A new program at the Kent County Animal Shelter is working to save more dogs from being put down, using Facebook to place them in good homes. It's already working. A man who lost his dog on the other side of the state was able to find her though one of the posts. "I wish she could talk so she could tell us what happened," owner Arthur Watson said. "Me, my mom, my dad, we are just sitting here going, 'How?'"

Late Friday a video from the Houston Humane Society went viral, showing an Australian shepherd and border collie mix male named Hunter in the hours after his previous owners surrendered him. In the video Hunter can be seen nuzzling one of the volunteers at the shelter and within hours the video was viewed more than 40,000 times and shared thousands of times across various social media platforms.

It looks like Lope is going to get a visit from the tooth fairy! The gorilla youngster from the Twycross Zoo in England manages to lose one of his baby teeth

When Vickie Davis learned a Waffle House waitress saved her son's life, she went on a mission to track her down and pay it forward. Her son was inside the Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, where four people were killed in a shooting in April. Davis' son credits his survival to a young waitress who asked him to switch seats so he wouldn't get wet as she washed dishes.

After the passing of his father, Rookie has taken over as the Trenton Thunder's bat dog

Finding a good spot to take a nap is not an easy task...

I realized pretty early on that my oldest child was nothing like me. There was the time we were at his friend's second birthday party and he nervously gripped my leg while the other kids ran straight to interact with the clown.

Milt Lessner has "always had dogs" throughout his life - and he's 104 years old, he tells writer Jen Reeder. So are dogs the secret to longevity? "I'd like to think so," he says. "I enjoy the familiarity with them, and the pleasantness, and the bonding - especially the bonding."

A three-year-old girl is found safe and well with her family's blue heeler after spending more than 15 hours lost on their rural property.

More than four months after its owner died, a dog still refuses to leave the entry of a hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The dog's owner, a homeless man, was stabbed in a local park and rushed to Santa Casa de Novo Horizonte medical centre where he died from his injuries, according to local media reports. Following the fatal incident, the dog chased the ambulance carrying his owner and has waited at the doors of the medical centre ever since.

While homeless dogs at a no-kill shelter in Illinois are waiting for their forever homes, they are sitting comfortably in used armchairs generously donated by many community members. On Monday, the Knox County Humane Society in Galesburg requested for armchair donations with a video of dogs Mickey, Tango and Goober lounging in their big, cozy furniture. The footage quickly went viral and has garnered over 15 million views so far.

When Nicole Grimes, from the US state of Pennsylvania, spotted a pomeranian-poodle cross for adoption on Facebook, she thought it looked strangely familiar. Nicole says she was reminded of her beloved childhood puppy called Chloe, so she decided to adopt the 11-year-old dog "on a whim". Speaking to the BBC, Nicole said: "When I found out they were both called Chloe it was really strange. "It just clicked when she was introduced to me as Chloe." Nicole described the moment when she came face-to-face with her 'new' dog.

An amazing edition for the Chester zoo, eight African dog pups were born on the Sunday 19 November 2017 to mum K’mana. They are born blind and spent 6

Michael Joyce's memory, and some of his speech have been snatched by Alzheimer's. The disease is so advanced that he forgot he was married to his wife of 38 years. But he is in love with her, and he is also an honorable man, so he proposed to her on a recent morning. She said yes. "You don't say, 'Oh, we're already married,' " Linda Joyce, 64, told the New Zealand news site Stuff. "So, I said, 'Of course I will,' thinking he might not remember."

A military veteran has been reunited with his dog. Wednesday, Geoff Hoffman's home was broken into in Jones. It looks like thieves were about to take his TV but instead abducted his best friend, 3-year-old pit bull Bridget. Quickly, Hoffman and his friends jumped into action, posting signs and putting up posts on social media.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards focus on wildlife conservation but lighten the mood with humor.