Little dog pulled from meat truck waits at the airport for her ‘human angel’

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Monica Pop
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Despite the pleas from animal lovers from all over the world, the dog meat trade in China and other countries is still going on. In fact, eating dog meat has long history in Chinese cuisine and it doesn’t look like they are willing to put a stop to this “tradition” any time soon.

The though of these noble creatures who only have love for humans ending up on someone’s plate is beyond devastating, so people like the kind volunteers at Slaughterhouse Survivors are doing all in their power to save as many dogs as possible. Little pup named Pearl is just one of the great number of dogs they gave a second chance at life to.

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When Pearl was taken from the meat truck, her skin was all covered in mange. This beauty that had only three legs was all scared and in such a poor state that her rescuers weren’t sure whether she would live or not. But she proved them she was a little fighter, and pulled through.

Luckily, two months after her rescue took place, sweet, Pearl was about to head to America and meet her foster family. Road Dogs and Rescue arranged her transportation.

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Once at the airport, Pearl was as eager to meet her humans as they were eager to embrace her. Leah, the foster mom, said how she and Pearl clicked from the start. Pearl also made a quick connection with the rest of the dogs under Leah’s care.

But as much as Pearl tried to be happy, it was obvious she had struggles moving around.

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After some time spent in foster care, Pearl got adopted by a veterinarian named Ashley. In a matter of days after this woman’s adoption application was accepted, a volunteer named Cheryl agreed to take Pearl from California to the east coast.

Leah was said she had to say goodbye to Pearl, but she knew she would be just great.

Pearl and the rest of her furry traveling companions loved the car trip.

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Once the dogs got to Allentown, PA, at Cheryl’s home, Ashley drove from New York to meet her new pet.

The moment Pearl and Ashley finally met was a very special one. Ashley was overly excited to be holding the new addition to her family in her arms. She knew the two would have lots of fun together.

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Pearl didn’t need much time to adjust in her new home. She and Ashley’s other dog, Janet, became best of friends.

Ashley is aware Pearl experiences difficulties because of her leg and hips so she’s planning to enroll the cute pup in rehab. Her plan is to make sure Pearl gets a prosthetic leg that would ease he life and her pain.

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Pearl’s story is truly incredible. She traveled the world to find her forever family and is finally living the life she always deserved.

Waitress sees sixth grade boys enter the restaurant, is amazed at their manners and tidiness

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Monica Pop
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Boys will be boys is a phrase we use to describe the mischievous or childish behavior typical for young men, but do all boys out there misbehave? Luckily, the answer to this question is a big no, no.

Nicole Marie, who works as a waitress at the Red Dog Saloon in Milford, Michigan, one of the most popular places among the locals, has a cool story to share which fights the stereotype that young boys are troublesome.

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She was in a middle of a long shift when seven sixth graders entered the place. She was very tired and when she saw the group of youngsters she knew it would be some extra work cleaning behind them.

As they waited for Nicole to serve them, they didn’t make much noise but waited patiently. She was a bit confused because she expected from them to speak loudly, as most of the young people who visit the place. But not only they weren’t obnoxious, they were very polite instead. Nicole then turned around to see if their parents were there, but she didn’t see any. Was it possible that these kids behaved so well without adult supervision? Well, it turned out it was.

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They explained that they were on their own and were looking forward to this dinner for some time now. As she took their order, they all said please and thank you, and when one of the boys answered the phone, the rest told him to stop using it because it was rude.

Not only Nicole, but other customers noticed how well behaved the boys were so one of the people there offered to pay their bill. They gladly accepted and thanked the person and therefore left Nicole an extra big tip.

However, what impressed Nicole the most and made her share this story was the way the boys left their table before they left the restaurant. They stacked up their plates neatly so that it would be easy for Nicole pick everything up.

“Even grown adults (myself included) rarely leave the table this clean!” she wrote along with the photo of the table she shared.

A number of people who stumbled upon the post felt the urge to praise the group of boys.

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We can surely say that stories like this restore our faith in future generations. Nicole, thank you for sharing this with us.

