Dog Stands Guard By Trapped Best Friend for a Week Until Rescued
When her little friend fell into a hole and couldn't get out, Tillie the setter spent a week watching over the smaller dog until help finally arrived.
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Named 'Dog of the Year', He Threw Himself In Front of Bus To Save Owner
This loyal guide dog immediately put himself in the path of a bus to protect his owner-they both survived, and he has this week become ASPCA's Dog of the Year.
New Website Helps People Giving Up Pets to Avoid Shelters, Find Families
Having to give up a beloved pet is already a difficult decision. Fortunately, a new app makes the process easier.
Locals Save Tourist's Car by Sitting On It… Until Help Arrives
When a tourist's car rolled off the edge of a pier, locals hopped on the hood as counterbalance, and calmly waited until help arrived.
Rescued Baby Possum's Favorite Nurse? A Stuffed Kangaroo (Here's Why)
This stuffed kangaroo may not be her real mama, but it's a pretty great surrogate for this baby possum rescued by an Australian wildlife group.
"Firefighters ROCK" Screamed Signs at Homemade Parade Honoring Colorado Firefighters
Children rode bicycles with signs exclaiming “Firefighters ROCK,†and dogs meandered with sandwich boards reading “Thank You,†-- all for the men and women who decided to stand as the only thing between the town’s homes and raging fires.
Old Enemies Turn Into New Heroes During Floods
Some good came out of the flooding that swept through Mozambique in 2000. At the same time as marooned Mozambicans on high ground were being rescued by soldiers in helicopters, historical stereotypes were being erased and the hated enemy was fast becoming a hero.
Dog Spends Over an Hour Pulling Injured Woman to Phone to Call 911
This woman would have been in serious trouble if she hadn't literally been rescued by the dog she rescued three years earlier.
Miami Billionaire Uses Own Helicopter To Rescue Hurricane Victims
A Florida billionaire took his private helicopter to the Bahamas to help deliver supplies and rescue victims of Hurricane Joaquin.
Daring Rescue: Man in Wheelchair Falls on Train Tracks
When a man rolled off the platform and onto the train tracks yesterday around 1:00pm, one man jumped right in after him, and another soon followed.
How Do You Get a Near-Drowned Moose Out Of a Frozen Lake? (WATCH)
This moose wasn't going to last much longer hanging onto the ice if Washington officials hadn't shown up with a sledgehammer.
Chicago Comes Together To Save Jingles The Dog
Every rescue dog deserves a second chance at health and happiness – that's why the people of Chicago made sure Jingles was cured of heartworm.
Hold On For Deer Life: Man Risks His Own to Rescue Frozen Doe (Video)
When he saw a deer trapped in a frozen river, this man crawled across the ice himself rather than call emergency 911–he recorded the rescue from shore.
(WATCH) 100 People Work Together to Rescue a Great White Shark
About 100 people race against time to rescue a stranded great white shark on a beach, draggin it with a rope back out to sea.
Lawyer Bought His Own Fire Truck and is Out Fighting Wildfires
An attorney is on voluntary patrol in Washington using a vintage firetruck he named "Clifford" to save people's homes from wildfires.
Michigan Man Follows Intuition to Become Hero in Life-Saving Rescue
A Michigan man on vacation noticed debris strewn on the road leading to an embankment and almost kept going. Two kids are alive today because he turned around.
After Rescuing Him From Heart Attack Medics Return to Finish Shoveling His Driveway
After snow walloped the Milwaukee area, one resident of Greenfield suffered a cardiac emergency while attempting to shovel 12 inches of snow from his driveway. Paramedics took the man to the hospital, but then hatched a plan at the fire station to return and finish shoveling.
A Jogger Saved Mike's Life, Six Years Later… Repaid
In late 2008, a jogger saved Mike Wise's life after he'd fallen through the ice on the C&O Canal while trying to save his dog. Six years later, the sports columnist got to repay him.
'I Need a Hammer': Good Samaritans Rescue Man, 92, From Sinking Car
"A 92-year-old man is recovering in a Florida hospital after two Good Samaritans rescued him from his car, which had veered off the road and was sinking into a pond."
Pharmacist's Intuition Saves Customer's Life
Mild-mannered pharmacy employee John Robertson is being hailed as a hero after saving a customer's life. When a customer failed to pick up his prescription, Robertson got worried and went to check on him at his home. Turns out, the man was injured and lying on his bathroom floor.
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