A girl from US, Arizona was saved by her dog by keeping her from freezing during night at -30 degree. They were found the morning after about 1km from home by helicopter crew that spotted them.

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Austin Forman, an 11 years old boy from British Columbia, was gathering firewood from his backyard when a cougar came. The dog, name angel, protected the boy and fought the cougar until an officer arrived and killed the cougar. Angel suffered injuries but survived the attack.

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A family who camped in the Yukon wilderness met a dog which had porcupine quills sticking out of its face and helped him. Last Thursday evening the 2 years old son of the family disappeared.  A rescue team tried to look for him since it was a cold and rainy night and the boy was wearing only a t shirt. After 24 hours they found the boy and the dog next to him, protecting him and keeping him warm.

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Muffy the dog from Australia, vanished 9 years ago from her house at Sidney. 9 years later, she was found 1200 miles away. Officials found her owner, using the microchip in Muffy’s neck.

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At a northern China zoo, in Taiyuan in  Shanxi province, two red panda cubs were abandoned by their mother right afetr giving birth. A white dog nurses the two cubs.

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Bear the Afghan dog was born and almost immediately was trained to be at dogfights, his ears and tail been cut. A British soldier first found this dog a year ago and brought Bear to the animal shelter, the animal shelter contacted Paul  Farthing who now runs a charity for abandoned animals, and he asked Mayhew International to find Bear a home.

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Today, a new law that bans all import, export and trade of cat and dog fur became valid. The new ban which took 9 years to occur follows US and Australia law.

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