Animal Rescue

Gisele Bündchen sprang to action when she encountered a sea turtle that had been caught in a net and left stranded on the beach.

When a racehorse stops racing and breeding, its fate can be uncertain. Some are even euthanized or slaughtered when they outlive their usefulness to an owner. Michael Blowen wanted to change that. In an effort to give all retired racehorses a good home, he created Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky, where more than 150 racehorses are now enjoying their...

A crew rescued a cow that had been trapped in a tree after it was caught up by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ida.

Greater Good Charities was joined by NBCUniversal Local, The Animal Rescue Site and Hill’s Pet Nutrition on this special life-saving pet airlift for more than 150 at-risk dogs and cats.

NBC and Telemundo stations across the country are looking for people, groups and non-profits doing amazing things for animals for the Clear The Shelters: PAWSitively Good Awards!

A pair of tigers, India and Elsa, found roaming around Texas neighborhoods have found a new home.

Instead of filming luxury skyscrapers, Doug Thron started using his drone expertise to help track and rescue animals left stranded after natural disasters. He explains how he rescued dogs after a wildfire and what you can see in his upcoming show “Doug to the Rescue” on CuriosityStream.

Two kayakers saved a female moose calf after it fell into a river in Alberta, Canada

Cher’s rescue of an elephant held in dismal conditions is told in a new documentary.”

A dog was seen stranded on a frozen river in Fargo, N.D. Local authorities called to the scene braved the cold waters to rescue the dog.

Atlanta rapper Sterling “TrapKing” Davis took a break from touring to work at an animal shelter scooping kitty litter, which led him to quit his career and open his own cat rescue. The former rapper joins LX News to talk about breaking stereotypes around cat ownership, his cat raps, and a new dating app for cat lovers.

Lynea Lattanzio is a self-identified “crazy cat lady.” She has turned her own home and 12 acres of property over to abandoned cats to keep them happy and healthy while she tries to find homes for those that are adoptable. Over the past 28 years, she has saved more than 38,000. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories travels to Parlier,...

A coyote is “scared” but doing “fine” after he was rescued Tuesday morning after falling into Lake Michigan at Monroe Harbor. Firefighters and police were called for an animal in the water about 11:20 a.m. in the 100 block of North Lake Shore Drive, according to police and fire department officials. Crews were able to pull the coyote from the...

An animal rescue based in north suburban Morton Grove is seeking donations following a crash involving one of its transport vans last week. On Dec. 17, Wright-Way Rescue’s transport van, which was filled with more than 40 animals, was involved in an accident after leaving its downstate Illinois facility in Murphysboro, staff members said. “Every crate shattered within the van,”…

A disabled Husky mix who went missing when a car thief drove off with the dog still inside the vehicle has been found dead.

Bailey, a long-haired Chihuahua mix, is sprawled out on the kitchen floor enjoying tummy rubs from the hands of three children simultaneously. But her life didn’t always look like this. She was once a stray.

A donkey and an emu who bonded with each other can stay together, thanks to actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the villainous Negan on the TV zombie thriller “The Walking Dead” and will keep the pair on his New York farm.

A group of local heroes rescued a fox tangled in a soccer net in New Hope, Bucks County.

For 53-year-old Harry Brown, a homeless veteran with terminal pancreatic cancer, life has dealt some difficult blows. But a trip to Long Beach to say goodbye to family and friends proved especially devastating when his beloved service dog, Olivia, wandered away while he napped in a park ten days ago.