Recently we brought you a post about humans doing amazing things to restore your faith in humanity. Well to keep those good vibes flowing, check out this inspiring collection of humans rescuing or looking after animals in need. Compiled by Bored Panda, the list below includes everything from a one-eyed man adopting a one-eyed dog, a paralyzed bunny getting its very own skateboard, and a bunch of kids who saved a newborn whale that washed up on the shore. If you ever needed proof that people are awesome then this is it. Don’t forget to vote for the most uplifting story!
#1 Dog Who Turned To Stone Was Afraid Of Human Touch, Now Demands Belly Rubs
Image source: Save a Greek Stray
#2 A Puppy Saved From A Fire Becomes A Firefighter
Image source: Jake's Page
#3 People Are Fleeing War-Torn Aleppo But This Man Is Staying To Care For Abandoned Cats
Image source: Il gattaro D'aleppo
#4 Sick Tiger Cub Weighting Only 1/4 Of Normal Weight, Gets Rescued From Circus, Makes Incredible Recovery
Image source: In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center
#5 Injured Tortoise Receives World’s First 3D Printed Shell
Image source: Animal Avengers
#6 This South Korean Woman Is Raising 200 Dogs She Rescued From Being Sold To The Restaurants
Image source: Lee Jin-Man
#7 This Guy Only Has Vision In One Eye, So He Bought A One-Eyed-Dog That No One Else Wanted
Image source: shiner_solo
#8 Imam Opens Mosque’s Doors To Stray Cats To Keep Them Warm
Image source: Mustafa Efe
#9 Bird Builds Her Nest On Police Car, The Cops Attach An Umbrella To The Windshield To Keep Her Safe From The Elements And Tape Off The Parking Spot So Nobody Bothers Her
Image source: City of Parma
#10 Man Gives Old Shelter Dogs Free Haircuts So They Can Finally Find Homes
Image source: markthedogguy
#11 Rescued Kangaroo Hugs Her Rescuers Every Day And Lets Them Know How Grateful She Feels By Giving Them Massive Snuggles
Image source: The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs
#12 This Man Saved 1000 Dogs From Yulin Meat Festival Despite Being Beaten For This
Image source: The Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation
#13 Cop Saves Tiny Terrified Sloth Stuck On A Highway
Image source: Comisión de Tránsito del Ecuador
#14 Swan Hugs The Man Who Rescued It By Wrapping Her Neck Around Him
Image source: Born to Explore
#15 Tied Up Outside Store And Abandoned, This Pitbull Is Unrecognizable Now
Image source: Friends To The Forlorn Pitbull Rescue
#16 Puppy Was Left To Die After Falling Into Hot Tar, Until One Kind-Hearted Person Heard The Dog’s Cry. After Scrubbing The Dog For 3 Hours, The Tar Was Finally Removed
Image source: Animal Aid Unlimited
#17 After His Dog Was Diagnosed With Cancer, The Owner Took Him On A Final Epic Road Trip
Image source: Robert Kugler
#18 This Soldier Refused To Leave Sick Kitten Behind In Afghanistan, So She Waited Months For The Cat To Be Ready To Fly To The States, And Paid $2,000 In Shipping Costs
Image source: Christine Bouldin
#19 Guy Rescues Baby Moose, She Comes Back Every Day To Visit And Play With Him
Image source: Erikas Plucas
#20 Stray Dog Who Joined Runner On 155-Mile Race Disappears So The Athlete Flies To China To Find Him And Take Him Home
Image source: Bring Gobi Home
#21 This Boy Without Shoes Gave This Stray Dog His Shirt To Wear Because It’s Cold
Image source: Mohammad Belaal Imran
#22 Cop Rescues Kitten Left In The Rain And Now They’re Fighting Crimes Together
Image source: donutoperator
#23 Stray Dog Leads Partying Bachelor Guys To Her 7 Newborns, They Adopt Them All
Image source: Tennessee Mutt Puppies
