27 amazing animal rescue photos

[Amerigo Vespucci]

7 here, the other 20 at the link below. You've seen some of these on DU before...posted by yours truly, as well as others.

:toast:

http://thechive.com/2011/10/28/animals-being-rescued-faith-in-humanity-restored-27-photos/

[Hotler]

1. k&r for the kids. n/t

[roguevalley]

12. that doberman was licking the man because he helped her rescue

her puppies. :)

[Carolina]

2. K&R

[BlancheSplanchnik]

3. tears welling up as I KnR this

Thanks, AV

:loveya:

[barbtries]

4. you shoulda said

get out your kleenex. but then i figured it would be that way. thanks for sharing

[Tanuki]

5. k & r---thanks for these sweet pics on a drizzly day! eom

[a la izquierda]

6. Thanks for posting...

I get bombarded all day on facebook with the worst humanity does for animals. Thanks for pointing out the best.

[OnyxCollie]

7. K&R.

Between this and the dog that walked out of the gas chamber, I've been teary all morning.

[rubberducky]

8. OH! How happy you have made me!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Thanks. Made my day.

[Booster]

10. I love these people. K&R

[redqueen]

11. Thank you.

K&R

:)

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. kick. The poor little baby dolphin died

[Amerigo Vespucci]

14. The story behind the koala photo

Sam, koala rescued from fire, dies of urogenital chlamydiosis
August 10, 2009 | 8:31 pm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/08/sam-the-koala-dies-chlamydia.html

It is with heavy heart that we report the death of Sam, the koala who became a symbol of hope this year for Australians imperiled by wildfires thanks to an iconic photograph that showed her taking a drink of water from a volunteer firefighter.

Sam was taken to the Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter in Rawson, a town in southeastern Australia, to recover from second- and third-degree burns. Her rescuers expected her to recover, and while at the shelter, she even befriended another injured koala named Bob.

But while Sam was recovering, her rescuers discovered that she was also suffering from another medical problem -- ovarian cysts related to a urogenital chlamydiosis infection.

Sam underwent surgery Thursday to remove the cysts, but the surgery revealed that the disease had progressed to such an advanced stage that the cysts were inoperable and would have caused her great pain. Rather than prolong her suffering, a veterinary surgeon euthanized Sam; she never woke up from surgery.

[drmeow]

15. I love the look on the face

of the soldier in the last picture. Feeding that kitten is the only thing in his life right at that moment.