Fire crews rescue animals caught in Hermits Peak Calf Canyon fire

Good News Notes: “It was a close call for seven puppies and their mom after being caught in the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire. The dogs are lucky to be alive after they were found just feet from smoldering ash. In a picture captured by Aaron Abeyta, smoke is still coming from the ground as…

Animal rescue shelter sets up adoption site inside Bismarck bar

Good News Notes: “Pet rescuers say as we move into the fall season, animal adoptions are at their slowest. The Miles of Love Dog Rescue hosted an adoption event inside The Laughing Sun Brewery in Bismarck. Four dogs were at the brewery, but 20 total are in the shelter. Most of the dogs came from…

Pittsburgh nonprofit rescuing puppies from Texas after devastating storms

Good News Notes: “A Pittsburgh nonprofit is heading down to Texas to rescue puppies from across Texas after devastating winter storms and widespread blackouts swept the state recently. “No Dog Left Behind,” an organization that provides air and ground transportation for at-risk animals, is rescuing at least 15 dogs — bringing them from Houston to…

Rescue dog who lost her puppies adopts trio of orphaned kittens

Good News Notes; “A pregnant pooch lost her puppies -– and ended up with three kittens. Georgia, an Australian Shepherd mix, had a tough go. The Sunshine Dog Rescue rescuers found her — expecting — at a gas station in Arizona, not far from the US-Mexico border. She delivered early — not one of her…

Photos of animals meeting each other at zoos and aquariums

 Good News Notes: “As people around the world continue to stay at home, animals at aquariums and zoos are getting the chance to meet each other for the very first time.  From penguins and whales to orangutans and otters, new friendships are blossoming everywhere.  Insider has rounded up some of our favorite animal meet-ups to…

Dog gave birth in snowdrift, kept puppies alive 3 weeks

Good News Notes: “Temperatures have been at minus 12this winter in Minnesota, so it’s being called “a miracle” that a homeless dog gave birth in a snowdrift and kept her puppies alive there for three weeks. That’s how long it took before  “a concerned family” stepped in and took the dogs to a shelter, according to Red…

Mama Bulldog and Puppies Saved by Firefighters in San Bernardino County

Good News Notes: “A mama bulldog and her six puppies were recovering after firefighters saved them from a burning garage in San Bernardino County early Friday.  The fire erupted Friday at 9:15 a.m. in the 9700 block of Tangelo Ave. in Bloomington. ‘All I could hear were the puppies crying and the mom barking,’ Isaiah Baldonado…