Fallen soldier’s remains are carried off airplane, student choir honors his sacrifice with an emotional song

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Monica Pop
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We can never thank the men and women who served and died for our country enough. The sacrifice they were willing to make for the well-being of the nation deserves our utmost gratitude and respect. 

Honoring fallen soldiers is the least we can do for these brave individuals who weren’t afraid to put their life on the line. 

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It was July 18, 2016, when a uniformed Army private escorted the remains of an American soldier who served during the WWII in Germany but was only identified years later through DNA analyses. 

When this Delta Air Lines plane that was flying from Frankfurt, Germany to Atlanta landed, it was announced that the Army officer deplanes first. 

The passengers, among which a group of sixty singers from the Iowa Ambassadors of Music, realized what was going on and decided to do something special both for the fallen soldier and the soldier who escorted his remains. 

They decided to dedicate one song as a thank you for their service. 

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The group, along with the choir director Luke Johnson, were honored to sing for someone who had done so much for their country. 

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“We were really honored because… in times of need, or times of struggle, people tend to go to music for comfort,” Johnson.

Moments later, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” could be heard filling the air. 

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It was a very emotional experience that brought tears to everyone who was caught witnessing that special moment. 

One of the passengers on the flight, Diane Cupp, from Johnson City, Tennessee, told TODAY, “It was so emotional. I was just so proud of the young people who started singing and the respect that they showed. My heart just melted.”

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Cupp and her husband were returning from Germany where they were visiting WWII museums and monuments. She added how they weren’t even supposed to be on that flight as they rescheduled in the last moment, but fate played its part and brought them there so that they could witness the beauty of the moment and put it on tape so that everyone could see it.

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“I was on that flight for a reason,” Cupp added. “All the emotions from our trip of visiting concentration camps and a cemetery for American soldiers, I was just overwhelmed when they made the announcement about the soldier and (the choir) started singing.”

Millions of people saw the video, and they are beyond thankful to the students for their act. 

“Faith in humanity restored. They sounded like Angels from Heaven,” one person commented.

Take a look at the video that gave us goosebumps below. 

Three young brothers battle the same rare eye cancer

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Monica Pop
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An Atlanta, Georgia family was blessed with three boys. Unfortunately, all three of them have the same form of rare eye cancer, retinoblastoma.

Angie and Aaron Rush’s oldest son, Tristen, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma around five years ago. He’s battling the disease ever since. Over the years, Tristen has undergone a number of chemotherapy treatments and medications which started when he was just a few weeks old.

When their second son, Caison, was born, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, too. The news were heartbreaking. It meant the family was forced to go through the same process once again. Caison started receiving treatment at just one week old.

His mom and dad prayed for their boys to end up winners in the fight for their lives.

Around six months ago, baby number three was welcomed into the world. During the pregnancy, all Angie and Aaron hoped for was for their youngest child to be born healthy. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Just like his older brother, baby Carter was diagnosed with retinoblastoma the moment he was welcomed into the world. He has it in both his eyes.

As much as everyone was shocked and sad about this family’s life story, Angie knew something like this was a possibility because she had had retinoblastoma herself as a young child and lost her left eye as a result of it. She was perfectly aware there was a chance that she could pass the disease to her offspring.

“I feel a lot of guilt, knowing that this is something I could pass down to them. But I also know that I’ve been blessed,” the mother told 11 Alive.

Now all this family can do is be by the little ones every step of the way and pray for the best possible outcome. The kids’ grandma, Jeanne Rush, says: “They are warriors.”

In the meantime, the family has set up a GoFundMe page to help them with the medical expenses.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Rush family.

New York State Trooper spots 2-year-old missing girl in the mountain just before the sunset

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Monica Pop
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I can’t even imagine the feeling of having your child missing and nowhere to be found. Little children are curious by nature, and wandering off without being spotted is something they do very often. That is why their guardians should keep a close eye on them at all times.

On March 27, police was alerted of a 2-year-old girl from South Bristol, New York, who had gone missing. Officers arrived at the scene in no time and started checking neighboring houses in case the girl wondered off in any of them. Sadly, to no avail.

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Among those involved in the search was New York State Trooper Brian Hotchkiss.

