This video tells the story of a dog dropped off at shelter after suddenly going blind. Thanks to some great medical care and caring animal lovers, Tessa is recovering and learning to live with the disability. Spread the word everyone. There are so many great homeless pets who need our help. And helping a dog [...]
In this touching video, a group of dolphins find a seal struggling near a shoreline and direct him back out to sea. It appears the seal is giving up until his rescuers arrive. Yet another of so many confirmed case studies of animals showing compassion for others. It’s something we don’t see in some humans.
This CNN video tells the tale of researchers finding a colony of about 9,000 penguins.
The upcoming February 4 episode of Curious George will concern animal shelters, as Blaze the firehouse dog keeps running away and the crew must learn about ways to keep him safe. Check your local listing for the time and channel for “Where’s the Firedog?” on PBS KIDS.
I received a link today for this video, which seems to be directed to young kids, as a way to introduce them to compassion as a way of life.
The polar bears are in trouble. Their habitat range is melting away. And on top of this threat from a changing climate, some misguided and cruel people want to hunt them into extinction. Causes.com is reporting President Obama and the Russian government are working an agreement to ban the trade in items derived from killing [...]
The Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, NY has produced an important video about the horrors of puppy mills. The images are once again difficult to see. But the images offer the reality of the horrors so many thousands, if not millions of puppy mill dogs are enduring every day.
Are we harming and killing whales and dolphins through various blast of sound in the oceans?
The ever-growing, hugely-extensive mountain of evidence that animals have a state of consciousness and self-awareness gains another important bit of proof in this video. Capuchin monkeys were trained to give a researcher a pebble and in return they would receive a slice of cucumber. The monkeys clearly like grapes much better. So when one began [...]
