The holidays aren’t easy for everyone, especially for a mom who works at a McDonald’s in Decorah, IA. That’s why an Iowa radio station wanted to bring her some much-needed holiday cheer. Like other media outlets around the country, including Virginia’s CBS 6 that made a waitress’ day, they gave this resident a helping hand. KDEC FM 100.5 showed up to this mom’s job and started chatting with...

Much has been written about the impact adoption can have on the life of an unloved shelter pet — but words pale in comparison to seeing that unbridled joy first hand. Up until recently, a sweet but shy dog named Benny had no idea what the future had in store for him, or how close he came to seeing his...

While it may not be possible to open your home to every stray pet in need, an open heart can be just as accommodating. A photo has been making the rounds on social media showing a group of stray dogs napping comfortably on a bench of cushions as a result of one business's act of kindness. The image was reportedly...

Allan Dixon from Ireland, 29, has earned himself the title of a ‘real-life Dr. Dolittle’ because of his ability to ‘talk’ animals into posing for a selfie with him. The results are amazing. He seems to befriend any animal he meets! Dixon told Bored Panda it could take “anywhere between five minutes to three hours of being in the animals...

A Dutch hospital is revolutionizing maternity care with its unique, clip-on, baby bassinets. Gelderse Vallei’s extended stay webpage explains that, if mothers need to stay at the hospital longer, the hospital will make every effort to keep the mother and child together. These special cribs make the stay that much more comfortable. “Mother and child are thus close together and...

Sometimes you hear a really moving story that just immediately gets you teary-eyed. This is one. It began when an elderly man from Delaware, USA, had a heart attack in September this year. He luckily survived but was hospitalized and could no longer take care of his two dogs Bailey and Blaze. The dogs were placed in a shelter where they...

It was an ordinary Sunday for Eva. She went and picked some things up for her home and otherwise had nothing special planned for the day. Suddenly, she hears a knock at the door. When she opens, she discovers her son and daughter-in-law, who have just returned home from Hawaii where they work. Since 2008, her son, Donny and his...

When a little girl in a mall spotted a big, jolly guy with a bushy white beard and a red shirt, she thought she’d spotted Santa doing his Christmas shopping. Amazingly, the man doesn’t miss a beat and plays along. When she curiously approaches “Santa” (alias Roger), he chuckles and says, “Well, I’ve been told a lot worse!” He then asks if she’s...