Stories to make you feel better.
When Debra Mejeur’s emotional pet support dog, Lola, went missing during a family vacation in Illinois, her world turned upside down. But in what can only be described as a Christmas miracle, Debra and her husband Steve were recently reunited with their beloved black Lab mix three years after they were separated! In October 2017,
This rescue organization from Illinois reunited a missing dog with its owner after almost a year of separation. Last year’s Thanksgiving celebration turned into a nightmare for Kate Olson of New Hampshire, England, when she lost her best friend. She was visiting her boyfriend’s parents in Arnold, Missouri, when her Golden Retriever Walter—whom she described
After ending up thousands of miles away from home, a lost cat finally reunited with his worried family. Panda disappeared from his Washington state home on October 8. At first, his owner Christina Clevenger said she didn’t worry too much when the cat didn’t go home because she knew he liked to wander their 40-acre
This loyal dog in China missed her family so much that she walked over 60 miles for two weeks just to see them again. Ping An, the one-year-old Golden Retriever, was taken to a family friend’s house in Nantong—approximately two hours away from her home in Qidong—while her owners were busy renovating their home in
Whether it’s between friends, family, or pets and their owners, reunion stories are always worth reading about. These special moments often elicit feelings of excitement, joy, and shock all at the same time, and that makes these events even more remarkable. When Pat lost his dog Blue about six months ago, he had given up
We used to believe that emotions such as love, pain, and gratitude can only be felt by humans. But decades of research have proven that that is not true. For example, chimpanzees—who share 98.8% of our DNA—can also experience these things as strongly as we do. This story showing the incredible bond between humans and
Due to the lack of empathy and understanding towards homeless people, some individuals tend to regard them as “invisible.” They are usually ignored and starved of human contact, a social problem that adds to their predicament. But Randi Emmans-Bailyn was different. As she walked her dog one night, she heard a homeless man on their
This family surprised their 14-year-old son when they picked him up at school with their pug – who had gone missing for two and a half weeks – riding in the passenger’s seat of their truck. Piper loves everyone in her family, but her bond with Carter Licata, 14, is special. “It was love at first
We love reading feel good stories and this one takes a mysterious turn! After a dog named Cleo went missing in her Olathe, Kansas, residence, her owners worried she might never find her way back home. But as it turns out, she did — kind of. On July 12, Drew Feeback reported the 4-year-old pooch missing
Reunions are almost always a moving occasion to witness, be it between friends, parents and children, or humans and animals. Being separated from our loved ones is one of the hardest experiences we can go through, and this only makes the act of reuniting oh so sweet. A man from Malaga, Spain, named Ismael Fernández
With the help of a local NGO, these two Cambodian sisters who thought each other had died met again after almost five decades of being apart. Bun Sen, 98, and Bun Chea, 101, have been separated since 1973, two years before the Khmer Rouge regime took over Cambodia. During Pol Pot’s four-year rule, two million
Bruce and Ona Dunlap were watching the Friday night news in their Logan County, Arkansas, home when the cable suddenly went out. The news was warning of an impending EF2 tornado. Bruce opened the door to check what was happening outside. “When he stepped outside he told Ona, ‘It’s awful quiet outside and there’s no