Rescuers Save Mom And Puppies From Trash-Filled House
Everyone deserves a nice place to live – a place that can truly be a warm and safe environment. This goes for animals as well. Oftentimes, animals will find themselves forced to live in squalid conditions, and that is quite unfair. Like humans, they should also be entitled to a warm, safe, and sanitary place that they can call home. One stray dog mom and her little puppies are getting a second chance at finding a loving forever home after they were rescued from horrific living conditions. Photo: YouTube/Stray Rescue of St.Louis Official...
Newborn Llama Tries To Walk For The Very First Time
Baby animals are adorable, and most of what makes them so cute is that they’re all ready to play and explore life as soon as they’re minutes old. It’s hard not to smile and have your heart melted at such infectious joy! Joining the ranks of excitable baby newborns is one adorable little llama who is testing out his legs for the very first time. Photo: YouTube/ViralHog He is wobbly and unsteady, but that doesn’t seem to stop him one bit. With Mom nearby, he is confident enough to try and get up so he can take on the...
Hero Cat Saves The Day During A House Fire
Cats are hardly ever considered heroes, but the truth is that cats can be quite heroic when they want to be. They can show the same care and compassion towards their people as dogs do, and this will often lead them to extraordinary feats of heroism. Such is the case of Mandy the cat, who is being hailed a heroine for her role in saving her owner during a recent house fire. Photo: Pixabay/99mimimi The brave little feline was even presented a plaque by the Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department in Chattanooga, TN, as an honor for her actions!...
Milkman Convicted After Surveillance Caught Him Kicking A Hedgehog
A milkman in Sudbury, Suffolk has been convicted of animal cruelty after surveillance cameras caught him cruelly kicking a hedgehog away from a porch. 53-year-old David Herring was tried and convicted after homeowners discovered the footage and sent it to the RSPCA to investigate. According to The Metro, the little hedgehog was eating food left out by Ellen Burrows, the owner of the home. Photo: Facebook/Bartek Kopała When Herring arrived early in the morning when it was still dark, he spotted the hedgehog and kicked it off the porch....
Construction Workers Use Excavator To Rescue Dog From Swift-Moving Canal
A dog was given a second chance at life thanks to the quick-thinking actions of some construction workers. The rescue took place in Pasaje Canto, Ecuador when a stray dog accidentally fell into an irrigation canal. The water in the canal was swift, brown, and full of debris. If someone didn’t act fast, the dog would be lost forever. Photo: Pixabay/Hans Braxmeier Of course, it wouldn’t be safe for people to jump into the canal after the dog. They needed some way to get down near the water without falling in! That’s when some...
Children with Fear of Dogs Change Their Tune When They Meet Rescue Pup
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! When my two children were small, they were deathly afraid of dogs. My in-laws had a lovely black lab who loved children, but when we visited, they never went near him. As a dog lover, I was concerned about them growing up with a fear of dogs and so I asked my pediatrician what to do. His advice? To either wait it out or get a dog. I opted for the latter. We lived in Maryland, and I...
This Escaped Baby Cow Was Caught Beefing By Himself With A Mailbox In New Jersey
To add another item to our list of hilarious animals caught on police bodycams like this goat clip, we are adding this video of a cute baby bull in New Jersey who was found “assaulting” a mailbox. The Stafford Township Police Department posted this video on their Facebook page last month. It shows Officer Pascale’s bodycam from when got dispatched on Hilliard Ave in New Jersey. It was said that the police got called to help round up and escort a few animals home who escaped from their gated pens that afternoon. In the video...
Stray Kitten Climbs Into Brand New Jaguar Luxury Vehicle
One clever kitten found his way off the streets and into a loving home by climbing into a brand new Jaguar luxury car. Hope For Paws received a text about the kitten after it wandered into a dealership from the streets and climbed into one of their show cars. Some people tried to capture the orange tabby kitten, but he was too smart and stayed hidden safely in the vehicle. Photo: Youtube/Hope For Paws – Official Rescue Channel Rescuers with Hope for Paws weren’t about to give up, though. They arrived at the dealership in...
Dog Throws Tantrum When Breakfast Isn’t Served Fast Enough
Waking up hungry is never fun, but having a routine to know when breakfast is served can help. The same is true for our pets! Two Staffordshire bull terriers from Warwickshire, England, are used to their breakfast time and they can’t stand when their food is served late. Alfie and Ayra live with their owner, 28-year-old Lizzie Colden, and they put up a fit when they’re not fed on time. Or, Alfie does anyway. Photo: Pixabay/Dané Spamers The two-year-old pup was recently caught on video throwing a temper tantrum over his late...
Study Finds More Pets Are Overdosing On Marijuana
A new study found the incidents of pets overdosing on marijuana have gone up since its legalization in Canada in 2018. The report came from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and was published in PLOS ONE. According to the report, not only are dogs and cats overdosing on marijuana more frequently, but other pets are as well, such as cockatoos, horses, ferrets, and iguanas. Photo: Pixabay/Vnukko Drug researchers surveyed over 200 veterinarians in 2021 for the study. The vets were asked to recall incidents of marijuana-related vet...