Animal Rescue

A group of good Samaritans rescued a four-week-old elephant from a mud pool by dragging it out by its ears. Tertius Lambrechts was leading a tour through Caprivi, Namibia, on September 19 when he spotted the baby animal lay on its side. Heartwarming footage captured the moment two of the group climbed into the knee-deep mud to grab the exhausted elephant by its tail and ears. Eventually the men managed to free the tiny jumbo from its trap and after a few minutes it regained enough strength to stand up of its own accord.

A dog owner and her beloved pooch, who had been missing for almost three years, shared a beautiful reunion when the American bully was found and taken to a local vet by a good Samaritan.

Four firefighters lifted a stranded fawn out of a drain and reunited it with its mum. Firemen from Rapid City Fire Department, South Dakota, USA, were called to a distressed baby deer...

A surfer rescued a penguin stranded in rocks by plucking it out of the waves in a bag.

A shelter dog who spent 372 days waiting to be adopted has finally found his forever home - and got a guard of honor as he joined his new humans.

A dog received a limo ride out of an animal shelter after finally being adopted by a loving owner after almost 600 days of awaiting adoption.

A passerby appeared to come to the rescue of a group of ducks after they pushed their seemingly dead friend towards her, and she helped revive the bird on video.

A couple captured the incredible moment a group of strangers rescued a dog that had fallen 15 feet into a choppy river below.

A determined animal lover has shared his dayslong attempts to rescue a stray dog from freezing cold temperatures, returning time and time again and walking miles to try and coax her into his truck.

A quick-thinking woman rescued a frozen chick by warming it with a blow dryer after she found it lifeless in a barn