Why don’t abused dogs turn on and attack their abusive owners?

She just wants to love on everybody now she's been saved from her abusive owner

The reason why I have asked the question in the title is because I see too many dog rescue videos in which the narrative is that the dog has been abused by their previous owner. The dog has been rescued and is going through a …

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World’s tallest flying bird adopts the Indian villager who saved him

Arif and Sarus

An Indian villager, Arif Gurjar, living in Mandka, Uttar Pradesh, has been adopted by the world’s tallest flying bird, a sarus crane, who he rescued when he was injured about 12 months ago. They had been inseparable since. Interspecies friendships are great. They are good …

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Watch the epic saga of a mother elephant and her calf being released from mud

Elephants stuck in waterhole mud and released after an epic struggle

KENYA: The video is an inspiration for conservationists. It does seem ironic, however, that on the other side of the coin elephants are being slaughtered in Africa’s reserves for their ivory. Two competing interests. Which one trumps the other? You know the answer as well …

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Allegedly CEO of an animal rescue allowed 28 dogs to starve to death in their cages in her home

Pennington mug shot

NEWS AND COMMENT-COLOMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA USA: This ranks as one of the most disturbing animal abuse stories that I have read about over 14 years of reading animal welfare stories. Caroline Dawn Pennington, 47, has been arrested after she turned herself in this month. The …

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