When Olivia Gilbride brought home a tiny foster kitten named Peanut, she promised herself it would be temporary. Her job was simple: help the kitten grow strong enough for adoption…
When Spiro Vganges and his family adopted a gentle shelter dog named Lex in 2012, they had no idea how deeply he would change their lives. Through every chapter that…
At the Greenville Humane Society in South Carolina, mornings usually start the same way — rows of wagging tails, excited barks, and curious meows greeting the staff as they walk…
When staff from the Benton-Franklin Humane Society arrived early one morning, they were met with a heartbreaking sight — a young dog tied to the shelter’s back door, curled up…
On a warm, sunny afternoon in Southwest Florida, one paddleboarder’s peaceful day on the water suddenly turned into a life-saving mission. From a distance, she noticed what looked like a…
When Stijn François set out for work one morning in British Columbia, Canada, he expected an ordinary commute. But just a few miles down the road, he noticed something small…
The little dog looked impossibly small against the rush of cars. Last weekend, in Cape Town, South Africa, a frail 15-year-old miniature schnauzer hobbled unsteadily down a busy road, his…
Dusty Rose is not the kind of crocodile you’d expect to see playing. At 11 feet long, with gleaming green eyes and a reputation for ruling the Daintree River in…
Out in the quiet countryside near Portland, Australia, Steve Lamplough and his dogs enjoy plenty of space to roam. Their 5-acre property is full of wildlife — especially koalas, who…