#24 Dying Dog Found Locked Up In A Crate All Covered In Feces Gets Completely Transformed By Love
Image source: Austin Animal Center
#25 Flight Attendant Adopts Stray Dog Who Wouldn’t Stop Waiting For Her Outside Hotel
Image source: Olivia Sievers
#26 Dog Brothers Kept Separately In The Shelter For 118 Days, Find Home Together Right Before The Holidays
Image source: Live Love Pet Care and Animal Rescue Services
#27 Romanian Firefighter Saves Dog’s Life By Performing CPR On Him
Image source: Costache Mugurel
#28 Little Injured Bird Receives Tiny ‘Snowshoes’ And Gets Back On Her Feet
Image source: California Wildlife Center
#29 A Mysterious Animal Found In Mud Couldn’t Be Identified Until The Rescuers Cleaned Him And Find Out That… It Was A Little Beautiful Red Fox
Image source: South Essex Wildlife Hospital
#30 Adults Were Terrified To Look At The Kitty, Until A 7-Year-Old Girl Saved Her
Image source: shareably
#31 Toucan Gets A 3D Printed Beak After It’s Beaten By A Group Of Teens
Image source: rescateanimalzooave
#32 Couple Adopts ‘Saddest Cat’ In The World Nobody Wanted, Here’s How Kitty Transformed In One Hour
Image source: benbencatcat
#33 World’s Loneliest Shelter Dog’ Becomes A Movie Star In Transformers 5, Works With Anthony Hopkins
Image source: Freshfields Animal Rescue
#34 Animal Shelter Hosts A Children’s Reading Program Where Kids Read To Shelter Dogs As A Way Of Preparing Them For Forever Homes
Image source: Missouri Humane Society
#35 Paralyzed Bunny Gets A Tiny Skateboard Wheelchair To Move Around
Image source: Overlook Acres
#36 Anonymous Person Put $8,000 Into This Animal Shelter’s Donation Box
Image source: Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA
#37 Dad And Son Rescued 30 Dogs Left Behind During The Flood In Brazoria County, Texas
Image source: SPCA of Brazoria County
#38 This Woman Couldn’t Decide Which Dog To Adopt So She Bought The Entire Shelter
Image source: Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary
#39 This Man Rescued These Foxes And Now They Won’t Leave His Side
Image source: Clodagh Kilcoyne
#40 This Man Couldn’t Get A Job Because Of His Service Dog But This Store Hired Them Both
Image source: Lowe's Canada
#41 Kitten Born With Twisted Limbs Was Left To Die But This Woman Saw Perfection In Her
Image source: Michelle Murphy Harrison
#42 Shelter Brings Senior Cats To Seniors In Nursing Homes So They Can Comfort Each Other
Image source: Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay / Neuter Clinic
#43 Woman Sees A Moving Garbage Bag On The Road, Stops Her Car To Save It
Image source: Malissa Sergent Lewis
#44 Abandoned Puppy Who Wasn’t Supposed To Survive Gets Saved By A Miracle
Image source: Janine Guido
#45 Man Hears Kittens Meowing, Spends 7 Hours Digging In Dumpster To Save Ditched Litter Of Furballs
Image source: Watching Over Whiskers
#46 This Man Removed His Turban To Save A Drowning Dog
Image source: Caters News Agency
#47 Woman Adopts Earless And Deaf Senior Cat Everybody Ignored, And Later He Helped Her To Deal With Anxiety
Image source: adventuresofotitis
#48 Monks Buy 600 Lbs Of Lobster, Release Them Into Ocean
Image source: CBC
#49 Group Of People Save Baby Giraffe From Drowning In Kenya
Image source: Baba Sue
#50 Guy Throws Stone At BMW Window To Free Dog Locked In Hot Car
Image source: Will Costa
#51 Man Saves Up Money For Over A Decade To Buy An Ambulance And Help Stray Animals In His City
Image source: Open Road
#52 Couple Visits A Shelter To Donate, Leaves With A 17-Year-Old Dog
Image source: Friends of Anne Arundel County Animal Control, Inc.
