In July 2019 Raju, a rescued Indian elephant, celebrated his fifth year of freedom, and to commemorate the milestone his keepers threw him quite the party complete with an elephant-friendly cake made from vegetables, fruits and beans and topped with sugarcane. Since escaping a life of slavery and abuse in 2014, Raju has lived peacefully […]

When Canadian couple Elizabeth Spence and Mike Aporius adopted abused English Pointer Nora, the animal was skittish around everyone. No matter what her new family tried, nothing seemed to help with her anxiety – until Spence gave birth to a baby boy named Archie. Archie and Nora formed an instant bond, and now, three years […]

Lime is a blind kitten who beat the odds and found a loving family filled with other rescue animals. And in her forever home, she made an unlikely friend: a pit bull named Letty. Poor Lime didn’t have the best start in life, but when Bryanna Rosario adopted her, the kitten formed a strong bond […]

U.S. Army veteran Paul Steklenski spent a decade serving his country at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Now he has a new mission: flying dogs that are in danger to safe, happy homes. Steklenski’s nonprofit, Flying Fur Animal Rescue, operates along the East Coast, transporting dogs from high-kill shelters in the south to rescue organizations in the […]

The Brazilian navy forbids visitors to Ilha da Queimada Grande – because the beautiful island hides a perilous secret.