The fishermen called marine conservationists right away, who gave them advice on how to care for the youngster until a rescue team could arrive. The infant was given the name Paradon, meaning ‘brotherly burden,’ because everyone involved understood that it would be difficult to save the dolphin’s life. 

Irrawaddy dolphins may be found in three rivers in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Indonesia as well as the shallow coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia. 

Loss of habitat, pollution, and fishing practices that catch dolphins accidentally alongside other species are all reasons they are listed as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Thailand’s eastern coast, which borders Cambodia, is thought to still be home to 400 Irrawaddy dolphins, according to officials from the marine research institute. 

 Numerous vets and volunteers have helped take care of Paradon at the facility in Rayong on the Gulf of Thailand ever since he was discovered by the fisherman on July 22. “We said among ourselves that the chance of him surviving was quite low, judging from his condition,” Thanaphan Chomchuen, a vet at the institution, said. 

He was put in a saltwater pool, his lung infection was treated, and volunteers were recruited to keep watch over him constantly. 

To keep him from drowning, they have to hold him up in his tank and give him milk via a feeding tube at first, then a bottle once he has gained some muscle. Each eight-hour shift includes a staff veterinarian, one or two volunteers, and other employees who are responsible for the water pump and filter and producing milk for the calf during the day. 

After a month, Paradon is getting better. The calf, which is thought to be between four and six months old, is now able to swim and shows no indications of illness. 

However, despite the team’s best attempts to feed him every 20 minutes or so, the dolphin, who was about 27 kilos (59 pounds) and 138 centimeters long (4.5 feet) on July 22, is still weak and doesn’t consume enough milk. A 32-year-old financial advisor named Thippunyar Thipjuntar is one of the numerous volunteers that show up for a babysitting duty with Paradon. 

With Paradon’s round baby face and curved lips that resemble a grin, Thippunya claimed she couldn’t help but become close to him and worry about his growth. “He does not eat enough but rather just wants to play. I am worried that he does not receive enough nutrition,” she told The Associated Press on Friday as she fed the sleepy Paradon. 

“When you invest your time, physical effort, mental attention, and money to come here to be a volunteer, of course you wish that he would grow strong and survive.” 

Until he is weaned from milk and is ready to forage for his own food, Paradon will require long-term care, maybe for up to a year, according to Sumana Kajonwattanakul, director of the marine center. 

“If we just release him when he gets better, the problem is that he he won’t be able to have milk.” “We will have to take care of him until he has his teeth, then we must train him to eat fish, and be part of a pod. This will take quite some time,” Sumana said. Irrawaddy Dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) jumping from water. Captive, Thailand. The people who care for Paradon think the prolonged careful loving care is worthwhile. 

“If we can save one dolphin, this will help our knowledge, as there have not been many successful cases in treating this type of animal,” said veterinarian Thanaphan. “If we can save him and he survives, we will have learned so much from this.” 

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They’ve saved countless animals around Los Angeles and helped them find good homes. One of the group’s most daring rescues was of nine puppies trapped in a cave underground near the railroad tracks.

The organization heard about these puppies from a group of good samaritans. These kind people often brought food for three stray female dogs who lived by the railroad tracks.

One day, one of the people who looked after the dogs heard high-pitched cries. The person looked around, trying to figure out who was making these cries. 

Then, they finally realized they were coming from a deep hole near the railroad tracks. The good Samaritan peeked into the hole and saw nine terrified puppies huddled together. The person who found the puppies immediately called Hope for Paws, who were known for responding quickly to animals in need. 

Because of that, the good Samaritan was surprised when Hope for Paws didn’t respond for a few hours. 

Later, the good Samaritan learned why the organization hadn’t responded: they had been at a funeral for one of Hope for Paws’ animal rescuers, Lisa M. Ashe. Ashe had worked with Hope for Paws for many years, saving animals from precarious situations. Her favorite rescues, though, involved puppies. 

Rescuing puppies in need was her true passion. Sadly, Ashe was diagnosed with cancer, and after a long battle with the disease, she passed away. The Hope for Paws team was devastated to lose her. 

