Category: Animal Rescue

Found stumbling around helplessly with its head stuck in a tin can, this fox cub could do little but call out in desperate shrieks for help. Luckily, the cub happened to be in the yard of a kind man, who gently pulled the can off of the distraught fox’s head. The cub quickly showed its appreciation, nuzzling up to the man and even licking his toes. According to the RSPCA, fox cubs should only be approached when in immediate danger (certainly this qualifies), and then are best left outdoors (even if orphaned), given supplemental dog food if needed....

This is one sad case with an improbably happy ending. Rescuers found Scooter the dog tied to a dumpster, along with a note saying “Free pup…owner went to jail today. The dog had clearly been well taken care of, and was left with expensive food and accessories. Further investigation revealed that the jailed owner had actually left Scooter with “friends” who were supposed to care for him. Instead, these cold-hearted people simply abandoned him at the dumpster. Rescuers tracked down the owner’s mother, and Scooter was driven from South Carolina to her Colorado home for a happy reunion. There...

A kind man found an octopus stranded on the beach at Cyrene Reef, dehydrating in the sand after the tide had washed it ashore. The man gently scooped up the sea creature in a cup and returned it to the water. In a seeming gesture of gratitude, the octopus — now hydrated back to health — approached the man and touched a tentacle to his shoe. The “embrace” lingered for a few seconds before the octopus swam away. We may never really know what the octopus was thinking, but these highly intelligent animals are known to exhibit social behaviors....