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This is the first time a Great North Air Ambulance paramedic has flown a jet suit up a mountain in the UK’s Lake District.
Benny, an 8-month old pit bull, nearly ended his days at a shelter, but on December 10th his life was spared when a family fell for him and decided to adopt him. Watch Benny's heart-melting reaction when he is picked up by his new family.
Faced with an influx of stray and surrendered pets, an animal rescue centre in Bristol, southwestern England, has had to get creative when it comes to raising funds, turning to the animal artists in their ranks. "We get a canvas... put some non-toxic paint on the canvas, clingfilm on top of that, and then we put their favourite treats" explains Jodie Bennett, the centre's community and engagement officer. The artworks, created by the animals licking and playing with their materials, will be auctioned at a "Mutt Gala" in December.
Volunteers from the Red Cross and the SAR K9 Canine and Rescue 9 group train with their dogs in mountain scenarios and simulated areas of collapsed structures in Mexico's Puebla state, to be ready for when they have to attend a real disaster. Several of its members belong to the Urban Search and Rescue and helped in the rescue of victims during the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria in February.
Stanislav Kapralov could have stayed away from the war in Ukraine. But when he found out his dog was missing in Kyiv, he packed up his camera and went searching. He discovered a country of people risking their lives to save animals.
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