Happy Animals

Wildlife conservation wins, rescues, remarkable animal stories, and the creatures that remind us what’s wonderful.

Pit Bull Betsy Waits 1.5 Years at Shelter — Then Matt Damon Takes Her on Her First Date

A pit bull named Betsy spent more than 1.5 years in a shelter without being

CinemaWins Celebrates Zootopia 2 as a Masterclass in Layered Storytelling and Character-Driven Comedy

CinemaWins delivered a scene-by-scene celebration of Zootopia 2, singling out Andy Samberg's villain Pubert and

Simon Cowell Spends His Favorite Filming Day With Cider, a Rescue Pittie Mix Who Had Waited 165 Days for a Home

Simon Cowell declared his day filming with rescue pittie mix Cider his favorite day on

Wildlife Vet Catherine Rescues Stranded African Penguin on Cape Town Beach After Jogger Spots Him Face-Down in Sand

A jogger near Cape Town spotted a small African penguin buried face-down in the beach

Hope For Paws Rescuers Deploy Kayak and Volunteer Swimmer to Save Injured Egyptian Goose Mama

Loreta Frankonyte and Hope For Paws deployed a kayak, a net, and a volunteer swimmer

Hope For Paws Rescuers Pull Two Kittens Named Peeka and Boo From Sewer Drain on Halloween Night

Hope For Paws rescuers Yesenia and her teammate pulled two kittens named Peeka and Boo

Fat Gus and Team Hab Cab Hills Crowned Backyard Olympians After Marty’s Russian Walnut Scandal

Fat Gus and her sister Augustine of Hab Cab Hills claimed the Backyard Squirrelympics Walnut

Phat Gus, Rick, Marty, and Frank Crack Fort Knuts in Mark Rober’s Backyard Squirrel Maze 2.0

Phat Gus led Rick, Marty, and Frank through a nine-station obstacle course — including a

Rick, Marty, Frank, and Phat Gus Conquer Mark Rober’s 8-Stage Backyard Squirrel Ninja Warrior Course

Mark Rober built an 8-station Ninja Warrior obstacle course in his backyard to challenge four

Phat Gus and Marty Face Off in Mark Rober’s Backyard Squirrelympics 3.0 Summer Games

Phat Gus and Marty competed head-to-head on a multi-station obstacle course built by Mark Rober,