Hero Animal Champion Archives | The Cool Down

A feral tabby cat and two kittens cuddle together among lush green foliage.

Outdoors

Doorbell video catches feral mama cat chasing off a coyote to protect her kittens

A person is performing a procedure on a small cat with an oxygen tank nearby on the grass.

Home

Four cats pulled unconscious from apartment fire are revived with mouth-to-snout CPR

A group of guinea pigs of various colors resting on a blanket with greens and carrots in a large enclosure.

Home

Woman was told her guinea pigs were the same sex — then, New York rescuers found nearly 100

Two malnourished dogs, one tan with a white stripe and one dark, are seen close together against a rustic background.

Home

Man jailed after Texas drug bust uncovers THC vapes, Xanax, and malnourished dogs

A small, tricolor kitten with large eyes rests on a dark blue blanket.

Home

Flea-covered cat rescued from trash by a Vietnam highway is now a spoiled house cat in Canada

A rescuer assists a child and a dog in a wooded area at night, surrounded by ferns and emergency gear.

Outdoors

Missing Oregon woman, 82, is found alive after her dog keeps her warm and cries for help

A close-up of a smiling black dog with a white patch on its chest, next to a person in a pink shirt.

Tech

Shelter dog breaks from Virginia adoption event, then alerts stranger to oncoming seizure

Beagles in a field.

Tech

'Not one dog will remain': 475 beagles leave Wisconsin testing facility for rescue

A small dog explores a forest floor with delicate white flowers.

Tech

Trained dogs find invasive spotted lanternfly eggs twice as fast as humans, study finds

A small otter wrapped in a towel is resting inside a cozy enclosure.

Tech

Florida officers are searching blackwater for missing bodies with adorable trained otter

A bright green garbage truck with an open rear compactor next to a bin on a residential street.

Home

Sanitation workers empty a trash can and find a starving dog alive, stuffed at the bottom

A curious tabby kitten looking through the bars of a cage.

Home

Cat adopters get a major June break as Whisker covers fees at Best Friends shelters