Animals have a knack for saving other animals, but they’ve also been known to put themselves in the line of danger for humans , and we’re not just talking about pet dogs that protect their homes from burglars. From dolphins that rescued a surfer from sharks and a whale that helped a drowning athlete to [...]

Welcome to a mink farm in Belarus. 2000 foxes and 80,000 minks are being killed there yearly. Poor animals live in tiny cages and when they grew up they are being killed in a very painful way. A “farmer” puts a metal clamp in an animal’s mouth, a metal rod in the anus, and sends [...]

Cage fright The word “zoo” was coined in the 1840s by the London Zoo, which first called itself a “zoological garden,” but the idea of holding animals in public viewing cells dates back to 3500 B.C. in Egypt. Ancient Rome collected exotic animals, too, although they were often forced to fight each other (or humans). [...]

Dogs are widely regarded as man’s best friend, although everyone has their own preference for pets. Coming in a variety of different breeds, sizes, shapes and personalities, no two dogs are alike. Here are some adorable dog photographs:

The 11-year-old plunged into the water after he spotted the helpless dog struggling for life and plucked it to safety. The pooch had been tied in a sack weighed down with bricks in Fuzhou, eastern China. ‘It was very cruel to try to drown him. I didn’t really think about it – I just jumped [...]