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Firefighters Saving Animals

Landon Knestrick was watching TV one day when the show he was watching, Wild Kratts, started talking about pangolins.

5-Year-Old Boy Can't Stop Talking About This Endangered Animal 

A deputy with a local sheriff’s office in Illinois had been off of work for a few days, but when he finally took out his squad car again, he noticed his passenger side headlight had gone out.

Cop Finds A Nest Of Baby Squirrels Living In His Squad Car

A man was passing by a field one day when he noticed a snack food package lying on the ground — and inside were two terrified little ferrets.

Ferret Who Was Abandoned In Box Is Too Scared To Leave His New Bed 

When Erin Einbender started volunteering at One Tail at a Time dog rescue while finishing up her art school degree, she noticed that the dogs wearing “cones of shame” always looked a little sadder, and therefore a little less adoptable, than the other dogs.

Woman Turns Cones Of Shame Into Cones Of FAME

From the moment he was born, 4-year-old Jaxton Betschart has been a huge animal lover.

Little Boy Meets 2 Pit Bulls At Shelter — And Decides To Pay Their Adoption Fees

At only 3 months old, Princess the pit bull was abandoned in a box on the side of the road with her bed and blanket.

Pit Bull Puppy With 3 Broken Legs Found Abandoned In Box

Andrew is a 14-year-old boy with autism, and his favorite thing in the entire world is pugs.

Boy With Autism Who LOVES Pugs Gets The Best Birthday Surprise 

Kai the Shar-Pei mix was found abandoned at a train station in Scotland, tied to a railing outside the station.

Dog Abandoned At Train Station Loves Helping His New Dad Run Marathons

A woman in Kansas went out to check her mail one afternoon, opened her mailbox - and found a little guinea pig huddled up inside, clearly very scared.

Woman Opens Up Her Mailbox — And Finds A Scared Guinea Pig Inside

Jet and his dad, Jamie Taylor, were out for a walk late one night near their home in South Yorkshire, England, when he got loose and ran into a nearby drain pipe - and ended up getting himself a little lost.

Puppy Gets Lost Inside Maze Of Pipes The Size Of 3 Football Fields

Sirena Cartmell was driving to work one morning with four of her dogs in the car when she got into a car accident.

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Firefighters Saving Animals

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5-Year-Old Boy Can't Stop Talking About This Endangered Animal

They're the most trafficked mammal on the planet — and he's raised hundreds of dollars for them.

Cop Finds A Nest Of Baby Squirrels Living In His Squad Car

“They were all in perfect condition and sleeping soundly when they were removed by the mechanics.”

Ferret Who Was Abandoned In Box Is Too Scared To Leave His New Bed

He's slowly learning how to trust people.

Woman Turns Cones Of Shame Into Cones Of FAME

She's helping shelter dogs get adopted.

Little Boy Meets 2 Pit Bulls At Shelter — And Decides To Pay Their Adoption Fees

"He makes it his mission to tell each dog and cat he sees that he loves them."

Pit Bull Puppy With 3 Broken Legs Found Abandoned In Box

The little kids who found her named her Princess.

Boy With Autism Who LOVES Pugs Gets The Best Birthday Surprise

"He just couldn't believe his eyes. As if he didn't believe it was real life."

Dog Abandoned At Train Station Loves Helping His New Dad Run Marathons

"It's a piece of cake to him as he's so young and fit."

Woman Opens Up Her Mailbox — And Finds A Scared Guinea Pig Inside

Her name is Rosita, and she needs someone who will love her forever.

Puppy Gets Lost Inside Maze Of Pipes The Size Of 3 Football Fields

Rescuers had to send in a special camera to find him.

Dog Who Ran Away After Car Crash Finally Reunites With Her Mom

"When I saw her with the officer I immediately broke down in tears."