Dennis the newly adopted terrier puppy runs happy – SWNS An adorable disabled pup that was left in a dumpster has been rehomed in time for Christmas after being rescued and nursed back to health. After being discovered abandoned in South Oxfordshire, England, the tiny six-week-old, which is deaf and half-blind, was rushed to a … Read more
Courtesy of Mats Janzon A wild animal is acting like she’s his ‘significant otter,’ after he saved her life, and returned her back to her lake habitat. Their relationship began when Mats Janzon was on a walk in the woods near his home in Sweden. He heard a soft peeping sound and carefully moved closer … Read more
Sharon and Andy Longhurst – family photo via SWNS From Scotland comes the story of a couple who have dedicated their hearts and homes to an often helpless critter. Andy and Sharon Longhurst have helped heal and rehabilitate over 500 European hedgehogs over nearly 3 years, and though they aren’t veterinarians, they can’t help but … Read more
Anthony Killinger with dad (CPR training photo by Martin Splitt) Less than a year after Anthony Killinger attended a CPR course in his school gymnasium, his mother was at the door of his bedroom saying she thought her husband was dead. Running downstairs, Killinger found his stepfather, Mike Reese, unconscious on the ground making a … Read more
Lavonne Schaafsma (Courtesy photo) From NPR’s Unsung Heroes column comes the story of a woman whose purse was saved from a thief by two women she didn’t know—and she wasn’t even there. She had left her purse by accident on a bench, and it was the mere optics of the situation that drove two Samaritans … Read more
Scottish collie rescued – Credit: SWNS A pet dog was left “remarkably unscathed” after plunging 100ft down a rocky cliff face in Scotland. The two-year-old Collie named Whisp fell down the cliffs of the Northmavine peninsula in Shetland on Thursday morning. Unfortunately, Whisp landed half way down the rocky ledge so that his owner was … Read more
Shannon Jeffries with her golf buddy Darren Oliver – SWNS A quick-thinking woman saved her friend’s life after witnessing him having a heart attack during a video call. Shannon Jeffries was about to head out into the English countryside for her weekly nine holes with buddy Darren Oliver, when the 60-year-old rang her to say … Read more
– credit, Massachusetts DoT via AP There’s something truly wonderful about the sympathy we humans have for dogs—such that when a rambunctious stray grinds traffic to a halt in a Massachusetts tunnel, the reaction is just that—to stop and wait for police to rescue it. The wrong-way rover was spotted foxtrotting along the side of … Read more