Below are some instances where people saw animals in need & helped them. All pictures & captions are from checkthisyo.com.
This little piglet,
named Chris P. Bacon, was born without the use of his back legs. So a veterinarian
made him this snazzy wheelchair.
Biologist Adam
Warwick came to the rescue of this 400 lb. black bear when a tranquilizer dart
caused it to panic and run into the nearby waters. It was safely returned to
Osceola National Forest in Florida.
This scared baby elephant made it through his medical check-up with the help of these extra hands.
These Norwegian boys
save a baby lamb from a raging river.
This bird was so
overwhelmed by heat exhaustion that it fell from a tree. This woman gave him a
nice cool birdbath to recover.
Two men swam into
dangerous and raging floods to save this poor, terrified fox.
This woman loves dogs
so much that she regularly feeds dozens of strays in her neighborhood.
This young boy risked
his own life during flooding in Bangladesh to save a small deer.
Chinese scientists
wear these "costumes" while caring for young pandas to help them
better assimilate to the wild when they're older.
This young Filipino
boy carried his pet dog on his shoulders during monsoon season.
This woman treaded
flood waters while making sure her tiny puppy stayed safe.
Two boys used
teamwork to rescue this puppy from a flood drain reservoir.
This firefighter gave water to a
parched koala following a large brushfire in Australia.
This eagle needed a new beak.
An officer makes
sure this mother duck and her ducklings make it safely across the road.
This baby kangaroo
was rescued from the floods in Ipswich, Australia.
When this completely
helpless porpoise washed up into a rice field following a tsunami, Ryo Taira
made sure it got back where it belonged.
This adorable baby
howler monkey was nurtured following treatment for a serious arm injury.
A man in India helps
a mother cat move her kittens following a flood.
The pictures below are from BuzzFeed:
The California Wildlife Center recently
rescued a mockingbird who was born with malformed, knuckling feet. The knuckling, which could have been
congenital or a growth deformity, meant the bird could not perch on trees or
walk like other birds. Birds with the condition eventually develop sores on
their feet. If left untreated in the wild, birds with this condition will likely
perish. A team of veterinarians used teeny tiny pieces of cardboard to create a
pair of teeny tiny custom snowshoes for the bird. The results are a stylish
departure from snowshoes that would make Canadians jealous. Our little bird
friend has since graduated from the shoes & was released back in the wild,
where it’s able to properly bird again.
When Eli was younger his owner noticed that he
wasn’t putting on weight as fast as the rest of his litter and seemed to
struggle keeping food down. Eli was diagnosed with Persistent Right Aortic
Arch, meaning he has a constricted esophagus and so food couldn’t pass through
properly. Ada
Animal Hospital funded Eli’s surgery, which was done at a reduced cost. It was
a success, but the puppy still struggled with regurgitation problems due to
muscles weakened by his previous condition. A second surgery was performed, but
his now owner Savannah was worried about his quality of life. They built a chair, which features an interchangeable bowl and
arm rest for Eli’s comfort, means Eli can remain upright after eating, allowing
his food to travel down to his stomach without the need of his weak esophagus
muscles. Since receiving the chair in August, Eli has gained 20% of his body
mass in one month.
Need to rescue a bear?
This was sent to me by my ducky Carole:
The Whale
If you saw a recent front-page story of the San
Francisco
Chronicle you would have read about a female
humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider's web of crab traps
and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that
caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of
line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her
mouth.
I pass this on to you, my friend, in the same spirit.
To see some animals who are not interested
in helping each other, click here.
Sometimes animals are able to help each other. Click here.
For a life lesson, click here.
I love this story:
Everyone needs help sometime:
These people gave 100%. Whatever you do, always give 100%, unless
you’re donating blood----fishducky
