Chubby Shelter Cat Was Struggling To Lose Weight — Until The Staff Gave Her A Banana
The banana changed everything for her. When CC first arrived at The Big House Sanctuary and Rehab, she weighed a shocking 23 pounds — far more than was healthy for…
Orphaned Baby Alpaca Forms Sweetest Connection With Pair Of Motherless Goats
“To them, it is simply what makes sense.” When a tiny alpaca named Baby Doll lost her mom at just 4 weeks old, her world changed overnight. Left without the…
Guy Goes To Fix Trail Camera — And Almost Ends Up In ER With A Rare Bite
“If I had reached for that latch without looking …” When Frank Fleming checked one of his trail cameras on his property in Costa Rica, he thought he was dealing…
Parks Employee Opens Taped-Up Box And Finds Tiny Faces Staring Back At Him
“They would not have survived the night.” On a freezing day in Killeen, a parks worker made a discovery that likely saved six lives. Sitting alone in the grass was…
Airport Workers Realize ‘Stuffed Animal’ On Gift Shop Shelf Isn’t What It Seems
“Little crazy day today at work …” Travelers browsing the gift shop at Hobart Airport expected to see rows of cute stuffed animals. What they didn’t expect… was one that…
‘Buyers’ Reply To A Facebook Marketplace Listing And End Up Saving 14 Lives
The animals were exhausted, but alive. Earlier this month in South Africa, a shocking discovery on Facebook Marketplace led to a dramatic rescue. Someone had listed leopard tortoises for sale…
Rescuers Take In Two Tiny Opossums — Then Realize They’re Both Incredibly Rare
“ found their pot of gold …” On St. Patrick’s Day — a day all about luck — rescuers at Austin Wildlife Rescue experienced a moment that truly lived up…
Golden Puppy Shakes In His Shelter Kennel After Being Dumped Without Explanation
His previous owner didn’t even give him a name 😔 When a man walked into the Benton-Franklin Humane Society with a golden retriever puppy, staff expected a difficult story. Instead,…
College Student Builds Elaborate Obstacle Courses To Help Her Cat Lose Weight
“I just try and think of different stuff for her to do every day.” She was found as a tiny kitten tangled in a sports net in someone’s backyard. Luckily,…
Rescuer Follows Stray Dog To Pile Of Trash And Finds The Littlest Babies Inside
When Zully Vasquez Ventura spotted a scruffy, wonky-eared dog wandering along a road in Cleveland, she felt something wasn’t right. Ventura is used to seeing stray animals — she’s rescued…