The day was coming to an end, and this incredible man knew he had to expand the search perimeter and climb Bristol Mountain, which was not far from the girl’s home.

“It was getting close to getting dark out and getting cold. We wanted to get the search done as soon as we could,” Ontario County Sheriff Kevin Henderson told 13 WHAM. However, that didn’t prevent the officers from going above and beyond and using even the last ray of sunshine to continue the search, until the day was over.

“I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if I didn’t check. I kept climbing and climbing after about 45 minutes of the climb, I looked up to the summit of the mountain and all I could see were trees and dirt,” Trooper Hotchkiss said.

On Saturday, Troopers from SP Canandaigua assisted the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office in a search for a missing…

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Luckily, his decision to check the mountain was the best he could ever make. Among all the trees, there was the little girl, confused and scared, but at the same time happy to spot human faces. “My heart just dropped. I was so excited. She hugged me immediately and wouldn’t let go. We’re very thankful for it,” Trooper Hotchkiss said, and added, “I still can’t get that out of my head, her turning over and looking at me and throwing her hands up in the air. I’ll never forget that,” as per Rochester First.

Knowing how cases of missing children can go wrong, everyone was relieved by the outcome.

Susan Boyle has never been married, but says she’s open to adopting or fostering children

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Monica Pop
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What makes Susan Boyle a much-loved celebrity isn’t just her out of this world talent for singing which captured the hearts of millions of fans almost overnight, but also the fact that she remained humble and grounded despite the fame she gained and the millions she made.

Her life wasn’t an easy one. She has spent much of her life taking care of her ailing mother and didn’t have much time to have fun. In fact, this devoted Christian’s parents were strict and somewhat conservative, so Susan wasn’t really allowed to go out a lot.

”My parents were stalwart Catholics, and there was a kind of coded behavior I had to keep to — that’s why I’m still single. Simply put, the right guy hasn’t come along yet,” she once told AZ Central.

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Once she took the stage of Britain’s Got Talent, everyone believed that her life would change drastically, but Susan still lives in her old house which she renovated recently. ”It’s best to be grounded and with your roots. It keeps you grounded and prevents you from saying things maybe you shouldn’t say,” she told OK!.

When it comes to her love life, she tends to keep things private. What we know of her is that she never married and never had any serious relationship. While at school, she was called by her friends “Simple Susan” and wasn’t very popular.

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When asked if she ever tried finding love on the Internet back in 2012, Susan explained that she was too scared to explore that option.

“Internet dating? Are you having a laugh? Knowing my luck I’d go out on a date and you’d find my limbs scattered around various Blackburn dustbins!” she said jokingly when speaking to the Daily Mirror. ”If my soulmate is out there then I will find him but it won’t be on a computer. Of course I’d like that special someone in my life, but I’m not going to let a man define me. I’ve done pretty well over the past 51 years without one but it would be nice.”

In 2014, she shared with her fans that she met ”the perfect gentleman” during a tour in the States. She and the American doctor were staying at the same hotel and had dinner together. At the time, Susan was 53.

“It’s very early days so we’ll see what happens. I hope he comes over,” Susan told The Sun when she returned to Europe, but didn’t reveal any details. “I don’t want to say any more about who he is right now as that would be unfair on him. All I’ll say is we are around the same age and he was a very nice guy,” she added.

As time passed by, she spoke of him more often and recalled their first ever date. ”I had a date in America six years ago, which lasted exactly 45 minutes. I went for a massage in the spa of a hotel and met a doctor, and then we went out for lunch. I didn’t tell anyone, and my team thought I’d been kidnapped,” she said.

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Sadly, the relationship didn’t evolve and the singer seems to have lost fate in ever finding the right person for her.

”I’ve been on my own too long now to get married. It’s good manners to wait to be asked, so I’ll just have to continue to keep waiting,” she told Lady Magazine.

However, there is another thing that bothers Susan more than finding a husband; that she doesn’t have children on her own. Being 60, she said that she is open to adoption or even fostering children in need of a loving home. “I’ve a lovely house, why not share it?” she said.

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We truly believe that Susan Boyle deserves all the happiness in this world.

