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Rescued Shelter Dog Now a Top New York Crime Fighter
A German shepherd rescued from a New York State animal shelter has become one of the state's top crime fighting dogs. Known as Sgt....
Unlikely Friendships in the Animal Kingdom: 5 Best Videos
The book, Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom, is a beautiful collection of heartwarming animal tales that features cross-species bonding. A...
Soldiers Team Up With Shelter Dogs in Operation Heroes & Hounds
Operation Heroes & Hounds gives injured or traumatized members of the U.S. armed forces the chance to work with shelter dogs. Using a positive,...
Help Animals Suffering in the Wake of Hurricane Ike
As Gulf Coast residents face the aftermath of the massive Hurricane Ike, animals face just as much bewilderment and peril as the humans they...
‘Back from the dead’: Dog Returns Home 10 Years After Going Missing
It had been ten years since Abby the dog had first disappeared from the Suierveld's front lawn. Then, a woman called the animal shelter about a stray dog that had showed up on her porch earlier this week.
Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten, Finding ‘Love at 30,000 Feet’
On October 12th, a Southwest Airlines pilot fell in love with a little kitten named Avery while transporting him and 150 other shelter animals...
Rescued Piglets Dumped on a Rural Road Are Now Living ‘High On the Hog’ (Watch)
When a scoundrel dumped around 150 captive-raised pigs on the road in the countryside near San Diego in 2022, locals feared they would all...
Torn Between Volunteering and Dream of Adopting a Cat, 6-year-old Starts Poop Scooping Business
This is Luca Arpin, better known to his neighbors as "Poopa Scoopa Luca."
His moniker is well-earned, as the 6-year-old styled himself the neighborhood's #1...
Inmates Training Hard-to-Adopt Dogs in New Mexico Creates Joy On Both Ends of a Leash
A no-kill animal shelter charity was invited to start an inmate dog training program at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility last year—and now...
Engineering Student Heeds Call for a Chihuahua in Need – Designing Tiny Helmets for ‘Niblet’
When the call went out seeking assistance for a puppy requiring special care, a faculty member at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and...
Pet Rats Driving Tiny Cars Light Up Instagram After Canadian Couple’s Adoption
Two Canadians are delighting animal lovers on Instagram with videos of their pet rats driving around in little cars.
While they were contemplating a dog,...
Good News in History, April 30
127 years ago today, J. J. Thomson announced his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton...
Dog Named Hero Saves Owner’s Life for Days, Fighting Off Cold and Coyotes and Getting Help
An Akita named 'Hero' saved his owner's life last week in an incredible tale of loyalty and resilience that saw him remain by his...
Pit Bull is Sworn in by Police as ‘Paw-trol Officer’ After He Showed Up One Day and Found Fur-ever Home
A pit bull named Bolo needed just one day with the officers at the Hopkinsville Police Department for them all to fall in love.
Now...
Dog of War Finds Loving New Home After Cheating Death Twice in Ukraine Devastation, Thanks to British Charity
A dog which twice cheated death in Ukraine after being rescued from floods and surviving a Russian bombing has found a new home thanks...
Orphaned Cat Surprises New Caregivers When They Discovered She Has Two Noses –She’s Called Nanny McPhee
A unique cat with a huge nose has stunned her new caregivers at an animal shelter in England, after it was discovered she actually...
Teen Floundering in Foster Care Finally Gets to be a Sister With Real Family for First Time
At five years old, Merriah entered foster care after enduring abuse and neglect from parents with mental health and substance abuse problems. For nine...
After Her Dog Died, 100-Year-old was ‘Sad and Quiet’ Until Daughter Finds Gucci–An Adoptable Senior Chihuahua
After a 100-year-old Californian lost her beloved dog, the "sad and quiet" senior was cured of her melancholy by the introduction of a senior...
Firefighter Lures Trapped Dog Off the Ice Using Treats–Then Lifts it Up a 10-Foot Wall
Patience, bribery, laughter, and a heck of a bicep muscle were all needed to rescue a helpless dog trapped after falling 10 feet into...
Bucket Truck Used to Rescue Seagull Entangled in Utility Wires (WATCH)
Animal rescuers in Connecticut received word that a seagull was tangled in wires at the top of a power line.
The Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter...