Good Animal News

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

An elderly patient in a hospital bed petting two German shepherds while medical staff stand nearby.

A man's final wish from his hospital bed: 'Find my dogs a forever home'

Bowie, 4, and Nikki, 10, were the loves of his life. A rescue has taken it upon themselves to make his final wish come true.

An orangutan and its child hanging from a tree

After being rescued from traffickers, this orangutan has become a mother in the wild: 'A glimmer of hope'

Indonesia’s forestry minister named the baby Badar, a Malay word with Arabic origin meaning “full moon.” The mother’s name, Bulan, also means “moon” in Indonesian.

A spotted wild cat stretches across sandy ground at night, with dry grass and vegetation visible in the background.

Trail cameras capture rare footage of elusive African serval kittens, a cat that looks like a 'stretched out cheetah'

The rare sighting came as a result of lion and leopard research carried out by conservation nonprofit Panthera.

Ocean waves crash against dark rocks in shallow water under a blue sky with white clouds.

A new species of seahorse was hiding in plain sight for more than a century. It's named after the 'mother' of seahorse research

Amanda Vincent is a legend in the world of seahorse research. She just inspired the name of a new species.

A still from House of the Dragon: Rhaenyra, a woman with platinum blonde hair wearing a burgundy tunic with embroidered shoulders and a metal necklace, stands in a mountainous landscape with large scaled reptilian creatures behind her.

Scientists discovered a new species of horned lizard in Thailand. They named it after Rhaenyra's dragon in 'House of the Dragon'

“House of the Dragon” may be on a two-year hiatus, but it is still making headlines — especially in the scientific community.

A man holding a leash next to a tan and black dog with its tongue out, and a woman in a wheelchair, all posing together indoors.

Heroic dog saves his owner — and cat — as Spokane wildfires set home ablaze

Shadow courageously alerted his owner to the Old Trails Fire as it encroached on their property.

A large sea turtle lies on sand while several people lean over to examine and touch its shell and flippers.

Beachgoers are learning a vital lesson from this harrowing sea turtle rescue: 'Fill in your holes'

A viral video posted on World Sea Turtle Day is serving as a cautionary tale for beachgoers this summer.

Six young penguins with dark gray and white plumage stand together on sandy ground with sparse vegetation visible behind them.

Australia is working to catch 5,000 of the world's smallest penguins to vaccinate them against bird flu

Capturing wildlife to vaccinate them is difficult, particularly because the bird flu vaccination requires they be caught twice, for two doses.

Left: A gloved hand points to barnacles and other organisms covering a sea turtle's shell. Right: A close-up of a barnacle on a shell.

AI videos of sea turtle barnacle removals are taking over the internet. This real footage of a rescue turtle is way more satisfying

Syrena made headlines last year when she was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, barely able to swim. Now, her rescuer is sharing never-before-seen clips from her incredible recovery.

Two California condors perch on a metal railing overlooking a vast valley landscape with mountains, farmland, and scattered development below. Text overlay shows "ALERTCalifornia" and "UCSan Diego" logos with timestamp and coordinate information.

California condors are critically endangered and hard to spot in the wild. Two just photobombed a trail camera

ALERTCalifornia has over 1,200 cameras set up across the state to monitor wildfires. Two condors took an interest in one trail camera high above a mountaintop.

A wooden pier extends into blue-green water beneath a sign reading "THE PORT OF NEWPORT PUBLIC FISHING PIER" with a crab illustration. A steel bridge spans the water to the left, with forested hills and residential buildings visible across the water.

Humpback whale entanglements are on the rise. Oregon is trying innovative 'rope-free crab traps' to help

Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopts new rules to enforce vessel monitoring system and to begin testing pop-up gear in state’s Dungeness crab fishery.

Left: An orange and white cat wearing a black visor and holding a blue and yellow toy in its mouth, looking directly at the camera. Right: Two orange and white cats sitting together on a checkered blanket, both looking at the camera with wide eyes.

Two disabled cats are going viral for beating all the odds: '5.5 half legs, three claws, two crooked tails, one titanium skull'

Oliver, the cat with the “titanium” skull, is going viral on social media three years after his harrowing brain surgery.