Animal Advocacy / Companion and Therapy Animals/Cute and Funny Stories

 

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Chuckle Factor : The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Seeks Canine Professional Musicians

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Chuckle Factor : A cat in New Zealand brought hime a gift for it's guardian. Instead of a dead bird or mouse it left a bag of weed at the front door! 

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Surrendered as a puppy, now a senior - dog remains without a home

Sunday, May 4, 2014

After seven years, Cookie is still waiting to find her home sweet home

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Veterinarian admits that dogs who were to be euthanized were kept alive

Friday, May 2, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : 15-year-old senior dog survives Arkansas tornado that leveled his Vilonia home

Friday, May 2, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Good Samaritans find Craigslist ad, help save teen's impounded dogs

Friday, May 2, 2014

Police officer shoots young dog, witness claims that dog was friendly

Friday, April 25, 2014

Pet Rescue Stories : Harley to the Rescue - Two little Chihuahuas (Harley and Teddy) hitting the road to rescue dogs from puppy mills.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Japan to redesign Antarctic whale hunt after UN court ruling

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : A beloved dog who vanished during the huge firestorm which engulfed San Diego in 2007 has been reunited with his family.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Texas Puppy Born Without Front Legs - Continues To Thrive

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Owner surrenders senior dog because too much work to fix the fence

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Two Legged Boxer Duncan Lou Who - First Trip to the Beach 

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Eight days of patience in the bitter cold rewarded photographer waiting for a peek at polar bear cub and it's momma

Thursday, April 3, 2014

USDA: Selling Out Organic to Protect Five Factory Farms

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Lost beagle reunited with Knoxville family after nearly six years

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Urgent help needed for abused chihuahua with no teeth 

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Injured senior in need of emergency care

Sunday, March 30, 2014

A lifetime behind bars, the dog that nobody wants

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Video showing Romania dog grateful for being rescued from canal

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Shelter reaches out for help for blind senior dog who was surrendered by owner

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Georgia 'quality breeder' faces animal cruelty in inhumane puppy tail docking

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Manny the rescued retriever has passed in his sleep. Rest In Peace Little One.....

Friday, March 14, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Two Rescued Rabbits Finally Step Outside After Life Spent in Lab Cages (PHOTOS)

Friday, March 14, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Update on sad, senior retriever named 'Manny'

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Special needs Shih tzu needs immediate rescue from Baldwin Park shelter

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Firefighters Rescue Dog From Ice Floating in Cedar River

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Senior dog left with sad note to be reunited with elderly owners

Monday, March 10, 2014

MAN: the cruelty of man represented in a cartoon

Monday, March 10, 2014

Senior couple surrender their 13 year old dog with heartbreaking note

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Animal Rescues : Animal Edition 2014

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Cute and Fuzzies : Cats vs Dogs

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Idaho governor signs Ag Gag bill: Now illegal to investigate farm animal cruelty

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Dog's spirit is being broken after waiting over a year behind bars

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Update on depressed pit bull surrendered in Chicago

Saturday, March 1, 2014

County shelter calls him ugly: Bo Jangles is beautiful and adoptable

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Port Charlotte rescue workers save dog stuck in culvert

Thursday, February 27, 2014 

A tender 11 year old Jack Russell Terrier x Chihuahua in need of help.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Update on Suzy, the elderly dog whose guardian died

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Researchers in Hungary have confirmed something many dog owners have long suspected: that canines understand our feelings. 

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Betrayed, owner reclaims one dog, leaving the other pup behind at animal control

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Animal abuser registry approved for New York City

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Disabled boxer in desperate need of a foster home

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Owners on alert as 'mystery' animal kills multiple dogs

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Injured puppy dumped at California construction site

Monday, February 24, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : A Cle Elum couple has been reunited with their service dog, Lakota, five months after she disappeared from their home.

