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As a parent we know we would do anything to protect our children, our desire to keep them safe comes before our own safety and wellbeing. One mother cat stepped into a deadly situation when she saved her kittens from a burning building. When firefighters were called to the garage fire in Brooklyn they noticed the heroic cat carrying her kittens one by one out of the … [Read more...] about Cat, who ran into burning building five times to save her babies, is honored

The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating a once-in-a-lifetime milestone: the birth of 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises, all born to a pair of parents estimated to be around 100 years old. A Historic First for “Mommy” The hatchlings were welcomed this year by “Mommy,” a female tortoise who has lived at the zoo since 1932, and her mate “Abrazzo,” who arrived … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Zoo Celebrates Birth of 16 Critically Endangered Tortoise Hatchlings from 100-Year-Old Parents

At the beginning of 1995, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and a group of Canadian biologists came together to work on what turned out to be an extraordinary project. They took 14 wolves from Canada and reintroduced them in Yellowstone National Park, where they had been extinct since 1926. The impact was far greater than anyone could have imagined. The entire ecosystem of … [Read more...] about 14 wolves were released in a park – the impact shows that we must take care of our amazing planet

As a show jumping horse, Grace is used to leaping over bars. But, after she attempted to jump the breast bar in her trailer, the fragile creature landed upside down on her head, her back feet dangling over the other side of the bar. Grace narrowly escaped without a scratch–the stunt could have resulted in a broken neck or back–and after the terrifying incident, her owner is … [Read more...] about After show horse lands upside down in her trailer, owner warns to check the safety feature

I’ll never understand how some people can treat their pets so badly. To stop caring for an innocent animal … it’s among the worst things I can think of! This story is about a cat completely neglected by its owner. It was left to deteriorate, with the one kindness being that the owner at least found it in their heart to leave him at a shelter when he was on the brink of … [Read more...] about Strange ball of fur dumped outside animal shelter – what was hiding under 4.5 lbs of fur brings me to tears