One particular vet from the Hocking Hills Animal Clinic in Ohio was recently reminded why his choice of profession was the right one for him. She took a stroll into the woods one day and met her old patient. She then posted a photo of a turtle with a strange shell on Facebook. The caption of the …
Last year, an American black bear cub had been spotted for approximately four days on the banks of the Nolichucky River near Erwin in Tennessee. The cub was 5 months old and weighed 14 pounds. She had been abandoned by her mother and was malnourished. Danny Allen from High Mountain Expeditions saw the bear cub …
It was in the November of 2016 that Zuzu’s heartbreaking tale went viral. The two-year-old German shepherd mix had been left at a shelter after she became depressed following the death of her dad and her family couldn’t handle her moping and crying. The pup was left at the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and …
Tracy’s Dogs is an incredible company founded by Tracy Whyatt in 2011. It all started when Tracy and her husband Scott went on road trips around Texas and saved dogs from kill shelters to relocate to new homes in other states. And the rest, as they say, is history – 3,700 dogs have been saved …
Whether you’re a cat person or not, you can’t deny that they’re adorable and sweet, innocent creatures, and that it would take a special kind of cruelty to want to hurt one. Tyrike Richardson, a 21-year-old man from Staten Island, was arrested for performing one such act of horrifying cruelty. On the 29th of June, …
We often hear jokes about Australia’s wildlife. The Land Down Under’s unique and crazy animals – from giant spiders to ridiculously strong kangaroos – have almost become an internet meme. But if there’s one video that shows just how insane animal life is in that country, it’s this one! Gordon McCoullough and his two daughters …
If there’s one breed of dog that is the most misunderstood and faces the most unfair prejudice, it’s the pit bull. Despite research that proves to the contrary, many pit bulls are considered dangerous and many are abandoned and abused as a result. Those who do own pit bulls know the breed to be sweet, …
When you think of foals – that is, baby horses – you probably think something along the lines of “aww, so adorable!” But I bet there’s something about these cute and majestic animals that you weren’t quite aware of. If you’ve ever watched a foal being born, you’ve probably mostly thought of the miracle of …
If you have a fear of spiders, then the camel spider is likely not one who you’d want to run into at any time! Technically, camel spiders aren’t even spiders! They’re arachnids that are part of a classification known as Solifugae. These creatures are huge – about the size of land lobsters – and can run …
This is the story of a dog who had been left behind – by her very own human family who have simply relocated – and they did not even surrender her to a nearby shelter. Found by a real estate agent saw the poor dog all alone on the front porch, and contacted animal rescue …