Amazing Animal Heroes

Devoted Mom

 loyalty extends past human companions.  Scarlett was a stray cat who rescued her kittens from a burning building.  She repeatedly rushed into her home that was quickly falling around her to save all of her kittens, one by one.  Though she suffered severe burns and trauma, she had successfully rescued all five of her helpless kittens.  After the incident, all of Scarlett’s kittens, except one who had succumbed to a deadly virus, were adopted in pairs into loving homes.  Scarlett, after her long recovery, was also adopted into a loving home.  Scarlett’s loyalty and close bond to her offspring are clearly apparent, as she risked her own life to save her kittens.

Fearless Mutt

 Woody, a mixed breed dog from Ohio, saved his owner’s fiance when he leapt from an 80 foot cliff into a small river.  The woman had fallen from the cliff, and Woody didn’t hesitate to go after her.  Though he suffered a broken hip in the fall, Woody was still able to keep the head of the unconscious woman above water, thus preventing her from drowning until help arrived to rescue them both.

Dog Rescues Baby

Outside of the rural town of La Plata, Argentina, in August of 2008 a fourteen-year-old mother abandoned her newborn baby in a desolate field.  August is winter in Argentina, so the temperatures can reach close to 40 degrees at night.  La China, an eight-year-old dog and a mother herself, found the baby girl and brought her home to nestle among her own litter of puppies, effectively saving the vulnerable newborn’s life.  Several hours later, the dog’s owner heard the baby’s cries from the litter.  He promptly called the police and the baby was taken to the local hospital.  The story began to gain publicity and the young mother went to the hospital and admitted that she had abandoned the baby.  Besides a few bruises, the newborn was otherwise healthy after her ordeal thanks to the mothering instincts of a compassionate dog.