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Offbeat News tagged with rescued

'Nubs' Movie to Be Made About 'Mutt, Marine and Miracle'
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, Iraq, rescued, Nubs, movie, environment )

Cher
- 6 days ago - examiner.com
Coming soon to a theater near you: the story of Nubs, a stray dog with shorn ears who befriended Maj. Brian Dennis while Dennis was serving in Iraq. When Nubs trekked 75 miles through the freezing Iraqi desert to follow Dennis to the next camp, Dennis
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Tammy the Turnpike Turkey, We Hardly Knew Ye: Wayward Wild Turkey Caught on New Jersey Turnpike
Offbeat  (tags: wild turkey, highways, wayward, wandering, rescued )

Simone
- 7 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
A wild turkey that's taken up residence at a New Jersey tollbooth and spends its days scooting around 18-wheelers won't have to dodge Thanksgiving traffic. State Fish and Wildlife officials netted the bird Wednesday after failed attempts during the
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Yen Bai Meets the Gang!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, moon bears, rescued, protection )

Cher
- 10 days ago - animalsasia.org
Last July we brought a young bear to our Moon Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park, in Vietnam. After several months in quarantine and rehabilitation, Yen Bai was ready to move recently - and now inhabits his very own "big bear's den" in the River
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Dog Survives 65ft Plunge Into Sea
Offbeat  (tags: german shepherd, walking, owners, falls into ocean, rescued )

Simone
- 10 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A dog survived unscathed after plunging 65ft off cliffs into the sea during a walk with his new owners. Andy and Joanna Finlay had just picked up the German Shepherd and stopped at Portlethen in Aberdeenshire on their way home to Kirriemuir in
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Welcome, Dory
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cats, pets, protection, rescued )

Cher
- 11 days ago - all-creatures.org
We don't get to share too many happy stories with you here at Pet-Abuse.Com, so we wanted to make sure we included this one
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Most People Keep Their Ducks in the Bath... But This Lot Aren't Made of Rubber
Offbeat  (tags: animals, ducks, rescued, sinks, environment, protection )

Cher
- 11 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
There's not a huge amount of room and it gets rather dull going round and round a little sink - but it's a whole lot better than being in the cold outside
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Deworm-Athon in Vietnam!
Offbeat  (tags: moon bear rescue centre, bears, rescued, deworming, treats )

Simone
- 17 days ago - animalsasia.org
While we continue to lobby for the release of 79 unchipped bears on Ha Long bear farms, and rally international support through our letter writing campaign, life goes on as normal at the Moon Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Dao National Park. This week de-worm
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Quackers: How Firefighters Spent Six Hours Rescuing a Trapped Pet Duck Called Brownie
Offbeat  (tags: firefighters, decent young men, saved, rescued, pet duck, trapped, drainpipe )

Simone
- 17 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Firefighters were today accused of wasting taxpayers' cash after spending six hours rescuing a duck trapped in a water pipe. A crew of five dug a 4ft-deep trench and broke into the tube to reach family pet Brownie after her owners Chris and Karen
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Elephant Out of Moat at Milwaukee County Zoo-VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: elephant, zoo elephant, fell into moat, rescued, milwaukee county zoo )

Simone
- 23 days ago - todaystmj4.com
A 31 year old African elephant fell into a moat at the Milwaukee County Zoo around 3:15 PM on Monday. Zoo officials said she slipped and wasn't hurt in the fall. Animals handlers set up makeshift stairs to try and lure Ruth the elephant into walking
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Dogs Abandoned By Humans That Are Now Helping Humans
Offbeat  (tags: environment, animals, dogs, rescued, books, protection )

Cher
- 27 days ago - fortheloveofthedogblog.com
Available on November 1, 2009 is a new book from animal adoption activist Elise Lufkin, the author of Found Dogs: Tales of Strays Who Landed on Their Feet, and Second Chances.
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Pit Bull Puppy Refused to Be Flown By Continental Airlines (Video)
Offbeat  (tags: airlines, pit bull puppies, rescued, new home, refused )

Simone
- 29 days ago - examiner.com
An airline's breed-specific ban makes it the not-so-friendly skies -- at least for pit bulls. A dog recscue group in Sacramento, California found out the hard way that Continental Airlines bans most pitbulls from being transported in their aircraft,
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Rescued Dogs and Cats Give Back
Offbeat  (tags: animals, rescued, pets, book, environment, protection )

Cher
- 29 days ago - cbsnews.com
Some animals are given a second chance, and they use it to give back to the people who need it most. Elise Lufkin, author of "To the Rescue: Found Dogs with a Mission," discusses the book and rescue dog Linus' story.
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Pets Rescued in Puerto Rico After Fuel Explosion
Offbeat  (tags: animals, rescued, fuel explosion, environment, protection, pets )

Cher
- 31 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Animal activists in this U.S. Caribbean territory say they have rescued more than 60 pets from the homes of people evacuated following an explosion at a fuel-storage site.
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One Kind Gig Harbor Animal-Lovin' Author, Takes in One Special Cat
Offbeat  (tags: animals, stray cats, caregivers, protection, rescued, book, environment )

Cher
- 32 days ago - kitsapsun.com
Local caregiver turns passion into life lessons for others.
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Sadness to Sweetness! Video!
Offbeat  (tags: animals, lambs, rescued, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection )

Cher
- 38 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Perhaps you've read Angelo's story by now? Angelo is a lamb. He was born last month -- while his mother was crammed in a truck of sheep bound for slaughter in New York. His mother and the other hundred sheep met their horrible fate, but a passerby rescue
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