Monday, February 24, 2014

French Vet Sets Sights on Wildlife Conservation

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Soldier was picked up as a stray in mid-January, has a new home with a woman who lives in Dryden, Va.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Wolves are the "Ultimate Eco-Engineers"

Friday, February 21, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Last minute save for 'hugging' dog slated to be killed in New York

Friday, February 21, 2014

Approximately 100 animals have been seized from a self-described "no-kill' rescue organization in Easley, S.C.,

Friday, February 21, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Update on Golda, the dog surrendered after 6 years with family

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Ginger , the dog saved from death row

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

12-year-old German shepherd , "Dixie", has been calling a kennel run at the Long Beach Animal Care Services facility in Calif., Since Feb. 2

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Texas animal control's longest-term resident needs a home

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

This nine-year-old dog, named "Suzy," lost her home after her guardian died.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Stray Rescue in full swing in Sochi

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Gorgeous family impounded after they were found living in a car

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Owner cites 'personal problems' as reason for surrendering seniors

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Russian Billionaire's Dog Shelter Helps Putin's Olympics

Friday, February 14, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : An weed-whacker accident left him a double amputee at four days old, but youth saved him. Meet Mercury

Friday, February 14, 2014

Animal Rescue Stories : Meet Gator, The Pit Bull Who Just Got A Second Chance At Life

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Rescue Stories : This Bulldog Says You Best Not Be Messing With His Rescue Kitten Family

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Denmark : Another Giraffe name Marius is in jeopardy of being killed at the Jyllands Park Zoo

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

UK - Six lions at Longleat Safari Park have been put down, triggering outrage among staff

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Partially deaf, adoptable dog - why get out of bed if nobody is coming to visit?

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Warm and Fuzzies : Kids Read to Cats with the “Book Buddies Program” at The Animal Rescue League of Berks County, Pennsylvania

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Concern grows for mother and pup impounded at animal control

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Elderly, neglected dog abandoned outside of New York animal hospital 

Friday, February 7, 2014

Over 300 dogs, cats, horses, pigs and other animals are being confiscated from Napier's Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary in Bradenton, Florida due to poor health conditions.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Jogger Helps Rescue Man who Jumped into Icy Waters to Save His Dog.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

As Arctic ice melts, polar bears switch diets to survive, studies say

Monday, January 20, 2014

Biological Hazard - State of Texas, [Mount Calm]

Monday, January 20, 2014

HAZMAT - State of Florida, Bradenton

Earth Watch Report  -  Hazmat

Friday, January 17, 2014

Shark Species Thought to Be Extinct Found in Fish Market

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Japanese ships killing whales 'inside sanctuary'

Friday, December 27, 2013

Loyal pit bull saves family from devastating house fire 

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Largo Florida : Disabled senior needs someone to help her keep beloved dog

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Sweet, sight impaired dog at risk of being destroyed

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Injured puppy discovered on San Francisco dump conveyor belt

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Indiana puppy survives being shot multiple times

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Shelters are supposed to rescue animals from cruelty and neglect. Unfortunately, for too many animals, they are not.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Moby Breaks the Set on Piracy, Music Therapy, and Animal Cruelty

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Extremely Rare Bay Cat Captured on Camera in Borneo

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Tanzania halts anti-poaching drive : MP John Shibuda said while poachers have badly hit Tanzania's elephant population, killing the hunters was unacceptable.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Bears are clearly enjoying the government shutdown

Sunday, October 6, 2013

More allegations of abuse at the San Bernardino City animal shelter (Photos)

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Aarthi - ADOPTED!

