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Noah's Ark was founded in 1978 by Jama Hedgecoth and operates as a non-profit animal sanctuary.  Noah's Ark is home to an amazing array of animals -- not only horses, bison and deer -- but exotic animals such as cougars, parrots and monkeys. Among the star attractions is a "famous trio" featured on the National Geographic Channel -- a lion, tiger and a bear who are best friends. Our "famous trio" has also been featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. Additionally, hundreds of animals are rehabilitated here and returned to the wild each year. 

Noah's Ark educates and advocates for responsible animal ownership. More than 100,000 people visit Noah's Ark annually to experience first-hand the animals in habitats that mimic their natural environments. 

Walk the nature trails, visit the animal habitats, and witness the power and effectiveness of love. Non-profit organization.

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Beautiful story..

Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
He would call his journey the Marathon of Hope. After 18 months and running over 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) to prepare, Terry started his run in St. John’s, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 with little fanfare.
Although it was difficult to garner attention in the beginning, enthusiasm soon grew, and the money collected along his route began to mount. He ran close to 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day through Canada’s Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario. However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles), Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at the age 22.
The heroic Canadian was gone, but his legacy was just beginning.
To date, over $650 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry’s name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and around the world.

Wonderful post willie.

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THIS MAN PROVIDING A COMFORTABLE
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Dont think it was a joke but even if it is, it just looks fun and feels good to have an older lady involved or being able to give her a spot to rest a minute.
Dont you think?

seems cant put in video directly but it points to youtube what would you do.

not sure do many know this program,but some episodes makes even grown man tear up,shows that world is bleak place but somtimes when you least expect theres someone that knows how hard it can be,no matter what conditions or life's choices one made.

here ya go.

MONDAY MIRACLE
Keller the Double Merle Doesn’t Let Being Deaf Keep Her Off the Agility Course

Double merles, the result of irresponsible breeding of two merle-coated dogs, can have hearing and vision issues. Keller thrives despite her health issues.

Heather Marcoux  |  Mar 27th 2017 Dogster



In a lot of ways, Keller is your typical Australian Shepherd. She’s active, intelligent and ready for any challenge that comes her way. She has a winning personality, but lost the genetic lottery. A victim of irresponsible breeding, Keller is what’s known as a double merle dog: She lacks pigment, and is deaf and visually impaired. Agility spectators are often surprised to see this remarkably white, deaf dog zipping through the course without a word from her human — and that human was initially pretty surprised herself.

“It’s been a lot easier than I expected,” Amanda Fuller says of life with Keller — both on and off the agility course.

Now an expert on and advocate for double merle dogs, Amanda certainly wasn’t seeking one out when she and her older Aussie, Kai, met young Keller four years ago.

“I was just looking for a second dog. I knew I wanted another Australian Shepherd, so I had started contacting some breeders and reached out to some different rescues,” Amanda recalls.

She was online one day when she spotted a courtesy listing on a rescue site for a tiny, fluffy pup with an oddly pure white coat. She felt compelled to email about this strange looking little Aussie.

“I knew that a white Australian Shepherd wasn’t a good thing, but I didn’t understand the genetics behind it,” Amanda explains.


Amanda and Kai adopted little Keller when she was 7 weeks old. (All photos courtesy Keller the Double Merle)

It basically boils down to this: When two merle dogs (the ones with the dappled, dark over light patterned coats) are bred together, each pup in a litter has a 50 percent chance of inheriting that sought-after coloring. They also have a 25 percent chance of being born with a solid or non-merle coat as well as a 25 percent chance of being born as a double merle.

These double merles lack pigment and are mostly white. They’re not all deaf, but many are, and a high percentage have visual problems or abnormally small or non-functioning eyes. This is why reputable breeders don’t breed merle dogs together. The risk of ending up with blind or deaf puppies is just too high.

Some breeders who end up with double merle puppies sell them to unsuspecting families, others dump them at shelters or find other, more sinister ways to get rid of the so-called problems they created. That was the case for Keller, who Amanda learned was saved from death by a couple of animal lovers.

“They had taken her from the breeder when she was 5 weeks old because the breeder was going to shoot her,” she was told after emailing for more information on the pup.


Keller has grown up to be a cherished companion. (All photos courtesy Keller the Double Merle)

Over email, Amanda learned Keller was deaf and presumed to be blind (which turned out to be incorrect, as she does have some vision). Although nervous about adopting a special needs dog, Amanda did some research and decided to go for it.

“They happened to be just two hours from me — I guess it was fate — so I drove to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and met the women who had saved her from the breeder. Keller and Kai got along great, so they were like, ‘I guess you can take her.’”

Keller fit right in at home with Amanda and Kai, who were taking agility training. One day Amanda decided to see if Keller could tag along to one of their classes.

“My trainer was like, ‘well, I’ve never had a deaf puppy in my class before, but bring her along. Worst case scenario, she can just watch,’” Amanda recalls.




Keller and Kai are best friends and training buddies. (All photos courtesy Keller the Double Merle)

She couldn’t hear what was going on, but Keller could see that the other dogs were having fun and she wanted to join in, so when she was about 4 months old, Amanda let her. She says it was actually easier to train Keller than Kai, because Kellar wasn’t distracted by background noise.

“She took to it perfectly,” she recalls.

Keller’s can-do attitude spurred Amanda to become an advocate for double merle dogs. Along with her friend Rose — whose dog, Braille, is also a double merle — Amanda founded Keller’s Cause, a non-profit dedicated to double merle education. She hopes to see the AKC and all kennel clubs adopt the policy of the UK’s Kennel Club, which bans merle-to-merle mating, and encourages people to adopt special needs dogs.

all really good deeds.  this is just the unconditional love of an animal for a baby:


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I wish all people were just as compassionate and loving. Would be a LOT better world...

Peace Everyone....