#53 3-Legged Kitten Adopted By Amputee Girl Becomes Her Best Friend
Image source: Smiles For Scarlette
#54 Boy Rescues Dog Which Hanged Itself Trying To Escape Hot Van
Image source: Prestwich People
#55 Stray Kittens Born Without Eyelids Couldn’t Be Happier After Humans Saved Their Sight
Image source: rspcansw.org
#56 Dog Left In The Dumpster Was Suffering From Heat Stroke, Luckily Someone Saw Her And Saved Her Just On Time
Image source: Millie the Dumpster Dog
#57 Husky Born Without Paws Gets Adopted And Becomes The Happiest Pup In A Wheelchair
Image source: maya_siberian
#58 Nobody Wanted These 3 Blind Cats, Until This Woman Decided To Adopt Them
Image source: Three Blind Cats
#59 Animal Shelter Gets Robbed, And 14 Hours Later The Shelter Receives 15 Times More Food Supplies Than It Had Before The Incident And Many Animals Got Adopted
Image source: Animal Rescue League of NH
#60 Woman Runs Over Frog With Lawnmower, Flies It 1,000 Km To Clinic To Save Her Life
Image source: frogsafe.org.au
#61 Bear Tortured For Years In Metal Vest Finally Freed
Image source: Animals Asia
#62 Animal Shelter Partners With Elderly Care Facility To Save Both Orphaned Kittens And Elders
Image source: Pima Animal Care Center
#63 Shelter Dogs Get Invited On A Morning Run With Students, Can’t Hold Their Excitement
Image source: Luis Escobar
#64 Woman Found A White Sack In The Field With Four Little Puppies In An Appalling Condition, Took Them To The Sanctuary, Where No One Can Harm Them Again
Image source: Juliana's Animal Sanctuary
#65 Pregnant Opossum Found “Dead” Hugs The Human That Saved Her Life
Image source: The Abandoned Ones "Saving Animals in Danger"
#66 33-Year-Old Man From Barnaul, Russia, Rescued A Moose Calf Trapped In The Freezing Waters Of The Ob River
Image source: Ivan Drachev
#67 Stray Dog Walks Into Police Station, Gets A Job
Image source: Policía de Puerto Rico
#68 Abandoned Baby Elephant Can’t Stop Following Her Rescuer After Being Saved From Drowning In Flooded River
Image source: Roxy Danckwerts
#69 Homeless Man Can’t Afford His Senior Dog’s Life-Saving Treatment, So This Stranger Covers It In Full
Image source: Gremlin
#70 “Dead” Baby Fox Is Brought Back To Life By A Loving Man
Image source: freshfieldsfoxrescue
#71 Airlines Break Their Own Rules And Let People Fly With Their Pets In The Cabin So Pets Can Escape Fires
Image source: Big Brothers Big Sis
#72 Japan’s Cat Island Asks Internet For Food And A Few Days Later, The Island Was Overwhelmed With Donations
Image source: aoshima_cat
#73 This Man Feeds 80 Stray Dogs Every Day Because He Can’t Bear To See Them Starve
Image source: themanthatrescuesdogs.org
#74 When 911 Said There Was Nothing They Could Do, This Man Jumped Into Water To Save The Baby Deer
Image source: theanimalrescuesite
#75 Woman Finds Dead Kangaroo On The Road, Saves Orphaned Baby’s Life
Image source: Chloe Tiffany Enright
#76 Kitten Rescued From Hurricane Matthew Gets Tiny Sock Sweater And Finds New Home
Image source: Sarahfu
#77 Man Flies 5,000 Homeless Animals To Save Them From Death
Image source: Pilots N Paws
#78 These Two Kittens Were Left To Die, But Now Go On Epic Adventures With Their Rescuers
Image source: boltandkeel
#79 Starving Homeless Dog Gets Rescued And Taken To Pet-Friendly Restaurants Every Day
Image source: popeyethefoodie
#80 Woman Saves Neglected Fish From A Pet Store And Completely Transforms Him
