# Animals

Hero Dog Pushes Boy Out of Path of Speeding Truck, Taking the Brunt

A brave German Shepherd puppy was badly injured after he pushed a boy out of the path of a runaway truck and took the impact himself. Eight-month-old Geo has been hailed a hero by his adoring family after he averted tragedy on a family walk in Clacton-on-Sea, England.

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Cat Returns Home 6 Months After Hurricane Sandy

It's a miracle for a couple whose cat bolted out the door six months ago after Hurricane Sandy forced the family to flee their New Jersey home. No one can detail the cat's amazing journey, but the feline somehow managed to travel eight miles to find his Toms River home.

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Pit Bull Hailed Hero, Saves Family and Pets From Fire

A family of five lost everything in their Oklahoma home in a fire Tuesday but they survived and escaped with just minutes to spare thanks to an old pit bull named Baby. The dog would not stop barking and pouncing until the woman woke up to see the danger getting closer. Not only did Baby save the family, she went back into the house to gather up the other five dogs still inside, dragging them out one by one.

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Amazing View of Fireman Rescuing a Dying Kitten

Watch fireman Cory Kalanick rescue an unconscious kitten from a burning house filled with smoke and nurse the tiny animal back to life. The bird's-eye video was shot on the HD HERO3 and posted on YouTube by the GoPro camera company.

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Rescued Stray is Hero After Hearing Neighbor's Cry for Help

While Arizona resident Bonnie Dodson was watching TV, her lab mix, Chips, started crying and crying. He was crying because the man next door had fallen on hot stones and was calling for help when he could not get up.

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Tornado Survivor Finds His Missing Dog Buried Alive Under Rubble

Jon Byler Dan, survived the devastating tornado that struck Washington, Ill., by hunkering down in the basement clutching his four children – ages 8, 5, 2½ and 1½. But an important member of the family was still in harm's way. Before the storm, as debris started to hit his house, he tried to coax the family dog, Maggie, downstairs but the skittish animal refused to leave her kennel. In the devastation that followed Maggie was gone and presumed dead.

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Donations Mean New York's 'Hero' Guide Dog Will Stay With Blind Owner (UPDATE)

A hero guide dog and his blind owner who survived being run over by a New York City subway train drew enough private donations on Wednesday to keep the two together despite the dog's impending retirement.

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Seniors Get a Lift Whenever Farm Animals Come to Visit

A chance meeting with a worker at an elderly care facility eventually led to this amazing photo of a senior petting a rooster. As part of Edgar's Mission's visitation program, lucky seniors living in Lancefield, VIC (Australia) receive twice-monthly visits from goats, sheep, roosters, and other barnyard residents, who are brought right to their front door. The animal sanctuary's Kindness Crusaders unleash […]