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A proposed California law would allow people to smash out a car window if a dog is suffering inside a hot vehicle. The bill is in response to a growing number of incidents involving pets being left in hot cars. The bill, named the "The Right to Rescue Act” (Assembly Bill 797) would legally allow Good Samaritans to smash a window or use other means to rescue dogs who are left in hot vehicles. The Assembly members who proposed the bill went so far as making a video of themselves sitting in a hot car for 21 minutes to show the dangers. ABC7 spoke with a few Californians about the proposed bill and most spoke out in support of it. "I'd rather have the ability to do it rather than not do it. It's more important to help the dog than it is to worry about people's feelings," Randall Whittinghill of Silver Lake said. A similar bill was signed into law in Florida last month . The bill in Florida outlines that a person would need to first check the vehicle was lock...

This story might make you cry. A few years ago, this story first hit the internet, and it’s been making it’s way around for a while. This couple were having a baby, and the two dogs that they had gave the husband a little bit of worry. Zach, a Pit Bull and Labrador mix, was known to nip at the husband and play kind of rough. The husband worried that the dog was going to be too rough and hurt their new baby. He needn’t have worried though, because from day one, Zach was in love with the newborn. He was there every night, at the foot of her stairs, ready to walk her to bed. One day some neighbor kids poisoned Zach. When he passed, the girl didn’t know what to do, and was scared to go to bed. Take a look at these photos Image Credit: Spock The Dog Image Credit: Bully Tree That’s when the other Pit Bull in the house stepped up, and started taking Zach’s place at the foot of the stairs. Kids need to be taught how to respect animals from a very young age. I can’t even begin to ...

Let’s talk about two things before we get to the cream of the story. Military personnel and military dogs. Military personnel go through rigorous training, but they never give up. Take an example of this female army captain who collapsed on the ground. When it comes to military dogs, they are the real heroes because where people can’t go, they go. What people can’t sniff out, they can. They don’t think twice when they’re asked to do something. This post is about Randy, a military personnel and his service dog Captain. Service dogs aren’t less than military dogs, they too undergo rigorous training. Randy, who is also a K9s for Warriors graduate, penned down an emotional letter to Captain, and when you hear it, you’re going to cry… Take a look at this video and keep your tissues ready This was heartwarming, wasn’t it? Told you that you were going to need tissues for this. Share is this touched your heart.

Things aren’t always what they appear to be, and sometimes that can be a very good thing. Recently, some people found what they thought to be a dog abandoned in a park in Liverpool. After not so long, though, they realized that the little creature they’d just rescued was, in reality, a fox! Image Credit: Facebook / The Fox Man Not knowing what to do, and seeing no sign of the fox’s mother, the rescuers got into contact with Paul “ The Fox Man ” McDonald. Paul works as the fox management consultant for the locally-based Freshfields Animal Rescue . Image Credit: Facebook / The Fox Man Paul loaded the fox into his car and decided to take him back to the park to see if together they would be able to find the little guy’s mother. When an outright search wasn’t working, Paul came up with something ingenious. He put the baby fox in a ventilated box with a heating pad and left him outside at the park. Then Paul staked the place out for two nights, hoping all the while that the moth...

An amazing event took place in Indonesia last week. The International Rhino Foundation  made an announcement that one of their Sumatran rhinos, a female named Ratu, just gave birth to a female rhino calf. Think that doesn’t necessarily qualify as “amazing”? Image Credit: Stephen Belcher / Canon / IRF / YABI Well, think about this: That’s the second Sumatran rhino to be born in Indonesia in over one hundred twenty-eight years. 128 YEARS! Incidentally the first rhino born that broke this century long spell also came from Ratu. Image Credit: Stephen Belcher / Canon / IRF / YABI Her son was born in 2012 and was named Andatu. Sumatran rhinos are the single most endangered mammal on the planet. They now only exist in Indonesia, and their population is so small that Ratu’s baby girl counts as a one percent increase in the Sumatran population. Image Credit: Stephen Belcher / Canon / IRF / YABI These rhinos are usually solitary and live very spread out. That fact, paired wit...

Gorgi is a police dog, but he’s far from your average anything. Last year Gorgi showed up outside a police command center in Bayamón, Puerto Rico . He was very obviously malnourished and showed signs of having been abused. Despite that, Gorgi was one of the friendliest pups that any of the officers had ever seen. They fed the little guy and gave him some water. He hung around the station for a while after eating before leaving. Image Credit: Policía De Puerto Rico However, that was the end of Gorgi. Image Credit: Policía De Puerto Rico He was back at the station the very next day. The officers began to really grow attached to the dog, so they pooled their money, got him a checkup at the vet, and adopted him as a station. Image Credit: Policía De Puerto Rico Gorgi was incredibly happy to be with these people that he’d taken such a liking too, and love blossomed quickly. Image Credit: Policía De Puerto Rico Since he was already around the station anyway, the...

Sometimes animal rescue facilities, try as they might, just can’t manage to save everyone. The main problem for most facilities is overcrowding. Almost any shelter for dogs or cats has suffered or is currently suffering from massive overcrowding problems. There’s simply too many animals out there and not enough homes. That was the problem at a shelter in Constanta, Romania where Angus arrived after being attacked by another dog. The shelter authorities didn’t have any space for animals, and they made a difficult decision. Angus, along with 150 other dogs, would be euthanized over a three day period. Image Credit: Anne-Marie Dimi Marcu Local activists convinced the mayor to stop the killings for a few weeks while they tried to find places for the animals. Image Credit: Anne-Marie Dimi Marcu They got to work right away, moving many injured and sickly animals as fast as they possibly could. Image Credit: Instagram / Wee Man Angus Anne-Marie Dimi Marcu was taking ...

