Rescue Stories

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Rescuers Pluck “Wolf” Off L.A. Streets

Wolves don’t normally frequent the inner city.

That’s why staff and volunteers from the rescue organization Hope For Paws were suspicious when they received a call about a wolf wandering the streets of Los Angeles.

When rescuers arrived in the neighborhood where the “wolf” was reported, they immediately spotted her. Luckily, she had just wandered into a gated yard, so rescue worker Lisa Chiarelli hopped out of the car and quickly closed the gate to the yard.

Upon closer examination, it became clear that the “wolf” wasn’t a wolf at all, but perhaps a wolf-dog hybrid.

With some gentle words and tasty treats, rescuers managed to get a leash around her neck and lead her to the car.

Covered in wounds and clearly in pain, the dog, later named Julia, needed immediate medical attention. They took her to a veterinary clinic, where staff examined her and began administering treatment for her various ailments.

Watch Julia’s amazing rescue here:

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[MustangJack]

Crying Baby Orangutan Receives Loving Care After Year Of Neglect

 

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A Happy Ending For Lucy And Peggy

After a PETA investigation, Lucy, Peggy, and more than 200 other rabbits were rescued from filthy, cruel conditions at a Maryland hoarding facility. Follow these sweet souls as they go home, feel grass beneath their feet, and hop around.

Peggy and Lucy were among the more than 250 rabbits kept in cramped, stacked cages inside Bunny Magic Wildlife & Rabbit Rescue, Inc., in Lusby, Maryland. Bunny Magic—really a hoarding facility—masqueraded as a “no-kill sanctuary.”

In 2012, after receiving a wonderful whistleblower’s tip, PETA found that Bunny Magic consisted of little more than a garage, which reeked of ammonia, and a dark, filthy shed. Rabbits are fastidiously clean, yet Peggy, Lucy, and the rest were kept in up to 4 inches of their own droppings and urine.

The rabbits received scant attention, and their nails became overgrown and curled dangerously back toward their sensitive foot pads. The hoarder’s rabbits were denied needed veterinary and nursing care. One rabbit, Rockette, suffered from a severely twisted neck and would struggle to stand up, usually falling back down. She was left helpless, lying in her own waste—until she finally died.

Another rabbit, George, had a months-long respiratory infection that filled his throat with pus. He was rescued but could not be saved. A veterinarian recommended that George be put out of his misery. Some rabbits had abscesses, or pockets of pus. One rabbit had mucus and debris stuck to her nose and was in too much pain to bear any weight on her foot.

The hoarder’s freezer was crammed full of rabbits who had died.

Based on PETA’s evidence, a warrant was obtained to seize the rabbits, and on August 8, law enforcement officers pulled up to the house and took the rabbits out. The owner of Bunny Magic was convicted of cruelty to animals.

Peggy, Lucy, and hundreds more like them were given a new lease on life. After their veterinary examinations, Peggy and Lucy were able to breathe fresh air, stretch their legs, and enjoy fresh kale, bananas, and carrots.

And once in their adoptive home, they felt grass beneath their feet, perhaps for the first time ever. As they explored their vast new surroundings, they ran around and leapt into the air. Peggy and Lucy were given their own room in which to settle, with many toys and treats.

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Finally, Bunny Magic’s victims have a real home and someone to love them forever.

 

[MustangJack]

A Miraculous Rescue: Divers Pull Dog From Caribbean Sea

In what can only be described as the ultimate example of being in the right place at the right time, a group of divers from the United States recently came across a dog stranded in the middle of the Caribbean Sea and saved his life.

Christine Simon was in South Belize last month with a group from Diving For Life, a non-profit scuba organization that raises money and awareness for LGBTQ health, when a friend saw something bobbing in the shark-infested waters.

The group initially thought it was a bird (they were miles from shore), but they soon realized that it was a dog frantically trying to stay alive.

With the boat still in motion, a diver attempted to get the scared dog, but had no success. That’s when Linda Pinfold of San Francisco, California took her turn in the water to rescue him.

