Animals
Mother Dog Helps Rescuers Find And Dig For Her Buried Puppies
A mother dog was frantically trying to free her puppies after the demolition of her den buried them beneath the debris. Animal Aid Unlimited, India arrived to assist with the situation.
As soon as the dog sees them she wags her tail frantically and she whines, asking them for help.
Animal Aid Unlimited, India
Even if she fears the puppies may have already died, the mother dog already knows precisely where she was when the rescuers began digging to break up the breach. She lays her snout on the ground, encouraging the rescuers as they work to grab stones and rubble separate.
Animal Aid Unlimited, India
She begins to frantically dig by their side – biting stones and pawing the dirt – showing them where to focus their attention. She makes sure they hurry as “she seemed to realize that they could suffocate at any moment.”
Animal Aid Unlimited, India
Rescuers and the mother dog takes turns digging to free her puppies.
They finally hear a few whimpers from the dogs as they start to pull them from the pile of garbage. The puppies are covered in dirt but still alive! The mother immediately inspects each and every puppy as they emerge from the debris, and she is relieved to have them safely back.
Photo credit: Animal Aid Unlimited, India
Sources:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwaMQSqeAMA
theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com
www.reshareworthy.com
A 14-year-old elephant remembered an amazing act of kindness that happened years before. Thanks to the kindness that she experienced when she was younger, Loijuk grew older and become a mother.
In 2006, at only 5 months old an orphaned elephant was found all alone and it was rescued by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) in Kenya. The SWT hand-raised her until she was old enough to be able to survive in the wild.
Loijuk often returns to the SWT’s Ithumba Stockades, even she now lives in the wild, but she never forgets her human caregivers.
Loijuk’s most recent visit at the beginning of September, however, marked a very special occasion: she had just given birth to a female calf and she wanted to introduce the baby to the SWT rescuers.
Loijuk was an orphan from the tender age of just five months. She was taken to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an organization in Kenya that is run by many caring people. They took her in, fed and cared for her as she grew older, and eventually released her back into the wild.
However, Loijuk wasn’t about to forget the humans who took such good care of her when she was a baby. Even though she has adapted very well to living in a natural setting, Loijuk goes back to visit with her caretakers once a month.
“It is so special to witness Loijuk welcome and encourage the interaction, inviting head Keeper Benjamin to enjoy her newborn baby, unperturbed by their shenanigans together, and to immediately see the joy this new life brings the whole Ithumba Unit of dependent orphans and ex-orphan’s alike,” writes the SWT staffers.
“Watching her heal, flourish and transition to a wild independent life again in the span of 14 years, surrounded by ex-orphans and wild elephant friends, and now to see her transform into a mother is the ultimate affirmation of a job well done.”
Loijuk stayed close to the sanctuary during the week that followed. It was as if she wanted the keepers to make sure her baby was healthy, so that is exactly what they did. They checked on her often to make sure that everything was well with her. They also supplemented her diet to make sure that she was getting enough nutrition during the dry season.
To support orphaned elephants being cared for by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, you can make a donation.
Photo credit: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Sources:
www.thedodo.com
www.apost.com
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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