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Related: About this forumWarm-fuzzy animal stories/video thread!
That is one thing the Internet is full of: Wonderful stories involving animals.
I thought we could have a thread sharing favorites. I just stumbled upon this one which gave me the idea, but I'll go find some more now and post in this thread.
This is the story of a woman and her goose friend.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50143709n
OneGrassRoot
(23,422 posts)Some of these are older videos, but they're really timeless.
BTW, circuses suck!!! So glad my daughter realized that at a very early age and started educating her friends. She went to Thailand over winter break to volunteer at an elephant sanctuary; she raised the money to do so herself. It was an amazing experience, as you can imagine.
The GOOD news is there while there are still horrors in the world that require our attention, there is also a movement toward protecting our fellow creatures more and more as well. I'd love to live/work at a sanctuary.
Okay, commentary off.
Helen Reddy
(998 posts)Look at those ears will ya
OneGrassRoot
(23,422 posts)Helen Reddy
(998 posts)every time I view it.
OneGrassRoot
(23,422 posts)A rescued stray named Ben walked 10 miles through a midwestern winter to find the love of his life -- a shy shelter dog named Jade.
Ben and Jade's story began long before owners Courtney and Jason Lawler came into their lives. According to the Tribune-Star, the dogs (both mixed German Shepherds) were initially strays living on the north end of Terre Haute, Indiana.
When one-year-old Jade became pregnant with 4-year-old Ben's puppies last summer, staffers from the Terre Haute Humane Shelter trapped them and took them to the shelter so they could better care for the mother-to-be.
They were a bonded pair, shelter manager Charles Brown told told the Tribune-Star. Ben and Jade were inseparable during the several months they spent at the shelter and even shared the same pen. But they were later torn apart when the Lawler's, who were only looking for one pet, adopted Ben.
FULL STORY HERE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/24/ben-jade-dogs-in-love_n_2935933.html
Helen Reddy
(998 posts)Better make sure we all have plenty of tissue for this one.
OneGrassRoot
(23,422 posts)Let me see if I posted already.
Helen Reddy
(998 posts)That goose remembering her after 11 years, wonderful and more wonderful.
OneGrassRoot
(23,422 posts)I saw it the other day (thought I shared here but didn't), and cried for 20 minutes. LOL
http://www.wimp.com/dogreunited/
Helen Reddy
(998 posts){{{{{Alma and Leia}}}}}
Fabulous and heart warming.