Dog Found on Floating Wreckage Now Reunited

“I recognized her immediately,” says her dad The dog who was spotted from a helicopter last week off the coast of Japan as she balanced on…

When the Rescued Become the Rescuers

In Japan, some special dogs comb the wreckage Riley and Eric Gray at their graduation. Photo by S. Hanzelka Riley was a real handful. The rambunctious…

Cat Island Continues to Bring Good Fortune

Zoe Staff Report Although the island of Tashirojima, known locally as “Cat Island,” was in the path of the tsunami, it escaped most of the damage.…

A Dog Being a Dog’s Best Friend

In every natural disaster, war or other catastrophe, there are iconic images and videos that stay with us for years, decades or forever.

A Pet’s Life in Japan in 2011

Better than it used to be, and getting better Atlanta finds a new home at an adoption event in Osaka, by Animal Refuge Kansai Zoe Staff…

Helpless, Homeless, Waiting for Rescue

The welfare of animals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been left to small group of rescue and relief teams.

Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue

A coalition of Japanese animal rescue groups has been able to make their way up to Sendai to get a sense of the needs of animals in the city

How You Can Help the Effort in Japan

Along with people, animals of all kinds are affected. As survivors flee, they ask for help for animals left behind. One group offers to take pets of people fleeing.

Turbo and the Dolphins

The dog was in danger of drowning when dolphins came to the rescue. Why do they go out of their way to make friends and protect us and our pets from trouble?

Turbo and the Dolphins

The dog was in danger of drowning when dolphins came to the rescue. Why do they go out of their way to make friends and protect us and our pets from trouble?

Lions from Bolivia Settling In at Sanctuary

The big cats are living in a 15,000-square-foot biosphere, complete with grass, trees and other natural features. Meanwhile, the sanctuary is building a permanent 80-acre fenced site for them

Dolphins Save Drowning Doberman

Turbo couldn’t be found anywhere; he was in the canal. Without help, he would surely have drowned. But Turbo was lucky: there were dolphins in the canal!

Humpback Whale Rescued from Ghost Net

These nets create havoc for wildlife, catching fish and other animals – from shrimp to turtles to whales – who then have no way out. This whale got some help

Three-Legged Dog Wins High Jump, Fosters Kittens

First Prize in the high jump … and she only has three legs … and she fosters frightened feral kittens … she even turned around the life of a disabled orphan child.

Orphan Baby Bats Are Hanging In!

Staff at the Australian Bat Clinic and Wildlife Trauma Centre have saved 130 orphaned baby bats so far in the wake of the floods that have ravaged Queensland in past weeks

Peeking Pup Pilloried by Hole in Wall

Rebel wasn’t rebelling. He was just plain stuck, with his head peering through one side of the 18-inch-thick brick wall, and the rest of him on the other side. And the two officers who rescued him said he couldn’t have been more cooperative

Michael Vick’s True Message to Young People

One major animal protection group says it’s OK for Michael Vick to have a dog and that he’s sending a positive message to young people. I strongly disagree. The real message he’s giving them is: “Look what you can get away with if you’re a celebrity like me.”