Mwashoti's Rescue
Snares can cause much devastation and nearly cost elephant calf, Mwashoti, his life. Despite initial veterinary treatment of his terrible injury, a nearly severed foot caused by a snare, the tough call was made to rescue him to give him the best chance of survival at our Elephant Orphanage.Through specialist care, his wound his now healing, and you can foster him today at: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.or...
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Little Kanoa was two years old when he was confiscated during the arrest of a dealer. The baby suffered from a badly infected compound fracture of the bones in his lower leg, among other wounds. After two months of care and healing at IDA-Africa's Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, he was overjoyed to be integrated with his fellow babies, and particularly sweet Carla.
Baby Kanoa arrived at Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center just two months before Carla. The two babies have since been very close friends. Recently Kanoa bonded with another chimpanzee when he found a loving mother figure in adult female, Cecile. Cecile, almost 14 years old, has lived at the Rescue Center since she was an infant and has longed for a baby to nurture. Kanoa has embraced her as a mother and continues to make new friends!
This Little Cow Was Rescued From the Veal Industry. Now He Loves to be Cuddled! Salvador the cow was born on a dairy farm in Chile. While you would never be able to tell by the looks of him now, Salvador’s start in life was incredibly tragic. As a male calf born into the dairy industry, he was deemed “useless” at birth and slotted to become a veal calf, the only way he could be profitable to the farmer.
Salvador was forced into a 2×2 wooden crate and deprived of his mothers’ love and care, being fed only enough to keep him alive. This poor calf became extremely weak, listless and had all but given up on life when he was rescued by AnimalLibre. Now Salvador lives in the care of Santuario Igualdad Interespecie, a Chilean farm animal sanctuary.
Although he was very sick when he came to the sanctuary, he has since transformed into a happy, thriving little cow thanks to his caretakers. 
According to the sanctuary, Salvador has regained his zest for life and is enjoying his freedom immensely. Surely, it helps that Salvador is absolutely spoiled by his caretakers – just look at him loving the snuggle session in this video!
After experiencing so much sadness and trauma in his early life, this calf is finally getting the love and respect that he’s always deserved.
To learn more about Santuario Igualdad Interespecie, check out their Facebook page.
In 1996, at four weeks of age, Auroara was the 3rd tiger to come to Wildlife on Easy Street.
She died of cancer in 2008 and it has taken me this long to be able to talk about her again. (This article first appeared in 2011.)
I think it is because of the guilt I’ve carried for some of the ignorant things I did all those years ago.
I say ignorant because I didn’t see the big picture yet.
Jeff was telling me about some tour guests this week that kind of reminded me of that time. They LOVE big cats and were all a-blather about how much they enjoyed petting them at some other facility. People like this, are people like I was, who have been misled and lied to and they haven’t yet figured out that all those things they think are so cool are the reason that big cats languish in cages all around the country.
They have an enormous passion for animals and just don’t know how their actions are causing harm. Once they know better they are the most persistent of voices for the animals, and maybe it has something to do with the guilt.
In the case of Auroara, the guilt didn’t fade for decades. It wasn’t suppressed by giving her a good home. It didn’t begin to diminish until the wrong was set right, or nearly so anyway.
My Introduction to “Edu-tainment”
In 1996, my late husband Don and I went to a place called Predators Plus. They were in the “edu-tainment” business and used to take tigers to schools, fairs and parking lots.
At that time, they were the most professional looking outfit we had ever seen. Fancy trailers, transport cages that would still make us drool for use around here, and of course, magnificent looking tigers. But those were just the ones they showed.
As they toured us through their facility I was horrified to see the tigers behind the scenes. Because the big money makers were white tigers they were inbreeding like mad to improve their ratio of white to golden cubs. Back then, we didn’t know that is how white tigers were developed and they didn’t admit to it, but seeing first hand all of the abnormalities got me to wondering why.
Don was telling them about some Serval kittens we had and again; back then we had been told that Servals didn’t breed well in zoos and that their only chance for survival was in being bred by the private sector. We later learned that was a lie and that none of the cats bred by the private sector could ever be part of any conservation breeding program. The owners of Predators Plus said they had always wanted an exotic cat that they could keep inside as a pet and tigers outgrew that role by the time they were just a few months old.
