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Firefighters in California rescue six persons trapped in mudslides

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122196) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 15 Mar 25

Cal Fire was dispatched to a road in San Jancinto California on Thursday when six persons needed to be rescued when mudslides trapped drivers inside. Members with the swift water rescue team were able to get the trapped drivers...

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Kitty Politics

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 29 Oct 24

My friends who have known me for a long time know that I have cats. Not as may as I had back in 2007 when I joined here. In fact, I have 6 cats now. However, I have honestly never had as much trouble as I'm having now. It...

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A retired U S Air Force officer runs a rescue mission to rescue cats trapped in trees.

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122196) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 Dec 23

I admire the way that United States Air Force Colonel (Retired) Spencer Cocanour who resides in Asheville North Carolina who has rescued at least 140-150 cats from trees since he began his current business called Asheville...

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Police and firefighters team up to rescue a dog that neatly drowned in a river

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122196) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Jun 23

Thanks to two concerned citizens who were boating down the New River in Radford City Virginia who saw a dog whose gender was not mentioned struggling to stay afloat. The persons who saw the dog in the river called the Radford...

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Hurricane Ian leaves many Florida homes without Water Supply N Electricity

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 29 Sep 22

By the time I am posting this, I have already seen GreatMartin's post on this subject. I am sure that more people would also have shared their updates. Anyways, the news here talks about declaration of emergency in Florida due to...

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A Heartwarming Story For A Change

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 17 Aug 22

Not many heartwarming stories to share lately. But I have one for you. I saw this photo on the news. A TN State Trooper stopped to help this little dog beside the interstate. The weather is almost 90 degrees. He first gave her...

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A rescue dog group saves 10 puppies from being put down in Tennesseee

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122196) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 Nov 19

Trisha Crowley who is the president of the volunteer group Rural Animal Rescue Effort (RARE) is being cheered by animal lovers when they went to Smyrna Tennessee today to take 10 puppies who were on the verge of being put down...

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Rhode Island firefighters rescue a 15 month child from a burning home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122196) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Mar 18

Westerly firefighters were able to rescue a 15 month boy from a burning home on Wednesday evening. One man and two boys who are six and seven years of age were able to get out of the home by escaping through an open...

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Ever rescued a burro?

Lenore Plassman @sallypup (69181) • Centralia, Washington 27 Sep 15

Tons of folks rescue cats and dogs. What about the bigger critters like a burro or a horse? We bought a three acre place a few years a go. I love horses but am a tad stove in to be fooling with a large animal like a horse. But...

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Have you ever 'rescued' an animal from the shelter or abusive situation?

RescueLady @bizness (866) • United States 25 Oct 12

I do alot with the Animal Shelter where I live and it never ceases to amaze me how some people treat animals! It's horrible! People seem to think they are disposable! It makes me very angry. I have rescued 5 cats and 2 dogs...

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Sometimes miracles happen in front of our noses.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 23 Aug 10

Today, a nice day for me in many other ways, I saw a miracle happen. I am agnostic, yet I can´t call it any other way. Seventeen days ago, 33 miners were trapped in a mine in my country. Everything was tried and every day it was...

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Economy is messing with our furry friends

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 30 Mar 09

Things are tough and getting tougher...even for the animals Funds decrease daily with no replentishing for the ferel fund animal rescues, etc Many have to hang on to that dollar to cover their own have to haves...

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ace the rescuer dog saves woman's lfie

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 23 Dec 08

Ontario woman completely buried in the snow for three days with only her face still showing was saved by working dog, ace, if it was not for him she would be dead said the police, they would not have been able to find her in all...

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Being the animal lover I am, I performed a covert operation Friday night.

palonghorn @palonghorn (5479) • United States 22 Sep 08

There is a family fixing up the house next door to ours, and the yard is not fenced between our two houses. They have about 5 small children, the dad had the yard mowed last Thursday, and that afternoon as I sat out on our porch I...

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Rescue Animals

Phaedra_Scythe @Phaedra_Scythe (3325) 2 Jan 08

How many people have adopted rescue animals? I'm really curious about this as I think it's such a wonderful thing to do to give a needy animal a loving home. My two cats were the last two left of a litter in a charity shelter...

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The rewards of cat rescues

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 18 May 07

Stray cats are everywhere and why are they everywhere? Maybe because so many times that cute cuddly kitten becomes a pest as it grows.He was so cute but now he knocked over that vase that Gran gave you. He may have been the one...

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Reasonably Priced Breeders in Florida?

willfe @willfe (149) • United States 9 Apr 07

Are there *any* reasonably priced chinchilla breeders in the state of Florida? I'm loathe to just buy a chinnie from a pet store (overpriced and it's the usual "they probably aren't well cared for" story there too) but I've been...

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Stray horses??

CritterKeeper @CritterKeeper (519) • United States 5 Apr 07

Well I just had a very interesting experience! I let my dogs out and settled down to look through the site here when all of a sudden they went crazy barking and someone was yelling at them. I ran out ready to tear into someone and...

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Dolphins and Humans Rescue Each Other

TheHermit @TheHermit (98) • United States 14 Feb 07

How come when a human rescues a dolphin it's called "compassion," but when a dolphin rescues a human it's called an "instinct?"

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Mountaineering Rescues

lonewolfnan @lonewolfnan (4366) • Canada 19 Dec 06

I follow climbing expeditions via internet.Many climbers show great internal strength and endurance.Sometimes they take calculated risks.Sometimes,they get caught by surprise.Many go up a mountain knowing the chance of rescue...

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