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“Werewolf” Dog Draws Stares In Public, But His Rescue Story Is The Real Jaw-Dropper
It’s a simple fact that dogs have a unique and effortless capability to transform our lives. For one veterinary technician in Killeen, Texas, this was especially true—she knew something significant was about to happen before she even laid eyes on the puppy a few rooms down. “I had worked for this vet for approximately three years and had seen some bad things,” she writes, “but nothing could have prepared me for this [day’s] events.” It was an “unusual urge” which struck Danielle Torgerson and told her to investigate the painful moans and cries down the hall. On the exam table was a puppy, accompanied by his owner who claimed the…
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Costa Rica Local Indigenous Surfers Rescue Crying Baby Pilot Whale
Photos Via Facebook Costa Rica’s Ministry refused to help this whale, indigenous guys decided to save her! A group of local surfers in Boca Barranca, Puntarenas, on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, rescued a baby pilot whale that had become stuck in the mouth of a river early Wednesday morning. Mauricio Camareno, one of the surfers who discovered the baby whale shortly after 5 a.m., said that they first noticed what appeared to be a “black lump” near the bank of a river before they heard the animal crying in distress as they approached closer. “She was very weak and could not keep afloat,” Camareno told Amelia Rueda, who…
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A Zoo Flamingo Had To Be Euthanized After A Man Allegedly Attacked Her
Pinky, a 19-year-old Chilean flamingo at Busch Gardens Tampa, in Florida, had to be euthanized on Tuesday after a park visitor allegedly picked her up and threw her to the ground. Karen Varga-Sinka, a Busch Gardens Tampa representative, told BuzzFeed News the flamingo “was immediately transported to the park’s Animal Care Center where veterinarians made the decision to humanely euthanize her based on the severity of her injuries.” The suspect was identified as Joseph Anthony Corrao, a 45-year-old from Orlando, Florida, who was visiting the park with his family. Corrao was detained by Busch Gardens’ security and arrested by Tampa police officers. He was charged with felony animal cruelty, the…