Thanks to his popular litter-picking dog, this 80-year-old man reunited with his long-lost brother and sister after being apart for 20 years. Alfie Kitson and his five-year-old dog Millie reached the headlines before Christmas because of the pet’s amazing skills to clean up rubbish by discarding it in the trashcan. […]
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Couple Stuck on Highway for 20 Hours in a Snowstorm Inspires Bakery to Give their Supply to Hungry Drivers
This Maryland couple was stranded without any food in the freezing cold on a highway in Virginia and they were getting hungrier and more desperate by the minute. After some 20 hours of being stuck on the Interstate 95, John Noe and his wife Casey Holihan saw a Schmidt Baking […]
Rescuers on Christmas Eve Saved Six Trapped Elk from a Frozen River
On Christmas Day, 12 elk were freezing to death in the Kettle River located south of Barstow in Ferry County. Six of these elks didn’t make it; however, the other six survived thanks to more than two dozen men and women who gave up on their Christmas Eve to rescue […]
Senior Australian Shepherd Rescued by a Loving Family after Living by a Freeway for Seven Months
A 15-year-old Australian Shepherd named Belky is back and is doing better than ever. Although she spent several months surviving on the side of Interstate 696 Michigan because her previous owner dumped her there, she’s now a part of a loving family that showers her with love and attention. One […]
Heartwarming: Dogs in Pajamas Visit Patients at the Texas Children’s Hospital for the Holidays
The cutest four-legged visitors brought the holiday spirit to the patients in the Texas Children’s Hospital. The hospital shared photos of the lovely visitors on their Facebook page. They were dressed in matching Buffalo plaid pajamas and walked the hallway with their handlers who wore matching PJs. The dogs, all […]
This Dog Was Saved from the Shelter & Became the First Ice Skating Dog in the World
The eight-year-old labrador Benny was due to be put to sleep after he spent six months without being adopted in a shelter. With one day left before he was put down to sleep, his current owner Cheryl DelSangro, saw him and she knew he would bring so much happiness to […]
Man Loads His Truck with Food & a Grill to Help Kentucky Tornado Victims
This man did his part to help the people hit hard by the Kentucky tornadoes. He drove to Mayfield and set up a grill and cooked food for the people there, plenty of who have lost their homes and their loved ones. He drove for 30 minutes with the grill […]
Nurse Adopts Patient’s Elderly Dog after Poor Health Forced Him to Give the Pet Up
After Thanksgiving, nurse Jennifer Smith got an early morning call from John Burley, one of her favorite patients. Burley was stressed about his pet, a senior dog named Boomer. The phone at work that Monday rang at 7 am and John was calling from the hospital room, saying that Boomer […]
Inspiring: She Lost Both Legs in the Brussels Bombing & Now Competes with a Horse in the Paralympics
Beatrice de Lavalette was only 17-years-old when she was at the Brussels’ Zaventem Airport to head back to the US for spring break. But, the next thing she remembers is total darkness and feeling like she’s being lifted off the ground. De Lavalette had been standing next to a suicide […]
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Pays Off the Mortgages of the Fallen First Responders to Honor Them
The five mortgage pay-offs are part of the Season of Hope organized by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. It celebrates the holiday season by delivering mortgage payoffs and mortgage-free homes to the families of fallen first responders, injured veterans, and Gold Star families throughout the country. This year, the foundation […]