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A Brazil-based animal rehabilitation center called Renascer ACN did the most amazing job at giving this parrot a new lease on life. Birds use their beaks for a lot of things. They use it to communicate, gather food, groom themselves, defend their territories, and attack their rivals. When a bird’s beak is damaged, it can
While some have the heart to abandon their pets, there are more people willing to save the lives of animals and even adopt them. One of these is Joey Wagner, a marine from Nova Scatia, who is also an animal lover. He didn’t just rescue a helpless puppy but also gave him a new home.
On Monday, the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shared a Facebook post announcing the tragic passing of a colt in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The yearling, named Danny, choked on an apple that someone left on the beach. The herd manager, Meg Puckett, said that the animal died “in a horrific, devastating, completely preventable way.” The
Aiden Mann, a veterinary assistant from Nashville, Tennessee, is a certified dog dad. He owns two dogs: a Staffordshire bull terrier and Great Dane mix named Lola, and a miniature Australian shepherd named Plum, who he adopted last summer. Plum isn’t your regular dog – she was born deaf and partially blind. Initially, Aiden was
This veterinarian from California has been providing free medical care to pets of the homeless for almost a decade, and he has no plans of stopping. Dr. Kwane Stewart, 49, spends his free time wandering in the impoverished areas of his hometown of San Diego and Los Angeles. Sometimes, he also strolls around Sacramento and
It’s a given that pets are good for people. At the very least, they bring a smile to your face. At the most, they can give you the greatest comfort at the most trying time in your life. Times have become particularly tough for Bob Wright, a retired veterinarian, due to Alzheimer’s. But these days
So, you bring me this puppy – she kisses my face, devours the cookies I offer, and our friendship starts. Several visits later, he starts to learn where all the cookie jars are in the clinic, and that lady in the white coat, well she’s okay…. Fast forward many visits later, now I am in love
These vets were compelled to think creatively when a patient who lost his hind legs came to their clinic – a little turtle named Pedro. When he was first adopted, Pedro was already missing one of his legs. However, the turtle managed to escape from home and disappeared for a few months. When he returned,
A puppy left alone with an old recliner and television was found on the side of a remote road last week in Mississippi. Animal control officer Sharon Norton of Brookhaven was the one who responded to a call about an a dog left on the side of the road. As she drove to the scene,