Image source: Astilaroth
#81 This Man Who Undresses And Jumps Into Cold River To Save Drowning 13-Year-Old Dog
Image source: Sara Melnicoff
#82 Man Climbes Into The Dumpster To Pull Out Two Abandoned Baby Owls
Image source: Arizona Humane Society
#83 Woman Builds Tiny Houses For Birds That Visit Her
Image source: jadafitch
#84 Kangaroo Gets Trapped In The Mine Shaft, Man Climbs Down To Save Him
Image source: wildlifevictoria
#85 Puppy Left In The Parking Lot Of A Stadium Gets Adopted By The Baseball Team And Becomes Unofficial Mascot
Image source: The Savannah Bananas
#86 524 Dogs & Cats Attended A Massive Adoption Event – And They All Found Homes
Image source: aspca.org
#87 Man Refuses To Evacuate, Stays Behind To Feed All The Pets Left Behind In Wildfires
Image source: Lee Ellis
#88 Man Sees Dying Deer On Road, Stops His Car To Perform C-Section To Save Her Baby
Image source: Sean Steele
#89 Cops See A Dog Hanging By Leash From A Car Window, Stop To Help Him
Image source: Arkansas City Police Department
#90 Homeless Man Gets Approved For Government-Subsidized Housing, Takes Homeless Dog To Live Together
Image source: John Hwang
#91 A Veteran Who Needs A Service Dog Was Struggling To Find A Job, Until This Store Employed Them Both
Image source: Clay Luthy
#92 Woman Finds Injured Kitten On The Road Bleeding Through His Eyes And Nose, Here’s How He Looks Now
Image source: Aspen Smith
#93 A Guy Found A Scared Kitten Under A Truck And Just Couldn’t Say No To Her
Image source: JustAnotherGoodGuy
#94 33 Lions Rescued From Circus Arrive In Africa To Get Their Stolen Lives Back
Image source: Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary
#95 Everyone Falls In Love With This Featherless Lovebird, Send Mini Sweaters To Save Her From Freezing
Image source: rhea_thenakedbirdie
#96 Vet Saves Chocolate Lab Puppy No Bigger Than Chocolate Milkshake From Euthanasia And Then Adopts It
Image source: kaffekalle
#97 Dog With Two Noses Was Scheduled To Die But This Man Saved Him At The Last Minute
Image source: Venice Beach Freakshow
#98 Puppy Who Lost All 4 Paws In Korean Meat Market Finally Gets Adopted
Image source: ARME – Animal Rescue, Media & Education
#99 Woman On Holiday Finds A Dog With Broken Spine, Takes Him Home From Greece To Holland
Image source: Kiara Ijzendoorn
#100 Stray Kitten Interrupts Live Newscast And Gets Rescued
Image source: wxyz.com
#101 Family Dog Accidentally Kills Mother Skunk, Family Tears Down Its House To Save Baby Skunks Trapped Underneath
Image source: Wild at Heart Rescue
#102 Emergency Doctor Uses CPR On Stray Cat To Save Her Life And Adopts Her Afterwards
Image source: Halil Akyürek
#103 Dog Rescued From Fighting Now Gets All The Love He Needs
Image source: Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency
#104 Mommy Goose Kept Pecking Cop Until He Decided To Follow Her…And Found Her Trapped Baby
Image source: James Givens
#105 Cop Finds Stray Puppy, Stays With Her After His Night Shift To Make Sure She’s Safe
Image source: SPCA Florida
#106 Cat Abandoned For Being ‘Too Ugly’, Finally Finds Someone Who Saw His Beauty
Image source: Santuario Compasión Animal
#107 Guy Saves Alpaca From Meat Factory, And Now They’re Best Friends
Image source: chew_paca
#108 Woman Rescues 21-Year-Old Cat Abandoned By Owner, To Give Him Best Remaining Days
Image source: Tigger's Story- The 22 yr. Old Cat & His Bucket List
