The pup was found in a bin in Chaddesden Park in Derby and was weighted down with a brickCredit: Handout/ BPM Media
A puppy was found crying and helpless in a park bin after being dumped by an owner.
Helen Cooper was on a run in Chaddesden Park in Derby on Sunday morning, May 7, when she heard the screams and cries from what she thought might’ve been a broken children’s toy in a green litter bin near the entrance to the park on Chaddesden Lane.
Checking the bin straight away, she found the pup, estimated to be just a day old, half in and half out of a plastic bag weighted down with a brick.
She took him home and then to Scarsdale Vets where he is now recovering.
Helen said: “It’s absolutely disgusting. Even if the owners had a dog that got pregnant accidentally and they couldn’t afford to keep the puppies, there’s no need to put a living thing into a bin. No reason. It’s awful.”
The puppy, believed to be a spaniel or a cockapoo, is now being hand-reared by a vet at home and is said to be doing well. It had no visible injuries but was small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.
Helen, a dog owner herself, only found the puppy by chance. Her usual running route, which she does every other day, takes her down a different path.
She said: “I heard a noise and thought: what’s that? At first I thought I’d just leave it and carry on. I did actually go to walk off but I thought: no, something doesn’t feel right.”
Her initial check of the bin found nothing due to the bin liner obscuring any view. Helen then took the lid off and took the bin bag out, which is when she spotted the Tesco bag and the pup, which looked like it had tried to climb out.
Helen said: “I just scooped him up and walked home. I think I was in shock. You don’t go out and expect to find that.”
An elderly couple nearby went and checked the other bins, but the bin men had already emptied them. Luckily, they had left the one the puppy was found in until last.
Helen’s two daughters, 6 and 2, helped keep the dog warm and gave him water amidst their excitement at the adorable pup’s arrival. After around 15 minutes they drove to Scarsdale Vets at Pride Park, where they handed him over.
It is thought that the pup had been in the bin for at least an hour before being found, with someone saying they had walked past and thought it was a cat at around 5.30am.
Helen posted the story on Facebook and was inundated with messages and friend requests from people checking if he was OK.
The latest update is that he is doing well, which was good news for his finder.
She said: “It’s amazing. It’s weird and crazy that it is OK considering how I found it. I’d love to be able to follow his journey to a happy ending.
“Hopefully I get to find out. I don’t think he’ll be struggling to find a forever home with his little story. He’s gorgeous. I’m just glad he’s safe.”
A tiny kitten is now recovering after being rescued from a manhole in Phoenix, Arizona, where she had been trapped for at least three days, according to the Arizona Humane Society (AHS).
The rescue started last Friday after a good Samaritan called with concerns about meowing in a storm drain, AHS public relations manager Bretta Nelson told ABC News. After lowering a snake cam through a storm grate, rescuers confirmed the meowing was indeed from a trapped kitten.
Kelley Mallon, an emergency animal technician with the Arizona Humane Society, rescued a tiny kitten from a manhole in Phoenix, Arizona, April 24, 2016.
The rescue mission ended Sunday, when AHS EAMT Kelley Mallon was finally able to pull the kitten from the manhole through a trap and take her to AHS’ Second Chance Animal Trauma Hospital, AHS said in a news release on Wednesday.
Kelley Mallon, an emergency animal technician with the Arizona Humane Society, rescued a tiny kitten from a manhole in Phoenix, Arizona, April 24, 2016.
Arizona Humane Society
The feline was fully examined and given a bath, AHS said, adding that the kitty was named Tera.
Kelley Mallon, an emergency animal technician with the Arizona Humane Society, rescued a tiny kitten from a manhole in Phoenix, Arizona, April 24, 2016.
Arizona Humane Society
“While in relatively good health, the little girl weighs in at just one pound,” AHS said. Tera “is now in foster care with Kelley as she gains another pound in order to go up for adoption in approximately three weeks.”
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A Lady asked an old street vendor: “How much do you sell your eggs for?” The old man replied “0.50¢ an egg, madam.” The Lady responde, “I’ll take 6 eggs for $2.00 or I’m leaving.” The old salesman replied, “Buy them at the price you want, Madam. This is a good start for me because I haven’t sold a single egg today and I need this to live.”
