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Dog - A rescued dog comforts students at a school in New York, USA.

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Bear - One of the bears rescued from mistreatment bathes at a shelter in Ukraine.

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Dog - A dog rescued after the collapse of a multi-family residential during an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Dog - A man rescues a dog during Hurricane Harvey in Texas, USA.

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Dog - A dog rescued during Hurricane Harvey.

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Dog - A performer in a Puerto Rican dog show that is meant to raise awareness about animal suffering, while also promoting the adoption of dogs from animal shelters.

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Dog wedding - Two rescued dogs get married in China.

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Cat - The Book Buddies Program at the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in Pennsylvania, USA.

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Cat - Boys read to a cat up for adoption through The Book Buddies Program.

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Monkey - A baby monkey is rescued after the river Beni flooding in Rurrenabaque, Bolivia.

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Dogs - Dogs from the Front Street Animal Shelter in California await transfer to a no-kill shelter.

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Dog - A woman holds a dog at a charity by the Public Association for Animal Protection in Minsk, Belarus.

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Cat - A cat is shown at a charity show in Minsk, Belarus.

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Dog passport - One of the dogs transported from Sochi, Russia, to the Washington Animal Rescue League, USA.

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Dogs - The Save Our Street Dogs adoption drive in Singapore.

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Chickens - Chickens rescued from a dog-fighting ring in Florida, USA.

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Dog - One of the dogs rescued from a dog-fighting ring in Florida, USA.

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Dogs - Dogs rest at Vida Digna dog shelter in Lima, Peru.

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Cats - A woman feeds abandoned cats that she rescued in Brussels, Belgium.

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Dogs - A volunteer carries bedding at the Manchester Dogs' Home, UK.

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Dog blessings - Christians celebrate the feast of St. Francis by blessing dogs at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, USA.

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Dog blessings - Dogs are blessed at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, USA.

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Hyena - A rescued hyena in Lebanon. 

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Monkey - This Capuchin monkey was one of 100 endangered animals abandoned in a dumpster in El Salvador.

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Kitten - A partially burnt kitten rescued from the Valley Fire in Hidden Valley Lake, California.

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Dogs - Dogs rescued from meat traders, pictured in China.

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Puppy - An abandoned puppy found in Lima, Peru.

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Dog - A rescued Golden Retriever dog at a veterinary clinic in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Dog - A dog rescued by Humane Society International (HSI) from a dog meat farm in South Korea.

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Dog - A dog rescued from a South Korean dog-meat farm.

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Dogs - The Land of the Strays dog sanctuary in Carrizal de Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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Mama and babies - A stray dog and her puppies at the Land of the Strays dog sanctuary.

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Pigs - Pigs are saved from a flooded farm in China.

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Cat - A cat rescue at the CatCon cat convention in California, USA.

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Puppy - Peruvian soccer player Ricardo Lazo rescued Businka in Sochi during the 2018 World Cup.

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Birds - Saffron finch birds rescued in Peru after being destined for illegal export.

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Bear - A bear rescued from a bear farm for bile trading in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam.

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Volcanic eruption - Rescued animals after the Fuego volcano eruption in the community of San Miguel Los Lotes in Guatemala.

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Dog - Volunteers clean a dog affected by the Fuego volcano eruption.

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Dog - A dog rescued in Hungary after being found next to the dead body of her owner.

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Dog - A greyhound rescued from a greyhound refuge in Spain.

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Tiger - One of the survivors of the "worst zoo in the world" in Gaza.

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Dog - A dog is about to get rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea.

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Dog - A dog rescued from the metro stations of Mexico City.

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Cat - A cat is temporarily housed at an animal rescue station in Yongan County, Chengdu, China.

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Cats - Cats rescued from around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

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Dog - A dog rescued from around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

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Rescue station - A rescue center set up for the recovery of animals lost in the tornado in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, USA.

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Puppy - An injured puppy is rescued off the streets of Villa El Salvador.

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Dog - Alice, an abandoned greyhound who was found wandering the busy Doncaster Road, is housed at Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue in West Yorkshire, UK.

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Horse - A neglected horse rescued in Missouri, USA.

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Fawn - A fawn is rescued after Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana, USA.

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Puppy - Tiny puppy Beyonce was rescued from the streets of a Californian town.

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Dog - A dog whose paws were cut off by a drug gang in Mexico to practice cutting fingers off kidnapped people wears prosthetic legs.

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