In a parking lot outside a warehouse in San Bernardino, California an eight-year-old yellow Labrador was living alone after his owners abandoned him.

They used to live in the house across the street from the warehouse, so the dog didn’t travel far, waiting every day for his family to come back for him.

But they had abandoned him forever.


The sad dog spent his days napping on the cold dirt and survived by eating scraps passerby would throw his way.

One fine day, a truck driver took notice of the Lab while he was on his delivery job. He was heartbroken because he knew there was not much, he could do for the Lab. His own baby was on the way, and his pet dog was very ill. However, he wanted to find a home for the Lab.

He took a picture of the dog lying on the dirt and shared it on an Instagram account that he made from him, referring to him as “Oldboy”. He also started regular stories.

People all over the world were heartbroken over OldBoy’s condition. Eventually, his story caught the attention of Love Leo Rescue, a foster-based rescue group in Los Angeles.

The rescue took him in and gave him a name-Larry. Immediately after that, he was taken to the vet and it was revealed that he had Cushing’s disease. Thankfully, it can be managed by daily medication.




To make matters worse, Larry also suffers from separation anxiety which is why three different fosters couldn’t handle him.

Larry needed someone who could handle his affections and would spend a lot of time with him. Actually, he is such a sweet soul and loves the company of others.

Love Leo Rescue didn’t stop posting on Instagram, hoping that someone would eventually adopt him.

And someone did too! Larry found just the perfect human and went to live in a new home where he settled in just fine. Now Larry does not have to sleep on the cold dirt instead he will live his entire life in love and affection.

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It may take a village to raise a child, but at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT) in Nairobi, Kenya, it takes an ostrich to raise an elephant herd. A very special ostrich named Pea was rescued in 2014 and immediately found her place as the elephants’ personal entertainer and friend. 

Palm oil is the leading cause of orangutan extinction. It’s in 50% of all household and food products sold in the West. It’s an ingredient in shampoo, toothpaste, detergent, frozen microwave dinners, cookies, peanut butter, lotion, makeup and much more!

Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil made from the fruit of the African oil palm tree, which originates in West Africa. However, it can be grown successfully in any humid tropical climate and has taken a strong foothold in Indonesia.

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Not only is Palm Oil bad for the environment, and a major cause of climate change, but it is also the leading cause of orangutan extinction.

Every year it is estimated that between 1,000 to 5,000 orangutans are killed in Palm Oil concessions. That is a significant portion of the wild orangutan population which is lost–without fail–every single year.


Eliminate palm oil consumption from our lives, we can weaken the demand for palm oil and stop orangutans from getting killed. It’s that simple!

Let companies know you care. Email to express your concern that a product contains palm oil, or submit inquires to see if a product contains any form of palm oil, including “sustainable” or RSPO palm oil. OFI supports a 100% boycott of palm oil, as certification schemes such as “RSPO” continue to permit deforestation and the destruction of peatland forests for plantation development.

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After 100 years of dwindling birth populations, attacks by invasive species, and heavy casualties from fishing and whaling, baby tortoises were found born in the Galapagos Islands.

This is huge news for a species that has been struggling to survive for a century, relying on humans raising young tortoises bred in captivity until they are large enough to not fall prey to rats and predators.

Finding naturally born young is evidence that conservation efforts are helping rebuild the islands ecosystem, which has been damaged, possibly irrevocably, since the 17th century.


Rats have been the biggest threat to the tortoise population since their accidental introduction to the island via ships infested with them. The rats root out nests and eat the eggs and newborns of numerous island species, hurting more than just the tortoise population. Thankfully, the island of Pinzón, home to the newborn tortoises, was declared rat-free in 2012, and the results are already showing.

It’s encouraging to see conservation efforts pay off so quickly. The tortoise population has gone from around 150 in 1959 to almost 500 today. Celebration is certainly in order, but there is still more hard work ahead. And it’s never too late to help the cause.

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