Lickstown, USA, Population 1 Dog, 2 Cats

Via Jezebel:

An adorable video with an even cuter backstory: The puppy, Lucky, was adopted at three weeks old from a woman using him in a scam and the owner's two cats raised him as if he were their kitten.

My favorite part is when the guy in the accompanying song is talking about how he's been "hittin' the beer" and the dog is looking lovingly at the camera.

"A Winnie the Pooh Situation"

This poor Vermont bear got its head stuck in an old milk can. Luckily some nice fellas from the Fish and Wildlife and Fire Departments helped him out after lubing him up with a whole container of liquid soap.

Here are the saddest parts of the story:

Helpers on the scene secured a rope to the milk can and then to a tree to keep the bear from moving about and injuring itself.

"It was lying quietly and breathing heavily, obviously exhausted and battered from having been stuck in the can for at least six hours and, during that time, running and bumping into trees and boulders," Hammond said.

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The milk can "looked like there was some residue of grain or bird seed in it," he said. "It was kind of rotted. It looks like he came down during the night. This time of the year they're scavenging, trying to find whatever they can eat. There's not much out there at this time of the year — mostly grasses and buds. They can't find high-energy food. That's why they're attracted to bird seed and bird feeders."

Well, at least they got him out of there! I bet he was all soapy and disoriented. Poor cub.

Holla at Graeme for the tip!

Catmoms are So Nice

Dogmoms too. Most moms, really. This catmom adopted a baby bunneh.

This Little Piggie Did a Nice Thing

Oh, you guys. This tale of pig friendship had me tearing up at my desk. NERD ALERT!

11-year-old pig Angie was living out her golden years on Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York. She was very social but after her pig buddies died off she withdrew, stopped eating and even stopped walking around in the pasture! Poor little gal. Oh, and she had arthritis, too. Crying yet?

The nice people at Farm Sanctuary tried introducing her to other pigs but she never took to any of them until Fiona came along. Fiona was a Babe-esque piglet full of gumption and stick-to-it-iveness, and Angie accepted her right away. And they became BFFs!

For almost a year Angie ran around with Fiona like a much younger pig, rolling around in the mud and just generally having buddy times (as evidenced below).



Angie eventually died, but in her final days Fiona stuck right by her, sleeping right up against her. (I love it when animals do that! It is their best behavior.)

Sad story! :( But also happy. Sniiiiiff.

Animals in Casts

Here are photos of 25 animals in casts. Super sad and super cute.



I hate to think of what horrible things might have befallen them (hit by a car? attacked by a bear?!) so instead I imagine they broke their limbs performing adorable hi-jinks, like climbing trees or doing an obstacle course or trying to make a cheerleading pyramid.

RIP Edwina the Duck

One of the world's oldest mallards, Edwina, who was living as a house-duck in England has died at 22.

Edwina seems like an awfully sweet little duck. Her duck family rejected her because she was a runt and Ian Knight and Christine Christopher happened upon her being pecked to death!

According to the BBC:

"The family rescued her, but when Mr Knight attempted to release her back into the wild she followed him home and had lived with the family ever since.

Edwina also became fond of tea and toast, which she would have for breakfast in the family home where she spent time living in the garden and garage."

What a little peanut. The BBC has a nice video of her bopping around the yard.

A Little White Whale on the Go

Peep this baby beluga you guys. Oh my god.

He was just born in Chicago (breach, no less!), and I guess baby b's have a kinda high infant mortality rate, so think good thoughts for him!

P.S. "Baby Beluga" is a really good song.

Did You Hear About the Bear Who Lost Her Hair?

Poor Dolores. This lil lady at Germany's Leipzig Zoo has lost her fur. And so have all the other bears at the zoo! And nobody knows why. Poor guys. I hope they make them little sweaters for winter.

Thanks to Anna for the tip!

Street Snuggle: Shiba Inu Pup

I saw this lil Shiba Inu hanging out in a pet shop window on my way to lunch today but he was sleeping and I couldn't get a good picture.



Doesn't he look like a tiny fox!?!?

I went back later and got this. TOTALLY worth the extra trip.

Llama Odyssey

This poor llama named Homer had been seen wandering around Pike's Peak, CO for a month. Things weren't going so well for him.

"[The llama] roamed the mountain's south slope, living off alpine vegetation and trying to unsuccessfully to make friends with a herd of bighorn sheep."

Sheep can be such jerks!

Eventually two nice folks went up and captured him. They're going to find him a new home.

Rub-a-Dub-Dub, Piggie in the Tub

This little piggie got pushed out of prime suckling/warm mama-nuzzling territory, so the farmer put him in a little piggie floatie and gave him a hot bath so he wouldn't get cold.

This video is so dear it almost makes me want to stop eating bacon. Cute little guy!

Roly Poly

This poor French bulldog can't roll over. It is so sad and cute.

It appears that this YouTube user has uploaded a bunch of other vids... so... more to come soon!



Thanks to Anna for the tip.

UPDATE:
This is even funnier than the first video. Oh my god.

Bad Luck Horse

Koda the horse is ridiculously tiny. He's a mini horse that's ALSO a dwarf! Tough luck, buddy.



Best part of the article:

Koda is so small that he is often mistaken for a battery-operated soft toy.

Duck Tales (oo-oo)

This is Lucky. She broke her foot and walks on it funny. In order to keep her from hurting it before she has surgery, her owner had a cobbler make her a little sandal.



This is the cobbler, Kelvin Reddicliffe.

Mr Reddicliffe said it was the first time he had been asked to make a shoe for a duck after 39 years in the trade.

The 54-year-old said: 'My colleague and I once did some work repairing a bearskin rug but nothing like this.'

Adorable.

This Dog Has Five Legs

Don't be scared! It's not creepy. It's totally cute.

This is Precious. She was going to be sold to the Coney Island Sideshow but peeps got upset about it so a nice lady paid $4,000 to save her. She's going to have her 5th leg removed soon.



CUTIE! What a sweet face. I'm so glad she got a happy ending.

You've Got to BEE Kidding Me

This poor cat, named Waffles (!), was stung by a bee.

From Cute Overload, again!

Sadface Matthew

Look at little Matthew. He's adoptable! And sad.



And inquisitive.



And shy! Oh, what a sweetheart.

The Loneliest Pig

Afghanistan has ONE PIG. And they've quarantined him because of swine flu fears!

Hey Kabul Zoo! Didn't you guys get the memo? Everyone forgot about swine flu last week. It's totally not a thing anymore.

Anyway, they built the pig a little room even though there's no chance of anyone actually catching swine flu from him.

Poor little lonely, sad pig.

Here he is in the days when he could roam free:

More like CUTE Bats

There is such a thing as a Flying Fox. Did you know that? I didn't. Apparently "Flying Fox" is another name for Fruit Bats.



Here are a few who were recently rescued after their moms abandoned them. They are swaddled in a drawer, people. SWADDLED!

I found some other pictures. These dudes really do look like foxes! Truth in advertising!



This one looks more like a lemur, but whatevs. I'd still snuggle it.

"A Handsome, Humble, and Honest Face"

This is Jack. Short for "Jackknife" because "sometimes his hind legs start to run sideways and he'll roll and flip over," like a big truck jackknifing on the freeway.

Oh my goodness, this differently-abled dachsie has stolen my heart. (Don't worry, tender-hearted folks, he's not in any pain.)




Best for last:



!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He reminds me so much of the Doggie Diner sign in San Francisco, which makes me so happy.



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