When Amy Rowell went to the Milwaukee Animal Control Commission to pick up one furry friend, another found her. A cat reached out his big paw and tapped her on the head -- with all 26 of his toes. The curious cat, who she later named Daniel, was supposed to be euthanized that day due to lack of space and resources at the animal control center.
It was an overcast day in Newport, N.H., when a simple “20/20″ shoot turned into something that made me wonder about life after death. I was filming soldier Justin Rollin’s parents Skip and Rhonda playing with their dog Hero, whose rescue from the Iraq War zone where Justin died was nothing short of a miracle.
Labrador puppies meet "Chariots of Fire" for an adorable and inspiring video to lift anyone's mood. According to YouTube uploader robistration, the puppies were filmed with a Canon HV30, and the slow motion effect was created using Adobe Pro CS3.
They don't have towels. So when they get wet, what do they do? They shake themselves into a frenzy and the water flies off like this:
Last Monday, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) rescue teams assisted in an operation that rescued 175 dogs from a puppy mill in Arkansas. Most dogs were small breeds like Chihuahuas, Boston terriers, and dachshunds.
Here's a story about a dog named Hercules who saved his family the very day he became apart of it. "We had named him Hercules when we had first gotten him," said owner Lee Littler. "The reason for that was his overall size and what he had already been through. "Hercules was rescued from the county pound by Lee and Elizabeth Littler, dog lovers who feared he would be put down if he wasn't adopted soon.
If ever there was an achievement that deserved a toast, a beer for dogs would certainly be it. And the makers of Bowser Beer, a brand brewed specifically for pooches, have double the cause to enjoy a little hair of the dog: Their achievement has been officially as honored as the first beer for dogs by World Records Academy, an online database of offbeat achievements.
So a deer walks into a taco shop.... Diners at a Taco Mac restaurant near Atlanta, Georgia got the shock of their life when a wayward deer came crashing through a window Sunday afternoon.
The Hunchcat of Notre Dame better watch his back, because there's a new weirdly anthropomorphic pet in town, and he's ready to kick some butts.
Forget guard dogs, lion cubs are the new way to protect your children in their crib. Well, maybe not, but some parents seem to feel it's safe.
Two bear cubs that were orphaned after their mother was shot by a Colorado Division of Wildlife officer in August are healthy and receiving care at a wildlife sanctuary on Colorado’s Western Slope, according to a press release from the Animal Law Center. The cubs are expected to return to the wild sometime in 2012.
Overpriced asparagus, apple avalanches and creepy people in sweaty workout wear are all things you might expect to see in the produce aisle of your local grocery store, but a roly-poly black bear cub cavorting about in the cabbage? Wha?! As you can see in the video below, this little black bear cub is believed to have wandered away from his mama and found himself in the produce department of a local Ketchikan, Alaska grocery store.
Jack the cat may be out of the customs room, but he isn't out of the woods. Two months after he first went missing at JFK International Airport on Aug. 25, American Airlines reported Tuesday that Jack had been found.
