In a tragic incident on Tuesday (Apr 9), five members of the same family died in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra while rescuing a cat that had fallen into an abandoned well.

Watch: Five family members die in India while rescuing a cat from abandoned well

An Ohio animal rescue named Helping Hands for Furry Paws has come under scrutiny as authorities uncovered distressing conditions and 30 dead dogs. During the search, authorities also found 90 living dogs housed in inhumane conditions.

Ohio animal rescue nightmare: 30 dead dogs discovered, 90 more rescued from horrific conditions

As New Delhi continues to battle flood after water spilt from swollen Yamuna River, volunteers were seen rescuing animals that were stranded in floods. Even in Manali, volunteers from #ManaliStrays rushed to rescue the voiceless creatures trapped amid swollen Beas. In Agra-the water levels of Yamuna also surged to a staggering 495.8 feet - enveloping the compound walls of the iconic Taj Mahal. The rare event has raised concerns about a threat to the 17th-century masterpiece crafted from white marble.

A test of humanity: Saving animals in flood-hit north India

The issue of human-animal conflict in the Kashmir valley has grown tremendously in the last few years, and that kept Kashmir's sole female wildlife conservationist Aaliya Mir extremely busy.

Meet Kashmir's sole female wildlife conservationist who has spent 17 years rescuing wild animals

A frog, which was rescued after it travelled for more than 4,000 miles on some bananas, and a hedgehog, which was saved using barbecue tongs from a drainpipe, were among the animals saved from the trickiest situation in the year 2022.

Frog and hedgehog make it to the list of trickiest animal rescues of 2022

In Ukraine, it's not just humans who are suffering, animals abandoned by their owners suffer as well. 57 year old Olenna Bubenko from the small village of Kharkiv is a ray of hope for those animals. She's taken it upon herself to look after dogs that have been left behind by many who fled the village. She lives in a basement with 67 dogs.

Ukraine: Animal-lover to the rescue, woman lives in basement with 67 dogs

Using custom-made wheelchairs, Lada and Boston are happily walking, running, playing and sniffing grass on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. Both dogs were hit by cars and would have slowly died without support.

Custom-made wheelchairs offer pets with disabilities a second chance

70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at the University of Newcastle in Australia's New South Wales has mastered imitating and understanding the numerous shrills, croaks and whistles of frogs to locate them in the wild. And he gets a thrill every time they call back.

Australian scientist speaks to frogs, fears their silence

For Khanyisa, life was difficult from the start. Born as an albino, at four-months-old she got caught in a poaching snare in South Africa's Kruger National Park that cut through her mouth. Trapped for four days, dehydrated and unable to eat because of her wounds, she was rescued and taken to a sanctuary in Mpumalanga, north east of Johannesburg.

Rescued S.African albino calf thrives with new herd

Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday (December 17), where they will undergo a rehabilitation programme at a centre in Sumatra before being released into the wild.

Thailand repatriates two Sumatran orangutans to Indonesia

Two former dancing bears have been removed from a controversial Islamabad zoo, just weeks after the "world's loneliest elephant" was rescued from the institution. The bears were the final animals to be rescued after a court ordered the zoo be closed following years of campaigning by advocates including U.S. pop star Cher.

Two bears taken from Islamabad zoo weeks after elephant rescue 

Two rescued manatees were released back into the sea off the Florida Keys on Wednesday (May 20) after having been rehabilitated by rescue volunteers.

Rescued manatees released after rehab

An emaciated lion in Colombia was transported on Thursday (February 27) to be closer to its 'mother' in a bid to save his life. Jupiter was rescued at a young age from a circus after a life of abuse. Following his rescue, Jupiter was dubbed the 'kissing lion' after video of him hugging his carer Ana Julia Torres went viral in 2011.

Malnourished lion returns to woman who rescued him from circus abuse

Lions and tigers rescued from Guatemala arrived at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa on Tuesday (January 21) after an animal conservation and protection group said they endured years of severe confinement and maltreatment.

Rescued big cats from Guatemala arrive at South Africa sanctuary

Indonesian homemaker fosters 250 feral cats she rescued

A dog that was rescued by oil rig workers more than 200 kilometers (125 miles) off the coast of Thailand, was in good health on Wednesday and is set to be adopted by one of its rescuers.

Dog pulled from Gulf of Thailand to be adopted by rescuer

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