Istanbul Mosque Opens Its Doors to Stray Cats on Cold Winter Days
A mosque in Istanbul is creating social media buzz with its cat-friendly attitude. Stray cats looking for warmth and shelter on cold winter nights are always welcome at Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque in the city’s historical Üsküdar district. Photographs of Mustafa Efe, the mosque’s imam (leader), playing with the feline visitors have gone viral online. […]
Tiger Finds Best Friend in Live Goat That Was Offered to Him as Food Months Ago
A caged Siberia tiger has surprised the staff at Primorsky Safari Park, near Vladivostok, Russia, after befriending a goat that had been offered to him as live food. That was months ago, and even though everyone thought the friendship wouldn’t last long, the two are still inseparable. Up until late November 2015, 3-year-old Amur, one of the […]
Abandoned Greyhound Acts as Guide and Protector for His Blind Sister
A couple of animal shelter workers in the municipality of Navalcamero, near Madrid, Spain, recently came across the most heartwarming sight – a five-month old greyhound helping his blind sister cross the road. The two dogs were apparently moving very slowly through traffic, with the female resting her head on the male’s back. When the two women […]
Greek Cafe Serves Coffee by Day, Shelters Stray Dogs by Night
The kind owners of a cafe in Greece are making headlines for their extraordinary generosity towards dogs. ‘Hot Spot’, located in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, serves as a coffee place during the day and doubles up as a shelter for dogs at night! Kindness towards animals is apparently quite common among the Greeks, but […]
The Australian Canine Heroes Protecting a Colony of the World’s Smallest Penguins
Middle Island, a picturesque outcrop located off the coast of southern Victoria in Australia, is home to a colony of the world’s smallest penguins. Originally known as fairy penguins, these adorable little birds are no taller than a foot and weigh only about 1kg. There used to be hundreds of them at one point, but […]
Nature’s Photoshop – Venus the Two Face Cat
Meet Venus, a five-year-old tabby who’s become an internet sensation for her strikingly unusual appearance – half of her face is orange while the other is black! The divide, right down the center of her face, seems too perfect to be true, so much so that you’ll be tempted to dismiss it as fake. It doesn’t help […]
Japanese Company Bottles the Scent of a Cat’s Forehead
Japanese online retailer Felissimo specializes in all things feline, but they really seem to be in love with cat odor. So much so that they’re releasing their second cat-scented product this year! First they came out with a cat paw-scented cream earlier this year, and now they’re introducing a special fabric spray that carries the smell […]
Kindhearted Man Buys Turtles from the Food Market to Release Them into the Ocean
A kindhearted man recently melted the hearts of millions after saving two majestic sea turtles from the food market and returning them safely into the ocean.Arron Culling, from New Zealand, recently posted photographs of the rescue operation on Facebook, describing how he and a co-worker purchased the turtles for about US$33, and then released them […]
Russian Makeup Artist Sparks Outrage after Using Real Fish as Facial Accessories
It’s hard to imagine how putting dead fish on your face can pass off as make up, but that didn’t stop Russian makeup artist Elya Bulochka using them as facial accessories for a marine-themed photo shoot. Her original idea, however, sparked a deluge of criticism and outrage on Instagram for what is being viewed as a highly insensitive […]
Former Chinese Millionaire Left Penniless After Pouring All His Fortune into Rescuing Dogs
At age 29, Wang Yan has earned and lost more money than most people would in a lifetime. He used to be a millionaire businessman with a successful steel factory in Changchun, in China’s Jilin province. But now he doesn’t have a penny to his name, having spent his entire fortune rescuing dogs from being […]
Introducing Rex Specs – Protective Sunglasses for Dogs
A dog-loving couple from Wyoming have invented a revolutionary new product in canine care – doggy protective sunglasses. The sporty goggles are meant to shield dogs’ eyes from intense sunlight and other harmful effects that can cause eye problems. Priced at $79.95 a pair, ‘Rex Specs’ are made with polycarbonate lenses and a soft foam frame that […]
Devoted Dog Walks 300 Kilometers to Return to Owner Who Saved Her
There’s no limit to canines’ devotion to their human masters, and the story of this adopted stray in Russia who traveled a distance of over 300 kilometers to return to the owner who saved her from the jaws of death, mended her broken legs and surrounded her with love, is perfect proof. 26-year-old Nina Baranovska, from Rostov, Russia, […]
Connecticut Turkey Farm Always Colors Its Birds for the Holidays
Every holidays season for the past six decades, Gozzi’s Turkey Farm in Guilford, Connecticut, has been drawing visitors young and old with its host of decorative turkeys dyed in bright hues of purple, orange, yellow and green. Bill Gozzi, the farm’s third generation owner, says that the tradition of putting live colored turkeys on display […]
Veterinarian Spends Over $100,000 Cloning His Beloved Pet Dog
I’ve heard of people buying extra pairs of their favorite jeans, but a Louisiana veterinarian has actually gone and gotten himself two extra copies of his favorite dog! Phillip Dupont spent over $100,000 cloning his beloved pet dog Melvin because he simply couldn’t bear to part with him. Phillip had Melvin cloned about two years ago, […]
Woman Dedicates Her Life to Rescuing Abandoned Kittens
Ever since she left university, Hannah Shaw has dedicated her life and career to rescuing kittens. The 28-year-old now calls herself a “neonatal kitten warrior” who specialises in fostering abandoned newborn cats that would otherwise end up dead at shelters in Washington D.C. In the past eight years, she’s saved at least ‘a few hundred kittens’ […]