HEROIC ANIMALS WHO RESCUED PEOPLE

DOLPHINS SAVED SWIMMERS FROM A SHARK

In 2004, four people were saved in New Zealand from

a great white shark by a pod of dolphins which

swam circles around the swimmers for 40 minutes

until the shark lost interest and swam away.

The swimmers originally thought the dolphins were

just playful, but they quickly realized the dolphins

actually saved them from a 3m (10ft) great

white shark that was trying to get to the group.

LIONS SAVED A GIRL FROM KIDNAPPERS

In 2005, an incredible incident occurred in Ethiopia after a

12-year-old girl was kidnapped by 4 men on her way

home from school. A few days later, the group

encountered 3 lions who chased off the kidnappers

and stayed with the girl without hurting her. When

police finally found her, the predators left. Some

experts suggested the lions may have spared the

girl because her crying may have sounded like the

mewing sound from a lion cub.

A DOG SAVED A MAN FROM DROWNING

Chocolate Labrador named Nanook became a hero after

he noticed a drowning man at Malaga Port in Spain

and pulled his owner to the spot. The man, described

as “thin and in his sixties,” was freezing and close

to drowning and he probably would have died if it

we’re not for Nanook. The lab was later praised

by the port authorities.

A PIG SAVED A WOMAN FROM A HEART ATTACK

In 1998, Jo Ann Altsman had a heart attack while

vacationing in Pennsylvania. Lulu, her daughter’s

pot-bellied pig, ran out of the house and laid down

in the street to stop traffic. The pig tried relentlessly

to get help, returning to the house to check on

Jo Ann, only to rush back to the street for help. 

Finally, a man stopped and followed the pig back

to the house, where he found Altsman in pain on the

floor and called the ambulance.

A CAT SAVED A MAN FROM A HOUSE FIRE

Craig Jeeves was sleeping when his house in Melbourne,

Australia caught on fire in 2014. Jeeves would have

probably died in the house if it had not been for

his tabby cat, Sally, who jumped on his head and

started to scream. Jeeves woke up just in time to

escape the house that got completely destroyed

by the fire. Jeeves and his brave cat, whom he

had adopted from a cat house, survived and

suffered no injuries.

A DOG SAVED 92 STRANDED SAILORS

In 1919, a ship called Ethie crashed into rocks, stranding

93 sailors amidst stormy seas. After one of the sailors

was swept out to sea, the crew turned to the ship’s dog,

a Newfoundland named Tang. With a rope in his

mouth, the dog leaped into the water to search for

help. When he reached land, onlookers were amazed

to discover that his jaw was still fastened to the rope. 

All 92 of the remaining sailors were pulled to safety

due to Tang’s ceaseless bravery.

A DEER SAVED A WOMAN FROM AN ATTACKER

In February 2012, a young woman was attacked by an

unknown man on her way home from a party in

Oxford, Ohio. The attacker dragged her behind a

building and tried to choke her with her purse straps

when a deer ran out of a nearby bush and scared the

man off. Shocked but not seriously injured, the

woman then returned to the party and called 911.

A BUNNY SAVED A MAN FROM A COMA

A diabetic since childhood, Simon Steggall from Cambridgeshire,

slipped into a coma while watching television. When Dory,

his pet bunny, saw that, she jumped on his chest and

thumped furiously. Simon´s wife Victoria, an ambulance

driver, noticed Dory´s bizarre behaviour, realized what

happened, and called paramedics for help.

A DOG SAVED HIS OWNER FROM CHOKING

Toby, a golden retriever, took home the American Society

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Dog of the

Year Award in 2007 for saving his owner, Debbie

Parkhurst, from choking to death on an apple in

her home. When it became apparent that she was

choking, the dog leapt hard onto her chest and forced

the lodged morsel to come loose from her throat,

probably saving Debbie´s life.