#109 This Shelter Takes Dogs Out For ‘Puppuccinos’ To Make Them Feel Better And To Find Them New Homes
Image source: kitsaphumanesociety
#110 Blind Dog Abandoned After Hit-And-Run Accident Now Brings Joy To Everyone Around Him
Image source: bear.the.blind.pit
#111 Shelter Builds Private Cottages For Dogs, Because Animals Shouldn’t Live In Cages
Image source: Luvable Dog Rescue
#112 27 Abandoned Animals (20 Hamsters And 7 Mice) Rescued By Pokemon Go Players
Image source: Sara Perez and Matthew Teague
#113 Woman Tries To Save Husky Left In A Crate On A Hot Day By Posting Pictures On Social Media, Ends Up Saving 13 Animals From The Same House
Image source: Cassandra Clark
#114 Two Little Kittens Rescued In England After Being Found Colored With Markers
Image source: BCWRKittens
#115 This Poor Little Pipistrelle Bat Rescued From Being Stuck To Sticky Fly Paper
Image source: RSPCAWesthatchwildlife
#116 People Saved A Young Fox Whose Leg Was Stuck In A Rat Trap
Image source: Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Wisconsin Humane Society
#117 Abandoned Mastiff Pup That Couldn’t Walk Now Runs Happily With The Humans That Believed In Her
Image source: 2nd chances rescue
#118 Sheep Rescued From Horrible Farm Gives Rescuers The Cutest Surprise As She Delivers A Baby Sheep
Image source: Catskill Animal Sanctuary
#119 Injured Puppy Thrown Out Of Moving Car And Set To Be Put Down Gets Saved By A Loving Cop. Although One Of Doggie’s Legs Had To Be Amputated, Now The Pooch Has A Loving Home
Image source: Jon-David Hill
#120 After Neglecting Elephants For 145 Years, Ringling Bros, One Of America’s Largest Circuses, End Their Shows For Good
Image source: ringlingelephantcenter
#121 People Refuse To Leave Deadly Louisiana Floods To Save Helpless Animals From Drowning
Image source: Heidi Bellard
#122 Rescued Goat Suffering From Anxiety Is Given A Duck Costume That Is The Only Thing That Calms Her Down
Image source: goatsofanarchy
#123 Dog Saved From A Meat Farm Was So Scared To Take A Walk That Shelter Workers Had To Wheel Him Outside And He Loved Every Second Of It
Image source: SPCA of Texas
#124 Sad Mama Dog Reunites With Her Lost Puppies
Image source: The Marin Humane Society
#125 Baby Bear, Saved From Hunters, Found A New Home At The Rescue Center’s Forest
Image source: Lao Wildlife Rescue Center
#126 Little Kitten Falls Out Of A Moving Car On A Busy Highway In Russia, Man Risks His Own Safety Just To Help The Cat
Image source: bezopasnygorod39
#127 This Badly Injured Turtle With A Screwdriver Still Sticking From Her Back Approached A Couple Outside Their Home. They Rushed The Poor Critter To A Vet Clinic Where She Was Treated
Image source: Douglas Holmes
#128 Elephant Calf Stuck In A Drying Mud, But Rescuers Saved Her Just In Time
Image source: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
#129 Surfers Hear A Crying Baby Whale, Spend 6 Hours Saving Her
Image source: Noticias del Puerto
#130 This Man Saved Woman From Sinking Car, Then Dived Back To Save Her Dog
Image source: Josh Meeks
#131 This Animal Shelter Asked Pokémon Go Players To Walk Their Dogs. Just One Hour After The Initiative Was Announced, Lines Of Children And Adults Appeared At The Shelter Volunteering To Walk The Dogs
Image source: Muncie Animal Shelter
#132 Kids Save Newborn Baby Whale That Washed Up On Shore
Image source: GREMM