She said they had a litter of tiger cubs and one that they couldn’t “use” because she was lame and cross-eyed and asked if we would trade her a Serval kitten.
If you knew Auroara, you know that she was cross-eyed and lame and had some serious mental issues as well, but that just made her all the more adorable to those of us who loved her. She typified a “throw away tiger” as that would have been her fate. Because she was so small she wouldn’t have been a tiger that any breeder would have kept around to use as a cub-mill and because she wasn’t white none of the breeders, dealers or animal exploiters would want her.
Often cubs like her, who prove to be imperfect, are drowned or incinerated, so there is no doubt that Auroara was rescued, but here is where the guilt sets in:
I enabled the trade by giving them an outlet for getting rid of a tiger cub they didn’t want and I sent a Serval into a pet home. I don’t know what ever became of the Serval and haven’t been able to track down this outfit. Back then, we believed that some of the smaller cats could begood pets and should be bred to protect their numbers and believing that bred and sold a small number of smaller cats.
In my own defense, I took back every cat who “didn’t work out” so some of the cats at Big Cat Rescue were born here, sold as pets and then came back when they grew up and began to spray and bite. It was when the Servals and Bobcats began to come back that I came to realize that people just were not willing to make a lifetime commitment to the cats. When I lost Don in 1997, we stopped both breeding and selling and began frantically building new cages to separate cats and neutering and spaying as fast as funds would allow.
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Yet still, even with coming to face my own ignorance and all of the work we have done here to educate the public about why they shouldn’t pay to play with cubs and why they shouldn’t pay to see tigers in performing acts, or pay to see the latest cub at the zoo, or go to movies that use big cats as props, I still carry a tremendous load of guilt for having had ANY part in the trade.
It is only now that I am starting to see real change take place that I can speak about Auroara because I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I spent three hours with one of our new AdvoCats. She had been volunteering at a big cat sanctuary and was proud of it until she came for a tour of Big Cat Rescue. She was on the 1:30 tour and said that their cages, their tours and their interaction policies are very similar to ours but what just blew her away was that the tour guide wasn’t just telling people about where the cats came from but was giving the guests specific steps they could take to end the trade.
In all of her time volunteering at the other facility no one ever spoke to her about how to end the trade. As she would tell her friends and work colleagues about the place they would often comment that it just sounded like a band-aid on the problem and that got her to wondering what she could do to be a part of the solution.
That is why she came here from Ohio and when she saw what Big Cat Rescuers are doing in educating the public and getting them to sign the letters in the gift shop and sending them to the CatLaws.com site, she knew she had found her calling. One of the things that helps our cause the most is engaging people in the conversation about white tigers, circus cats, zoos and the exotic pet trade. We do that well with people who come to us, but we need to take the conversation to where it is happening.
I asked her to sign up for google alerts on keywords like tigers, circus, fur, etc. and then log in to each article and post comments about what people can do to end the trade and suffering.
This brings me back to the light at the end of the tunnel. As I read these posts online, I see the trends shifting and see more people opposing the abuse. We are reaching critical mass in the way people are thinking about wild cats and the way they are treating them. It takes a long time and many of you have been especially helpful in this arena.
Thanks to all of the letters that you have written and those you have encouraged our guests to write, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) took public comment in June 2010 to rescind the “generic tiger” exemption. Big Cat Rescuers have been the force that has caused them to reconsider this and will be the force that gets enough people to write the USFWS to get them rescind the exemption. More than 15,000 of you did, and yet today, in 2015, the USFWS still hasn’t implemented the final rule to end the rampant breeding of inbred and cross bred tigers.
When they do it will stop all of the backyard breeding of tigers. The wrong has nearly been set right. When that happens Auroara and all of the other tigers who have passed can truly rest in peace. We are getting so close to the finish line and it is because we are all working together, overlooking each others shortcomings and focusing on each others strengths that we can end the trade once and for all.
