By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo “This is a true sign that she feels safe.” When rescuers arrived at the war-torn ruins of a zoo in Aleppo, Syria, to save the last surviving animals there, they rushed to get the animals loaded into crates and back across borders to sanctuaries in Turkey and Jordan. And it turns out that,…
This Wolf Family Is About To Be Killed For Feeding Their Babies
By: Lily Feinn/The Dodo Two more gray wolves will face an untimely end in the Pacific Northwest this summer, dropping pack numbers after years of careful conservation. Oregon Dept Fish & Wildlife to kill up to 2 wolves of Harl Butte family in response to depredations on public lands https://t.co/FjaP9Lq6IA pic.twitter.com/pDEROBl09q — NY Wolf Center (@nywolforg)…
Veteran Buys A Plane Just So He Can Save Pets From High-Kill Shelters
By: Amber King/I Heart Dogs Army Veteran Paul Steklenski knew he wanted to save as many rescue dogs as possible, and that meant thinking outside the box. After rescuing a homeless pup named Tessa, the former tank operator and current IT expert saw first-hand the positive difference he could make in the lives of innocent animals….
These ‘Puppies Of The Sea’ Are Being Killed In The Worst Way
By: Shayla Smith/The Dodo Fishermen lash out when they steal their bait — but people are fighting so hard to protect them. Diving around Port Phillip Bay in Australia has become traumatizing for recreational scuba divers. The bodies of mutilated stingrays litter the ocean floor and force divers to make a difficult decision — euthanize the beloved…
5 Strangers Volunteer To Trek Deep Into The Mountains To Save Injured Dog
By: Amber King/I Heart Dogs When a dog was in distress and emergency personnel couldn’t help, five strangers joined together to save a life. It was an 18 kilometer (about 11 miles) round-trip hike through the wilderness, but the rescue came just in time for the Chocolate Lab named Louie. Janessa Walker and Louie are…
Marine Veteran Turns To Social Media To Help Find His Lost Service Dog
By: Jennifer Nelson/I Heart Dogs Simon Flarity’s beloved service dog, Tito, has been missing since July 4th, when he was startled by some fireworks on a pier in Fairhope, Alabama. Flarity has had Tito, a Pit Bull, for 10 years. Tito is a service dog who helps Flarity deal with severe PTSD that’s a result of two…
Officials Find Traffickers Selling Bags And Bags Of The Saddest Thing
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo What Ivory Coast officials found in bags last week is being called the largest bust of its kind in West Africa. It’s also being called a massacre. An estimated 4,000 pangolins were killed for the scales that traffickers were trying to sell and ship to China, where the scales. There, the scales — which are…
Town Gathers To Bid Farewell To Military Dog With Terminal Cancer
By: Dina Fantegrossi/I Heart Dogs Earlier this week we brought you the heroic and heartbreaking tale of Marine Corps veteran, Corporal Jeff DeYoung and his beloved service dog and partner in war, K9 Cena. The former combat engineer vowed to give his faithful friend a hero’s farewell after Cena was diagnosed with bone cancer earlier this month. On Wednesday,…
Korean President Rescues Dog From Meat Trade
By: Lily Feinn/The Dodo On Wednesday, July 26, a shelter pup with a rough past finally found a loving home — one with a rather illustrious address. South Korea’s newly-elected president Moon Jae-In has adopted a rescue dog named Tory, once a victim of the dog meat trade, sending a message of hope to animal lovers everywhere. Moon Jae-In…