After the funeral, Hope for Paws founder, Eldad Hagar, checked his phone and saw the message about the puppies trapped in a cave. 

Hagar and his team immediately jumped into their car and headed over—they would rescue these puppies in Ashe’s memory. When the team got to the cave, they realized how tough this rescue was going to be. The puppies had never spent time with humans before, and they didn’t understand that the rescuers wanted to help them. 

When the rescuers tried to reach for the puppies, they ran farther into the cave. Hagar tried using a cheeseburger, the only food they had, to lure the puppies out. 

They were able to get one puppy out this way, but when Hagar grabbed him he yelped, scaring the other puppies and sending them running farther into the cave. Hagar had no choice but to climb into the cave to save the other eight puppies. Hagar was able to grab three puppies quickly, but the rest of the puppies ran farther into the cave, forcing Hagar to crawl in. 

He described what happened next to The Dodo: “I crawled in 6 feet and then there’s a left turn that leads to a larger chamber. I was able to get three but then the rest were in that chamber and they were so deep. Because the turn was so sharp I couldn’t get any equipment back there.” 

Hagar didn’t want to leave the other five puppies behind, so he grabbed a shovel and started digging: “It took hours and hours because we had to go slow and try not to shake the earth. At the end of the rescue I was almost deaf in one ear from all the dirt falling into it. Every time a train went by you could feel the whole ground shaking. It was a pretty scary experience.” Hagar and his team were able to rescue all nine puppies and bring them back to their rescue center. 

It was an incredibly difficult rescue, but it all paid off when the scared puppies turned into happy animals who love people. What a great ending. 

Check out the epic rescue below:

 
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Liz Haslam felt attached to every one of her dogs, and she had many. Liz did the good work of rescuing bull terriers, using half an acre of land for the boarding kennel business that was attached to the two-bedroom farmhouse in Barnham, Suffolk she shared with her husband Mike. 

The dogs themselves were often abandoned or had behavioral problems. Beds for Bullies, her organization, can board up to 30 bull terriers at once. In fact, all those dogs require affection and attention, so much that Liz can spend around 18 hours a day taking care them, taking them out for a walk, and spending hundreds of dollars on their medication and any treatments they may require. Fed up by the unusual situation, according Express, Mike gave his wife an ultimatum: it was him or the dogs. 25 years together and a 22-year-old son were not often to get him to stay with her and the dogs.

For Liz, the decision was simple: it was the dogs, 100%. She couldn’t give up what made her happy and what benefited the creatures who needed her help.

If she didn’t take care of them, who will? She said, “I haven’t seen or heard from him since. I thought after 25 years, he should know giving up the dogs was not what my intentions were.” 

“He’d got to the point where he’d had enough and wanted to slow down. But I wasn’t prepared to give it up. So he decided to go,” she added. 

The pair met when she was 16 and fell in love. In January 1991, they got married, and Liz surely thought that she was marrying the love of her life. She could have never believed that it would come to this. But it seems like she has a positive attitude about the entire ordeal. She may have lost her husband, but she still gets to do what makes her happy! 

We would never dream of making someone choose between their partner and their passion. It’s just not fair! We think Liz did the right thing for her and the dogs in need.

  It started in a remote village when a paramedic listened to some noises coming from outside, he believed it was simply the wind but chose to go see anyway. As he strolled outside, he could not believe his eyes, but there was a huge tiger laying outside his door.

He was frozen with scary, as the tiger slowly got up and began to make its means towards the man. It can have been over with one bite, but the tiger did something unexpected, it walked up to the man and bowed its head. This is when the man saw that the tiger actually had a steel noose around its neck which was causing a wound. 

The wound was severely inflamed and festering, the paramedic then recognized he had to do something, and so he began walking towards his barn. The pet followed him as if they were friends, when they entered, the paramedic took the noose off and started cleaning up the wound. 

Despite being in pain, the tiger let it all happen and did nothing other than reject the food that was brought to him. 

When the inflammation decreased and the smell was gone, the tiger disappeared.

  Thank you to the kind man, the tiger’s life was saved. Days later, he went outdoors and located a deer carcass, it was a thank you from the tiger for conserving its life!
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