Holding a Helpless, Injured Cow, I Survived the Second Earthquake in Nepal
Animals can sense an earthquake before human beings. In Nepal that day, most people noticed the birds, as every winged creature in the area took to the sky in unison, calling out an eerie warning to those of us below.
For me, it was a much larger creature: a cow named Chameli. Her eyes had been partly closed moments before, as I had been using one of my hands to provide shade from the unforgiving sun.
Then, suddenly, her eyes were open wide in panic.
The shaking from that second earthquake was frightening enough. I shuddered when I thought that she may have been remembering that the same force of nature had put her in this position not so long ago.
Chameli is a cow like so many in Nepal after the April 25 earthquake: knocked down, buried, injured, and/or unable to stand on their own.
She was under her shelter when the first earthquake hit and became entombed in its rubble. After people cleared the debris, she was unable to get up, stand or walk.
Her owners used bamboo and pieces of tarp to create a makeshift shelter and brought her food and water daily.
When we arrived around 12:30 pm on May 12, we were told she had just given birth the day before despite her injuries. The villagers pulled the calf from the wounded mother and immediately took over caring for the healthy infant.
Happy Mother’s Day, I thought.
After an initial examination, no obvious fractures or serious injuries were found. The first course of action would be to give her calcium supplement through an IV, the quickest means of absorption and a critical initial treatment for “downed” cows.
Suddenly, as her eye grew wide with fear and the ground beneath our feet began to move in fluid-like motion, Chameli raised her head quickly. I placed my hand over the IV needle to keep it in place on her neck.
Within seconds, it became clear that this wasn’t a minor aftershock.
The ground bucked and shifted, and I leaned against a sturdy piece of bamboo to keep my balance, keeping one hand on her neck over the needle and the other arm attempting to steady her massive head.
The already damaged building walls swayed like fabric instead of brick. The bamboo/tarp structure began to fall down on top of Chameli and me, eliminating my view. Through the earth’s growling and panicked shrieks, I heard warnings shouted from my teammates that bricks were falling.
The already damaged building walls swayed like fabric instead of brick. The bamboo/tarp structure began to fall down on top of Chameli and me, eliminating my view. Through the earth’s growling and panicked shrieks, I heard warnings shouted from my teammates that bricks were falling.I scrambled to remove the IV from Chameli, toss aside the tarp and seek safer ground.
It was difficult to know exactly when the Earth finally stilled as our legs continued to shake. The cries and screams of villagers filled the air, and our team rushed to those calling out for fear people and animals may have been trapped or injured.
Thankfully, no one in our immediate area was physically harmed; however, the emotional trauma felt by everyone who had lived through the even more powerful quake just over two weeks prior was clearly widespread and heartbreaking.
As the hysteria died down, we returned our focus to Chameli.
We dismantled the makeshift shelter and finished her calcium treatment. Aftershocks came and went as we cleaned and medicated the sores on her legs and belly and administered pain medication.
We gently shifted her side to side, replacing the soiled bedding underneath her with clean straw. We made one attempt to lift her to her feet, but it was quickly obvious that without more people, we could not do so.
The villagers originally curious about our presence would not return to the area for fear of the unstable walls surrounding us – an understandable reaction considering what they’d been through.
We used tarps and mosquito netting that we brought with us to create a new shelter around Chameli to provide protection from the sun and flies. At that moment, there was nothing more we could do.
Working with the local agricultural veterinarian, we ensured that she would receive follow-up treatment and assessment in the coming days.
Driving back down from the village, people flocked to the streets and open spaces, we learned that we had experienced a 7.3 earthquake originating in a different region of Nepal than the one before.
It is devastating to know the challenges the people and animals of this country are now confronted with as they are only still picking up the pieces of the recent destruction. Even so, I am encouraged as I have witnessed in the past week the undeniable spirit and resilience of so many to cope in the face of despair and care for those around them, both human and animal.
It is clear International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and our local partners will continue to be needed in the coming weeks to assist the people and animals of Nepal following these two massive disasters.
It is the support from people like you that has already provided relief to so many, and for that I thank you.
To donate to IFAW’s Disaster Relief Fund, click here.
