Category: Rescue Animals
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“I feel my freedom” – Two Years After Being Rescued From a Tiny Chicken Coop, Budi the Orangutan Swings Joyfully Through the Treetops
HEARTWARMING pictures and video have been released showing a baby orangutan – whose terrible story shocked the world – bouncing with health. Budi has been undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at an orangutan conservation centre in West Borneo since being rescued two years ago. Budi the baby orangutan is a picture of health two years on…
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“I thought they were my family” – After Five Long Years, a Lost Donkey Finds Love Again in an Elk Herd That Embraced Him as Family
In a heartwarming twist straight out of a storybook, a donkey who went missing five years ago in California was spotted living among a herd of wild elk. Max Fennell, a triathlete and hunter, captured the amazing scene on camera during a hunting trip, and the video quickly gained popularity online with more than 143k…
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“Someone helps me?” – Desperate and Trapped, an Animal With a Jar on Its Head Finds Hope at the Door of a Kind Family
Jim Thebarge and his family have been feeding the feral cats in their area of Connecticut for the past 20 years — and their efforts attract other wild animals, too. They’re happy to help, though, and will never turn away an animal in need. One evening, the family noticed an animal at their door who…
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“Thank you for being my partner” – On the Brink of Death, a Lion Found Love—and That Heartfelt Bond Became the Miracle That Saved His Life
Kahn and Sheila belonged to the same owner who used to rent them for photo ops and parties like many of his other lion cubs. Luckily, the two lions were rescued by Texas’ In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, but months apart. 6-year-old Kahn was malnourished and the end of his tail was chewed…
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Your Crown Will Be Restored: One-Eyed Lion Rescued from Circus Cruelty Begins a Heart-Wrenching Journey to Healing
Heartbreaking new images show a group of lions rescued from a traveling circus as they await their journey to a safe and humane sanctuary in America. One of the lions rescued from a circus in Peru is missing one of its eyes The lions were rescued in 2010 and have been in Lima, Peru for…
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On the Brink of Death, a Fragile Baby Eagle Finds Refuge Under a Sheriff’s Car—and a Lifelong Protector in Him
A baby eagle executes its first shaky flight from the nest, or fledges, at around 12 weeks of age, but its first period away from home is fraught with peril, as it often ends up on the ground where it is vulnerable to collisions with cars and trucks. An eaglet takes shelter under Sgt. Giralde’s…
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“Come on, you can make it” – Drowning Elk Calf Saved in a Heartwarming Rescue Thanks to Parks Canada’s Heroic Team
A herd of elk crossing the Bow River on Sunday morning caught the eye of wildlife photographer Hunter Scrimshaw. He stopped to snap a few images of the herd near Mount Rundle in Banff, Alta., not far from the town’s pedestrian bridge. While he was checking his shots, he heard a loud crack. “Sure enough,…
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Blind Woodchuck Rescued from a Backyard Finds Love and Comfort, Embracing a New Life of Warmth and Gentle Care
When Coco the woodchuck was badly injured, she lay down in the middle of a family’s yard, unable to move anymore. She stayed there in the same spot for three days, and when the family finally noticed her, they assumed she was dead. Poor Coco was incredibly close to death, and so the family decided…
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Too Weak to Go On – Mother Deer Collapses as Deputies Heroically Save Her Twin Fawns, Granting Them a New Life
The mother deer who was rescued by officers in Bowling Green, Kentucky while giving birth to twin fawns has died. On Tuesday, Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies and animal control officers responded to a resident’s call about a female deer lying in their backyard for two days and discovered the animal was distressed and in…
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“Hello, my new friends” – Heartwarming Rescue of a Baby Elephant and Two Ostriches in Kenya Touches Hearts Around the World!
Whenever a baby elephant gets rescued, it’s a good thing. When he is accompanied by two other babies in need of a new home too – it’s triple the good news. Earlier this week, rescuers from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) in Kenya received a report about a young elephant calf that had been…