When Jill Dyché, executive director of the Los Angeles–based rescue Outta the Cage, got a phone call in the car one afternoon, she thought it might be good news. Sitting…
After days of heavy rain in New South Wales, Australia, one frightened wombat sought refuge from the storm by crawling into a large concrete drain. It must’ve seemed like the…
When a bride-to-be and her best friends flew to Puerto Rico for her bachelorette party, they were ready for sunshine, laughter and maybe a few questionable decisions. “The plan: mimosas…
For Fiona Begg, a quiet morning walk in Muskoka, Ontario, was supposed to be peaceful — a moment to enjoy the stillness of nature with her family. But within seconds,…
It was supposed to be just another sunny afternoon skate for Jeniffer and John Little. The couple glided down their favorite trail, wind rushing past, music in their ears —…
A few weeks ago, Marty McAdams was enjoying a quiet Saturday at home when his neighbor called with a puzzling message: “She said, ‘You need to come get your puppy…
When Kelly Eden, a model and artist in Los Angeles, started raising monarch butterflies last year, she quickly fell in love with the process — watching each tiny caterpillar transform…
When a pit bull mix named Squishapotamus arrived at Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), he didn’t look like the other dogs. His eyes were tired and uncertain, and his body —…
When the sun sets over Singapore and the streets begin to quiet, photographer Tan Yong Lin grabs his camera and heads out into the dark. He isn’t searching for city…
When Burp arrived at NAWS Humane Society, he looked like he’d been through a lifetime of hard days. He’d been found wandering the streets — thin, battered, and exhausted —…
There was a bizarre “crime” in Nantucket, Massachusetts, this week that had locals both laughing and scratching their heads. Heather Stevens Woodbury, who helps run her family’s business, Wicked Island…
In the middle of a torrential downpour in South Texas, a tiny puppy sat motionless on an old onion sack, surrounded by rising water. His fur was soaked, his body…
When flames tore through a home in Aurora, Illinois, Officer Michael Ely rushed to the scene, unsure what he might find inside. Thick smoke filled the air as he searched…
Earlier this month, a man named Ted set out into the forest to forage for mushrooms — but what he found that day had nothing to do with nature’s bounty.…
A few months ago, while driving to a doctor’s appointment on a quiet country road in Lajas, Puerto Rico, Dellymar Bernal spotted something that made her heart stop. At an…
Outside Olga Bez’s home in New South Wales, Australia, a terracotta gargoyle plaque hangs by the front door — a whimsical decoration that greets every guest who visits. But over…
Last month on the vast plains of Kenya, a giraffe peacefully grazed beside her family — until one small, strange object changed everything. As she stepped forward, her hoof slipped…
When Texas high school teacher Aaron Tanguma received a message from a coworker about a hairless dog hiding in the school’s outdoor bathroom, he didn’t hesitate. Within minutes, he was…
For three years, Vinicius Orlando had been cleaning and maintaining a family’s swimming pool in Goiás, Brazil — a quiet, familiar routine he could almost do with his eyes closed.…
When Faith, an 18-month-old pit bull mix, gave birth to a surprise litter of puppies, her world turned upside down. Instead of being cared for, she was banished to the…
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