Endangered Asiatic Lion Rescued From Well

An endangered Asiatic lion was rescued by forest officials after it fell into a 60-foot deep well on a farm in Amrpur village in India, according to The Indian Express.

The 8-year-old male lion was roaming the property of Badhabhai Rabari at night when it slipped into the open well filled with water. The animal treaded water until forest officials could lower a rope bed into the water for it to stand on. Then, somehow officials managed to get two ropes around the animal and pull it out of the well and into a cage. Caters News Agency has video of the rescue:

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Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month Roots for the Underdogs

(CNN) -- It's been said time and again that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but what about giving one a new lease on life?

Animal rights organizations like the ASPCA and shelters nationwide have taken to observing November as Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month. To mark that occasion, some of the top senior pooches on social media are taking the cause into their own hands ... er, paws.
Marnie, a 12-year-old Shih Tzu, is one of them.

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Shedd Aquarium's New Otter Pup Is The Sweetest Thing Ever

The Shedd Aquarium welcome their newest resident : an orphaned southern sea otter pup. Watch as she arrives at Shedd and gets to know her new family! Isn’t this the cutest thing you’ve seen all day?

Iranian Dog Owners Face 74 Lashes if They Take Their Dog For A Walk

Dog owners could be arrested and subjected to 74 lashes if they are caught taking their pet for a walk or keeping one in their home under a proposed Iranian law.

A bill presented by 32 members of the Iranian Parliament claimed that owning a dog as a pet harms the country's Islamic culture because of their 'uncleanliness'.

Violators could be arrested if they are caught accompanying their pet in public and forced to pay a fine of up to 100 million rials, around £2,243, or RECEIVE 74 lashes.

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