Watch the epic saga of a mother elephant and her calf being released from mud
KENYA: The video is an inspiration for conservationists. It does seem ironic, however, that on the other side of the coin elephants are being...
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Giant rats carrying backpacks are being trained to save human lives
APOPO, a non-profit organisation which uses animals and “scent detection technology” is training HeroRATs for search and rescue. And also, to detect landmines and...
In tears, a Ukrainian man hands over his dog to a Polish rescue so he can fight the Russians
NEWS AND VIEWS – Przemyśl, Poland: We don’t have the name of the man who decided, in tears, to hand over his beloved dog...
Hypocritical bird catcher/seller frees croc stuck in a tyre for 6 years
NEWS AND COMMENT- PALU CITY, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA: An Indonesian bird catcher/seller has said: “I hate seeing animals trapped and suffering”. He was being...
Quiet dog alerts owners to two men drowning in the middle of the night
Jacqui and Colin Fearon were asleep on their boat which was moored in Farndon Marina, Nottinghamshire. It was the early hours of last Saturday....
Zenit St Petersburg football players promote dog adoption by carrying dogs onto the field
Pictures of players from Russia’s Zenit St Petersburg football team went viral after they carried dogs from local shelters onto the field to promote...
Dogs bought during pandemic lockdowns are being given up to rescue centres as strays
COMMENT ON THE NEWS: This report comes from Wales and Hope Rescue in Rhondda Cynon Taf. I don’t know if their reporting is applicable...
Nearly half of people aged 18-34 regret adopting a pet during Covid lockdown (UK)
Novice pet owners who adopted a dog or perhaps a cat during the extended lockdown in the UK because of the Covid pandemic are...
83 stolen dogs seized by police on travellers’ site
Inline with many recent news media stories about pet dogs being the new currency for criminals because they’ve become so valuable due to pressures...
Mum gets shock after mouse runs up and down her windscreen wipers while car is moving
Sally Hall, 55, got a shock when a mouse appeared on the wipers of her car on the M25 in Kent. Sally was driving...
Cost to taxpayer of firefighters rescuing animals in UK
There is an argument that firefighters in the UK should not be involved in rescuing animals. I suspect that not many people subscribe to...
Video of koala and joey being released after rescue
She was so excited to get home that she completely forgot about her baby, couldn’t wait for the side to be opened and decided...
Dormouse trapped in bird feeder after eating too much
Catherine Hadler, a volunteer for the Hampshire Dormouse Group said on Facebook, “The dormouse has entered the birdfeeder and eaten so much food that...
Young Arctic fox stranded on iceberg because of climate change?
Fishermen rescue a young Arctic fox from an iceberg that had broken away from the ice shelf. The fox was starving and freezing to death.
YouTube video makers are using clickbait still images to catch the eye
Because of the highly competitive nature of YouTube, I am seeing upsetting images being used as the icon image when searching for a video...