She bought her eggs at a bargain price and left with the feeling that she had won. She got into her fancy car and went to a fancy restaurant with her friend. She and her friend ordered what they wanted. They ate a little and left a lot of what they had asked for. So they paid the bill, which was $150. The ladies gave $200 and told the fancy restaurant owner to keep the change as a tip.
This story might seem quite normal to the owner of the fancy restaurant, but very unfair to the egg seller. The question it raises is; Why do we always need to show that we have power when we buy from the needy? And why are we generous to those who don’t even need our generosity?
We once read somewhere that a father used to buy goods from poor people at a high price, even though he didn’t need the things. Sometimes he paid more for them. His children were amazed. One day they asked him “why are you doing this dad?” The father replied: “It’s charity wrapped in dignity.”
I know that most of you will not share this message, but if you are one of the people who have taken the time to read this far… Then this message of attempted “humanisation” will have gone one step further in the right direction.
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Tiny Kitten dumped in a box survives the elements and finds a place to call home.
Each year, millions of cats and dogs are abandoned in the U.S. Many of them are left at shelters, but some are dumped on the streets and may or may not survive until help arrives.
Tucker was a tiny kitten who likely wouldn’t have survived being dumped outside had he not been found at the exact moment he was. The poor tiny kitten was left in a box outside a shelter with his siblings, but because of the harsh elements and no access to water, all of the kittens died – except for Tucker.
When staff at the rescue found the box outside, they were heartbroken at what they saw, but they realized Tucker was still alive and rushed him into intensive care. Thankfully, he pulled through and went on to live with a foster mom, Cindy.
In an interview with GeoBeats Animals, Cindy explained that kittens are usually easy to foster when they come in litters with a mom, but they’re a bit harder to manage on their own. While Tucker arrived at her house solo, he wasn’t going to be alone because Cindy also had a slightly older foster cat, Rowen.
Rowen and Tucker were close to the same age and were able to help each other “learn the ropes” of being a cat. They groomed each other, cuddled together, and had a lot of fun playing.
They quickly became like siblings, and Cindy knew she didn’t want to see them separated when it was time for them to move on to their forever homes.
After listing the two cats for adoption, Cindy was relieved to find a home that would accept both Rowen and Tucker. Their new family was so dedicated to adopting them, that they drove over 15 hours one way to pick the cats up!
Now, Tucker and Rowen are living together in a wonderful home, surrounded by family that loves them.
Rescuers Race To Remove Jar From Animal’s Head And Reveal Sweetest Face
Story by Maeve Dunigan
Rescuers Race To Remove Jar From Animal’s Head And Reveal Sweetest Face
Stumbling through brambles, branches and mud, a small animal tried in vain to figure out where he was going. The little guy had gotten his head stuck inside a peanut butter jar and was now blindly navigating dense New England underbrush. A nearby homeowner spotted the animal running haphazardly near her house and did a double take.
“I’m not sure if she knew exactly what she was looking at at first,” Zak Mertz, New England Wildlife Center CEO, told The Dodo.
The rescue team worked to locate the raccoon over a series of visits, getting closer each time. Eventually, they caught up to him. Using cat food as bait, the team lured the hungry raccoon out of his burrow.
A veterinarian on site confirmed that the raccoon hadn’t sustained any injuries and was safe to return to his life in the wild. Team members were thrilled that this raccoon’s story had a happy ending. The raccoon, who joyfully ducked back into the safety of his burrow, was equally elated.
“It never gets old,” Mertz said. “There’s just no better feeling.”
To prevent situations like this in the future, Mertz urges community members to secure their garbage cans tightly and screw lids back onto jars before trashing them. If everyone watches what they’re throwing away, raccoons like this one will surely be grateful.
Homeless Man Finds Money on the Road, Spends It on Flowers and Gives Them to Random Women — Story of the Day
A homeless man finds money on the street and spends it on flowers for random women. The florist was baffled why a poor man would do such a thing instead of keeping the money to himself. So he explained to her why and she was left in tears.
We are so caught up in this dog-eat-dog world of accumulating MORE and MORE and MORE money, power, and social standing that we’ve put values like kindness and honesty on the back burner.
After all, what do you receive for being kind and honest? Perhaps some gratitude? But is that appreciation worth anything to us? The bitter truth is most of us in the modern world don’t even see the “logic” in trying to be kind and honest. But trust me, your good deeds might mean a lot to someone…
Hello, my name is Jack, and I am a homeless man. Yes, you read that right. I’ve got nothing — no money, no home, and no friends. I was on my way to a dumpster behind a neighborhood restaurant the morning I spotted several dollar bills on the road.
