The Most Wholesome Animal News Stories Of 2023 For An Uplifting End Of The Year
Let's be real, this year has been crazy. Well… every year feels crazy, but this one really takes the cake. Watching the news has been nearly impossible - depressing, annoying, hopeless. Personally, we have been avoiding the news as much as we possibly could have this year, but even then, no matter how hard we tried, the news found us.
We're sick of it. We really are. We're sick of the negativity and the fear of news that we now have, so we have decided to close this crazy year with some wholesome animal news. We promise that scrolling through this article will give you no anxiety and that you feel come out of it uplifted and with a little more hope for humanity. Not all is lost, friends, not when there were too many pawsitive and entirely amazing animal stories for us to choose from in 2023.
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Scarborough, Yorkshire, cancelled their New Year's fireworks...
"Scarborough, Yorkshire, cancelled their New Year's fireworks so that Thor, the Arctic Walrus, could continue to sleep in the harbour. Chris Cook, from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue said that the creature needs to rest and recuperate before he continues his journey."
Read more of the story here: BBC
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Pennsylvania city banned declawing cats
Read more of the story here: Penlive
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The Netherlands were working to ban flat-nosed dogs and folded-ear cats to prevent animal suffering
Read more of the story here: NL Times
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Scientists taught pet parrots to video call each other...
"Scientists taught pet parrots to video call each other. The parrots that learned to initiate video chats with other pet parrots had a variety of positive experiences, such as learning new skills including flying, foraging and how to make new sounds. Some parrots showed their toys to each other."
Read more of the story here: Smithsonian
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Border Collie that was ejected from a car during Sunday crash was found on a sheep farm, herding sheep
Read more of the story here: KHQ
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The US Senate unanimously passed a bill to curb private ownership of big cats
Read more of the story here: BBC
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An abandoned dog was seen wandering Detroit streets with a stuffed toy was rescued and received care
Read more of the story here: Fox2Detroit
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India celebrated 50 years of project ‘bringing tigers back from brink of extinction’
Read more of the story here: Independent
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Cemetery staff took out a personal ad for a goose whose mate died and found her a new match
Read more of the story here: CBS
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10 states have now banned the sale of cosmetics tested on animals
Read more of the story here: CNN
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A tiny, 'beautiful' endangered turtle hatchlings was spotted in the wild for first time in four years
Read more of the story here: ABC
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Scientists cured 22 year old former race horse's behavioral disorders after 15 years of symptoms
Read more of the story here: ICBC
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A cat that was missing for nearly 6 years was reunited with owner thanks to a microchip
Read more of the story here: CBS
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A missing toddler was found sleeping on top of family dog 3 miles away from Michigan home
Read more of the story here: MLive
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The eagle who adopted a rock became a real dad to an orphaned eaglet
Read more of the story here: NY Times
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There was a 'thrilling' success of breeding an endangered mouse in captivity, with tiny squeaks heard from nests
Read more of the story here: ABC
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After a 17-year absence, white rhinos returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Read more of the story here: EcoWatch
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A bald eagle delivered 2 eggs in a California nest watched by web cam
Read more of the story here: Katu
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A dog protected young girls for hours after getting lost in woods
Read more of the story here: CBS
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A new state law was passed that prevents animal abuse offenders from owning pets
Read more of the story here: ValleyCentral
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A homeless mother left a note with her dog for whoever found her, and an animal shelter reunited them
Read more of the story here: CBS
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A dying baby turtle survived after drifting 4,000 miles to Ireland
Read more of the story here: Washington Post
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We got rare good news from the Amazon: gigantic fish are thriving again
Read more of the story here: NPR
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An alligator believed to have been stolen from a zoo more than 20 years ago returned to the same zoo
Read more of the story here: CBS
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A calf born with smiley face on its tummy was spared the abattoir after being nicknamed Happy
Read more of the story here: Mirror
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A flurry of wolf births offered hope for a California comeback
Read more of the story here: The Guardian
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Mountain gorillas began to rebound thanks to a Ugandan veterinarian
Read more of the story here: CBC
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A Mexican family gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles
Read more of the story here: Mongabay
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A captive orca was set for release into her 'home waters' after 50 years at the Miami Seaquarium
Read more of the story here: CNN
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A dog was reunited with its family 7 days after falling from cliff on Vancouver Island
Read more of the story here: CTV
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Almost every cat that was featured in a viral Tik Tok posted by Kansas City animal shelter was adopted
Read more of the story here: KMBC
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The world's oldest ever dog celebrated its 31st birthday
Read more of the story here: EuroNews
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Platypuses returned to Sydney's Royal National Park after disappearing for decades
Read more of the story here: ABC
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A dog who survived 72 days in the mountains after its owner's death is regaining weight and is back on hiking trails
Read more of the story here: AP News
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A dog led its family to their missing cat that fell into a 30-metre mineshaft
Read more of the story here: Global News
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