Good Animal News

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

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Good News This Week: September 16, 2023 - Dogs, Puffins, & Renewable Energy

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Morocco Good News: Meet One Rescue Team — And Their Dogs — Saving Lives After Earthquake

A Spain-based rescue organization drove through the night to reach victims of Morocco's recent earthquake.
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Good News This Week: September 9, 2023 - Turtles, Birds, & Women's Health

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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30 Highest-Rated Nature Documentaries To Stream

We’ve put together a list of the top-rated nature documentaries of all time based on IMDb user ratings. Consideration went to documentaries and single-season documentary miniseries focused on plants, animals, or the environment.
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Meet the Mexican Family Who Gave Up Fishing To Monitor & Rescue Sea Turtles

The Kino Bay Turtle Group is made up of a family of former fishers in northwestern Mexico that keeps a close watch on sea turtles, monitoring and rescuing any that become entangled and educating the public about their importance.
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Ariel Waldman: Good News & Ways To Help Antarctica

TED speaker, NASA advisor, and National Geographic Explorer Ariel Waldman breaks down the common misunderstandings about Antarctica, the biggest problems the continent faces, and how we can take action now.
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37 Best Ways To Help Animals in Need

Whether it’s shelter pets, homeless or abandoned pets, wild animals, or your own pet that you’re passionate about, we’ve rounded up dozens of ways you can make a difference.
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42 Best Sustainable Pet Products for Dogs & Cats

Let's face it: We all spoil our pets. But it's important to consider our carbon paw prints when we do so. Here is a roundup of the best sustainable pet products out there!
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Camera Trap Images of Rare Gorillas with Infants May Reveal Good News in DRC

Camera traps in the Tayna Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recorded two mother-infant pairs of eastern lowland gorillas, confirming the presence of healthy family groups in one of their last strongholds.
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Conservation Dogs: How Pups Are Protecting the Planet

Conservation dogs are trained to use their superior sense of smell to sniff out threats to wild species and natural spaces.
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Good News This Week: August 19, 2023 - Trails, Groceries, & Doulas

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A New Comedy Series Advocates for Biodiversity By… Putting Animals in Therapy

The series is the second installment of the “Animals in Therapy” project, where you can see celebrities chat with endangered and misunderstood species in a therapy-style video chat setting.
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