#133 Eric Stewart, Who Had To Re-Learn To Walk Following A Stroke A Few Years Ago, Heard About The Paralysed Rescued Penguin And Built The Bird A Special Walking Frame
Image source: SANCCOB
#134 Firefighters Rescue Guinea Pig From A Burning House
Image source: wfla
#135 Baby Lion Serabie Was Bred For Canned Hunting Facility, But This Woman Changed Her Fate By Taking Her To Big Cat Sanctuary
Image source: Alexandra Lamontagne
#136 Firefighters Save Ferret’s Life After Pulling Him Out Of A Burning House
Image source: Vancouver Fire Department, Vancouver WA
#137 Dog Caught In Bear Trap Gets Back Up On His Two Feet After Making A New Friend At A Rescue Center
Image source: Centrum Adopcyjne Lecznicy
#138 Stray Puppy Shakes Rescuer’s Hand After He Saves His Life
Image source: Howl Of A Dog
#139 After Her Mom Refused To Take Care Of Her, Baby Lamb Ran Away And Found New Home At The Farm Next Door
Image source: Stacie Elam
#140 Sheep Found “Dead” On The Side Of The Road Comes Back To Life When Her Rescuers Save Her
Image source: Edgar’s Mission
#141 This Man Came To The Rescue Of Two Pit Bulls During The Flood In Louisiana
Image source: Mike Anderson
#142 Barefoot Woman Spends 30 Minutes Chasing A Man Who Stole A Stranger’s Dog
Image source: dallasobserver.com
#143 Lawyer Founds An Animal Sanctuary At His Own Home After Watching A Documentary About Meat Industry And Its Effects On Animals
Image source: San Diego Farm Animal Rescue
#144 Woman Spends $500 To Save Her Choking Goldfish’s Life
Image source: Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Service
#145 Woman Adopted A Lovely Baby Goat That Lost His Back Legs After Frostbite
Image source: boredpanda.com
#146 Bulldog Sarah Abandoned Outside Shelter In The Tiny Cat Crate With Paralyzed Back Legs, Finally Gets On Her Feet Again
Image source: almosthomeanimals.org
#147 This Squirrel Fell From A Tree And Cried For Days Until People Saved His Life
Image source: Cindy Grobmeier
#148 People Saved Young Deer Who Was Stuck This Heavy Metal Fence
Image source: Sarvey Wildlife Care Center
#149 Truck Driver Stops To Save A ‘Dead’ Cat And Ends Up Adopting Him
Image source: Dennis McDonald
#150 Drug Addict Puppy Reunites With The Officer Who Saved His Life
Image source: Tustin Police Department
#151 Firefighters Responded To A Report Of A Skunk With Its Head Caught In The Drain Hole Of A Dumpster. A Firefighter Kept The Critter Calm By Talking/Reading To Him While Other Firefighters Worked To Ultimately Cut Him Free
Image source: Cimarron Hills Fire Department
#152 Anonymous Person Saves Four Kittens From Glue Rat Traps
Image source: Angels Among Us Pet Rescue
#153 Man Saves Kitten Trapped In A Tomb
Image source: Flávio Lamas
#154 This Man Made 3500 Birdhouses From Scrapwood To Keep Birds In Cities
Image source: boredpanda.com
#155 This Dog Stopped A Burglary At His Foster Family House So They Decided To Adopt Him
Image source: Nick Franco
#156 Ill And Weak Chick Gets Another Chance To Live From Loving Humans, Becomes The Leader Of A Flock Of Rescued Chickens
Image source: Farm Sanctuary
#157 Firemen Rescue 7 Kittens From A Burning Building During The Training
Image source: Township of Clinton Division of Fire
#158 Duck Born Unable To Walk Is Saved By Loving Humans
Image source: lemontheduck
#159 Traumatized Parrot That Screamed When People Came Near Him, Gets New Home And Now Loves Dancing To Country Music
Image source: Jamie Pope
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