"I felt his pain like it was my pain." Huxley yearned for a better life for ten years. In all hours of the day and night at the New Jersey zoo he called home, he could be seen pressed up against the fence surrounding his enclosure. Visitors could not help but notice Huxley's sorrow, which earned him the nickname "the depressed ram." But better times lay coming; he just … [Read more...] about Woman Recognizes “Depressed” Ram at Zoo and Feels Compelled to Help
Just as a Meteor Crashes Into Her Bed, The Dog Awakens The Owner
"He barked twice, as if to say, 'Get up!'" Toby is a kind and obedient rescue dog named Ruth Hamilton who resides in Canada with him. The pup has been her constant companion ever since she adopted him. Toby, though, has recently shown that he is also her hero. Hamilton was deep sleeping the previous night in her bed when, at about 11:30, she was startled up by an … [Read more...] about Just as a Meteor Crashes Into Her Bed, The Dog Awakens The Owner
A Tenacious Cat Travels 40 Miles to Locate The Family He Lost During a Move
“I dropped to my knees and just held him sobbing.” In hopes that his real cat, Oliver, would return, Halie Kutscher's 9-year-old son cuddled an orange cat Beanie Baby for weeks. The boy was unaware that Oliver was traveling nearly 40 kilometers so they could be reunited. The Kutscher family just discovered their cat had vanished as they were preparing to relocate … [Read more...] about A Tenacious Cat Travels 40 Miles to Locate The Family He Lost During a Move
After being rescued, a dog stranded on a highway gives the rescuer the biggest hug.
“He fell asleep in my hands and that’s when I started crying.” After a day of back-to-school shopping, Evie and Leslie Benson were on their way home when they spotted traffic swerving around a little, brown object in the distance. They soon came across him: a dog petrified with terror in the path of an approaching 18-wheeler truck. Evie Benson told us, "We closed our … [Read more...] about After being rescued, a dog stranded on a highway gives the rescuer the biggest hug.
Raccoon Makes the Sweetest Friendship With a Deer Who Lost Her Mother
"He sees her every day" ❤️ Carrie Long, a certified wildlife rehabilitator, got a call about a newborn raccoon in need last year. He had been given up by his mother at the age of barely three weeks when he was discovered clinging to life during a downpour. Long chose to take the raccoon in because her nonprofit, Texas Fawn and Friends, specialized in saving orphaned … [Read more...] about Raccoon Makes the Sweetest Friendship With a Deer Who Lost Her Mother