end up eating anything. Photo: TikTok/@lawstudentprincess One of my friend’s dogs, Millie, also has a knack for finding...
Cat Greets Potential Adopter with a Claw Swipe, But She Brings Him Home Anyway
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! If anyone should know better than to poke their finger through the wire mesh of a strange cat’s kennel, it’s me. In seconds, the business end of a black paw ripped an impressive gash across my index finger. I wrapped my bloodied finger in a tissue and stood back. We eyed each other, the cat and I. He’d moved to the back of the cage and was stretched out, ears perked...
Men Rescue Kangaroo Dangling From A Barbed Wire Fence
Australia is a huge country and its wildlife has a reputation around the world. Mainly, outsiders know Australia as a country where the wildlife is pretty deadly. I mean, how many times have we seen TikTok videos of people in Australia finding poisonous snakes or terrifyingly large insects in their homes? But besides having a lot of deadly species of wildlife, Australia is synonymous with kangaroos. Even if you don’t know anything else about Australia, you probably know that the land down under is famous for its kangaroos. Photo:...
Elephants Rush To Help Elderly Herd Member That Slipped And Fell
Elephants are large creatures. They have a very fearsome presence in the wild. Despite their imposing size, these gentle giants are well known to be very sensitive and empathetic creatures. They are capable of showing a range of different, complex emotions such as grief, selflessness, and compassion, among many other feelings. Photo: Instagram/samuielephanthaven But perhaps one of the things that elephants are most known for, is being helpful and protective towards other animals. Elephants have been known to show this type of kindness towards...
Mama Bear And Cub Break Into California Home For Breakfast
A Monrovia, California homeowner got the surprise of a lifetime when she walked to her kitchen only to discover two bears helping themselves to breakfast! According to NBC Los Angeles, Alicia Taylor left the front window open to get some fresh air, but she ended up welcoming more than a breeze into her home. The mama bear and cub seemingly took the open window as an invitation in and ripped the screen off to enter the house. Photo: YouTube/Inside Edition When Taylor noticed the bears at her kitchen table eating donuts, she quickly pulled out...
Brave Yorkie Fights Back During Coyote Attack In Broad Daylight
A tiny Yorkie survived a coyote attack after bravely fighting back against the large animals. The Yorkie, Macy, lives in Toronto with her owners, Dorothy Kwan and two kids, and it was Kwan’s young daughter who was caring for Macy the day of the incident. According to CTV News Toronto, 10-year-old Lily Kwan was walking Macy when a coyote appeared on the sidewalk near them. Photo: YouTube/ABC7 The area, though suburban, is known to have coyotes and had warnings posted throughout, but Lily wasn’t prepared for an encounter with one....
Rescuers Save Dog With Massive Chest Wound Before It’s Too Late
When rescuers with Animal Aid Unlimited first met Kalu, they thought he looked normal enough. The pup was standing around and seemed perfectly fine – until they saw his chest. The poor dog was suffering from a terrible wound that covered a large part of his chest. The open wound had no skin left to cover it and it must’ve been so painful! Photo: YouTube/Animal Aid Unlimited, India Kalu’s family was really worried for him and they wanted him to go to Animal Aid Unlimited’s care center for treatment. They knew that Kalu...
Stray Dog Convinces Shoppers To Play Fetch With Him At The Mall
When Botella the dog appeared at the Arauco Maipú shopping mall in Chile, no one was really sure how he got there or where he came from. One thing was clear, though: He was there on a mission to play fetch. The sweet stray dog had brought his own ball to the mall and cleverly set it on the escalator so it would go up to the top, while he waited at the bottom. Photo: TikTok/@donramonzzera It was his way of getting shoppers to play with him! When the ball reached the top of the escalator, a passerby would send it flying back down so...