Fire crews removed a patio — to rescue a poodle trapped under a home. The Swansea West crew firefighters had to tunnel under the property to reach the pup — after being called out at 7:11 a.m. on Tuesday. The three-year-old black dog, named Jock, was trapped under the dwelling. The Swansea West crew firefighters … Read more
A “sweet” five-legged lamb rescued in Mississippi has a lot to celebrate this Easter. The little one, appropriately named Spider Lamb, was taken in by Good Samaritan Natalie Renot on Monday, after she got a call from Speirs Farm in Perkinston, Mississippi, from which she’s rescued nine other animals. “Usually when they’re born like that, … Read more
She went hairballs to the wall. A Pennsylvania woman says she was forced to rescue her pet cat after maintenance workers allegedly sealed the poor kitty inside her wall during a repair job gone awry. Sunday’s footage of her harrowing “Paw-shank Redemption”-esque moment boasts more than 2.5 million views on TikTok. “I really can not … Read more
A beloved family dog who had been missing for 10 days was recently found safe and sound, nestled among snowdrifts and fallen trees just a short distance from her home in Colorado. On the morning of Feb. 22, Pepper, a 6-year-old Bernese/black lab mix, went missing from her home in Blue River. The family promptly contacted Summit Lost Pet … Read more
A bird in the handbag is worth two in the bush — just ask this posh pigeon mama. While the Paris Hiltons and Justin Biebers of the world are well known for carting their precious puppies around in pricey luxe label totes, Abby Jardine’s pocketbook is full of feathers instead. “If I want to go out for … Read more
She sow had a nose for art. Pigcasso, the wildly talented pig who sold over $1 million of her paintings and was hailed “the most successful non-human artist in world history,” has died at age 8. Joanne Lefson, the creative critter’s owner, recently announced the 450-pound visionary’s death due chronic Rheumatoid arthritis. Prior to her passing, the … Read more
Animal rescue volunteers raced to save a stricken dog trapped in a ditch at a holiday park — only to find it was a mutt-shaped statue. Staff at Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue said they received ‘multiple reports’ that a pooch was stuck in the muddy ravine at Thorpe Park holiday resort, in North East Lincs. And … Read more
The world lost Puppy Bowl’s tiniest puppy to ever participate. Sweetpea — a Cavapoo breed, or a mix between a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a poodle — weighed just 1.7 pounds at the time of the Puppy Bowl 2024, which aired on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 11. But the Puppy Bowl was filmed in … Read more
Speak meow or forever hold your peace. A bride and groom’s marriage ceremony was interrupted by a loud wedding crasher — a small kitten who began meowing from a wooded area behind the couple as they read their vows. As the groom was reading his personally written vows to his teary-eyed soon-to-be wife, faint meows … Read more
He’s got back to back appointments. For decades, Manhattan chiropractor Doug Willen has treated some of the city’s top bodies — including Rockettes and professional ballerinas such as Misty Copeland — in his Fifth Avenue office. He specializes in “medical aesthetics” — manipulating the human form to not just feel better, but look better — and … Read more
An animal shelter in Fayetteville, North Carolina, received quite a shock after a recent storm: A “nameless man” had dropped off an orphaned litter of puppies at the shelter’s door. “In the wake of a recent storm that swept through our area, we experienced a moment that simultaneously broke and uplifted our hearts,” the Fayetteville Animal … Read more
A controversial “illegal immigrant magnet” community in Texas has another problem to add to a list that includes cartels, crime and squalor: abused and abandoned animals. Colony Ridge, located some 35 miles north of Houston and one of the biggest housing developments in the country, has more than 1,000 neglected animals in desperate need of … Read more
To Shira Meged, her three-year-old pup, Rosie, is as good as gold. So when the doting dog owner from Manhattan received the earth-shattering call on Nov. 25, that a petsitter had lost her mini Golden-doodle in Central Park, she fast-fetched a small fortune towards finding the missing fur ball. “We’ve raised over $18,000 on GoFundMe, … Read more
A South Lake Tahoe, California, nature enthusiast took matters into his own hands when he evicted a big black bear that decided to squat in a crawlspace under a house by crawling into the space and firing several shots from a paintball gun to get the bear to flee. Toogee Sielsch’s Instagram page is covered with videos … Read more
Meow, this is a happy ending. A kitten that was freezing to death in the snow was saved by a woman who took her in and nursed her back to health with a hair dryer. During a bitter winter storm in Eastern China last week, a woman found the kitten motionless and buried in the … Read more
This fearless feline has at least eight more lives left. A cat that had gotten stuck at the top of a utility pole took a massive leap to avoid his would-be rescuer, viral video shows. Coco, a 3-year-old tabby cat, had escaped from his home in Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on Monday and scurried … Read more
Move over, partridge in a pear tree — here comes a pooch in a pine. The worried owners of a missing German Shepherd were dumbfounded to discover their 70-pound pup hiding in plain sight — 25 feet up a tree — near their California home on Monday morning. “It was an impressive climb…how high she … Read more
They’re desperately trying to find this hound a home for the holidays. An animal shelter in Newark is hoping one of its longtime canine residents will be adopted soon. Six-year-old Red has spent two years at the Associated Humane Societies in Newark, N.J.. and the shelter is noticing the “once rambunctious and lively spirited dog … Read more
A UK college student invested nearly a class credit’s worth of money to hire a detective to find her lost 1-year-old cat, Winston. “After the first week, we really started to lose hope and thought that we might not see him again,” owner Katie Carr, a 24-year-old at the University of York, told South West … Read more
This poor, unfortunate pup with a baffling six legs was found stranded in a parking lot last week. Eleven-week-old Ariel — inspired by Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” due to her fused limbs that mimic a siren tail — was found deserted in Pembrokeshire, Wales, shocking her kind rescuer by having an extra set of hind legs, as … Read more