Thirty Most Positive Animal News Stories Of December

There no better way to end this month - and this year - than with some wholesome animal positivity.

With all the difficult to hear news out there every day, all we wanna do is turn off the news, get off our phones and not look at news ever again. But this news list is one that we promise you won't want to turn away from, because it is all animals and only positivity. It is the celebration of happy-ending stories, new and exciting discoveries, heroes who save animals, and sometimes even hero animals who save humans.

So, please, enjoy this nothing-but-animal positivity collection of our favorite news stories and start the year off with a true smile on your face and some actually good news to talk to your friends and family about. Have an amazing year, animal lovers, and may next month have as many, if not more, positive animal news stories!

Posted by Marielru

1
A cat abandoned in the freezing cold found a new foster home

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Via Gareth Dillistone/CTV News
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2
A rapper quit his music career to launch a cat rescue

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Via Sterling TrapKing Davis
3
It was discovered that not only do bees love cannabis, it also helps save their dying populations

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Via JAY STONNE (LEFT) AND DMITRY GRIGORIEV (RIGHT) VIA UNSPLASH
4
A puppy abandoned and chained to a bench with a note got adopted

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Via PETS COYOACÁN
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5
Almost wiped out by bushfires, the world's smallest possum was discovered

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Via Ashlee Benc/Kangaroo Island Land For Wildlife
6
A paralyzed dog started running again after being rescued

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Via DLN
7
A small dog who rolled off a cliff was rescued

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Via @SBCFirelnfo
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8
A seizure dog who was missing for three years got reunited with its owner

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Via Youngrae Kim/AP
9
House passed ‘Tiger King’ bill that bans private ownership of big cats

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Via Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo
10
A retired army dog with prosthetic paws received the highest animal honor medal

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Via PDSA
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11
African cheetahs will be re-introduced in India after they were declared extinct 68 years ago

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Via TECH2
12
2 newborn critically endangered North Atlantic right whales were spotted off the Us coast

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Via Clearwater Marine Aquarium
13
A senior dog who was given six months to live got adopted and started living his best life

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Via Lauren Conley
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14
Kaavan, the "world's loneliest elephant," made his first elephant friend in 8 years

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Via People
15
An owl that was hit by a car was rescued by a family on their way home

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Via Jordan Haley
16
A homeless man ran into a burning animal shelter and rescued all the animals inside

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Via CNN
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17
Two kittens got rescued from car engine

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Via PA Photo/Cats Protection
18
An adorable kitten was perfectly camouflaged in a beautiful Christmas tree

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Via Cater News Agency / Sarah Nelson McGuiness
19
The oldest known Nile crocodile celebrated his 120th birthday

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Via Luke Colls
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20
A circus bear living in terrible conditions got rescued and brought to a sanctuary

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Via @fourpawsint
21
Extremely rare white lion quadruplets cubs made their public debut

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Via AFP via Getty Images
22
CPR revived a baby elephant, and the baby returned to its mother safely

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Via CNN
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23
Icon Cher helped rescue Kaavan, "world's loneliest elephant," from Pakistan zoo

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Via Amir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
24
A blind feral kitten was reunited with his half-blind brother

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Via rspca
25
Australian family discovered a koala chilling on their Christmas tree

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Via Amanda McCormick / Cater News
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26
A police dog who was too friendly for drug work became a wellbeing dog

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Via Oscar Kilo
27
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan was born at a Belgian animal park

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Via CNN
28
The Iberian cat clawed its way back from brink of extinction

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Via BELDAD/EPA
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29
A new species of whale was discovered

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Via SEA SHEPHERD
30
A cat that was rescued from a Russian trash plant got a cabinet title

Read more: The Moscow Times

Via Natural Resources Ministry in Ulyanovsk region