Sadie’s Struggle Sadie, a sweet 6-year-old beagle, arrived at Main Line Animal Rescue (MLAR) in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, carrying a sadness that immediately struck the shelter staff. Severely overweight and…
A Life on the Line While cycling along the remote desert coast of Peru, Clobaldo Dongo spotted a tiny black figure huddled in the sand. It was a small dog,…
A Curious Sight in the Water Residents traveling by boat along the Coahoeri River in the Brazilian Amazon were surprised this week to spot what appeared to be a floating…
A Shocking Discovery While foraging for mushrooms earlier this month, a man named Ted stumbled across something unusual in the forest — a mysterious object covered by a towel next…
A Brave Pup in Aurora, Illinois When Officer Michael Ely arrived at a home engulfed in flames in Aurora, Illinois, he began searching for anyone who might still be…
Abandoned in the Rain This past summer, Dallas Dog Rescue Rehab Reform (Dallas DogRRR) received a distressing call: a puppy had been abandoned on a flooded baseball field in…
A Slithery Surprise A car owner in Currumbin Valley, Australia, recently had an unexpected visitor inside their vehicle — a coastal carpet python coiled within the engine. Known as the…
A Farewell Turns Miraculous Last year, animal rescuer Lidia Elizabeth Reyes Cespedes in Chile took in an elderly stray dog she named Viejito, meaning “Little Old Man.” Despite expecting…
A Creative Crustacean Most sea creatures prefer to stay free of debris, but the masking crab, also called the moss crab, takes the opposite approach. Rather than removing organisms…
From Fearful and Overweight to Energetic and Loving Earlier this year, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) welcomed a special rescue named Squishapotamus, or Squish for short. At over 100 pounds,…