Loyal Dog Sits On The Beach And Waits For His Deceased Owner To Return Home
Nothing quite compares to the loyalty of a dog. Through thick and thin, you can always count on your furry friend to be there by your side – even long after you’ve gone. It is quite heartbreaking to see dogs who’ve lost their owners because oftentimes, they are still unable to comprehend that their owners aren’t coming back. This is something that we often see online, when people share sad photos or videos of dogs at their owners’ funerals, cemeteries, etc. But there was one dog that was caught mourning his owner...
Shelter Dog At Risk Of Being Euthanized Becomes A Police K9 & Saves A Boy’s Life
Ruby has gone through a lot of rough patches to get to where she is now. A new Netflix movie called “Rescued by Ruby,” is based on her life story, and shows her incredible journey from shelter dog to hero police k9. Posted by Rhode Island State Police on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Ruby ended up at the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, where she was adopted and returned five different times due to her energetic and “hard-to-manage” behavior. Patricia Inman, a volunteer at the shelter,...
Baby Goat Thrives After Having Two Legs Amputated
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! My life suddenly and unintentionally became entwined with saving a newborn baby goat who was born on a meat ranch. Izzy, named for “Is he going to live? Is he going to walk?”, was born with muscle paralysis in his back legs. He was born early, in January, on a night when the temperatures dropped to -25 degrees F. GOAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / VIOLETTA That first night of life, he...
Thousands Of Octopus Moms Are Using Geothermal Springs as Egg Incubators in Davidson Seamount
Octopus moms are the greatest mothers in the animal kingdom. Upon laying their eggs, the octopus moms guard them throughout the brooding period which may take two months up to two years depending on the species. She does not eat, she does not leave, and she keeps on tenderly wafting currents over her eggs to continuously supply them with oxygenated water. Yes, she absolutely has no rest. Photo: YouTube/CBC Docs As a matter of fact, one deep-sea octopus, a female Graneledone boreopacifica, holds the record for the longest egg-tending duty that...
“Severely Traumatized” Lions and Tigers Evacuated From Ukraine and Taken In By Dutch Sanctuary
After a stressful journey out of war-torn Ukraine, two lions and tigers are safe at a big cat rescue facility in the Netherlands. As Russian forces continue to bomb and attack Ukrainian cities, brave rescuers are risking their lives to save animals -including lions and tigers. UAnimals, an animal welfare organization in Ukraine, is providing pet food and financial assistance as well as helping evacuate animals. They worked with Natalia Popova with Wild Animal Shelter to transport the big cats and several other animals across the border to...
Sauropods, the Largest Dinosaurs, Walked With Diagonal Gait Like Hippopotamus
“Everybody always assumed that sauropods walked like modern elephants, but they didn’t, and we think that’s because the sauropods were just so much broader,” said Jens Lallensack, member of the Peter Falkingham Lab at Liverpool John Moores University. Photo: YouTube/Animals Planet The Mystery of How the Dinosaurs Walked on Earth For many years, even with the discovery of dinosaur tracks, paleontologists have been mystified with how the many kinds of dinosaurs walked. They have learned that fossil tracks could not...
Rescue Puppy Tries To Eat Magazine Photos Of Tasty-Looking Food
Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and been captivated by mouthwatering-looking photos of food? When I was younger, my grandma would buy cooking magazines and all of the pictures of cake were enough to make me head to the kitchen and start baking! Of course, my creations never turned out like those in the magazine and it would’ve been nice to just eat the cake or other dishes right off the page. It seems I’m not the only one who feels this way, as a dog was recently caught on video trying to eat photos of...
Dog Presumed Dead After Being Buried In Avalanche Found Alive And Well
Exploring the backcountry can be exciting and fun, but it can also be quite dangerous. It’s important to always be prepared and have proper equipment and training before tackling high-risk areas, like avalanche zones. One couple learned just how important it is to be prepared when they were exploring Monarch Crest in Salida, Colorado with their dog. As they were ascending the mountain, an avalanche broke out above them, threatening all of their lives. Thankfully, one of the subjects had an airbag pack they were able to deploy. With the...
Paralyzed Dog Abandoned At Shelter Learns To Run Again
Some people adopt dogs for work, but even working dogs deserve loving homes with people who care for them. Sometimes, though, animals are seen as little more than commodities and when they can’t perform anymore, they’re deemed worthless. That was what happened to Avellana. She was owned by a hunter to work as his assistant but he didn’t care for her well. When she got sick and lost her ability to walk, he left her to suffer for some time before getting rid of her. While it was a rough start to life, things ended up turning...
Rescuers Give Street Dog A Second Chance At Life With Emergency Surgery
Life is hard for street dogs and when they’re injured, they often suffer in silence. In some parts of India, dogs are seen as a pest and if they’re hit by a car or attacked by another animal, people don’t think twice about going on their way. Thankfully, some people have compassion for street dogs and help those in need. When some Good Samaritans saw one of their neighborhood street dogs was terribly injured, they knew they couldn’t leave her to die. They made the right choice by calling Animal Aid Unlimited and...
