Animals
…A Canadian Lowe's store recently hired a man who was having difficulty finding a job because of a brain injury and a support dog.… "A recent hire is a gentleman that was having difficulty finding employment because of a brain injury and a support dog. So we did what Lowe's does best: we hired him and outfitted Blue, our customer service canine, with his very own vest!"…
A 10-year-old dog named Ollie is alive today thanks to a Portland, Oregon-based DoveLewis Animal Hospital intern who found a tick hidden in his ear, moments before the veterinarian was to euthanise the sick dog.…
…Ball said that he and his wife, who live in Chickamauga, Georgia, have never had a dog throughout their 15-year marriage. He told his son that it was "his responsibility to learn how to train the dog," so he suggested looking up YouTube tutorials.
"He got the video all lined up," Ball recalled, "and then he called the dog over and started playing it directly to the dog."…
President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.…
…From what she understands, firefighters are speculating an explosion in the home might have blown out the stove glass, and Tux crawled inside. Then another blast or something else caused the appliance to topple onto its side, trapping Tux while simultaneously protecting him from the flames.…
…The story of a mother’s concern that her son is becoming engrossed with things that aren’t healthy and real, so she buys him a present…
A Siamese cat… named by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living cat.… Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26. He lives in Mansfield, Texas.… Owner Gail Floyd attributes Scooter's longevity to staying active.… Some of his favorite activities include getting blow-dried after baths and snacking on chicken every other day.…
A [US Army] military dog has been hailed a hero after saving a team of British special forces from a group of ISIS fighters in northern Iraq.
The Alsatian reportedly attacked two jihadists during an ambush near the Kurdish frontline, forcing the terrorists to retreat. …
… toucan… found off of a highway in Brazil… half of his lower beak missing… After taking a mold of the bird’s beak, specialists reattached a 3D printed prosthetic during a two-hour surgery.…
A four-year-old white Labrador called Dayko has been hailed as a hero after rescuing seven people from the aftermath of the Ecuador earthquake - before dying from exhaustion.… spent the previous days searching for survivors in the rubble left by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake… cause of death was "massive coronary myocardial infarction and acute respiratory failure."…
…a beaver took a man hostage in Latvia.…
Dairy farmer Brian McLaren lost his soulmate on Sunday – his best friend, Maggie the Kelpie. Maggie was 30 years old when she died. She was likely the oldest dog in the world.…
…According to the Orange County Register, Skye Rabii and daughter Mia, 6, had just left a doctor’s office when they noticed a woman and her family asking for help retrieving nine ducklings that had fallen down a drainage pipe that was missing a cap.
The woman was able to retrieve one of the fuzzy ducklings, but her adult arms were unable to fit into the pipe to rescue the remaining eight — which is when Mia’s mom reminded her daughter that she always wanted to be a vet.…
This is strange… for a southern New Yorker.
• Marine Corps dog Lucca was injured on tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2012
• She lost her front left leg after stepping on an explosive during operation
• Lucca had previously sniffed out thousands of IEDs, saving many lives
• She travelled from California to London to receive the Dickin Medal - the highest honor for service animals…
You Can't Stop Your Tears Amazing.…
One crisp morning on Vancouver Island, Karen Parsons went on her regular nature walk with her two Pomeranian pooches.
Suddenly she heard the screams of an animal being attacked by two ravens. She immediately went into rescue mode and discovered it was a young abandoned fawn.
For two weeks Karen fed the baby by hand. …
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