That day started like any other for me: dismal and hungry. I checked my pockets and realized I was right. I didn’t have a single cent with me. The only option left was to eat the leftovers from a dumpster. And where better to look for leftovers than in a dumpster near a restaurant?
I was on my way to a dumpster when I found the dollar bills. | Source: Pexels
So I was trudging in the searing heat, clutching my churning stomach and hoping not to pass out. As I crossed the first street on my way, I noticed something on the road. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing at first. In fact, I rubbed my eyes twice before picking up the multiple dollar bills that were just lying on the ground.
“This is crazy!” I thought to myself. I needed the money and had it right in front of me! I looked around for its owner, hoping they would come up to me and say, “Hey, you freak! That’s my money! Give it back!”
“Money that comes to you easily or dishonestly must be parted with promptly.”
But the whole area around me was eerily quiet with nobody in close sight. Also, names like “freak,” “bum,” and “creep” have become synonymous with my persona. That’s how people “love” referring to me.
Anyway, after finding the money, I was at a loss for what to do. I had no idea who owned it, and I had no way of contacting the cops to report it. Also, I was afraid that they would accuse me of stealing it if they found me with it. So I sat on the sidewalk, not knowing what to do.
I was hungry but didn’t want to spend that money on food. That would be dishonest and wrong. I may be poor, but I’m not a thief.
I was shocked when I found multiple dollar bills. | Source: Unsplash
So I sat on the sidewalk for a few minutes, and then I had an idea. I dashed across the street to a flower shop. A bell rang as I entered the shop, signaling my arrival to the florist.
“Good morning,” she greeted cheerfully but grimaced when she turned to face me. When I walked in, she was busily arranging flowers. Now that we were face-to-face, I caught her name on the badge on her apron. It read “Amanda.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t offer you any money. Please leave!” she stated bluntly, glancing at my appearance. She was aware that I was a homeless man. Who wouldn’t? I hadn’t washed in days and my clothes were shabby and filthy. But she was mistaken in assuming I was there for the money.
“I don’t want any money from you,” I explained. “I need to get some flowers. I have this much money. What can I do with it?” I asked, holding up the bills I had found.
She looked confused. “Well, that could get you a whole bouquet! … But why would you spend so much money on flowers? Don’t get me wrong. A man like you could use it for yourself,” she suggested.
The florist suggested that I spend the money on myself, but I had another idea in my head. | Source: Pexels
But I shook my head. “I don’t want to,” I said. “Just get me as many flowers as you can with it.”
Amanda was understandably perplexed, but she eventually got me some flowers. As she finished wrapping them in cellophane paper and tying a ribbon around them, I gave her the cash.
She accepted the money and asked, “Are you getting these for someone special?”
“You could say that,” I replied, and Amanda looked perplexed again. So I finally explained why I wanted to buy flowers from her.
I said, “The money I just handed you is not mine. I discovered it on the side of the road. I don’t want to be dishonest. My mom once told me that the money that comes to you easily or dishonestly must be parted with promptly.
“Since I have no way of returning the money to the owner, I will distribute these flowers I bought with it to strangers. You never know; it might brighten their day. And that will mean a lot to me!”
I noticed that as I said that, Amanda had tears in her eyes. “That’s amazing…” she managed to say. “I’m sorry, I forgot to ask your name.”
I bought those flowers to put a smile on people’s faces. | Source: Pexels
“Jack,” I introduced myself. “You can call me Jack.”
“This is from me, Jack. Please get yourself something,” Amanda said, offering me some money. I was hesitant to accept it, but she assured me I had earned it by doing a good deed.
I accepted the money, thanked her, and offered the flowers to random women I met that day. Before leaving Amanda’s shop, I gave one to her too. “Have a nice day,” I said as I gave it to her.
Later that day, when I offered a rose to an older woman, she cried and hugged me. “Thank you very much, son,” she said. “I was feeling lonely today. It’s as though God sent you to comfort me. God bless you…”
I had tears in my eyes as I hugged her back. But that wasn’t the end of it all.