“Everything in me at that time was screaming ‘Get that dog out of the water and on board,'” Pinfold tells PawCulture. She plunged herself into the water with her gear on and swam up beside him.

“I spoke gently to him to let him know I was there while I reached my left arm from under and behind him so that my arm was along the length of his body with my hand holding him by his chest,” she says.

Pinfold says she quickly swam him back to the boat and gently lifted him aboard.

Simon then made the dog—appropriately named Lucky— a nest of towels to rest in until they got back to land. She says the dog seemed somewhat disoriented and was shaking when he was pulled aboard.

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The divers have no idea how Lucky wound up so far out at sea, whether he fell off a boat, was left at sea, or if he had drifted out while playing in the water closer to shore.

Fortunately, one of the group’s divers was a veterinarian, Simon says. After examining the dog, he was found to be in good shape and relatively good health.

Lucky stayed with the group the night of his rescue then was brought to the Placencia Humane Society.

The staff of the facility tried to find Lucky’s owner via social media and flyers over the island to no avail, but Lucky’s luck didn’t end there. One of the couples on the trip, Bob Bozarth and Brian Johnson, decided to make him their own.

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While Lucky is still being fostered and cared for in Belize (he has to finish his shots as well as his month of quarantine), he will be flown to Seattle to start his new life with Bob, Brian and their other dog, Jax, by Thanksgiving.

The group who was responsible for saving Lucky’s life have stayed in touch since the incredible incident and are grateful for the moment that brought them all close together, Simon says.

 

[MustangJack]

Street Kitten Loves His Bottle

 

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Wolves don’t normally frequent the inner city.

That’s why staff and volunteers from the rescue organization Hope For Paws were suspicious when they received a call about a wolf wandering the streets of Los Angeles.

When rescuers arrived in the neighborhood where the “wolf” was reported, they immediately spotted her. Luckily, she had just wandered into a gated yard, so rescue worker Lisa Chiarelli hopped out of the car and quickly closed the gate to the yard.

Upon closer examination, it became clear that the “wolf” wasn’t a wolf at all, but perhaps a wolf-dog hybrid.

With some gentle words and tasty treats, rescuers managed to get a leash around her neck and lead her to the car.

Covered in wounds and clearly in pain, the dog, later named Julia, needed immediate medical attention. They took her to a veterinary clinic, where staff examined her and began administering treatment for her various ailments.

Watch Julia’s amazing rescue here:

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A beautiful rescue story. Thank you

 

[MustangJack]

Game Is No Fun for Lobsters

A concerned employee contacted PETA about an arcade-style lobster “crane game” machine at a restaurant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The restaurant had recently been taken over by new managers who wanted to do away with the contraption. The machine—holding 10 lobsters who had reportedly not been fed in at least three weeks—was scheduled to be picked up at the end of the month. The lobsters, who had already been languishing in the tank for weeks (if not longer— one had already died) with rubber bands wound tightly around their claws, would likely be redistributed into other machines, where they would be caught by restaurant patrons and killed— boiled alive— for their dinners.

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With the help of some very compassionate wait staff, our fieldworkers persuaded the new managers to give us the lobsters. We cut off the rubber bands that had been binding their claws for who knows how long, and with expert guidance, the lobsters were released back into their ocean home.

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Scientists have determined that a lobster’s nervous system is quite sophisticated. Neurobiologist Tom Abrams says lobsters have “a full array of senses.” When kept in tanks, they may suffer from stress associated with confinement, low oxygen levels, and crowding. And, of course, they suffer greatly when ripped apart in slaughterhouses or dropped into scalding-hot water and boiled alive.


What You Can Do

If you ever see one of these awful “games,” ask to speak to the restaurant owner immediately. Explain that you won’t support any business that promotes such gratuitous cruelty and ask that the machine be removed. Follow up in a few days, and if the manager is unresponsive and the restaurant is a chain, contact corporate headquarters.

