Dog Mom and Her Puppy Befriend Magpie Bird Abandoned by His Parents: 'People Were Shocked'

Photo: Juliette Wells This flock of friends only contains one bird. “It was magpie breeding season,” Juliette told PEOPLE of when she first met Molly. “Sometimes, magpie parents force babies out of the nest because the parents had too many, or there is not enough to feed all the babies.” “They didn’t want to have anything to do with this little bird,” Juliette recalled. Juliette Wells And since then, “Molly has never left, which is good for us,” Juliette said.

Dog Mom Turns Despair Over Golden Retriever's Death into an Effort to Help Grieving Pet Parents

Photo: Courtesy of Alexandra Bonfiglio Alexandra Bonfiglio was walking on the beach when she spotted a smooth, flat stone. She took it home, painted a rainbow on it, and added a paw print in memory of her beloved,golden retrieverStella. Weeks later, this simple handmade treasure had inspired an effort tocomfort grieving pet owners everywhere. “There’s definitely not enough support in the world for people who lose pets because they are like kids in their own way,” says Bonfiglio, 33, who founded thenonprofit Stella’s Angels.

Dog Named 'Jake from State Farm' Hoping to End String of Bad Luck with Forever Home

Photo: Burlington Animal Services/Facebook “Jake from State Farm” may beone of the most loved commercial charactersof all time. Still, a shelter pup with the same name hasn’t been so lucky — Jake (his nickname is “Jake from State Farm”), an 8-year-old rescue dog, has ended up in a North Carolina shelter four times in the past three months, theCharlotte Observerreports. In January, first responders found Jake stuck in a crate at home with his dead owner, who passed away before they could let the pet out.

Dog Named After Sean Connery Who Has Spent 500 Days at Shelter Is Still Looking for His Forever Home

Photo: Clinton County Humane Society A shelter dog in Clinton County, Ind., has been at the local humane society for nearly 500 days and is still looking for a forever home. The grey pit bull terrier is named Connery, after the lateJames BondstarSean Connerywhodiedon Oct. 31, 2020. Connery has been in and out of at least two prospective homes but was returned to the shelter both times, once for being too hyper and another time for being “too needy,” according to a news report fromWLFI News 18.

Dog Named Mom, Beloved for Her 'Good Soul,' Is Still Waiting to Get Adopted After 2 Years with Texas Rescue

Photo: Angie Guerra-Reyna for ARG PhotographyAfter looking after herself for ages, and two years at Texas pet rescue, Mom the dog is ready to have someone dote on her for the rest of her life.The pit bull/Labrador retriever mix arrived atCypress Lucky Mutt Rescuein Houston over two years ago. The Texas nonprofit is dedicated to “rescuing homeless and abandoned puppies” and finding them temporary housing with “volunteers, foster homes, local veterinarians, trainers, and boarding facilities” until the canines are adopted, Crystal Netardus, the president of Cypress Lucky Mutt Rescue, tells PEOPLE.