Animal
rescue stories: Kitten’s head freed from a jar
Bystanders stumbled upon a kitten that had its head stuck in a
glass jar, and filmed its rescue.
The kitten’s entire head was stuck
inside of a glass jar. Bystanders were able to grab hold of the black and white
kitten and used a hammer to slowly crack away the jar, eventually freeing the
animal.
Sick Dog Thinks He’s On His Way To Be Euthanized, Gets Forever Home Instead. Tiny Tim spent years living on the streets with a broken pelvis and severe mange. He was taken in to be put to sleep, but Sidewalk Specials had something else to say about that.
Two Freed Elephants Celebrate By Splashing Around In The Water For The First Time. A couple of elephants, Kannika and Madee, were recently freed from chains and able to splash around in the water for the first time unfettered. It warms my heart to see them in the protected natural habitat of Phuket Elephant Sanctuary.
Dog found abandoned in garbage bag outside Woodhaven shelter.
Woodhaven police are searching for the woman who dumped a dog outside of an animal shelter around 7:20 a.m. Sunday. Man On Pier To Spread Grandmother’s Ashes Ends Up Saving A Dog’s Life. A small dog is blown off of a pier on a very windy day. It was fate that this young man was there.
Goose Pecks At The Door Of A Police Car To Get The Cop’s Attention. On Monday, Cincinnati police were left stunned by a goose’s actions. She approached the police car and started pecking at the door, and the cop tried to feed her. But it was clear that’s not what she wanted. The goose walked away but looked back at the cop, and that’s when he decided to follow. Another cop responded to the call and arrived on scene. She walked over to the goose and saw it: a baby goose tangled in string from a balloon. It was one of the most incredible moments they’ve ever experienced and something they wouldn’t soon forget. Watch the incredible footage below:
Determined
dog: Canine swims 6 miles and walks 12 to reunite with family
A dog that was visiting Lake Michigan with her family
experienced a special adventure that most certainly strengthened their
bond.
Ed and Kristin Casas, from Illinois, had taken their son’s
10-month-old Belgian Malinois named Rylee out to Lake Michigan for boat trip.
After sailing 6 miles out, they were distracted by some mechanical issue with
the boat when they realized their dog was missing. They searched all over the
vessel, but Rylee was gone.
Ed sent out a “dog overboard call” over the
radio after realising Rylee had possibly gone overboard.
Following by the
advice from volunteer Lynn Fiedor and her Lost Dog Search Team, Ed and Kristin
spread their scent around a truck they borrowed from a local harbormaster, and
put out some food and one of Rylee’s favourite toys in the hopes their pet would
pick up their scent and find her way back to them.
Puppy Found On The Verge Of Death Makes An Extraordinary Recovery. A puppy on the verge of death was brought in to Vet Ranch with little hope. But Jack’s a fighter, and his recovery is one you won’t believe!
Remember, all Vet Ranch expenses are paid for by views and donations. So the more people who see it, the better!
Nine
lives: Lucky cat rescued in Italy days after being stuck in earthquake rubble
A pet cat was miraculously found after being trapped under rubble from
the Amatrice earthquake for several days.
The Local Italy reports that
Daniela Tursini fled her home during the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit
central Italy in the early hours of Aug. 23. Her cat Gioia jumped out of her
hands as she was being rescued, and got left behind.
Tursini’s house
collapsed in an aftershock the next day, trapping the animal inside. Believing
the beloved cat was all she had left, she begged rescue firemen to help find her
pet.
Despite the slim chances of finding the gray and white cat alive and
well, rescuers dug through the rubble. As a bulldozer moved away the debris, a
firefighter spotted the feline in a room that remained intact. Despite being
dehydrated, Gioia was very much alive.
Gioia was given water, and she and
Daniela were happily reunited.
Drowning Leopard Rescued From A 60 foot Well By Wildlife SOS.
Catch Wildlife SOS team led by senior veterinarian, Dr.Ajay assisting the Forest Dept. to rescue a 3 year old Leopard who had fallen inside a 60 ft deep well in Pimpalgaon Sinddhanath village in Junnar, Maharashtra. Rescue Dog Saves A Hummingbird And Decides To Keep It. A rescue dog named Rex is paying it forward with the rescue of a hummingbird. The once-feral dog found Hummer on the brink of death but refused to let her die. You won’t believe this!
Here is more of Rex and Hummer interacting:
And Rex doesn’t mind letting Hummer splash around in his water bowl a little bit…
Mama Dog Back With Puppies Who Were Thrown Off Of A Bridge. Four puppies were rescued after being thrown off of a bridge. The owners were caught and agreed to turn over the puppies’ mother so they could be reunited.
Owners Request That Their Dog Be Put Down Because Of Bad Breath. Oso was surrendered by his owners who requested the dog be euthanized because of his bad breath. The dog had been so neglected, his teeth were rotting out of his mouth. But there’s a happy ending for Oso…
Rescued
from Gaza: The pelican, which is finally able to spread his wings
As
if it wasn’t enough that this water bird was not able to spread his wings
properly, he also saw water for the first time in his life. His new home, the
New Hope Center in Jordan, can finally offer him an appropriate surrounding. The
pelican was fed with chicken instead of fish - Khan Younis zoo was definitely
not the right place for him. Finally we are able to watch him explore all the
new things!
If you want to provide these animals a wonderful start:
bit.ly/for-the-animals-in-gaza-INT
The deer who lost her fawn.
We've
already reported about this deer, who unfortunately lost her young fawn to an
injury shortly before our team arrived in Gaza. It’s our hope to give her a new
beginning in an environment that helps her to overcome her emotional distress.
The temporary enclosure and appropriate food at New Hope Centre is just the
beginning to a better life.
FOUR
PAWS rescues the last animals from Khan Younis Zoo in Gaza
The
wait is finally over ...
Here is our official video charting our recent
mission to close Khan Younis Zoo, which had been described as the "world's worst
zoo"! Now, there is nothing left to say than to thank all of our kind supporters
who made this mission possible and to thank our team who was on site. The hard
work really paid off. To see the animals now safe and in species-appropriate
environments is really what our work is all about! If you want to provide the
animals from Gaza a wonderful start: bit.ly/for-the-animals-in-gaza-INT
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