Feel Good Story of the Day

‘Specially after all that PETA kitty litter yesterday.

”A dog [Rex, the German short-haired pointer cross] has rescued a tiny baby kangaroo, gently carrying it to safety in its mouth after the joey's mother was killed by car.

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“The dog had found the four-month-old joey in the pouch of its dead mother and gently prised it out, carrying it back to his owner [Leonie Allan].

“The animals showed an instant fondness for each other, nuzzling and playing together, Mrs Allan said. "The joey was snuggling up to him, jumping up to him and Rex was sniffing and licking him. It was quite cute."

Full story here

Dug up at Mostly Dogs Blog

posted by Harrison at 3:48 PM