7 Rescued Endangered Spider Monkeys Take Steps to Freedom Thanks to Local Conservation Group.
Over the last fifteen years, 24 critically endangered brown-headed spider monkeys have been taken in and cared for at the Jambeli rescue center in Ecuador. Many of the primates were tragic victims of the illegal wildlife trafficking trade. Now, in a project led by Ecuadorian NGO,Project Washu, in conjunction with the Fundación Jambeli rescue center and the Mashpi reserve, seven of the monkeys have begun their journey to complete rainforest freedom. It is hoped that others will join these pioneers in the coming years.
The area in which the animals have been released was historically the natural habitat of the species, but due to pressure from deforestation, hunting and trafficking, the species have become locally extinct.
So threatened is the brown-headed spider monkey that it is officially classed as “critically endangered“ in the wild. As such, not only will this ground-breaking project be an incredible opportunity for those individuals to live the life which they should have experienced from birth, but it offers hope for the future survival of the species, which plays a vital role in seed dispersal in Ecuador’s Chocó region.
“The spider monkeys feed on fruits and, as they travel through the forest, digesting the fruits as they go and passing the seeds, they act as important seed dispersers for many species of plant,” Nathalia Fuentes, one of the lead investigators on the project, tells One Green Planet, “In addition, passing the seeds in their faeces means that the plants are given an extra helping hand in that they are planted in a ready-made fertilizer!”
The disappearance of the spider monkey has greatly impacted the Chocó region and it is hoped that with the release of these seven monkey, a renewed focus on conservation will spawn the return of the once-native monkey population.
The Road to Freedom
In the very first attempt of its kind, rescued spider monkeys Pipe, Pale, Pao, Pipa, Poli, Kiara and Kiara’s baby, Killa, are being introduced into their natural habitat with the hope that, after a period of acclimatization, they will be able to live in complete freedom.
The seven pioneering spider monkeys have been going through all-important pre-release training for life in the wild. This includes developing an understanding of predators and the dangers they pose and learning how to forage and find food for themselves. The monkeys will be fitted with radio collars so that, once released, the team can monitor their progress. In addition to the monkeys’ need to learn about life in the forest, investigator, Felipe Alfonso, told One Green Planet that community engagement will also play a vital role in the project’s ongoing success:
“In order for the release program to be a success, we need to look beyond the needs of the individual animals and address the issues which may impact on their future survival. This means that, in addition to working to help to acclimatize the monkeys themselves to their new lives, we have also carried out extensive community engagement in the area where they are being released to help local people understand what we are trying to achieve and why.”
This remains one of the driving missions of Project Washu, a youth-led organization that was founded in 2011 with the express purpose of integrating research and conservation efforts to project the El Chocó ecosystem
The team’s deep understanding of the local context and the need to protect entire ecosystems and habitats if any species is to survive informs their approach to environmental challenges in the area. Speaking of the organization’s wider vision for the future.
The team’s deep understanding of the local context and the need to protect entire ecosystems and habitats if any species is to survive informs their approach to environmental challenges in the area. Speaking of the organization’s wider vision for the future.
“The value of an ecosystem such as the Ecuadorian Chocó goes beyond the resources it can provide to humans,” Paola Moscoso told One Green Planet, “This place is home to an incredible diversity of organisms that depend on the conservation of this refuge to survive; many species exist nowhere else on the planet.”
Moscoso goes on to explain, “For this reason, we want to be the bridge that allows an approach towards understanding the importance of the ecosystem’s preservation and an appreciation of nature as a source of life and balance. We firmly believe that it is only by understanding our environment that we can generate a change in lifestyle, thus achieving a balance that allows for the survival of both nature and the people who live in it.”
Moscoso goes on to explain, “For this reason, we want to be the bridge that allows an approach towards understanding the importance of the ecosystem’s preservation and an appreciation of nature as a source of life and balance. We firmly believe that it is only by understanding our environment that we can generate a change in lifestyle, thus achieving a balance that allows for the survival of both nature and the people who live in it.”
