Firefighters rescue dog from icy pond
Patti Dunbar says her 3-year-old black lab, Harley, has never been known to turn away treats and it shows. She just never thought it might put him in danger. »
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008
Friday, Dec. 14, 2007
Hero rescue dog finds freezing pensioner
A rescue dog has been hailed a hero after finding an elderly woman who was close to death as she lay injured in freezing weather in south-west England. »
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007
Man Whose Phone Call Reunited Woman With Dog Surfaces
It was a pretty big day in Mac Wilson’s life. He was on his way to tell his boss he didn’t want to work for him anymore. With such an important task at hand you might not think he’d have had time to notice a stray dog wandering aimlessly outside the window of his GO Train. But he not only saw him, he took note of him, taking out his cell phone and calling Toronto Animal Services about the morose and scared canine. »
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
Unlikely Pair Rescued By Animal Lover
All a Tulsa woman wanted to do was find a home for an unlikely pair, but rescuing the unusual duo is proving difficult. News On 6 reporter Ashli Sims reports on the four-legged friends’ fate. »
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
Gorillas snatched by poachers returned to wild
A five-year international row over the fate of a group of gorillas snatched from the wild by poachers has finally ended. »
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
Firefighters Rescue 250-Pound Pig from Swimming Pool
Brocoli is back in his mini-barn full of fresh hay. But over the weekend, he followed his owner Patricia Brown into the back yard pool area and took an unexpected dive. »
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007
Sinking horse rescued
William Shakespeare wrote in his play “Cymbeline” the line ‘O for a horse with wings’. »
Monday, Nov. 12, 2007
Dog’s Recovery Amazes Vets
Four months after motorists watched him being dragged behind a car, the terrier mix veterinarians nicknamed “Sparky” is ready to be adopted. »
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007
Mythic tortoise reappears in Vietnam
A giant tortoise, thought by many to be several hundred years old, surfaced yesterday at the Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Returned Sword), Ha Noi’s most prominent landmark, for around three hours from 10 am to 1 pm, attracting and perplexing passers-by as the animal is said to be keeper of a holy sword used to dispel the Chinese invaders in the 15th century. »
A happy ending to dog’s tale
IT’S like a scene from Mission: Impossible. For dogs. »
Reunited: Lost dog mystery solved
Zeus, a purebred standard poodle, has been returned to his owners after a search that spanned Virginia and Michigan. »
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
Duke the goose returned to pond
He’s back. Duke, the goose, that is. »
Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Hero pup recovers from snake bite
IT’S all ended like a Hollywood script for hero kelpie Tess. »
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Missing for 5 years, beloved pet set to return
A North Fort Myers man who lost his dog five years ago will be reunited with his beloved pet today. »
Friday, Oct. 26, 2007
Seagull rescued, Samaritan vanishes
UK — AN ANONYMOUS animal-lover saved the life of a sorry seagull on Friday. »
Elk rescued from swimming pool
An elk cow that had become stuck in a pool in southern Sweden has been rescued. The animal was shot with a tranquilizer gun before being lifted out of the drained swimming pool. It was later reunited with its calf. »
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Our hero dogs saved us from blaze terror
A MOTHER and her student daughter who escaped a fire at their Bloomsbury home believe that they were saved by their two pet dogs. »
Parrot Saves Man And Child From House Fire
A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird’s owner says. »
Swan rescued from sewage works
Volunteers rescued a swan which had crash landed at a sewage works at Uckfield today (Thursday).
Southern Water staff from Uckfield’s water treatment works called East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) after the swan was still in the tank after two days, concerned that it could not get out. »
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007
Homeless cat reunited with family
Tiger ran away from home three years ago. »
Monday, Oct. 22, 2007
Miracle shark escape
Australia — A woman knocked from her sea kayak by a white pointer shark near Byron Bay fought off the predator with a paddle before escaping to shore with only a bite to her hand. »
Lifeboat rescues dog from river
UK — Rye Harbour Lifeboat plucked a dog to safety after it got caught in a flood tide of the River Rother. »
Couple reunited with much loved dog
UK — A SHETLAND couple was relieved and delighted last night (Thursday) after being reunited with their border collie which had been feared drowned after falling down an 30 foot cliff. »
Tuesday, Sep. 4, 2007
Lifeguard rescues shark … from swimmers
A 2 foot sand shark coming close to the beach of Coney Island, New York, has been rescued from a mob of swimmers by a Coney Island lifeguard. »
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007
Missing Dog Returned To Owner After More Than Two Months
“Smile for the camera will you,” says Charles Carr holding his beloved Boston Terrier. “Tell them, ‘I’m glad to be home.’” »
Cowboy trooper lassos, rescues deer
All Jim Collom had left to do was pick up a guitar and sing as he rode off into the sunset. »
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
Hero Dog Helps Save Couple in Distress
A Long Island Border Collie is being hailed a hero after helping his owners rescue two boaters who capsized in the Amityville River. »
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007
Rescued pit bull took a detour into woman’s heart
Spencer the pit bull, discovered a year ago starved and dragging a 10-foot chain through a midtown Mobile neighborhood, is living the good life these days in Tennessee, his caretaker said. »
Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007
Baby screech owl reunited with its mother
BARRINGTON - Barrington residents recently helped save a screech owl that had somehow positioned itself in the most un-owl-like of places. On Sunday, June 10, residents spotted a peculiar object in the middle of Dana Road: a baby screech owl, which had fallen out of its nest. »
Friday, Aug. 24, 2007
Superdog Maisey comes to rescue
A HELPFUL little dog came to the rescue of an elderly neighbour who had fallen in her garden. »