 

[golfdelta21]

This man returned to care for the animals

 

[MustangJack]

I love this so much. Thank you. :thumbs up:

 

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"Simpsons" Co-Creator Rescues Horse Labeled "Rat"

Valediction, one of the racehorses at trainer Steve Asmussen‘s stables at Churchill Downs, is the son of Vindication and grandson of Seattle Slew. While bathing him one morning, PETA’s investigator saw several dozen round, white scars on his forelegs that were dime-sized and evenly spaced. They were the telltale signs of freeze firing, a painful mutilation that involves burning horses with liquid nitrogen to stimulate blood flow to an injury. She had also witnessed Valediction’s knees repeatedly being injected. Both were signs that he was likely suffering from chronic injuries.

Despite his leg problems, a few months later, Valediction was run in a claiming race (in which horses are bought, or “claimed”) at Saratoga Race Course. The horse had to be vanned off the track: He was in so much pain that he could not walk to his new owner’s barn, having suffered a bone fracture in his leg.

Hearing that Valediction had been sold, Asmussen’s longtime assistant trainer, Scott Blasi, was apparently so glad to be rid of the chronically injured horse that he said he “could do a f***ing cartwheel.” Blasi joked that Valediction was a “rat”— industry slang for a horse who doesn't make money.

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Valediction later underwent surgery to repair the injuries to his legs, but we were worried that he would be forced back onto the track and that he would likely run until he suffered a catastrophic breakdown, probably in the very next race he entered. From there, the specter of the butcher loomed.

PETA patron Sam Simon stepped right up when he heard the story and said, “Let’s get him,” and so we did. As NBCNews.com reports, because of Sam, Valediction will never suffer the fate of Nehro or Finesse, two horses our investigator cared for who died at the track.

“When I saw PETA’s video and heard about the condition of this horse, Valediction, … it was immediately clear the horse was in deep trouble,” says Sam. “He had been run on bad legs to start with and had clearly been injured during the race and had stood there shaking, unable to put weight on his feet .”

A veterinarian who examined Valediction after the purchase noted that although he is only 5 years old, he is so plagued by arthritis that he can never be used again, even as a “pleasure horse.” Valediction is now enjoying retirement at a beautiful farm in Virginia owned by other PETA supporters, and he will never be forced to run for his life again.

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“When I see him in his blanket eating carrots, I know I helped one great horse … escape the track and live in clover until the day he dies,” says Sam.


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[MustangJack]

Saving An Abandoned German Shepherd In The Desert

 

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A wing transplant to a butterfly

 

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Want to Use the Copier? You’ll Have To Ask The "Copycat"

Anybody who wants to make a photocopy in PETA’s Cruelty Investigations Department has to run it by Chaplin first. That’s because the rescued cat has set up camp on top of the copier— and he isn't budging from his high-tech tower.

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Perhaps the mustachioed feline’s affinity for capturing life’s events in print comes from his namesake, early celluloid star Charlie Chaplin. But don’t call him a “copycat”— this kid is a true original.

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Chaplin came to PETA after an acquaintance of his family expressed concern over the way the children were treating him. One child in particular, who has developmental issues, was compulsively pulling out the cat’s fur and picking at his skin until it bled. As a testament to Chaplin’s sunny disposition, he tolerated the pain without ever lashing out.

With counseling from a PETA fieldworker, the family agreed that it wasn’t fair to Chaplin to take advantage of his good nature this way and allowed PETA to find him a new home.

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If we can ever manage to pry Chaplin off the copier, we know he’ll make someone a champion companion. We believe that part of the copier’s attraction for him lies in the fact that he knows he’ll be petted and get chin scratches every time someone needs to print out or scan a doent. Just look his way, and he’ll burst into a chorus of purrs. Unlike his silent film–star namesake, he’s very talkative, chirping out greetings to everyone who passes by.

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Are you just the talent scout to give our “little tramp” a life on Easy Street? Contact peta.org to find out more about signing Chaplin on to your troupe.

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[MustangJack]

Squirrel Rescue Changes Man's Life

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[golfdelta21]

Woman rescues wingless Queen Bee

 

[Stonecold]

golfdelta21 thanks for the post. What a wonderful lady.