Jon Stewart with his children and dog, Dipper, outside Animal Haven in New York City about 12 years ago – creditAnimal Haven The return of American political comedian/commentator Jon Stewart to The Daily Show enriched many lives across the country, but even more so for a special NYC animal shelter. On an episode of his show, Stewart …
The Peruvian jumping stick with its neck brace – credit, Houston Zoo. At the Houston Zoo, an emergency medical procedure saw a tiny resident receive a big degree of attention. At the ‘Bug House,’ the Houston Zoo boasts a number of Peruvian jumping sticks, which appear like stick insects, but are actually grasshoppers. In early …
KTOZ Schroniske in Krakow, where hundreds of people came in to adopt dogs either permanently or temporarily to get them out of the weater. credit KTOZ Schronisko An animal shelter in Krakow was left without words after a weekend of action saw lines out of the door of people who came in to temporarily adopt …
Best Friends Pet Resource Center – Facebook Ali Paepke had very little hope that a dog named Neo would be able to fit in at her rehabilitation center. The poor pooch had been in a shelter for over a year—more than 450 days, and was part of an ongoing animal abuse trial, which Paepke said …
Joe Rotunda and Alva (tawny) screengrap from KVUE ABC – fair use A man in Austin has fallen head over heels for a dog that’s heels over heads. Alva the dog has wobbler syndrome, but that didn’t stop Joe Rotunda from knowing they were meant to be together. Arriving at Austin Pets Alive! in November …
Tiny Tim with Laura Morris, his new owner – Credit Blue Cross Animal Hospital Seconds away from being crushed in a garbage truck, a snow-white kitten has found a new home in time for Christmas after being saved by the driver. The two-day-old feline was found weighing just 93 grams, less than a tangerine, when …
Released by Michele Rose A dog’s keen nose led a resident of Cornwall to a mineshaft, where 100 feet down, her cat Mowgli was lost and alone for 6 days. Mowgli’s owner Michele Rose told the BBC she had “almost given up hope” of finding her missing pet, but “superstar” Daisy was persistent in getting …
Aysa’s three cubs – credit Yorkshire Wildlife Park, via SWNS Zoo animals are always in great danger during wartime, but the Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been working to get a lioness mother and her three cubs from Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv to the safety of their zoo’s sprawling enclosure for months. Safe but not sound, …