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Cat rescues: Hero saves cat who fell into the River Thames in London

A London dock worker is being hailed a hero after he saved a cat from drowning in the River Thames.

Surveillance footage of the incident was posted to Facebook by London’s Royal Docks on Monday.

It shows the Docks’ engineering and operations manager Scott Derben leaping into action after Felix fell into the drink.

Felix got an unexpected bath when she was fighting with another cat and things got out of hand. But Derben wasn’t about to let the Royal London Docks’ official office cat drown.

Derben ran to the water’s edge and grabbed the little kitty by her neck before she sunk to the bottom of the river. We’re not sure if cats are good swimmers, but Derben wasn’t taking any chances.

Felix the cat was doing fine on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Docks said he were happy to report that the kitty experienced no injury or trauma, according to the Evening Standard.
Cat Stuck in Tree for Three Days—See the GoPro Rescue Video

A 15-year-old cat named Butterfly was chased up a tree by a dog. Too afraid to climb down, he remained stranded there for three days—that is, until PETA heard about his plight and dispatched a professional to climb the tree, who filmed the whole rescue mission on his GoPro camera.

Butterfly's predicament is just one of the many reasons why cats belong indoors: Not only do they get stranded in trees, they also are vulnerable to predators, suffer from hunger and dehydration, and are often harmed by people who considered them a nuisance. Cats left outdoors are also at risk of ingesting poisons and pesticides, contracting diseases from other animals, getting lost or hit by cars, and much more.
Rare albino orangutan captured then rescued from captivity in Kalimantan, Indonesia

An incredibly rare female albino orangutan has been freed from captivity by conservationists after she was captured by villagers in Indonesia and held for two days.

The 5-year-old orangutan was found on April 27, imprisoned in a cage in a remote district of central Kalimantan, the island also known as Borneo.

After receiving a tip-off, workers from The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation arrived at the village to find the young orangutan weak, dehydrated and infected with worms.

That dried blood on her nose? The conservationists say it appears she was injured as she fought back during her capture.

Albinos of any species are rare. And as orangutans are endangered, finding a white-haired, blue-eyed orangutan is a rare moment indeed.

Luckily for this young female, her future looks bright. She’s being nursed back to health at the Foundation’s rehabilitation centre, along with some 500 other orangutans.

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