Watch As Frightened Labrador Is Rescued From Floating Ice In Freezing North Dakota River
Stories about pets and thin ice do not often make for happy endings. Thankfully, this one had help. While out for a morning walk near the Sheyenne River in Horace, North Dakota, a woman saw a dog in danger. The chocolate Lab, later identified as Lola, was stranded on an ice float that had broken free. The woman called 9-1-1 and explained the situation to first responders from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and West Fargo Fire Department, who quickly went into action. Source: Facebook/Cass County Sheriff’s Office – Fargo,...
‘Holiday Miracle,’ Pit Bull Returns 1 Year After Going Missing In Chicago
Gracie the 6-year-old Pit Bull disappeared from her Chicago home in December 2019 after a houseguest left the front door open. Ever since then, owner Kelly Shade has been trying to find her. “We posted signs everywhere; we posted on Lost Dog Illinois, contacted all the shelters in the neighborhood and I just cried for months,” Shade told ABC 7. Source: YouTube/ABC 7 ChicagoKelly Shade’s Pit Bull Gracie went missing in 2019. Nearly a year later, someone else in the Jackson Park Highlands neighbor had spotted Gracie less than...
Firefighters And Neighbors Work Together To Save Abandoned Horse From California Wildfire
California is once again threatened by a fast-moving wildfire with 25,000 residents told to evacuate with little notice. Bond Fire started as a structure fire in Silverado Canyon and extended into nearby brush. The high winds and dry conditions fueled the fire, which has already burned 7,200 acres and is 0% contained. Over 500 firefighters are on the ground and in the air battling the flames and saving people and pets. Residents in Modjeska Canyon were told to evacuate, but not all were able to escape. A horse was left behind when its owners...
Scientists Discover The ‘Extinct’ New Guinea Singing Dog Is Still Alive In The Wild
The call of the New Guinea singing dog sounds like a wolf’s howl crossed with a whale song. It’s haunting, beautiful, and rare. So rare, in fact, that no one has heard it in the wild since the animals went functionally extinct in the 1970s. Or so we thought. In fact, the wild dogs were pushed to high altitudes. Scientists have found evidence of their unique DNA at 14,000 feet above sea level on the island of New Guinea. They detailed the discovery in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Source:...
Blind Pit Bull Puppy Helps Grieving Ginger Cat And Family Heal After The Loss Of Beloved Dog
Jude was found at six-weeks-old neglected with two ruptured eyes and countless medical issues. He was taken in by Lennon’s Legacy Sanctuary, a forever home for special needs animals, months after the family lost their beloved blind dog, Dexter. The family was still grieving for their special wobbly boy but knew they were called to help another in need. However, they never realized how much Jude would help them heal. Photo: Facebook/Lennon’s Legacy Sanctuary Jude had both of his eyes removed but hasn’t let that stop him from...
Abused Puppy Seized From New York Home Is Adopted By Responding Officer
Two dogs are recovering at Niagara County SPCA after being seized from abusive home. Niagara Falls Police Department responded to an anonymous call about two dogs in a backyard that appeared to be “in rough condition.” One of the dogs was a six-month-old puppy, now called Hemi, and the other was a female pit bull mix known as Foreign. Photo: Facebook/Niagara County SPCA Officer Jimmy Tucci noticed both dogs were having trouble walking and in desperate need of rescuing. “An officer responded and noticed that one dog...
Today is Celebrate Shelter Pets Day!
This year has been a year unlike any other with historic levels of foster and adoptions from shelters. Our animals, whether permanent residents or just passing through as foster pets, have served as plus ones to Zoom happy hours, provided much needed companionship and entertainment in this unusual year. Let’s honor our pets with Celebrate Shelter Pets Day! What do they love to do? What is your favorite thing about them? What is the funniest thing they do? Shout it from the rooftops! Shelter Pet Project has created these beautiful...
Woman Adopts A Dog To Save Him From China’s Dog Meat Trade. Then She Goes Back To Rescue The Whole Pound
When Jill Stewart decided to adopt a Golden Retriever, she did it to save a disabled dog from China’s dog meat trade. But when the North Carolinian flew to Shanghai to meet her new pup, she learned more about the grisly fates awaiting dogs in China, where canines are routinely maimed, beaten, and killed in markets, restaurants, and slaughterhouses operating under the belief that torture yields the best meat. “At that point, I said, you know, I just don’t really want to stop there,” said Stewart, who partnered with her...
After Defusing Explosives Left Him Shaken, Navy Veteran Finds A Comforting Friend In Rescue Dog
Navy veteran Damian served in the U.S. Navy for 14 years as a Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician. He made the decision to enlist after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Damian was deployed to Afghanistan three times, and returned home alive. But, like many of his brothers and sisters in arms, he returned with scars. Years of disarming and handling deadly explosives took a toll on the sailor’s mental health. Damian lives with PTSD, depression, and a traumatic brain injury, conditions which have left all too many...
Aquarium Screens Christmas Movies So Their Penguins Are Prepared For People After Lockdown
The London Aquarium is planning to reopen to the public. But before they do, they have been showing Christmas movies to their resident penguins. Because the aquarium has been closed since the 5th of November, the penguins have been devoid of human interaction. This means that the gentoo penguins of London’s aquarium have been enjoying an “enrichment process” throughout the year. As it turns out, the penguins enjoy people watching just as much as humans do! Sadly, the sporadic number of visitors have left the cute little...
