In 2018, a 2-year-old pit bull mix named Luna was placed on the euthanasia list at the Wichita Animal Shelter in Kansas. Her story might have ended there, but her…
Kalani, a spirited Australian sea turtle, didn’t always shine the way she does today. Her journey began on a heartbreaking note earlier this year when she was found stranded on…
As a baby in the forests of Africa, a young chimpanzee named Citron faced heartbreak no animal should endure. Poachers killed his parents and captured him, intending to sell him…
After finishing a recent cycling race in North Carolina, Sarah Arant hopped back on her bike for a cool-down ride around the park. That’s when she noticed a tiny black…
On a freezing January day in St. Louis, Missouri, police officers spotted a black-and-white dog wandering the streets alone. Concerned for his safety, they secured the pup and quickly called…
In early June, a woman in Northern California stumbled upon a litter of kittens in her backyard. She quickly realized the tiny babies belonged to a neighborhood stray she’d affectionately…
When staff from Loudoun County Animal Services in Virginia spotted a young beaver wandering through an open field last month, they immediately knew something was wrong. Beavers rarely stray so…
Earlier this month, Vanderlei Rabi and a group of friends set out for a day of fishing on the rivers of Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands. They expected a calm trip —…
Early one morning in White County, Oregon, firefighters with Jackson County Fire District 3 received a call that sounded unusual. A passerby had noticed what looked like a brown object…
