Douglas Thron / Facebook screen shot 'Scariest Mission So Far': Drone Pilot Travels to Ukraine War Zone to Save Pets Left Behind Thron has traveled around the world using his skillset to rescue animals from all sorts of disasters, but this could be the deadliest yet. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 21, 2022
Animal Humane Society / Facebook screen shot Authorities Find 47 Cats in Car at a Minnesota Rest Stop on 'Sweltering' Hot Day The cats had been living with their owner in the car for some time, as their owner was homeless, and the conditions were quite bad. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 16, 2022
@JMilesKHOU / Twitter screen shot A Warning To Pet Owners: Man Shares Video Of 'Close Call' Encounter between Coyote and Cat According to the homeowner who shared the video, the cat got away and survived - but many viewers aren't so sure. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 14, 2022
Robert Brantley / Facebook screen shot Man Headed to Shooting Range Stops to Rescue a Kitten in the Road, Gets Ambushed by 12 More Robert Brantley was headed to a shooting range after work when a very small creature changed all his plans. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 11, 2022
@vrhill / Twitter screen shot Police Bust Animal Rescue CEO after Neighbor Complains about 'Smell of Death' Coming from Property Deputies found dozens of dog and cat bodies in cages with no food or water, piled deep in feces, left to decompose for months. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 7, 2022
cropped Twitter screen shot Young Cougar Strolls into English Classroom at High School, At First Official Suspects Senior Prank The custodian was not alone that early morning: A young mountain lion had also ventured onto the school grounds. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 4, 2022
Saved by Zade / Facebook Firefighters Rescue 9 Kittens After Home Housing Local Rescue Supplies and Kittens Catches on Fire Not only did the home belong to a local family, but they are heavily involved in a cat rescue and were housing nine kittens at the time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 5, 2022
Eugene Kibets / Facebook Cat Stranded for Weeks on 7th Floor of Bombed-Out Building Finally Rescued, Thanks to Local Heroes The cat had already been there for weeks, somehow surviving in the shell of the bombed-out building that still stood. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 5, 2022
Brian Lemons / Facebook screen shot; Mercado Einkaufszentrum Altona-Ottensen / Facebook screen shot Martha Stewart's Four Dogs Kill Her 'Defenseless' Cat of 12 Years: 'I Will Miss Her Very Badly' Sharing slides of her regal Persian cats last August, Martha Stewart alluded to some unrest present in the home. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 5, 2022
Maggie O'Mara / Facebook screen shot Local Hero Rescues Cat Trapped in Storm Drain, Does What Fire Department Couldn't There was already a crowd milling about by the time Dube got there, and she immediately went into the storm drain without hesitation. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 29, 2022
Denton Animal Support Foundation / Facebook After Tornado Levels Animal Shelter, Rescuers Find a Blind Cat Alive in the Rubble, Give It a Special Name 'He is under Vet care. ... Nado will not be going into foster or put up for adoption. We appreciate all the love and support.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 24, 2022
Richmond Animal Care and Control / Facebook screen shot Clever Teacher Gives Students Adorable Writing Assignment to Help Pets Find Their Forever Homes To make the project a little more real for the second-graders, an adorable, adoptable puppy ambassador visited their class. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 23, 2022
Upper Pine River Fire Protection / Facebook screen shot Unbelievable Photos: Firefighters Rescue Two Dogs, Cat as Fire Destroys Home All three animals were taken by the Southern Ute Shelter, and according to one firefighter, the cat is 'probably looking for a nice home.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 3, 2022
GrandPaws Pantry / Facebook Arizona Teen Makes Amazing Deliveries to Help Elderly and Their Pets In the past year, 1,000 pet care packages have been delivered to needy senior owners and their companion animals. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 26, 2022
Angela Rafuse / Facebook Woman Begins New Nonprofit to Aid Pets Whose Owners Are Near the End of Life Byron Rafuse refused to go to the hospital for a health matter because he was concerned about who would care for his late wife's cat. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal January 12, 2022
City of San Antonio Animal Care Services / Facebook Home for the Holidays: Cat Missing for Six Years Finally Reunited with Owner in Time for Christmas Once at ACS, Monkey Face was treated for her ailments, and a team of people got to work trying to solve the mystery of where her owner was now. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal December 6, 2021
Amazing facts / YouTube screen shot Man Transforms Old Tires Into Pet Beds, Makes Variety of Donations for Dogs Without Homes After looking around his neighborhood, the young man had an idea that would not only take care of the trash but turn it into treasure. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 23, 2021
Garvin Thomas NBC Bay Area / Facebook screen shot Jogger Spots Smoke While on Run, Takes Immediate Action After Realizing What's Trapped Inside House Thanks to a brave jogger and a Ring doorbell system, a family's home and pets were saved from a fire. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 17, 2021
ABC10 / Facebook screen shot 'It's Drowning': Man Saves Feral Kitten After Wife Spots It Being Carried Away by Flood Its head is barely visible in the video, and it disappears underwater several times as Skip runs to get downstream. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 2, 2021
Hospice of the Good Shepherd / Facebook Heartbreaking Photos: Woman Gets Dying Wish to See Pets One Last Time Jan had a glimmer of hope that she might be able to see her pets again, as she was able to bring her dogs to that % hospice in the past. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 14, 2021