Travis Ward had just set his kayak by the water at Lake Pleasant, near Phoenix, Arizona, when a wild donkey started walking straight toward him. Donkeys are a familiar sight around the lake, but Ward had never had one come this close. As it got nearer, he noticed what was wrong. A Face Full Of Spines Ward started kayaking about a year before the encounter. He lives near … [Read more...] about Kayaker is approached by wild donkey — then he realizes he’s asking him for help
Animal Rescue Story
40-Year-Old Parrot Survives Two Weeks Alone After Her Owner Dies
When Debbie was discovered alone inside her home, she was barely strong enough to stand. The 40-year-old parrot had spent approximately two weeks by herself after her owner died, waiting for someone to find her. By the time rescuers brought her to Marin Humane, she was severely weak and needed intensive care. “She could barely stand,” Sam W., shelter operations manager at … [Read more...] about 40-Year-Old Parrot Survives Two Weeks Alone After Her Owner Dies
Rescuer Drops To The Ground After Finding Someone Wedged Between Trees
A wildlife rescuer in Florida helped save an exhausted possum after discovering him trapped upside down between two trees for more than 24 hours. Kim Titterington, founder of Swamp Girl Adventures Reptile Rehabilitation (SGARR), received an urgent call from a concerned resident who had spotted the animal wedged tightly between two tree trunks during a walk. Unable to free … [Read more...] about Rescuer Drops To The Ground After Finding Someone Wedged Between Trees
Squirrel With ‘Helmet-Shaped’ Head Gets a Second Chance at Life
A tiny squirrel in Boise, Idaho was being bullied — and no one knew why at first. A local woman noticed a group of squirrels repeatedly chasing away one small, struggling squirrel from her backyard food supply. Curious, she took a closer look — and immediately realized something wasn’t right. The little squirrel’s head looked unusually large, almost as if it were … [Read more...] about Squirrel With ‘Helmet-Shaped’ Head Gets a Second Chance at Life
Rancher Rescues Squirrel With Overgrown Teeth — And His Reaction Afterward Melted Hearts
On a ranch in rural Alberta, Jannet Talbott is used to sharing her land with animals of every kind. One day in June 2018, something about a squirrel at her bird feeder stopped her in her tracks. A Squirrel Who Couldn't Eat Talbott, who runs the Double J Freedom Ranch near Barrhead, northwest of Edmonton, noticed the squirrel looked thin and that something odd was … [Read more...] about Rancher Rescues Squirrel With Overgrown Teeth — And His Reaction Afterward Melted Hearts