Seeing the old woman’s happy face made my day. | Source: Pexels
Finally, I gave my last flower to a little girl who was sitting in a park with her mom. You should have seen the smile on her face when I gave it to her. Her mother also took me to a restaurant and fed me. I had already eaten with the money Amanda had given me, but I couldn’t say no to someone who offered food to me with so much love.
Everyone I met that day was delighted when they received the flowers. To be honest, I want to thank whoever dropped that money by accident. I wish that person happiness and good luck wherever he or she may be. The money urged me to perform a noble act, and it brightened many people’s days, including mine.
What can we learn from this story?
Nothing beats doing what is right and good. Jack could have kept the money, but he didn’t want to be dishonest. So he spent the money wisely and did a noble act by brightening people’s days and giving them flowers.
One small act of kindness can put a smile on someone’s face. It isn’t a big deal to give someone flowers. It’s something that everybody can do. But here’s the thing: we don’t do it. Jack did, and his thoughtful gesture brought joy to many people.
Guinea pigs can learn people’s voices. That’s why every time Elizabeth Mack goes downstairs and says good morning, she’s greeted by a high-pitched chorus of squeaks.
The squeaks continue whenever Mack retrieves some lettuce from the fridge next to her dining room, which she converted into a sanctuary for the 24 little rodents — 31 if Mack’s own seven are taken into account. Large, topless cages sit on and underneath several tables, each one housing usually two or three guinea pigs.
Then there are the two, free-roaming lop-eared rabbits that Mack said act as the guinea pigs’ guardians.
Mack is the president of Austin Guinea Pig Rescue, an organization that’s been around for 17 years. But in just the past few months, Mack has faced a hefty challenge: There’s apparently a breeder dumping dozens of guinea pigs along Interstate 35 and MoPac Boulevard and in park bathrooms.
Many of these guinea pigs came to Mack pregnant or with health problems such as satin syndrome, which causes skull deformity and bone decalcification.
“The reason why this person is offloading pregnant animals and (satin syndrome guinea pigs) is this is what happens, and they get sick, and they die horribly,” Mack said. “We knew it was a breeder because let’s just say in an average year, we get maybe one or two satins. We’re up to 22.”
The dumping started in August in Northeast Austin. Since then, it has grown more frequent. Mack keeps track of the abandoned guinea pigs’ locations, and she said the breeder never reuses a spot.
“In August, I got a phone call about two pigs in the park, and some lady brought them to my house, and they were satins,” Mack said. “And I thought, ‘That’s weird.’ Then a week later, the shelter said someone had dropped off guinea pigs found in the woods. And I was like park, woods, interesting.”
Mack said she’s speaking out about the dumpings now because she needs fosters and adopters for the increasing number of guinea pigs — and their soon-to-arrive babies.
“We think (the breeder is) getting more desperate because the number of pregnant females they’re dumping, which is the breeder stock, pretty much every female we’re picking up, they’re all pregnant,” Mack said.
In one particular rescue, Mack said she took an entire deck apart “in the pitch-black dark” to reach a guinea pig.
“It was going below freezing, and they can’t survive freezing temps,” Mack said. “And the city of Cedar Park was so wonderful because it took me 3½ hours to get the whole deck a part, get the guinea pig and then we had hours putting it back together. And, of course, we didn’t do it perfect, and they were really sweet about it.”
Mack said she hopes to eventually build intake centers for rescued guinea pigs, but in the meantime, she needs help finding homes for the current ones. Practically all of them, she said, love affection such as scratches and cuddles.
“Guinea pigs are born loving and gentle. Abuse makes them mean. They’re literally born absolutely gentle and docile, … which is why they make really good pets.”
Those interested in fostering or adopting as well as volunteering or donating can visit austinguineapigrescue.com for information and application forms. The organization provides fosters with all needed supplies, Mack said. If at any point a foster or adopter can no longer take care of their guinea pig, they can return the animal to Austin Guinea Pig Rescue.
Guinea pigs with satin syndrome will not be available for adoption. They will become what Mack called sanctuary pigs and go to special foster homes that handle their medical needs until the end of their lives.
Mack wants to offer amnesty to the breeder for the sake of the guinea pigs’ health and safety.
“Look, no questions asked. We understand you got over your head,” Mack said. “Please just surrender so we don’t have to lose any more of these animals.”
American Transplant Foundation’s Executive Director, Anastasia Darwish, is interviewed for this article produced by Yahoo Beauty.