We hope you will join us in wishing Pipe, Pale, Pao, Pipa, Poli, Kiara and little Killa long, healthy and happy lives in their new rainforest home. You can find out more about the amazing work of Project Washu by visiting the group’s Facebook page or website. Learn more about the Fundación Jambeli rescue center and the Mashpi reserve here.
All image source: Proyecto WASHU
Gentle Rescuer Earns the Trust of a Stray Dog Stuck in a Pit in India and Saves the Day!
The issue of pet homelessness can be seen all across the world. In the U.S. alone, there are over 70 million stray cats and dogs wandering the streets. In India, the problem with pet homelessness is no better. However, thanks to the amazing India-based rescue organization,Animal Aid Unlimited, there is hope for struggling stray animals.
In this video, the Animal Aid Unlimited team comes to the rescue of a sweet dog who accidentally wandered his way into a pit. A construction site is no place for a dog, but it is likely that he had nowhere else to go.
Scared and in shock, the dog was extremely wary of his rescuers. Luckily, the Animal Aid team is very experienced with stray rescues and knew the proper manner to approach and gain the trust of the pup. In seemingly no time at all, Animal Aid managed to win the dog over and hoist him to safety. According to the video’s description, the dog went merrily on his way once he was free!
These 5 Animals Rescued From the Wildlife Trade are Getting a Second Chance.
The demand for wildlife and wildlife parts is unrelenting, and sadly, the illegal wildlife trade is thriving more than ever. The rate at which we’re taking animals from the wild is not sustainable, and we’ve already seen 52 percent of the world’s wildlife disappear in the past 40 years alone.
Many animals being traded don’t make it to their final destination alive. Some are killed so that they may be used in traditional Chinese medicine, others are killed for their pelt or turned into trinkets and sold at local markets. For the few that do remain alive, they’re often sold as exotic pets.
Thanks to some incredible organizations around the world working to train personnel to intercept traffickers attempting to smuggle animals through checkpoints and across borders, we’ve seen a number of animals saved from a terrible fate.
There are also a number of organizations that actively work to remove exotic pets from unfit owners (although it can be argued that there is no such thing as a “fit” exotic animal owner). Ideally, these animals are rehabilitated and released back into the wild. For those that aren’t deemed fit for release, they’re at the very least given the next best thing: to live a peaceful life, as natural as possible, at a wildlife sanctuary.
Here are 5 stories of animals that were given a second chance:
1. Budi The Orangutan
Orangutans are often taken from the wild taken at incredibly young ages after poachers kill their mothers, and Budi was no exception. Sold through the wildlife trade as an exotic pet, Budi was kept in a chicken cage for the first 10 months of his life, fed only condensed milk. His owner, who had no prior experience or knowledge, was incapable of caring for the young orangutan. Sadly, as a result, Budi was left extremely malnourished and unwell. Thankfully, Budi was rescued by International Animal Rescue. Although his condition upon arrival was critical, he is well on his way to making a full recovery. Budi even started “Orangutan School” recently.
2. Baby Chimpanzee Being Trafficked in a Wooden Box
In April, authorities rescued a baby chimpanzee that was being illegally held and transported inside a wooden box. After killing the chimpanzees mother, wildlife traffickers attempted to move her through a checkpoint in Sierra Leone. However, personnel who were trained to detect suspected wildlife traffickers were able to notify the proper authorities and remove the baby and transport her to a sanctuary in West Africa where she is expected to make a full recovery. If all goes well, there is a possibility that this young chimp will see the wild forest yet again.
3. Born Free Saves Three Young Cheetahs
With the help of Born Free Ethiopia and Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, three female cheetahs that had been taken from the wild and were expected to be illegally traded as pets were discovered and apprehended by local authorities. After spending days in a small crate, the young cheetahs are currently being cared for at Born Free’s rescue center. The cheetahs will join a number of other orphaned cheetahs where they will be rehabilitated, those that are fit for release will be returned to the wild while the rest will remain at the sanctuary.
