As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost
As the 2019–2020 megafires took hold across eastern Australia, many of us reeled at the sight of animals trying and often ...
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
Hunters were once the greatest human threat to the country’s only unique wolf species. Today, it’s motorists. That fact was ...
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Man Known as the 'Johnny-on-the-Spot' Animal Rescuer for His L.A. Community Ramps Up Efforts During Wildfires (Exclusive)
Austin Muhs and the 999 Rescue Team he leads have helped save over 100 animals from the ongoing L.A. wildfires Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.
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Video shows a woman rescuing a koala from an Australian bushfire in 2019, not LA in 2025
The animal being rescued is a koala, native to Australia. On January 12, 2025, an account on Threads shared a video showing a woman rescuing a koala surrounded by flames. “Kind people saving ...
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Calif. Man Uses Horse Trailer to Save Over 90 Animals in the Path of L.A.'s 'Ghastly' Fires (Exclusive)
Jacob Deutsch tells PEOPLE he will keep rescuing at-risk animals for "as long as it takes" for the current L.A. fires to stop Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
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Here’s how Trump 2.0 can cut $20 billion in spending, wipe out Fauci’s leftover bloat — and save animals
Trump 1.0 scored unprecedented wins against expensive and ineffective animal tests. Here are four easy ways the returning administration and Congress can continue to save millions of animals and ...
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Best Friends Animal Society hosts summit to boost pet life-saving efforts in Arkansas
No-kill is defined by a 90% save rate for animals entering a shelter and is considered by BFAS to be a common-sense benchmark for measuring lifesaving progress. To find more statistics or ...