Good Animal News

Celebrating positive news about animals making a difference for people — and people making a difference for animals

Jimothy, a raccon with a short, rounded spine walks through overgrown grass and weeds in an open field.

Jimothy the raccoon raises over $50,000 for charity

Jimothy the raccoon, who launched a thousand memes, has inspired Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Starbucks and more to donate to a Seattle food bank.

A tabby kitten wears a red and yellow toy construction vehicle costume with wooden blocks attached. Left and right photos show the kitten from different angles in an outdoor enclosure.

This kitten couldn't walk on his own. So a vet made him a custom wheelchair out of Hot Wheels

Because a kitten named Gelato deserves to feel like a Transformer, too.

Robert Irwin isn't giving up on this species on the brink of extinction: 'There’s still hope'

Robert Irwin, son of famed conservationist Steve Irwin, is raising awareness about an animal in dire need of help.

A tiny sea turtle hatchling rests in an open human hand, showing its textured shell, flippers, and eye against a blurred ocean background.

Firefighters rescue a dozen baby sea turtles that got stuck in a condo's storm drain

The fallen hatchlings are Florida’s version of a cat stuck in a tree.

White Volkswagen vehicle with illuminated cyan digital graphics displaying interconnected symbols and icons emanating from the front grille against a forested background.

Kangaroos cause 90% of wildlife crashes in Australia. This new car feature emits a sound only they can hear

Kangaroos are the leading cause of wildlife-vehicle collisions in Australia. Volkswagen's breakthrough technology aims to use specific frequencies to alert them to oncoming traffic.

Left: Person in dark long-sleeve shirt wading in shallow water among rocks. Right: Multiple people examining a large sea turtle with green and orange coloring on rocky ground near water.

A stranded sea turtle got wedged between jagged rocks. Three men came together to save it from drowning in a viral video

Three men in Oman stepped in to help an endangered sea turtle when crashing tides risked its safety.

A sea turtle swims underwater in a swimming pool's clear turquoise water, viewed from above near the surface.

400-pound sea turtle rescued from resort swimming pool after falling in and finding herself trapped

Artificial light is often to blame for turtles straying far from home.

A suspension footbridge with metal railings and wooden planks spans between trees. A white sign reads "LONGVIEW, WA MARCH 19, 1963 NUTTY NARROWS BRIDGE" with an illustration of a squirrel.

About 40M squirrels are killed by drivers each year. So this city created the world's first-ever 'squirrel bridge'

The city’s passion for protecting squirrels has even led to an annual “Squirrel Fest.”

A sea turtle covered in seaweed and sediment is held up for display, showing its flippers and shell. A calendar is visible in the background.

Tiramisu the sea turtle couldn't even swim when rescuers found her. After months of vet care, she just returned to the ocean

When the turtle washed ashore earlier this year, she was covered in painful sores and battling pneumonia.

A group of women standing together inside a room