Category: Pet Stories

HSUS Rescue Team - Hurricane Harvey

Brave HSUS Rescuers Risk Lives to Save Stranded Pets

On September 1, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was coordinating with other agencies and animal welfare organizations to rescue as many animals as possible who had been affected by Hurricane Harvey. They received a request to help a Chihuahua and a cat who were stranded in a flooded home. Christopher Schindler and
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Flash with the rescue team

Dog Runs Away To Find Missing Elderly Woman

It’s always scary when a pet runs away from home. However, the Ward family in Durham, England, had an extra joyful reunion with their dog, Flash, after he disappeared overnight. While away from home, Flash managed to find a woman who had been missing since the day before! According to The Telegraph, an elderly woman
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Ralph the teaching assistant

British Dog Helps Students in School’s Calm Room

High school can be full of stress for students. Sometimes that stress leads to serious mental health problems if it’s left unaddressed. Thankfully more and more schools are finding ways to help students with their mental health, the same way school nurses help with physical health. One school in England is not only part of
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