Man Drives Hours in a Snowstorm to Rescue Dog on Death Row
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! Our hearts were broken when we lost our 10-year-old Scottie to Cushing’s disease. Even though we had a beagle, Roxy, and a rescue Catahoula, we still felt there was a hole in our little family. DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY / SARAH BRILEY BABCOCK One afternoon, my husband came across a picture on Facebook of a 3-year-old Catahoula dog named George that was facing his last days in a kill...
Couple Drives Over 18 Hours To Adopt Shelter Dog From New Orleans
The Louisiana SPCA recently posted a video on TikTok reducing adoption fees on dogs to help empty several kennels for upcoming renovations. The shelter shared, “Our Adoption Center will be undergoing construction and we currently have 145 dogs in our care. We will lose 22 of our dog condos leaving us with 22 fewer spaces for the animals. SO – we are reducing adoption fees for animals over 6 months old to FREE!” @laspca FREE DOGS! Our Adoption Center will be undergoing construction and we currently have 145 dogs in our care....
Husband “Test Drives” Parenthood By Renting A Raccoon
Deciding to have kids or not is a huge decision. Kids are incredibly demanding and life-changing, and it really takes someone special to be a caretaker in that capacity. When engineer William Osman was approached by his wife, Chelsea, with a request to have kids, he worried about the kind of parent he’d be. Photo: YOuTube/William Osman While some people would jump into parenthood without much thought, William wanted to be sure he had what it takes to be a fit parent. He wanted to test drive the responsibility, so he set out to rent a...
Turtle Drives Around On Hot Wheels While Owner Cleans His Pool
It’s commonly thought that turtles move slowly. It’s a stereotype that generally holds up, but not with Sergio the turtle. Sergio lives with his owner, Kenny James, and on his own, he moves like a typical turtle – slowly. Photo: TikTok/@kenny_james16 However, Kenny was able to fit Sergio with a special Hot Wheels car so Sergio can zoom around the house on wheels! Kenny used Silly Putty to stick the little toy car to the bottom of Sergio’s shell and Sergio simply uses his legs to push off the ground and the wheels to do...
Newly Adopted Cat Drives Owner ‘Nuts’ and Gets Into All Kinds of Mischief, But Wins Her Heart
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! One October, I made an impulsive visit to the local humane society, and even more impulsively, adopted this gorgeous 6-month-old marbled tabby boy. My recurring thought during the next month or so was, “What… the heck… was I thinking?!” CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / SA KA I named him Zephyr, after a wind god in Greek mythology, and it suited him – he was a furry...
Ukrainian Drives Van of Kangaroos Safely Away From Zoo After Russian Shelling
As Russian shelling continues throughout Ukraine, many residents have been fleeing to safety. It’s not just people who need to flee, though. Zoo animals are also in danger, and one zoo in Kharkiv has been working to get animals out in batches. The latest was a group of kangaroos, which were driven out safely in a van by a volunteer. In a widely-viewed Facebook video, Feldman Ecopark shared footage of a group kangaroos sitting in the back of a cleared out van packed with hay. The driver speaks for a few seconds at the beginning and then...
