Animal Rescue

A kitten has been rescued from a drainage pipe in Florida after a heroic operation that involved descending a huge drainpipe and crawling 150ft in the dark. The kitten, now named "Pipes"...

Up to 40 pilot whales stranded on a beach have been successfully returned to the ocean in a large-scale rescue operation. Conservation workers and local residents joined forces to save the stricken...

An engaged couple has touched hearts worldwide after using their wedding fund to save a dog they found lying in the road following a hit-and-run. Dylan McCay, from Conway, Arkansas, was...

A wildlife rescuer cut a flying fox free after it got its wing stuck in barbed wire.

A young elephant was saved after getting trapped between two trunks before charging at her rescuers.

A wildlife rescuer dressed up as a bird mom to encourage a rescued chick to drink water.

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.