OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Firefighters from the Oklahoma City Fire Department rescued a dog that had fallen into a frozen lake. The rescue occurred on Christmas Eve, after the dog fell through the iced-over Pines West Lake in northwestern Oklahoma City. Video of the rescue shows one firefighter who had ventured out to the middle of … Read more
This toothless dog finally has something to smile about. A “decrepit” chihuahua named Lord Herald has gone viral after the adoption shelter posted a brutally honest description of the dog, mocking him with the moniker of “world’s most adoptable” pup. But their tongue-in-cheek message might have turned the joke into reality. “It was pure sarcasm … Read more
A makeup artist traded glitz and glam for slop and scat when she realized her true “calling” was rescuing disabled farm animals. Amanda Clark, 33, runs the Here With Us Farm Sanctuary with her husband Steve, 35, in Shermans Dale, Penn. The rescue is said to be home to 180 farm animals, including cows from dairy farms; … Read more
It sounds like something out of a Disney film, but the crazy moment a scuba diver was rescued by a group of “mermaids” was caught on camera. Pablo Avila was scuba diving off California’s Catalina Island when he suddenly lost consciousness in the water. His friends immediately sprung into action, swimming over to rescue him when … Read more
Utah climbers pinned down on a slab on Mt. Olympus during a storm were rescued Saturday night in what officials said was a “miracle.” The trio was stranded on the West Slabs of the mountain in Salt Lake County on Saturday evening one hundred feet below the summit, the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said. The … Read more
Reviled by most, the resourceful rat may finally have something to offer us humans. The project from APOPO, a Belgian non-profit that trains animals to save lives, is fitting rats with small specialized backpacks to help emergency crews search for survivors in the event of building collapses. According to researchers on the project, their small … Read more