When the emergency response team at Animal Rescue Corps got a call about a desperate case of neglect on Valentine’s Day in 2014, they didn’t hesitate to drop everything and jump into action. Hamblen county officials in northern Tennessee needed help with a home in Morristown, but when the ARC team arrived on-scene, they never […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); In the Sarhento Mariano cemetery in the Philipines, Ashley Fruno found both humans and animals in crisis. Facebook / PasayPupsPhilippines Underprivileged families often move into the mausoleums when they have nowhere else to live, and other residents of the cemetery include over 150 dogs, many with sarcoptic mange. Facebook / PasayPupsPhilippines […]
It’s not uncommon for a police station to have K9 teams where professionally trained pups serve on the force…but what if the ‘K’ stood for kangaroo? Well, that’s exactly the case at the Cue Police Station in Western Australia. When a car struck a mother kangaroo, killing her, she was carrying her baby boy in […]
When WWF-Pakistan observer Amir Rahim was out patrolling about 180 nautical miles from Karachi in the Arabian Sea, he and his colleagues saw something in the water that warranted investigation. As they got closer, though, they realized that it was a matter of life and death. Caught in a polypropylene bag was an olive ridley […]
SPAZ, a Greek rescue organization, was alerted that a very sick stray dog was near Athens, Greece. The shepherd most likely was a sheep dog at one point, but now he was sick and struggling to survive on his own. It took a while to locate the dog once they arrived. When they saw him, […]
It’s always sad to see homeless animals suffering, but it’s especially heartbreaking when no one will help them. Such was the case for one dog in Mexico City. In 2015, he was living on the streets, starving and covered in open cancerous tumors. The worst part, though, was that passersby didn’t even give him a […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); In Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” Alice falls down a rabbit hole and is transported to a bizarre new world. Apparently, one curious sheep recently decided to follow her lead. Approaching a small hole in the ground, one man heard a cry for help. When he stuck his hands inside, […]
These fourteen different animals were living a life of neglect and abuse at disguting farms and zoos. Thankfully, they were rescued by my new heroes, Farm Sanctuary. Most people probably aren’t aware of the amazing things Farm Sanctuary does for animals. Two woman wanted to change that (and to change the hearts of thousands). Jessica […]
In 2008, a 52-year-old mother in Seaburn, U.K., began knitting sweaters. However, Jan Brown wasn’t doing it just to keep herself busy. Instead, she was making the adorable pieces of clothing for abandoned greyhounds and whippets. Ms. Brown began hand-knitting dog coats to raise money and awareness for a greyhound rescue…but now, her business has […]
Superheroes may not be real… but heroes do exist. A brave Mexican woman couldn’t sit idly by when she saw a dog in trouble at the side of a highway in Mexico City. He was badly injured and just seconds away from being fatally struck by a speeding car. Watch as she bravely ventures into traffic […]