Another outcome many times is a sad one, the train continues its path and passengers simply feel a bump on the tracks. 

However, for a train conductor in Santiago, Chile, the second choice – killing the dog on the tracks – was not an option. While the man could have called authorized personnel to remove and rescue the dog, the driver instead stopped the train, descended on the tracks and rescued the dog himself. 

On the video, you can see the hero man approach the scared pooch. The man calls the pet over but when the dog doesn’t move he slowly reaches for the dog and hopes not to get bitten. 

Fortunately, the dog welcomed the rescue and the train conductor grabbed the dog by the skin of the neck and lifted him to safety. Another train worker received the dog and helped saved the pooch. When the driver got back on the train, he made the following announcement: “I apologize for the delay, but I couldn’t just run over the dog.” All passengers applauded the man. He is a true hero!

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It can get frustrating and quite annoying to have to spend your entire day with people staring and point at you, asking you to do stuff Animals at the zoo don’t get a day off, not to mention a vacation. But whenever such a rare opportunity occurs, with the zoo shut down for visitors, they make sure to live every second of it to the fullest. 

Well, at least the polar bear in the video below did it, after the zoo where he currently lives at was forced to shut down due to heavy snow. After a heavy snow, the Oregon Zoo was forced to shut down, but the polar bear alongside a few other arctic animals that actually enjoy the cold and the snow really took advantage of it. 

They had a lot of fun! As you can see from this footage captured by zoo staff, the animals really went all in and made the most out of the everything they had at their disposal to play and have the time of their lives. 

Take a peek:

 
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“His eyelids were sealed shut from infection,” she shared. They were able to safely remove the kitten from the tree and get him to a vet as soon as possible. 

 The doctors had to perform several surgeries on little Wally, since the kitten was born blind but had to have his eye sockets cleaned and surgically closed so the infection from filth and being stray wouldn’t spread, affecting his health any further. 

 But the best part about the rescue, Nikki shares, is that in spite of everything he went through, Wally has the sweetest personality and always shows gratitude for being rescued, dancing around and purring. He will soon be traveling to Charlotte, NC, where his forever home awaits. 

 More info: My Foster Kittens – h/t: LoveMeow Source

We’ve seen stories of dogs stepping up to protect their owners or alert them of danger. Now, one woman is calling her dog a hero after he helped save her baby’s life, alerting the parents in time after the child stopped breathing. 

 Kelly Andrew, from Boston, Massachusetts, is the owner of a Boston terrier named Henry. Recently, the dog started acting up in the middle of the night, and kept breaking into their nursery and waking Kelly’s baby. Twitter/@KayAyDrew
Kelly says she became “fed up” with her dog’s behavior, especially since the baby had been sick. But then, she noticed her baby wasn’t breathing. 

 Her daughter was rushed to the hospital — and Kelly realized that Henry wasn’t causing a disturbance, but was trying to save the baby’s life. Somehow, the dog instinctively knew something was wrong. By keeping the baby awake, and helping to alert the parents, Henry likely saved the child’s life, allowing her to get medical help before it was too late. 

  “I don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t woken her,” Kelly wrote on Twitter. “We don’t deserve dogs.” Twitter/@KayAyDrew
The baby spent the night at the hospital, and is now “doing much better,” according to the mom. 

 Kelly also says that her heroic dog Henry “bravely held the fort all night even though he is scared of the dark.” Twitter/@KayAyDrew
She also thanked the ER department Connecticut Children’s Hospital for being “literal heroes” and helping her daughter. 

 But it was good dog Henry who got a lot of the attention as the story went viral. People were amazed at the dog’s instincts — and some even shared their own similar stories, showing how life-saving dogs can be… even when it seems like bad dog behavior. 

  “We couldn’t figure out for the longest time why my service dog kept going in to my parents room several times a night sniffing my dad’s face and nudging him repeatedly,” one woman replied. 

“They always pushed her away and she would still circle back. She stopped as soon as he got his pacemaker.” 

  “I’m chronically ill. There’s been many a time I’ve gone to the hospital because one of my dogs has started sniffing and paying attention to a body part and alerting something’s wrong,” another wrote.

 “Dogs are heroes!” 

 We’re so glad this baby is safe now, thanks to the quick-thinking of this heroic dog! Good boy, Henry!
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