Dogs can sometimes be heartbreakingly loyal. This little girl waited by the door to her home for days. She sat there, not moving, just crying for her owner to let her in. But that wouldn’t happen because her owner had moved away, abandoning the dog to fend for herself. Luckily, a neighbor saw the dog, crying on the doorstep of its previous home in Fresno, California, and the neighbor made a plea to Facebook, trying desperately to find help for the dog. A woman named Shirley Martindale-Horner responded to the call and picked the dog up. She brought her to a groomer because her hair had gotten impossibly long. She later named the dog Aubrey, and Aubrey drew quite a following on the Internet. Image Credit: Facebook / Islas Argentina Thousands of people saw her photos, and they all sent messages of support to her and her adoptive family. Aubrey’s pictures were first available on the page “ Lost & Missing Pets in the 559 Fresno County ” (sic). Her original post has been sh...

Baby goats, or kids, are adorable. Most baby animals are, in case you haven’t noticed. Some baby goats live in wonderfully happy conditions, like these two kids who are dressed in impossibly cute pajamas while they run around and get ready for bed. But, not all kids get such good lives. Six months ago a very special kid was born, and for quite some time it looked like he wasn’t going to live very long. He was born with only two front legs. Amazingly, though, the kid managed to pull through, and he learned how to get along in life. His is quite the story, and you can learn oh so much more about it by checking out the video below! Take a look! Now he’s living just as happy as though dressed up kids you saw earlier, and everyone who knows him couldn’t be happier to see this amazing turn around. Share away, people!

Animal Aid Unlimited really does amazing work to help out animals in need. Without them countless animals would be living much harder lives, or, horribly, they might not be living at all. These guys are life improvers and life savers, and it’s time for you to meet one of the animals that they’ve helped. Who is that? Well, her name is Happy. Animal Aid Unlimited found her in a garden after she’d suffered an intense head injury. For quite a while, the organization didn’t know if she’d be able to pull through and survive. Things were touch and go for about two weeks, but a major breakthrough came in Happy’s third week of treatment. Watch her recovery in the video below! Take a look! Now she’s living strong and happy, just like her name implies. The people who saved her are so glad to see her like this! We are too! Share away, people!

Jes is a member of PETA, and she feels incredibly strongly about the animals in her life. For years, one such animal was a dog named Edith. Jes saw Edith chained up day after day, so she started visiting the poor dog. She would bring the loving pooch treats, food, water, and once she even brought a doghouse to the trapped dog. Then, one day Edith’s family moved and took the dog with them. PETA spent a lot of time and energy tracking Edith down, and in March of 2016 her owner’s officially gave Edith to PETA because they were moving once again. This is an incredible and touching story, and if you check out the video below you can watch it all in close detail, and I’m sure that you’ll fall in love with Edith just the way that Jes did. Take a look! Now Edith and Jes are reunited and the two of them couldn’t possibly be happier! Share away, people!

We all know that humans sometimes take time to care for animals in need. We see stories about it everywhere, and many of us probably spend some of our time volunteering to care for animals. But what some people might not know is that animals take their time to care for one another, too. Pumpkin is a cat with a huge heart. She lives at an animal shelter, and she also works there full time. When new animals come in, all scared and sad, Pumpkin spends time with each of them. She curls up next to the new arrivals and gives them cuddles and love. This reminds those animals that no matter how hard life can get, they will always find love somewhere. Take a look at this video! Pumpkin is a very special cat indeed, and it’s hard to imagine how big of an impact she must have of the lives of animals that are arriving at her shelter. Share away, people!

Kids sometimes have amazingly instantaneous connections with animals. That’s the case with Skye, who is a little girl with her very own Shetland pony. The pony’s name is Gucci, and it loves Skye more than anyone in the entire world. These two make quite the team! They ride through fields and even perform tricks together. Skye loves her horse, and she’s very careful to take care of it properly. She keeps her horse brushed and clean, and she even cleans out the stables! That’s more responsibility than some people who are twice her age. Shetland ponies are fairly small, usually 28-42 inches tall, and they tend to make the perfect horses to teach kids how to ride on. That’s certainly the case with Skye and Gucci, who are learning and growing together. Take a look at this video! These two are definitely going to be the best of friends throughout both their lives. Incredible! Share away, people!

Turtles can live for a long, long time. Anyone who’s seen Finding Nemo can tell you that, and they probably don’t need to. It’s more than likely that you’re well aware of this fact. What you might not know, though, is that turtles can DO a whole lot, even when they’re very old. Meet Nigrita. She’s an eighty year old Galapagos tortoise, and she lives in the Zoo Zürich in Switzerland. But you’ll never believe this: She’s also a new mother. Galapagos tortoises, amazingly, have children very frequently even when they’re this old. Image Credit: Zoo Zürich, Samuel Furrer That’s because, as you probably know, they can live well beyond a hundred years. What is a little crazy, though, is that all nine of Nigrita’s babies are completely healthy and doing well! That’s good news because the Galapagos tortoise is currently on the endangered species list. Because of that Nigrita is part of a breeding program at her zoo that will hopefully raise the number of tortoises in the world. ...