4. 150 Pangolins Saved by the Thai Army
More than 150 pangolins were confiscated during a raid by the Thai Army. The pangolin has gained media attention earning the title of the most trafficked animal in the world, with at least one million pangolins traded in the past 10 years. The pangolin is used primarily in traditional Chinese medicine, and we can only imagine all 150 pangolins were headed for the same grim fate. The rescued pangolins were dispersed between two wildlife centers in Thailand and are expected to be rehabilitated and released back into the wild.
4. A New Home In Peru for Rescues
Animal Defender International’s (ADI) rescue mission “Operation Spirit of Freedom” was a major success after 39 animals, including several species of monkeys, were saved from cruel circuses and the wildlife trade. After being rescued by the amazing ADI team, some of the animals were flown to Iquitos, Peru where they will reside in a sanctuary in the beautiful Amazon. The remaining animals rescued will be brought to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. Sadly, most of these animals are not eligible for release due to the amount of time that they spent in the care of humans. However, they will still get all the relative freedom as well as the care that they need to thrive for the rest of their lives.Helping Others
These five stories are only a few among far too many. The popularity of exotic pets and illegal wildlife goods, such as ivory, runs rampant across the world, much to the detriment of wild animal populations. The best thing that we as Green Monsters can do to protect these animals is to keep raising awareness for the devastating impact of the illegal wildlife trade. Animals are not ours to use as accessories or status symbols and it is far past time that we started acting like it.
Lead image source: International Animal Rescue
Cute Chubby Hedgehog tries to roll over!
Underweight and at risk, this now hefty hedgehog was brought to HART Wildlife Rescue in North East Hampshire, England in the hopes that he could be rehabilitated for release into the wild. Only a juvenile at the time of rescue, he was too vulnerable to release before the cold, hard winter hit, and so he spent the chilly months at the rescue putting on weight.
Which is probably why his attempts to make a run for it during a routine health exam at the rescue are going rather poorly. Honestly, the rescue did a pretty good job of filling this guy out. He should do juuuust fine in the wild now (where he was released in early 2015).
Rescues and refuges sure know what they’re doing. If you see a wild animal in distress, it’s always best to let the professionals there handle things. Check out these rescue hotlines or check your local listings for a rescue, emergency vet or refuge in your area that can step in.
Cat saved from fire now comforts injured animals at hospital.
A North Carolina cat that suffered severe burns after being pulled from the rubble of a house fire last year has become something of a nurse at the emergency animal shelter that took him in.
Russell wanders the clinic befriending furry patients of all kinds. Most recently, the miracle tabby has become a buddy to an orphan fawn named Darla.
"They're happy to share a bed and be in the same room," Alyx Reinhardt of the Animal Emergency Hospital and Urgent Care Clinic in Raleigh, N.C, told ABC News.
Darla, Reinhardt said, was "hungry but healthy," while Russell is still recovering from the burns.
"We are still working on getting these back feet to heal, we are getting closer and closer every day."
"(Russell is) incredibly engaging. He wants to meet all our patients. He just wants to be with them," clinic staffer Alan Wilford told The Dodo, an animal news website.
"I don't know if he can sense that other animals are in pain or have stuff going on, but he does seem to have some weird knack for connecting with patients, even when you wouldn't think they would."
Brave Firefighters Save Puppies With Tiny Oxygen Masks.
A garage fire broke out in Palm Coast, Florida after the homeowner, Roy Casey, inadvertently started a fire with what he thought was an extinguished cigarette while attempting to repair a refrigerator. After trying to extinguish the blaze himself, Casey contacted the Flager fire department who quickly responded to the scene.
Casey was able to safely escape the blaze along with his five-year-old daughter, but the family dogs were unfortunately left to fend for themselves. According to reports, some of the dogs managed to escape and run to safety on their own, but there was also a litter of puppies in the home.
Thankfully, the local fire department was able to rescue the helpless pups in time, but the poor little guys had inhaled a lot of smoke. While they didn’t appear too injured, they were a little sluggish, likely from lack of oxygen.
The firefighters were more than prepared to care for the puppies, with the help of the Casey’s neighbor, Margaret King, the puppies were given the oxygen they needed. The puppies and the other dogs saved from the home will be staying at Sophie’s Circle animal rescue until the Casey’s can return to their home.
