Thirty Most Positive Animal News Stories Of January

Let's end the month the right way, friends, by talking about as many positive animal news stories that we can!

It's not an easy time right now, as we're all aware, and we are all in need of positivity. The news is something that we tend to try to avoid at this point, too many stories that we don't want to hear about anymore. Well, these stories are ones that you will definitely want to tune in for, because we're about to celebrate the best of the very best!

So, read these stories and bask in the positivity, start the month off with a smile and with the kind of stories that you would truly want to talk to your coworkers and friends about! If you want more, check out last month's positive animal news collection.

01
Two newborn kittens were rescued from a recycling plant

via RSPCA

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02
A study showed that there are significant social and emotional benefits for children under the age of 5 who grow up around dogs

via SnippetScience

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03
A smiling fox cub got adopted and befriended two dogs after its brother was run over

via Caters News Agency

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04
An Indian court stopped a man and his elephant from being separated because they were emotionally-bonded

via Live Law

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05
A Japanese inn allows sleepovers with cats to encourage adoption

via @mycatyugawara

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06
California banned indiscriminate fishing nets

via Los Angeles Times

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07
A rescued lost and injured bear cub was rescued and will be released into the wild after winter

via Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Durango

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08
A male orangutan stepped up to care for 2-year-old daughter after its mother died

via Denver Zoo, KCNC via CNN

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09
A horse, a pony and a dog with identical spots are BFFs

via Human Horse Academy / Caters News

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10
Over 100 years after illegally taking lands on the Flathead Reservation, the federal government returned land and management of bison to tribes

via Jeff Clairmont

Read more: Indian Country Today
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11
A cat survived 11 days in an airport ceiling then was reunited with its owner

via Taylor Le

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12
Salmon spawned in Upper Columbia River for the first time in more than 80 years

via Eli Francovich

Read more: The Wenatchee World
13
Firefighters tried to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree, but It jumped down on its own

via Harrison Jones, For The Evening Sun

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14
The Delaware shelter where Joe Biden adopted his dog Major hosted the 'Indoguration' for the rescue canine

via DELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION

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15
An injured and rescued snowy owl was released back into the wild

via UPEI Marketing and Communications

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16
A missing cat came home after five years after its owner saw a shelter photo

via MIDCOAST HUMANE/ FACEBOOK

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17
Shelters report not having any animals left to adopt

via Kimberly Ross

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18
A missing cat was found 3 years after California mudslide

via ASAP Cats

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19
An owl found with three gunshot wounds recuperated and returned to the wild

via JOE LUMAYA/SPECIAL TO THE STAR

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20
Archaeologists found world's oldest animal cave painting - a wild pig believed to have been drawn 45,500 years ago

via MAXIME AUBERT

Read more: BBC
21
A dog that fell through thin ice got rescued

via news10

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22
One Year After Australian wildfires, “birdsong Is deafening” and flora flourished on Kangaroo Island

via South Australia Tourism Commission

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23
A feral blind senior cat got adopted and became BFFs with another cat

via Melissa Fiore

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24
A tiny crayfish thought to be extinct was found in remote west Tasmania

via Niall Doran/Bookend Trust

Read more: ABC News
25
UPS delivery man takes photos with dogs along his route

via @jhardesty

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26
Two abandoned polar bear cubs got pampered by their adoptive human moms

via Safari park Gelendzhik

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27
13 babies for the North Atlantic right whales this season brought hope for the endangered species

via ASSOCIATED PRESS / AQUARIUM DE NOUVELLE-ANGLETERRE

Read more: Radio-Canada
28
A previously abused dog saved its new owner, dragging her away from an oncoming car

via Melissa Amos

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29
A museum let a group of penguins wander its empty rooms, and they couldn't take their eyes off the paintings

via The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Read more: insider
30
'Rubbish' pet portraits raised over £50k for homeless

via HERCULE VAN WOLFWINKLE

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Thirty Most Positive Animal News Stories Of January

Two newborn kittens were rescued from a recycling plant

A study showed that there are significant social and emotional benefits for children under the age of 5 who grow up around dogs

A smiling fox cub got adopted and befriended two dogs after its brother was run over

An Indian court stopped a man and his elephant from being separated because they were emotionally-bonded

A Japanese inn allows sleepovers with cats to encourage adoption

California banned indiscriminate fishing nets

A rescued lost and injured bear cub was rescued and will be released into the wild after winter

A male orangutan stepped up to care for 2-year-old daughter after its mother died

A horse, a pony and a dog with identical spots are BFFs

Over 100 years after illegally taking lands on the Flathead Reservation, the federal government returned land and management of bison to tribes

A cat survived 11 days in an airport ceiling then was reunited with its owner

Salmon spawned in Upper Columbia River for the first time in more than 80 years

Firefighters tried to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree, but It jumped down on its own

The Delaware shelter where Joe Biden adopted his dog Major hosted the 'Indoguration' for the rescue canine

An injured and rescued snowy owl was released back into the wild

A missing cat came home after five years after its owner saw a shelter photo

Shelters report not having any animals left to adopt

A missing cat was found 3 years after California mudslide

An owl found with three gunshot wounds recuperated and returned to the wild

Archaeologists found world's oldest animal cave painting - a wild pig believed to have been drawn 45,500 years ago

A dog that fell through thin ice got rescued

One Year After Australian wildfires, “birdsong Is deafening” and flora flourished on Kangaroo Island

A feral blind senior cat got adopted and became BFFs with another cat

A tiny crayfish thought to be extinct was found in remote west Tasmania

UPS delivery man takes photos with dogs along his route

Two abandoned polar bear cubs got pampered by their adoptive human moms

13 babies for the North Atlantic right whales this season brought hope for the endangered species

A previously abused dog saved its new owner, dragging her away from an oncoming car

A museum let a group of penguins wander its empty rooms, and they couldn't take their eyes off the paintings

'Rubbish' pet portraits raised over £50k for homeless

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