Woman who said she gave birth to 10 babies at once was lying, authorities claim

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Monica Pop
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When a woman named Gosiame Thamara Sithole claimed she gave birth to ten babies at once, her story spread all over the world like a wildfire.

As it sounded incredible to many, authorities dig dipper and the real truth was revealed, which caused controversy and made many talking.

The news about the unique birth was initially shared by the news site Pretoria News in June 2021. They claimed that the 37-year-old mother delivered her babies at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in South Africa.

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Allegedly, Sithole and her partner Teboho, from the working-class township in the Gauteng province, near Johannesburg, were initially told they were expecting eight babies and were left shocked after the birth of their decuplets. A number of world renowned magazines and outlets such as BBC shared this incredible story.

Pretoria News dubbed the babies as the ‘Tembisa 10’ and the story seemed legit as a number of details were involved. At the time, nothing spoke that the entire story could be made up.

Sithole was also reported to have spoken with Pretoria News prior to the delivery of her babies. According to the news paper, she said: “I am shocked by my pregnancy. It was tough at the beginning. I was sick. It was hard for me. It’s still tough but I am used to it now. I don’t feel the pain anymore, but it’s still a bit tough. I just pray for God to help me deliver all my children in a healthy condition, and for me and my children to come out alive. I would be pleased about it.”

However, as many people became suspicious, authorities decided to dig dipper, especially because the story turned into a world news and the happy couple received plenty of donations. The thorough investigation showed that no hospital, state or private, had any records of such a birth.

What’s most, authorities claimed that Sithole wasn’t even pregnant in the first place.

“It has now been established by medical practitioners that Ms. Sithole did not give birth to any babies in recent times,” the Gauteng Provincial Government said.

“It has also been established that she was not pregnant in recent times.”

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The question which arose was why someone would lie about the number of babies they had or that they were pregnant in the first place? Well, it looks like authorities don’t have the answer to this question, especially because the author of the article which first shared the story stood by what he wrote. For long, he insisted the story was truthful.

“Instead of being a cause for celebration however, it has resulted in an orchestrated campaign to discredit the story, the mother of the decuplets Ms Sithole, the Pretoria News’ editor, Piet Rampedi, as well as Independent Media and its chairperson, Dr Iqbal Survé, with claims that the story is ‘fake news’. It is not and we stand by our story,” Independent Media said.

As authorities threatened to pursue legal actions against the journalist who broke the news about the sensational birth, journalist Piet Rampedihe, who was also a close friend to Sithole and her husband, he confessed that his story might have contained some mistakes. He claimed that he saw Sithole with a huge bump and he only learned she had 10 babies after she texted him and told him that.

“Even though I stand by the fact that Sithole was pregnant, some aspects of the story could have been dealt with differently. Could I have handled the story much better? Definitely! Especially the verification process. Quite honestly, I never treated the decuplets story as an investigation at all. I used no investigative tool or checklist,” Piet wrote, according to News24.

He believed they had no reason to lie to him so he went on and published the incredible story.

It is still unclear why the mother lied about the pregnancy and the babies. In the meantime, the alleged mother has been offered help.

This story is still surrounded by mystery.

Thieves attempting to slaughter horses for meat thwarted by Rottweilers in Florida

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Monica Pop
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Recently, many cases of horses being slaughtered for their meet have been reported and owners are left worried because they don’t know how to protect these animals from being killed. Most of these cases took place in Florida. One horse owner named Brena Kramer of Zephyrhills speaks of a devastating incident of this manner and says that if it wasn’t for her two Rottweilers who scared the intruders, her horses would have been long gone.

When she got up one morning and went to check on the horses, she noticed they had cuts on their faces and one of them still had a rope around its neck.

Brena leaves the dogs to patrol outside and is convinced the intruders failed to kill the horses because they got scared of the Rottweilers.

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She wants other horse owners to know of the dangers because the situation with the horse slaughtering in Florida is concerning.

“It is common down South. It’s something most horse owners know about, especially in Florida,” she told Fox13. “They will bleed them out and start butchering while the horse is bleeding.”

If you want to learn more, take a look at the video below.

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