Mar. 15, 2025
Rescue Saves 14 Puppies Tightly Packed in Tiny Cage Dumped in N.Y. Alley.Photo:Nassau County Police Department/Facebook
Nassau County Police Department/Facebook
Over a dozen abandoned puppies that were packed into one crate and left in an alley in New York have been rescued — but only after local authorities received a noise complaint about barking dogs.
“When they arrived, they found 14 puppies in a plastic cage abandoned in an alley,” police wrote.
Mar. 15, 2025
Hope Rescue/Facebook
A U.K. dog rescue charity took in over two dozen dogs found abandoned and roaming the streets of three counties in Wales.
Hope Rescueannounced in aseries of Facebook poststhat it rescued at least 27 discarded Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, and cocker spaniels over about a week.
“It’s been a really shocking case for us, even for our longest-serving staff, we’ve never seen anything like this,” Hope Rescue employee Sara Rosser told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast, perBBC News.
Mar. 15, 2025
The cat trapped in the car engine.Photo:Charleroi Fire Department
Charleroi Fire Department
A cat in Pennsylvania escaped unharmed, with some help, after becoming trapped in a car engine.
The Charleroi Fire Department shared in aFacebook poston Monday, March 10, that they had freed the stuck feline earlier that day.
“This morning, Charleroi Firefighters responded to the 200 block of Meadow Ave. in Charleroi for a cat trapped in the motor of a vehicle,” the post began.
Mar. 15, 2025
An Ottawa Fire Services rescuer reaches a dog who fell through the ice in the Ottawa River.Photo:OFS Photographer Jean Lalonde
OFS Photographer Jean Lalonde
Rescuers in Ottawa ended 2024 on a high note, springing into action to save “Tika,” a golden retriever who fell through the ice on the Ottawa River on Monday, Dec. 30.According to a release, Ottawa Fire Services received a 911 call at approximately 2:55 p.m. local time from the owners, who reported that their dog was at the end of an ice shelf near a boat launch in the river.
Mar. 15, 2025
Photo:Shutterstock / Christopher Georgia
Shutterstock / Christopher Georgia
Two teenagers were rescued after they were caught unprepared — and waist-deep in snow — while hiking in the New Hampshire mountains.Adrian Colon, 17, and Andrew Lucier, 18, of Auburn, Mass., were hiking a seven-mile loop on Mount Moosilauke on Thursday, Feb. 20 when they called for help at approximately 6:42 p.m.,according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.The teens were without snowshoes or headlamps and were having trouble navigating the trail, authorities said.