Author: Juba

FLORENCE, Ariz. — When a suicide bomber entered an American military barracks in Afghanistan in February, it was not American soldiers but Afghan stray dogs that confronted him. Target and two other dogs snarled, barked and snapped at the man, who detonated his bomb at the entrance to the facility but did not kill anyone. The dogs were from the Dand Aw Patan district, in the eastern Paktia Province near the Pakistani border. One died of…

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Daljinder Kaur (L), 72, and her husband Mohinder Singh Gill, 79, hold their newborn baby Arman.(Screenshot/NDTV video) An Indian woman who has given birth to her first baby at the age of 72 through IVF treatment said it is God’s will for her to conceive a child at a late age. “How could I have become pregnant, at my age, if God hadn’t destined this for me?” Daljinder Kaur asked, speaking to Fairfax Media from…

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Four-footer Lucky wasn’t very lucky in his life at all, as all of his owners neglected him and nobody wanted to adopt him. Lucky has a facial deformity and was born at a puppy mill. Source: beauxtoxthedog The four-footer wasn’t popular in shelters and he was simply given away for free time after time. He had a number of different owners, but none of them properly took care of him. He ended up with a…

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Bethany, an eight-month-old Labrador cross, was born with such a severe facial disfigurement (Image: Kennedy News and Media) A puppy born with a wonky face that is looking for her forever home with a family who will ‘look deeper than her facial disfigurement for her heart of gold’. Bethany, an eight-month-old Labrador cross, was born with such a severe facial disfigurement that her entire snout twists and droops to one side, exposing her teeth. While…

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Mugsy, a Maltese/Japanese Spitz dog, poses for a photo with her new owner Sam Taylor at their home in Burnaby, B.C., Jan 25. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press) On a chilly January afternoon, Mugsy zipped across a green lawn like a whitish-brown arrow playing catch. Her owner, Sam Taylor, a resident of Burnaby, B.C., threw a brown, stuffed hedgehog and the seven-month-old pup chased it, tail wagging, just like any other dog would. But Mugsy is…

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Two and a half years ago, Squish the dog was just another stray dog without much hope for a healthy and happy future. Or any future or at all, for that matter. But Squish found a little luck, a lot of love and the help of a few amazing veterinarians. Now this dog with a deformed face is enjoying a second lease on life after it was discovered that the source of the dog’s injuries…

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For many stray dogs around the world, life is difficult and much too short. But for these two puppies who were thrown into a tar pit in Chile and left to die, a group of unlikely heroes came along and rescued them, giving them a second chance and a new lease on life. Unlikely Heroes Airsoft isn’t exactly a sport that makes one immediately think of animal rescue. But in June 2013, the Axis Airsoft Group…

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Buggy was found, small and weak, by a passer-by on the street in Central California. He was in really bad shape when he was initially picked up, and it didn’t look like he was going to live for long. And yet, in spite of all his challenges, the staff at the rescue center noted that he refused to give up. Buggy would eagerly join with the other dogs, running and playing as best he could.…

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When a woman heard strange cries coming from a nearby dumpster, she found a kitten. So she took it upon herself to nurse the little guy back to health. But she soon discovered that this rare kitten found in a dumpster was more special than she could have imagined… Cries From a Dumpster IMAGE BY: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In 2016, a woman heard the frightened cries of a kitten coming from a dumpster. Fearing the worst,…

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Visitors to the Wisp Resort got an interesting show when they saw a bear cub in an unusual prison. Because the poor cub somehow found a bucket stuck on his head. But he couldn’t get it off. And that began a three-day chase. See how these animal rescuers save a bear cub… Trial of the Bucket Head Bear Cub IMAGE BY: YOUTUBE/ERIN CAMPBELL Onlookers in McHenry, Maryland, were treated to a rather interesting site. One…

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