Travellers on on BC Ferries often look over the side of the boat to see if they can spot whales or other sea mammals. But on a recent evening sailing between Vancouver and Vancouver Island they were peering over the edge to watch a dog who had gotten stuck on the outside rubbing strake (or…
Animal control picked Patrick the puppy off the street. He had some bad injuries so they reached out to Dr. Karri at Vet Ranch for help. Dr. Karri noticed the puppy had deep wounds and fractures that needed to be examined and needed time to heal. So Patrick got a splint and some casts and…
Livestock guardian dogs have been used for thousands of years by farmers and ranchers to protect sheep, goats, poultry and other animals. And with more and more guardian dogs being introduced as an environmentally-friendly way to protect livestock against predators, you may encounter them if you are hiking or biking through the farmland or ranch…
Molly and Saba help their guardian care for the wild animals that come to their Wildlife A&E refuge for care and rehabilitation. When an orphaned fox cub arrived, Molly and Saba played with him and were like babysitters. According to their guardian, the nursing pair of dogs have helped look after about 10 baby fox…
When Animal Aid Unlimited, India learned about a sick puppy lying in a shed they raced over to save her. She was too weak to move but but she surprised them when she tried to wag her tail as they approached. “At the sound of our voices, she found the strength to wag her tail,…
A dog left to starve on the side of a rural road is recovering thanks to a Good Samaritan who spotted her. The kind woman contacted Ermioni at Diasozo Animal Rescue (DAR Rescue) in Greece for help. While in her car, Ermioni explains in the video below that she is following the woman to the…
Stella the dog decides to inject some extra drama into the standard “play dead” trick.
A poor dog abandoned at a facility that used to be a doggy daycare is on the road to recovery. The dog, now named Gator, was found locked in a kennel completely by chance. The BC SCPA was alerted to Gator’s plight after people who were thinking of opening a doggy daycare in a space…
When this couple’s dog needed his nails trimmed, they had to solve a problem. Their little dog hates it. “Our dog gets really anxious at the vet or groomer so we decided to try something else since is impossible to clip his nails,” explains his human mom. That’s when her husband put his thinking cap…
Max the Pit Bull and Fred the duck just love playing together. The two animals want to be best friends with all the animals on their farm home in South Carolina, but they love spending time with each other the most. Says their family: “Max is an American bully. We have had him since he…
A puppy discarded at a dump and sitting next to the carcass of a sheep is in safe hands after a man spotted him. Takis, an animal rescuer in Crete, Greece frequents the landfill to see if there are live animals to rescue. “They throw everything here,” he explains in the video as he makes…
An abandoned and abused Staffordshire Terrier had given up when his rescuers found him. Sidewalk Specials named the stray dog ‘Bean’ and revealed just how dire Bean’s situation had been. “Bean was picked up on the streets of Bishop Lavis, Cape Town. Covered in deep bite wounds, with mange, ear infections and a broken leg…