The Good Guy Things reports the South African truckers, Carlos Santos, Johan Groenewald and Pieter Roussow, were en route from Johannesburg to Nata, Botswana when they found the baby elephant. 

 The truckers discovered the elephant when they were forced to stop 100km away from Nata because of a bridge that had washed away due to the heavy rains in the area. Nata is a village located in the northern part of the ‘Central District of Botswana’, around 900km from Johannesburg.

 Looking dehydrated; the truckers gave the baby elephant water and tried to search for the herd but to no avail. It is believed the little fellow was abandoned by his herd. The truckers then called the nearest animal sanctuary, loading the elephant into the truck and and delivering him to the Botswana Elephant Sanctuary once the bridge was fixed.

 That was the case for one poor dog, who was abandoned on the interstate by her owner and was helplessly stuck in the middle of heavy traffic — until one caring state trooper had the perfect plan to get her to safety. On Sunday, Indiana State Police trooper Allison Marlowe discovered an unusual traffic jam on the I-65. She looked to see if there was an accident — but soon found out the jam was actually the result of a dog. 

 A large puppy had been seen running in and out of traffic, causing the cars to come to a standstill in all three lanes. The dog was now hiding underneath a camper, scared by the whole ordeal, according to The Times of Northwest Indiana. How the dog ended up on the interstate in the first place was even sadder: the dog had reportedly been abandoned by her owner. 

  “Witnesses reported a van was seen dumping the dog off on the side of the highway,” Indiana State Police wrote on Facebook. “She shows signs of neglect and is very skinny.” There’s no doubt that the dog was scared and confused by the whole ordeal, and needed a little love and kindness. 

Luckily, Trooper Marlowe is a self-described “huge dog person,” and was the perfect person for the job. While bystanders had been unsuccessfully trying to coax the dog out from under the camper, Marlowe happened to have the perfect trick up her sleeve: a bag of dog treats. 

  “I would not say every [trooper carries dog treats] but there’s a good amount of them that do,” she told the Times. “I’m like, ‘dogs are going to be persuaded with food’ so I got some treats, a collar and a leash … and it came in use.” Her plan worked. With the help of her bag of Pup-Peroni dog treats, and the aid of a group of bystanders, she was able to coax the dog to safety. 

 Marlowe got the dog into her patrol car and took her to Lake County Animal Control. The neglected pup happily continued to snack on treats during the ride, according to the Times, finishing the whole bag. 

 The trooper named the dog “Grace,” and she’s now finally getting the care she needs — and will hopefully have a new, better home soon. 

  “She has been … placed at a local animal shelter for treatment and hopefully adoption to a happy forever home,” the Indiana State Police wrote. We hope this dog finds a forever home soon!
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He instinctively found himself pushing through the crowd to quell his curiosity, and was surprised to see a tiny French Bulldog frolicking around one of NYPD’s horses! Apparently, the French Bulldog was on his walk when he got fascinated by the sight of the horses. He got over-excited thinking that they were “huge dogs”, and immediately bolted off to befriend one of the horses! 

The dog’s owner didn’t let the dog cross the patrol barrier, but the poor dog kept tugging at the horse as he begged him to play. In this video, we see the horse’s heartwarming gesture toward the friendly French Bulldog. The horse is highly trained to remain stoic and focused during distracting or chaotic situations. 

But after being conflicted for a while, the horse understands that the wee dog means no harm and just wants to be friends. The horse bends his head down from over the barricades and lets the dog interact with him. The dog loses his mind as he leaps in joy with his bedazzled eyes and kisses the horse multiple times! 

How sweet! No wonder the entire street came to a standstill to witness this rare delight! 

 Watch the video below:

 
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Back in 2018, the RSPCA had received a concerned call about a neglected horse. They followed up, and that is when they encountered Heidi. The scene in which they found her was nothing short of tragic. When RSPCA showed up to the fifty building in East Durham, England, they were absolutely shocked. They did not anticipate the state of neglect – it was one of the worst they’d ever seen. 

In fact, the RSPCA thought that Heidi was dead when they arrived, so they were surprised to discover that she was actually breathing!

  That is when she began her long road to recovery – receiving much-needed help from charities, like the British Horse Society and Here 4 Horses. Heidi’s journey has been an arduous one, but it’s been documented closely on social media. 

 The Here 4 Horses Facebook page shared, “A call from a member of the public to the RSPCA, led to a BHS volunteer making a visit to an East Durham building site in April 2018. The volunteer was horrified at what she first thought was a dead horse amongst the mud and rubbish.”

They further described the shock that the volunteer went through a few minutes later when they realized that the poor horse was indeed alive, barely hanging on. 

The charity mentioned that it was one of the worst cases they’d seen, yet they were so proud of Heidi because no matter how many setbacks she might have faced along her recovery process, the tenacious horse refused to give up. 

 Wendy Suddes, a volunteer for Here 4 Horses, spoke with BoredPanda about the moment that they first got Heidi. The horse was so weak, she needed a total of five people to lift her off the ground and get her on her feet. But that was just the start. She was too weak to stand on her own and was classified as “critically ill.” 

Heidi ended up requiring a plasma transfusion due to the fact that she had extremely low blood protein levels. Furthermore, the horse needed liters of blood transfusions from healthier horses to survive. It took Heidi more than five weeks to be able to stand on her own without any assistance.

Regarding Heidi’s extensive injuries, Wendy added that the horse had multiple sores, worms, parasites, and infections – all which took months for the horse to battle through. 

But Heidi showed her strength of character and over the next two years, managed to make a comeback. She’s gained back weight and gotten healthy enough to “run free in our pastures.”

  While Heidi’s story had a happy ending, the sad reality is that Here 4 Horses will often see similar cases of neglect at at least once or twice per year. 

For more information on the work that they do, you can visit their website here. 

 Watch her recovery video below:

 
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