It is times like these that make having a set emergency plan for both your human and animal family members is so important. While you hope that you will never have to use this plan, it can be an actual life-saver if you ever do. If you don’t have an emergency plan for your pets,click here to learn more! Remember, your pets rely on you in an emergency, don’t let them down.
Thankfully, the local fire department was able to rescue the helpless pups in time, but the poor little guys had inhaled a lot of smoke. While they didn’t appear too injured, they were a little sluggish, likely from lack of oxygen.The firefighters were more than prepared to care for the puppies, with the help of the Casey’s neighbor, Margaret King, the puppies were given the oxygen they needed. The puppies and the other dogs saved from the home will be staying at Sophie’s Circle animal rescue until the Casey’s can return to their home.It is times like these that make having a set emergency plan for both your human and animal family members is so important. While you hope that you will never have to use this plan, it can be an actual life-saver if you ever do. If you don’t have an emergency plan for your pets,click here to learn more! Remember, your pets rely on you in an emergency, don’t let them down.
All image source: Flagerlive
Dog rescue - Finding Iris_ Saving a homeless injured dog + an unexpected surprise!!! Please shareDanny - Homeless Pit Bull gets rescued off the streets.
Danny was rescued just a couple of blocks away from where we rescued this little guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy97RgzxhJg
To adopt Danny, please visit Bark N' Bitches here in Los Angeles:Address: 505 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone:(323) 655-0155
To visit their website, please click here:
http://www.barknbitches.com
Dog rescued from swollen river during deadly mudslides in south-west Colombia
Cop Gives Dog Mouth To Mouth Resuscitation, Colombia | Police Officer Rescues Dog From Drowning
Dog rescued from Colombia mudslide
Colombian police rescue dog from flood waters
Policía de Colombia rescata a perro de morir ahogado
Dramatic rescue: Colombia police pull dog from mudslide, give him mouth-to-mouth.
One officer managed to get ahead of the dog, and jumped into the dangerous waters. He caught the dog just in time, and pulled him to safety.
Finally there was another shallow in the path of the raging river swollen by heavy rain.
An officer jumps in the water and grabs the dog.
They bring its limp body to higher ground and try to massage its stomach.
Policías rescatan a un perro de morir ahogado en Salgar, Antioquia - policiadecolombia
Police officer gives dog mouth-to-mouth after rescuing it from river in Colombia
Policía de Colombia rescata a perro de morir ahogado
El dramático rescate es sensación en redes sociales.
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Hero policemen are caught on camera racing to save drowning dog by pulling it from landslide and administering CPR.
Policeman spotted dog being dragged by currents in the Liboriana River
They jumped into the landslide and rescued the dog from drowning. Once on the river bank they perform CPR and pump the dog's chest. Incident took place in Salgar were 60 people have been killed by landslides.
Hope for a Hound
On April 8th, IDA-India’s rescue center in the Panvel, Raigad district of Navi Mumbai, received an urgent phone call from Dr. Shishir Shetty. On his way home from work, he had happened upon a hound, standing on the side of the road alone. The dog was bewildered and malnourished, and seemed hopeless in the way he drooped his head.
After receiving the call, IDA-India rushed an ambulance to the site. The ambulance staff met the doctor, who had waited for the poor creature to be rescued despite being exhausted from his day’s work. When the ambulance arrived, our staff noticed the dog was very docile; a sure sign of depression, and so it was quite easy to get him into the ambulance and to the rescue center for treatment.
As of now, the hound is being treated for dermatitis, due to an infestation of fleas, by our veterinarian, Dr. Jadhay, and it will take another 10 days of monitoring for him to fully recover, perhaps even more. Luckily, he was found just in time and he is on the mend, no longer homeless or starving, and no longer hopeless.
A wonderful family, who have another rescued hound, read about this amazing dog on our IDA India webpage and have applied to adopt him. Hopefully, the adoption proceeds without fail. These cases can be so heartbreaking. No creature should feel such sadness or bewilderment. We are so happy that we were able to help him and offer him hope, and a wonderful future.
