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Toad makes a home in a woman’s shoe, and she lets him stay

Sometimes people are blessed with a visit from a wild animal. While some people might decide to shoo them away, others make them feel right at home. Like one woman, who found a wild toad ...

Brazilian priest opens church doors to homeless dogs, encourages parishioners to adopt them

Typically when you think about a place where you’d adopt an animal from, you’d think of a shelter or some sort of rescue organization. Chances are one of the last places you’d go to adopt ...

Worker paints street line over dead possum, prompting debate online

Possums have always been a very divisive animal for people. While many see them as rodents who just spread disease and become roadkill, others recognize their important value in our neighborhood ecosystems. This difference of ...

German Shepherd saves her family by standing up to attacking bear

It’s amazing how protective our dogs can be. When people are in danger, their instincts kick in and they step up to save the day — even if it means putting themselves in danger. That ...

Stray kitten found at airport gets adopted by employee

There are so many stray animals out in the world fending for themselves, without a home or family to care for them. But sometimes these animals end up in just the right place — and ...

NFL game fills stands with 200 cardboard cutouts of adoptable pets

If you’re a sports fan, you’ve probably noticed something a little different about the games this year: there are no people in the crowds. Because of limits on large gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, games ...

Dog digs himself out of shallow grave after he was given a lethal injection and buried alive

When Olga Lystseva drove passed a sorry-looking dog on the highway she didn’t immediately stop. As she went on her way she was haunted by the image of the bedraggled creature who clearly needed help ...

Dog found wandering the streets with with a message in a bottle on her collar

For so many people living through this pandemic, staying safe and healthy is only half the battle. One man lost his job and house during these tough times and could no longer keep his loyal ...

Pug credited with helping sisters discover breast cancer diagnoses

We credit animals with so much from detecting landmines to saving someone from being kidnapped to saving another animal’s life. Now, we can add detecting cancer to that list. A pair of sisters from New ...

Man finds trapped deer hanging from his fence and hurries to save her

Many people are blessed with a visit from a deer in their own backyard. These beautiful wild animals often come and go — but one man found a poor deer accidentally trapped and in agony. ...