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Dachshund mom, Tink, willingly adopted a newborn piglet who was the runt of his litter. Known fondly as Pink, he has been accepted as one of the family. Read the entire account at the Daily Daschund and Dog News. Love is blind, indeed.
Thanks to the Daily Dachshund and Dog News for the photo.
This is quite a sight. Can you imagine getting a hug like this?
Angela and Valerie Smith,… who founded a nonprofit ferret rescue six years ago, take in the small animals regardless of age, temperament or health. Each has a sad story.
Buster and Eddie were left in an apartment for a week without food. Victor, who softly wheezes, has lung cancer, possibly from sleeping on improper bedding. Toffee and Oscar were among 20 ferrets abandoned at once.
The Smiths have heard it all. They have firsthand experience in what happens when people fall for a trendy, cute pet in a store, then discover they own an exotic animal with particular needs.
Jessica: The Hippo In Da House by Emma Hurd from News at Sky.com
Jessica weighs almost a ton and enjoys sweet coffee and a massage before she goes to bed. She’s a hippo with a big identity crisis - she thinks she’s a family pet.
Tonie Joubert, a retired game warden from Hoedspruit in South Africa, found her washed up on his land by flood water when she was just a day old. He hand raised her, fully expecting her to return to the wild as soon as she was old enough. That was seven years ago and Jessica has never left.
“I don’t know whether she thinks I’m a hippo or she thinks she’s a human,” Tonie explained as he deposited another fistful of sweet potato inside Jessica’s gaping mouth. “But we have the most fantastic bond.” When Tonie calls her name, Jessica honks out her own greeting in return.
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