# Animals

Manchester Dogs' Home Raises £1 Million in 24hrs After Arson Attack

Since 1893, the English charity, Manchester & Cheshire Dogs' Home, has provided shelter and veterinary care, and overseen the adoption of more than one million dogs. Now it's people who are stepping up to rescue the animal shelter, after their kennels in Manchester burned to the ground last evening, as a result of arson, killing 53 dogs.

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Kitten Survives 3000-Mile Trip From Egypt to UK Locked in a Box

An 8-month old kitten snuggled inside a shipping container full of linens in Egypt and survived 17 days without food and water during a 3,000 mile journey.

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Tracking Subtle Scent, a Dog Helps Save the Orca Whales

A dog named Tucker with a mysterious past as a stray on the streets of Seattle has become an unexpected star in the realm of canine-assisted scientific research. He is the world's only working dog, marine biologists say, able to find and track the scent of orca feces, in open ocean water — up to a mile away.

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Dog's Sixth Sense Saves Owner From Tsunami

Normally, Babu does not enjoy taking walks. But on March 11, minutes after the earthquake in Japan, the elderly shih tzu, insisted on leaving the house. She stubbornly headed for a nearby hill rather than taking their usual route, and minutes after they climbed the hill, a devastating wall of mud and water slammed into the town flattening everything below them.

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Hero Dog Nearly Dies Saving Kittens From House Fire

Smoke in the Melbourne house was so thick that, at first, firefighters thought they had spotted a soft toy. On closer inspection it was revealed that they had found Leo the dog, who had refused to leave the house choosing instead to guard a cardboard box containing 4 new-born kittens.

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Dog, Cat and Rat Best Friends

Gregory Pike shows the world what is possible. His large dog carries around a cat on his back, who carries a rat on her back. He lets people take photos of the trio all day long on a city street corner. He wants to send the message that it shouldn't be that hard for humans […]

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Climber Saved by Technology — and a Good Dog

Here's a story of a group of climbers who did everything right and, as a result, survived a 500 foot slide down the side of Mt. Hood and a night of hellacious winds and snow.

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The Best Decision Mom Ever Made Saved Her Family From Fire

A Boston area mom who relented to get a puppy after her children begged to bring him home a year ago, is thankful she did after the 15-month-old dog saved her family from a raging house fire.