Golden Rescue South Florida via WPTV / Facebook 20 Golden Retrievers Arrive at Their Forever Homes After Being Rescued from Meat Markets As you might imagine, orchestrating and pulling off such a huge rescue effort is costly in both time and money. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 27, 2021
Carolyn P Mick via Phil Sanchez / Facebook screen shot Woman Buys Birthday Cake for Strangers at Grocery Story in Memory of Late Son Who Loved Cake Carolyn was overwhelmed, moved to the point of tears over the simple gesture made out of love for a son and kindness toward a total stranger. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 25, 2021
Jones Boatyard / Facebook Man Builds Raft to Save Swan's Eggs After Decade of Watching Her Lose Them to Foxes and Floods Whether the eggs were eaten by foxes or swept away by floods, year after year, this particular pair has had little success. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 23, 2021
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue / Facebook NFL Player's Maserati Taken Apart to Rescue Kitten Trapped Underneath Some commenters even offered to take in the stray kitten themselves, but it's already spoken for - and it seems like a good match. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 20, 2021
Caroline Photography / Facebook screen shot 6-Year-Old Boy with Cancer Granted Wish to Become UPS Driver, Delivers Packages in His Very Own Truck Mateo was able to take a driving test and then delivered packages to police, city officials and others in his UPS truck. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 20, 2021
WABC-TV screen shot Cops Confront Homeless Man Stealing Socks, End Up Paying for Them Instead New York police officers responded to a shoplifting incident, but acted out of kindness after discovering the suspect was homeless. By Taylor Penley, The Western Journal May 16, 2021
Rolling Oaks Goldens / Facebook screen shot Boy Whose Foot Had to Be Amputated Forms Bond with Puppy Born Without Paw: 'She's Like Me' Paxton and Marvel especially have hit it off, and the puppy seems to have given Paxton a boost of confidence. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 15, 2021
WVLT / Facebook screen shot 'Beautiful' Gift from Stranger Completely Turns Around Boy with Autism's Day A good Samaritan had seen what had gone down and made the decision to purchase the toy herself and gift it to Norris. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 14, 2021
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Search and Rescue / Facebook screen shot Utah Climber Airlifted to Safety After 'Rock the Size of a Refrigerator' Rolls Onto Him With a name like 'Certain Death,' perhaps it's no surprise that the spot is a tricky one, even for experienced climbers. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 13, 2021
Burlington County / Facebook screen shot After Living in an Animal Shelter for Nearly a Year, Twice-Surrendered Dog Becomes Police K-9 Arrow is the department's first K9 since the 1960s - and with work during the day, he's settled into a family routine in the evenings. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 11, 2021
ABC7NY / Facebook Charity to Pay Off Entire Mortgage for Family of Officer Who Was Killed in Line of Duty The father and husband had just bought a family home the year before, but now he won't get to see his children grow up in it By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 10, 2021
Michael Joy via 10 Tampa Bay / Facebook screen shot Army Vet Finally Reunites with Dog Missing for Over 4 Years: 'Sam Is My Best Friend' Joy had a hard time sleeping the night before his eight-hour drive to Cleveland, but he was looking forward to a reunion with his old friend. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 9, 2021
KATC.-TV via Dominique Auto Sales / Facebook screen shot Louisiana Car Dealer Finds Homeless Man on His Porch, Raises Over $31,000 for Him in 2 Weeks Dominique has promised to work with Brown to find suitable housing, transportation and work so that he can maintain his independence. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 6, 2021
Racing.com / Twitter screen shot Racing Fan with Just 'Days to Live' Granted Dying Wish to Watch Horse Race Trackside His visit was arranged so he could be wheeled right up to the fence at the 200m mark, where he'd get an unparalleled view of the action. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 5, 2021
Emily Beineman / Facebook screen shot Grieving Little Girl Befriends Jogger and Dog During Dad's Funeral, Invites Them Into Chapel to Meet Him On the day of the visitation, as Raelynn sat on the steps at the funeral home, she saw a dog passing with its owner and called out. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 4, 2021
Leah Paskalides / Facebook screen shot Caseworker Adopts 19-Year-Old After She Ages Out of Foster System: 'We Both Wanted This for So Long' Paskalides saw that Monyay was a determined young woman and just needed that mentor figure in her life. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 3, 2021
@profwicks / Unsplash Woman Fosters Over 80 Infants in 34 Years: 'This Is What God's Handed Me a Gift to Do' The oldest child is now 37, and some of them still keep in touch, emailing and visiting as they can - but Owens isn't done yet. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 2, 2021
FOX 10 Phoenix / Facebook screen shot Deputy Pulls Over Biker Who Recently Lost Friend in a Crash, Gives Him His Personal Number A routine traffic stop broke the narrative in Florida when an officer offered a biker some much needed counseling. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 22, 2021
@childrensmn / Twitter Doctors Give Tiny Preemie a 0% Chance to Live, 9 Months Later He's on Track for a World Record First, the experts gave baby Richard a zero percent chance at life. Then, they proved themselves wrong nine months later. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 18, 2021
e8msgt / TikTok screen shot Viral Salute Video Shows Marine Giving Son His Very First Salute as an Officer See the emotional moment where a father and son share a salute, while keeping their compsure through that legendary Marine Corps stoicism. By Andrew Thornebrooke, The Western Journal April 18, 2021
Albany Police Department / Facebook screen shot Officer Gifts Leash and Toy to Three Boys After He Sees Them Walking New Puppy with Piece of Rope Beyond just a friendly chat, Schuler had identified a way he could help out the kids and their four-legged friend. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 13, 2021