Airline Loses Passenger's Dog - Here's How to Protect Your Furry Friend

The airline losing your luggage is frustrating. The airline losing your pet can be devastating.

Sadly, that’s exactly what Frank Ramano is experiencing right now. Ramano says that Delta Airlines lost his dog on a flight from Los Angeles to Tampa on Oct. 31. More than a week later, his dog is still missing, and he is stuck in Tampa waiting for news.

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Dog Rescued After Being Stuck for 3 Days on Roof of Ohio House

A frightened and hungry Rottweiler named Isis was rescued after being stuck on the roof of a house in Ohio for three days. Rick Chambers resports for the KTLA 5 News at 6 on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014.

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Massive, Multicolored Lobster Fetches $95,000

56-pound crustacean dubbed 'the god of lobsters' during an intense bidding war at a Chinese fish market; 'I couldn’t believe it when the price just kept going up'

A Chinese fisherman must have thought it was his lucky day recently when he hauled from the depths a gigantic tropical rock lobster.

But Zheng Lee Pan he could not have imagined how lucky the catch would turn out to be.

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What to Do If You See a Pet Left Out in the Cold

Cold weather can be deadly for pets. As the temperature plummets in many parts of the country, The Humane Society of the United States sees a marked increase in the number of complaints about dogs and cats who have been left outside with no food or shelter.

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Seattle's Live Hawk Mascot Flew into Stands and Landed on a Fan's Head

Who says the ‘Hawks never go astray at home?

Despite having the best home-field advantage in the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks had a major mishap on Sunday when Taima, the team’s longtime live hawk mascot, took an impromptu detour into the stands and landed on the head of a fan.

Big ups to the gentleman’s poise upon the sneak hawk attack. Whereas others (such as myself) would have flipped out and run away like a cartoon character being attacked by a swarm of bees, this guy played it cool, ducking his head and waiting for the bird’s inevitable departure.

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There Are Many Benefits to Adopting a Senior Pet from a Shelter or Rescue Organization: Gratitude and Loyalty of the Animal for the Remaining Years of its Life, Are Two of Them

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and there are many benefits to adopting one of these seniors that have ended up in shelters through no fault of their own. Sadly, some owners surrender a senior pet to a shelter just because the pet is old and the owner no longer wants to take care of the pet. Senior pets do require more visits to the veterinarian sometimes with a large cost, but most are still healthy into later years.

Surrendering a senior pet often ends in euthanasia for an animal that still has many years of life ahead. Happily, there are now rescue organizations that recognize that senior pets still have a lot of love to give and more senior pets are now being rescued, fostered, and finally adopted into new homes.

There are many benefits to adopting a senior pet from a shelter or rescue organization.

A senior pet is already mellowed with good behavior from having lived in a home for many years.

Senior pets are less destructive than a puppy.

A pet parent can often find a purebred senior pet that has been surrendered to a shelter.

The best benefit that comes from adopting a senior pet is that you become a hero to the animal and you receive the gratitude and loyalty of the animal for the remaining years of its life.

Please consider adopting a "SENIOR" animal from your local animal shelter.

A New Threat To Polar Bears Makes It Hard for Them to Find Mates

Polar bears can smell their way to love. The animals leave scent markings—made either by sweat glands on the bottom of their feet or by urine—to find other bears looking for a love match.

But all that could be changing as a warming climate melts the ice habitat the bears depend on for their survival.

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Texas Officer Saves Dog's Life Twice

The first time officer Aaron Morgan, from Pantego, Texas, saved Ginger’s life, was back in September when he was off duty, visiting relatives in Arlington, Texas. The rookie officer heard the yelps of a dog and when he peeked through the fence, he found a young boy beating, choking and kicking the tan color, seven-month-old dog.

He called area police and immediately a squad car was dispatched to the location. The dog’s owner surrendered the pet, and Ginger was sent to the Arlington Animal Shelter.

Morgan believed Ginger would soon find a loving forever home, after all the pet was cute and very young, but on October 30th, 2014, the police officer learned Ginger was on death row. Time was up and no one had come forward to take this beautiful dog home.

The rookie cop couldn’t accept he had saved the young dog from one bad situation just to have the dog land in another, therefore the very next morning he showed up at the shelter to adopt and save the dog.

“It wasn’t fair to let this dog be euthanized,” Morgan told the Star-Telegram. “It wasn’t fair to take it out of one situation and then say ‘Sorry, this is where your road ends.’ ”

Ginger found a loving forever home with Morgan and to start a new life, the dog received a new name. Ginger is now called Duke.

Thank you officer Morgan for saving Ginger/Duke twice!