Kiersten Miles and Baby Talia, who she saved. Yes, there are still incredibly giving people in the world.
A few weeks ago, a 22-year-old college student and nanny voluntarily donated part of her liver to the 16-month-old child she was hired to babysit.
The caretaker, Kiersten Miles, learned about the child’s health crisis three weeks after she began working for the Rosko family last year. Baby Talia was suffering from a chronic disease that could be fatal without a liver transplant — and Miles jumped at the opportunity to rescue the little girl.
Doctors explained the severity of the situation to the young nanny. “I can never donate again, so they had to tell me in the future if I have a child in a similar
situation or a different one and they need a liver, even if I’m a 100 percent match, I can’t donate,” she told Fox 29 News Philadelphia.
Regardless of the future risk, she was determined to donate a portion of her organ to the toddler. “It’s such a small sacrifice when you compare it to saving a life,” stated Miles. “Some of her doctors said she possibly wouldn’t have made it past 2 years old. All I had to do was be in the hospital for a week and a 5-inch scar. I don’t know, it just seemed like such a small sacrifice to me.”
In order to meet the qualifications for being a liver donor, Miles needed to undergo a battery of tests by various specialists.
“It’s a multistage evaluation process,” Peter L. Abt, MD, an associate professor of transplant surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, who was Miles’s surgeon, tells Yahoo Beauty. “We start with the patient’s history and make sure they’re healthy — that they’re not overweight and don’t have any systemic illness. We also do a variety of blood tests to make sure their liver is healthy, and then do some imaging to make sure the anatomy is appropriate to donate.”
Anastasia Darwish, executive director of the American Transplant Foundation, tells Yahoo Beauty that donors are typically under the age of 60. And while liver donors do not need to be blood relatives of liver recipients, they “must have a compatible blood type.”
Abt further explains that surgery can take anywhere from four to eight hours. “It depends on what portion of the liver you’re donating,” he says. “A donation to a child is a smaller piece of liver, but if you donate to an adult, it’s often a larger piece of liver.”
“It’s a multistage evaluation process,” Peter L. Abt, MD, an associate professor of transplant surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, who was Miles’s surgeon, tells Yahoo Beauty. “We start with the patient’s history and make sure they’re healthy — that they’re not overweight and don’t have any systemic illness. We also do a variety of blood tests to make sure their liver is healthy, and then do some imaging to make sure the anatomy is appropriate to donate.”
Anastasia Darwish, executive director of the American Transplant Foundation, tells Yahoo Beauty that donors are typically under the age of 60. And while liver donors do not need to be blood relatives of liver recipients, they “must have a compatible blood type.”
Abt further explains that surgery can take anywhere from four to eight hours. “It depends on what portion of the liver you’re donating,” he says. “A donation to a child is a smaller piece of liver, but if you donate to an adult, it’s often a larger piece of liver.”
And in most cases, liver donors can resume their regular activities once they have fully recovered from surgery. “The goal is for the donor to return to the health they had prior to donation,” says Abt. “Rarely are there any long-term complications, and the only medication they may need to take for a couple of weeks is some pain medicine — if they need it at all.”
Darwish adds that living liver donation is “much riskier” than living kidney donation.
“There’s about a 25 percent complication rate for living liver donors versus less than 1 percent for living kidney donors,” she states. “Patients and families should only make a decision about living donor transplantation after being fully informed of the risks and benefits of this procedure. That said, this is a lifesaving procedure and a much-needed option for those patients who are on the liver waiting list.”
Fox 29 News Philadelphia has also reported that both Miles and baby Talia “are doing well.”
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Ken, 9, has grown up dreaming about someday having a shelter to help the stray animals that live near his home, but he never dreamed he could reach his goal so soon.
Ken and his father were also able to build a temporary shelter for the three dogs, named Blackie, Brownie and White Puppy, in their garage. Ken named it The Happy Animals Club.
Thanks to the donations, earlier this month Ken was able to sign a one-year lease for a space where he can continue to create a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter for street animals. He hopes to have it up and running soon.
This is one of the photos that went viral, inspiring people all over the world to send donations to Ken.
White Puppy suffered from Mange. This is him before the Happy Animals Club stepped in to help.
“Here’s how they look after two months of care at Happy Animals Club. Their names are Blackie, Brownie, and White Puppy and they will be ready for adoption very soon!”
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