Feel Good thread

[Pajarita]

Silver lining:

https://apnews.com/3dd53891c4c241f616fafd13ace736fa


Birds don't know of coronavirus:

https://www.capebretonpost.com/lifestyl ... 19-429775/


Meet the man who risked his life to care for abandoned pets in Wuhan:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... ronavirus/



Moomba learns to trust humans again after being abandoned by the only family he knew:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... sed-trust/



Henry and Baloo, dog and cat BFFs, travel together:

https://edition.thedodo.com/s/cat-dog-b ... n-msn-home


Four year old lost for two days is rescued - her dog stayed by her side protecting her the entire time!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-new ... r-BB11VztF



Zookeeper's dance (you are going to love this guy!)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peoplea ... i-BB11yEAb


Remember the cows that swam four miles to get to the shore during Hurricane Dorian? Well, one of them was pregnant at the time and gave birth to a calf that has one brown and one blue eye (picture of calf on second link):

https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-caroli ... ne-dorian/

https://www.facebook.com/Ranchsolutions ... 0340456870

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NYC sees huge increase in animal foster applications:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... lications/


'Little free libraries' are becoming 'Little free pantries'!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-new ... r-BB11AIMo


Four more rhino poachers (11 so far this year) have been arrested:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/bre ... title_1120


Silver lining to cororna lockdown:

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/anima ... 9-40378997

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -lockdown/



Sumatran rhino sanctuary expanded:

https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/202 ... expansion/


Chewy donating $1.7 million to animal welfare during pandemic:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -pandemic/



Pet shop shut down for coronavirus leaving animals to starve inside and would not allow rescuers to go in but they persevered!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... e-rescued/


Puppies abandoned to die in box on side of road are rescued!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/res ... ould-live/


Abandoned and injured, poodle fights rescuers (video):

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -rescuers/

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Today, lots and lots of feel good pictures - 'cause we all need a little of that in these trying times.

Photos of dogs with their new owners. And, for people that are thinking of adopting or fostering, please don't discard the old timers. They are much, much easier than younger animals - calm, usually already trained, very, VERY grateful for a second chance and soooo eager to please! And not necessarily in need of medical attention. My last rescue is Sofia, a 15 year old pocket pitbull, and she is the sweetest thing! Clean as a whistle, obedient, very calm, gets along with the other dogs, loves people and learned the entire daily routine in a few days (she now waits anxiously her turn for the treats -she must have never had any before because she did not take them the first two days). She had her vaccines, deworming, tested negative for heartworm and her senior blood panel results were perfectly normal - only thing is she needs her teeth cleaned but that will have to wait until the coronavirus thing is over. The ONLY problem we have with her is that she goes after the cats -which is normal for pitbulls that did not grow up with them because they have a very high prey drive- but she is already learning what "Leave it alone!" means and all I have to do is tell her she is a 'Bad girl!" in a stern tone of voice for her to slink away with a contrite look on her face. Give them a chance... you will be surprised how happy you will be with a senior dog.

https://www.beachraider.com/worldwide/n ... rm=msn-msn


But, of course, nobody is denying how charming and funny puppies can be!

https://www.lifestyle-a2z.com/hilarious ... ll_2699846


HUGE animals! (you are going to go WOW more than once )

https://www.science-a2z.com/modern-day- ... sn_2152470


Cats sleeping in weird positions (my favorite? The furry pile)

https://www.monagiza.com/stories/cats-s ... ns-nttb/3/


Sweetest thing! Video of little girl (she wears diapers!) tucking her BIG dog -sleeping on her bed!- before she lays down to sleep.

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... er-dog-in/


SPCA Int'l 'Happy animal moments"

https://www.spcai.org/news/video/happy-animal-moments


Dog delivers groceries to high-risk quarantined neighbor:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-new ... r-BB11YNaJ


Newspaper delivery man delivers supplies to quarantined senior customers (this is right near me)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-new ... r-BB11XCXc


Little boy sings Marley's Three Little Birds to bring message of hope (second link is a recording of the song by Bob Marley - personal note: I LOVE Bob Marley's songs, I even have a Marley TShirt!)

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-m ... tle-birds/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaGUr6wzyT8


Man is caring for 101 dogs abandoned by owners in Lebanon because of coronavirus (there is a petition at the bottom but, if you can help with a little donation, it will go a loooong way)

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... us-crisis/


Rescued elephant celebrates one year of freedom (after 40 of working!) in sanctuary (I cried... she looks so happy now... tattered ears, the poor, poor thing!):

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... sanctuary/


An inch away from death, severely neglected dog was left to die inside a garbage bag at the side of a road (what turns a human being into a monsters that can do such a thing?!)

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/neg ... ed-collar/

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Boy dolphins sing 'a capella' in groups to attract females (how cool is that?!):

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... EyNDM1MQS2


Despite Mexican and US governments mis-management, Mexican wolves population increased by 32 this year!

https://wildearthguardians.org/press-re ... olf-count/


Injured and heartbroken, dog was saved from euthanasia at kill shelter by rescue group:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/dog ... -happened/


Silver lining: With trout season delayed, birds are enjoying the stocked fish!

