When devastating bushfires swept across Australia in 2019 and 2020, countless animals were caught in the destruction. Among the rescuers working through the burned landscape, one unlikely hero became known…
She needed help. The other day, a juvenile eagle in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, found herself in a tricky situation. She’d gotten tangled up in fishing line and was stuck on…
“It nearly gave me a heart attack!” Diane Farrell had gardening on her mind. A planter pot, some flowers, a quiet afternoon in her Connecticut backyard. Simple enough. Then the…
She canceled all her appointments that day. A small puppy, sick and frightened, waiting for someone — anyone — to notice him. She pulled over. She got out. And she…
“It was a very delicate rescue.” When RSPCA animal rescue officer Nicola Riley got the call, she paused. A pony. Stuck in a tractor tire. She genuinely couldn’t picture it.…
He fit perfectly in their hand When Angie’s dog nosed its way toward something small and white in the backyard, no one could have guessed what it was. Tucked in…
“It was clear she was in distress.” Last week, Lisa Plassman was helping outside during school dismissal at Westminster Preschool in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, when an unusual and worried “parent”…
“I nearly started crying …” When Roisin Quinn bought her new home, she immediately started thinking about all the renovations needed to turn the fixer-upper into her dream house. As…
He saved a life ❤️ Recently, an employee at Northern Midlands Irrigation Scheme in Tasmania, Australia, walked into his site office and noticed something unusual on the wall. Hanging from…
When people imagine animals helping with difficult search and rescue work after disasters, crimes or conflicts, dogs are usually the first to come to mind. Search dogs are incredibly skilled…