Thirty Most Positive Animal News Stories Of December

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Dec 31, 2020 9:00 AM EST

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!

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01
A cat abandoned in the freezing cold found a new foster home

via Gareth Dillistone/CTV News

Read more: Cheezburger
02
A rapper quit his music career to launch a cat rescue

via Sterling TrapKing Davis

Read more: Cheezburger
03
It was discovered that not only do bees love cannabis, it also helps save their dying populations

via JAY STONNE (LEFT) AND DMITRY GRIGORIEV (RIGHT) VIA UNSPLASH

Read more: VICE
04
A puppy abandoned and chained to a bench with a note got adopted

via PETS COYOACÁN

Read more: Cheezburger
05
Almost wiped out by bushfires, the world's smallest possum was discovered

via Ashlee Benc/Kangaroo Island Land For Wildlife

Read more: Cheezburger
06
A paralyzed dog started running again after being rescued

via DLN

Read more: Cheezburger
07
A small dog who rolled off a cliff was rescued

via @SBCFirelnfo

Read more: Cheezburger
08
A seizure dog who was missing for three years got reunited with its owner

via Youngrae Kim/AP

Read more: Cheezburger
09
House passed ‘Tiger King’ bill that bans private ownership of big cats

via Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo

Read more: Roll Call
10
A retired army dog with prosthetic paws received the highest animal honor medal

via PDSA

Read more: Cheezburger
11
African cheetahs will be re-introduced in India after they were declared extinct 68 years ago

via TECH2

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

via Clearwater Marine Aquarium

Read more: USA TODAY
13
A senior dog who was given six months to live got adopted and started living his best life

via Lauren Conley

Read more: Cheezburger
14
Kaavan, the "world's loneliest elephant," made his first elephant friend in 8 years

via People

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

via Jordan Haley

Read more: Cheezburger
16
A homeless man ran into a burning animal shelter and rescued all the animals inside

via CNN

Read more: Cheezburger
17
Two kittens got rescued from car engine

via PA Photo/Cats Protection

Read more: Cheezburger
18
An adorable kitten was perfectly camouflaged in a beautiful Christmas tree

via Cater News Agency / Sarah Nelson McGuiness

Read more: Cheezburger
19
The oldest known Nile crocodile celebrated his 120th birthday

via Luke Colls

Read more: Cheezburger
20
A circus bear living in terrible conditions got rescued and brought to a sanctuary

via @fourpawsint

Read more: Cheezburger
21
Extremely rare white lion quadruplets cubs made their public debut

via AFP via Getty Images

Read more: Cheezburger
22
CPR revived a baby elephant, and the baby returned to its mother safely

via CNN

Read more: Cheezburger
23
Icon Cher helped rescue Kaavan, "world's loneliest elephant," from Pakistan zoo

via Amir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

Read more: Cheezburger
24
A blind feral kitten was reunited with his half-blind brother

via rspca

Read more: Cheezburger
25
Australian family discovered a koala chilling on their Christmas tree

via Amanda McCormick / Cater News

Read more: Cheezburger
26
A police dog who was too friendly for drug work became a wellbeing dog

via Oscar Kilo

Read more: Oscar Kilo
27
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan was born at a Belgian animal park

via CNN

Read more: CNN
28
The Iberian cat clawed its way back from brink of extinction

via BELDAD/EPA

Read more: The Guardian
29
A new species of whale was discovered

via SEA SHEPHERD

Read more: The Vast
30
A cat that was rescued from a Russian trash plant got a cabinet title

via Natural Resources Ministry in Ulyanovsk region

Read more: The Moscow Times