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/tr ... e9d98.html


First city in China to ban dog and cat meat!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -in-china/


Meet the veterinarian saving animals from war zones (video):

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... war-zones/


A new chance at life (an Animal League Fund rescue with Born Wild USA) video:

https://act.aldf.org/page/17898/petitio ... .id=430418


Busch giving free beer to people who adopt/foster dogs during pandemic (sorry, Busch, but I am a Miller Lite girl )

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -pandemic/

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Firefighters rescue beagle from under truck (owner drove miles without realizing the poor thing was caught there):

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... kup-truck/


Silver lining: greenhouse gases could fall to levels not seen since WWII:

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/clima ... 1-40378997

silver lining: Deserted beaches are a boom for turtle nesting season:

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/anima ... 1-40378997

Putting the quail back into Quail Creek - 200 birds released through community project!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/putti ... r-BB12bTVq


Kerala volunteers feeding up to 1,000 animals a day during quarantine:

https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/t ... own-121972

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Birder rescues owlet that had fallen from nest (video):

https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/lo ... bdebc.html


Woman got puppy as gift and promptly abandoned him (NEVER give/sell/adopt out an animal that is meant as a gift for somebody else!) but was rescued in time (what the hell is wrong with people? why didn't she adopt it out to somebody who did want it? it's a beautiful puppy!) video:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... s-rescued/


Dr. Kwane Stewart, 'The Street Vet' treats pets of homeless people for free:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -for-free/


Owner hospitalized with coronavirus and dog was left alone - sheriff and rescue group helped:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -covid-19/


Red Rover offers Emergency Boarding Program during coronavirus:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... 19-crisis/


Silver lining: Humans in lockdown in Mumbai, noise and air pollution go down and birds are seen and heard:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/mu ... r-BB12ck9C

It took a pandemic but old pitbull mix that lived in shelter for four years and has nose cancer finally found a home! (this is one of those stories that made me cry - the poor thing has such a big smile on his face and looks SOOOOO happy!)

https://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories ... 7-40378997

[Pajarita]

I put this one first because you just gotta watch this video! Yo are simply not going to believe the before and after difference! It shows how good care and love can change a dog from a complete wretch inches away from death to a happy, healthy, beautiful pup and how rescues like this one use the money we donate - not all rescues are the same, mind you! There are lots that only take in the 'adoptable' ones and either reject or put down the ones that are in bad shape -like this wonderful little dog- so always donate to true no-kill shelters (you need to read carefully because if it says no-kill but it's followed by a qualification like 'adoptable animals' they are not truly no-kill). I loved it and cried like a baby!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... reets-die/


Homeless kitten finds her humans on her own (personal note: we ended up with Linda, the next to last cat to join our feline family, the same way - she jumped into my arms as I was standing in front of the hatch door to the SUV to unload the supermarket bags):

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/kit ... opt-human/


Old cat left in shelter is recognized and adopted by first owner (this is a wonderful story!):

ttps://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/cat- ... uffed-toy/


Bird lovers in Norway are building 'boutique hotels' for kittwakes, artic birds in serious decline:

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/science/ ... r-BB12ezzb


Puppy with SEVERE (and I do mean SUPER SEVERE!) mange rescued (how could this puppy get so bad without anybody seeing it?!)

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/pup ... able-pain/


Basketball stars donate thousands of dollars worth of meals to those affected by coronavirus:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-fo ... ronavirus/


Clouded leopard kits born in Miami zoo:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/miami ... r-BB12lVz4


Bar owner removes $3,700+ in bills stapled to walls and ceiling to give to unemployed staff:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-geo ... r-BB12lYHF

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Pictures of babies and dogs - priceless!

https://www.thefashionball.com/trends/k ... 3def9a.jpg


Watch live feed of cheetah giving birth to her first litter (WONDERFUL!)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithson ... kyMDMwOAS2


In lockdown and without humans around them to stress them out, pandas have sex on their own after zoo people tried for ten years without success (does that tell you something?!):

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news ... -242789930


Tons of sand added to make beach larger for annual horseshoe crab spawning (this helps birds that eat the crabs and are migrating to nesting sites, too).

https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/cur ... 4db4e.html


YAAAAYYYYY!!!! China signals end to dog meat consumption!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ch ... r-BB12ou0n

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Hand-raised orphan giraffe is moved to conservancy in natural habitat to prepare for release to the wild:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... ease-wild/


DC council bans sale of ivory and rhino horn:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... hino-horn/


Audio: Mike Bell, preserving birds in Chatham Islands:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programm ... am-islands


Kate Middleton's brother, James, launching Animal Welfare Fund:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... fare-fund/


Silver lining: lockdown results in 60 Million turtle eggs laid in India!

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... lion-eggs/


Playground closed to children so lambs play in it:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... -lockdown/



They hanged him and threw acid on him but the dog was rescued and found his forever family:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/dog ... ever-home/



It took 2 hours of crawling under a house to gain its trust but they finally rescued a poodle that had been living there for 5 months not allowing anybody to get close to it. Look at the change from a dog that is terrified of people, hiding and biting to a wonderful pup that shows its belly for rubs (video):

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... s-rescued/

[Pajarita]

With no humans around, animals come back to what used to be their natural habitats:

https://english.manoramaonline.com/dist ... kdown.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals ... i-BB128MTi


National Zoo on keeping its animals healthy during lockdown (video):

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-t ... r-BB12uPgG


Silver lining: Pangolins get a break from extinction due to coronavirus:

https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/pet ... title_1120


Irrawaddy dolphins saved from destructive dam:

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/c ... t=200411-e


Caretakers of orphan zebra babies wear zebra-print jacket to care for them:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... aby-zebra/


Siler lining: UK pollution (everywhere, actually) decreased significantly with lockdown:

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environm ... -measures/


Lioness separated from mother at infancy and sold to be used as picture/zoo prop, declawed and living in a small cage alone for years, gets rescued and, later, introduced to cub - see photos (it'll be slow going because these places are more for the ads than the actual stories but taking the time is worth it - at least, it is to me).

https://bukisa.com/articles/1066151_lio ... ferrer=mb2


Oh, no! It's the dreaded vet!

https://bukisa.com/articles/1066151_lio ... ferrer=mb2


92 years old Irish grandma in isolation celebrates her b'day dancing a jig:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/yearinof ... i-BB12oF1g