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Afghan shelter reunites dogs and cats of war with soldiers back home

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Authors at Google: Gene Baur | "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food"

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : 6 male puppies and mama! Rescued from being euthanized at the Rome County Animal Shelter.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Milo's Story

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Stray Dog Saves Soldier's Life - Scar's Story

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

HAZMAT - Zimbabwe, Matabeleland North, [Hwange National Park] : Cyanide Poisoning of numerous Elephant, Buffalo and Kudu's by poachers

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : My tuxedo Big Josie

 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : How I met Mitzibelle

 

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Toothless now

 

Friday, September 20, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Jessica - Lonely Heart

 

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : The Dogs Who Rescued Me

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Saving a baby squirrel

 

Monday, September 16, 2013

In Merced, Calif., it is perfectly legal for a police officer to take a critically wounded animal to the police shooting range in order to "humanely destroy" it

 

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Lucky New Years Eve

 

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Libby's Journey

 

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : My white boxer story

 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : Daley's Story

 

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Animal Rescue Stories : The Cat Family

 

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Kittens that brought New York subway lines to a standstill rescued

 

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Swimming with Swans: Escaped Seal Takes Over Zoo Pond

 

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Rescue Stories : Machiko

 

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Rescue Stories : Foxy's Tale

 

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Awesome volunteers find dog who was lost in Arizona desert for 65 days

 

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Adorable panda cub Yuan Zai melts hearts at Taiwan zoo as she gets licked clean by her mother

 

Monday, August 12, 2013

Chuckle Factor : Pigs and Piglets

 

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Washington State : Wildlife Officials at Sammamish State Park Round UP and Kill 90 Geese Over Concerns About Poop. 

 

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Florida declares two butterfly species extinct as pollinator crisis worsens

 

Friday, August 2, 2013

How YouTube has put the world's only poisonous primates at risk

 

Monday, July 29, 2013

Nine-year-old Giant Panda Yuan Yuan successfully gave birth to a baby girl cub named Tuan Tuan : Taipei Zoo

 

Monday, July 29, 2013

A new study has revealed that some of Central Asia’s most spectacular and least-known large mammals are being adversely affected by a growing cashmere demand.

 

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Seizure of 1,148 ivory tusks underscores Hong Kong's transit role in illicit trade

 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Czech customs and police have arrested a rhino horn smuggling gang. 

 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Mr Loftsson, the lone, obstinate Fin whaler in Iceland, seems to be in trouble. 

 

Friday, July 26, 2013

A Death Sentence : Taiwan's National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium 'released' a whale shark into the wild that it had held in captivity for 8 years. Without rehabilitation or preparation of any kind. 

 

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Man who suffers from PTSD is threatened with jail and fines for posting flyers of his missing certified medical alert and therapy dog, Nanna.

 

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Baxter, a Black Lab who has saved his Human's life countless times has been diagnosed with Cancer. Her wish is to return the gift of life Baxter has given her.

 

Monday, July 22, 2013

Heatwaves could prove fatal for flora and fauna too – top up ponds and put out water and food in the garden

 

Friday, July 19, 2013

Chimpanzees and orangutans were able to remember past events when presented with sensory reminders, a new study shows.

 

Friday, July 19, 2013

Russia with support from Ukraine blocked the initiative of the Commission of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to establish Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the Ross Sea region and in East Antarctica

 

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Giant panda Lun Lun shocks handlers as she delivers rare twins at Atlanta zoo - the first in America for 26 years

 

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Two rehabbed sea turtles released at First Landing State Park

 

Monday, July 15, 2013

Local Va Beach Fishermen rescue endangered Northern Right Whale.

 

Friday, July 12, 2013

Return of the pack: Wolves are moving West

 

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Raja the Baby Elephant : An image that will haunt you and a story that will enrage you

 

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Military Sonar Can Alter Blue Whale Behavior: Human-Made Noises Cause Ocean Giants to Move Away from Feeding Spots

 

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Whale carcass may be towed out to sea to save pod of up to eight killer whales

 

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Stem cell transplant performed on Bremerton dog 

 

Thursday, June 27, 2013

New methods and technologies have rendered chimpanzees in research largely unnecessary, says National Institutes of Health

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Doctors in Veterinary, Human Medicine Team to Give Burned Horse a Second Chance 

 

Thursday, June 20, 2013

U.S. Marine rescues four orphaned bunnies hand rearing them himself.

 

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Help Dolphins on Ocean Day! Support European Dolphin Demonstration for Freedom

 

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Plastics and the Diminishing Albatross