The Most Wholesome Animal News Stories Of 2023 For An Uplifting End Of The Year (2024)

Let's be real, this year has been crazy. Well… every year feels crazy, but this one really takes the cake. Watching the news has been nearly impossible - depressing, annoying, hopeless. Personally, we have been avoiding the news as much as we possibly could have this year, but even then, no matter how hard we tried, the news found us.

We're sick of it. We really are. We're sick of the negativity and the fear of news that we now have, so we have decided to close this crazy year with some wholesome animal news. We promise that scrolling through this article will give you no anxiety and that you feel come out of it uplifted and with a little more hope for humanity. Not all is lost, friends, not when there were too many pawsitive and entirely amazing animal stories for us to choose from in 2023.

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Scarborough, Yorkshire, cancelled their New Year's fireworks...

"Scarborough, Yorkshire, cancelled their New Year's fireworks so that Thor, the Arctic Walrus, could continue to sleep in the harbour. Chris Cook, from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue said that the creature needs to rest and recuperate before he continues his journey."
Read more of the story here: BBC

Via GLENN WATKIN IMAGES
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2
Pennsylvania city banned declawing cats

Read more of the story here:Penlive

Via Mikhail Vasilyev via Unsplash
3
The Netherlands were working to ban flat-nosed dogs and folded-ear cats to prevent animal suffering

Read more of the story here:NL Times

Via AllaSerebrina / DepositPhotos
4
Scientists taught pet parrots to video call each other...

"Scientists taught pet parrots to video call each other. The parrots that learned to initiate video chats with other pet parrots had a variety of positive experiences, such as learning new skills including flying, foraging and how to make new sounds. Some parrots showed their toys to each other."
Read more of the story here:Smithsonian

Via Matthew Modoono / Northeastern University
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Border Collie that was ejected from a car during Sunday crash was found on a sheep farm, herding sheep

Read more of the story here:KHQ

Via KHQ
6
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill to curb private ownership of big cats

Read more of the story here:BBC

Via BBC
7
An abandoned dog was seen wandering Detroit streets with a stuffed toy was rescued and received care

Read more of the story here:Fox2Detroit

Via Fox2Detroit
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8
India celebrated 50 years of project ‘bringing tigers back from brink of extinction’

Read more of the story here:Independent

Via @Jairam_Ramesh
9
Cemetery staff took out a personal ad for a goose whose mate died and found her a new match

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Read more of the story here:CBS

Via CBS
10
10 states have now banned the sale of cosmetics tested on animals

Read more of the story here:CNN

Via cheezburger
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11
A tiny, 'beautiful' endangered turtle hatchlings was spotted in the wild for first time in four years

Read more of the story here:ABC

Via Hunter Local Land Services
12
Scientists cured 22 year old former race horse's behavioral disorders after 15 years of symptoms

Read more of the story here:ICBC

Via ICBC
13
A cat that was missing for nearly 6 years was reunited with owner thanks to a microchip

Read more of the story here:CBS

Via JESSICA KINSEY
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14
A missing toddler was found sleeping on top of family dog 3 miles away from Michigan home

Read more of the story here:MLive

Via MLive file photo
15
The eagle who adopted a rock became a real dad to an orphaned eaglet

Read more of the story here:NY Times

Via World Bird Sanctuary
16
There was a 'thrilling' success of breeding an endangered mouse in captivity, with tiny squeaks heard from nests

Read more of the story here:ABC

Via ABC News
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17
After a 17-year absence, white rhinos returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Read more of the story here:EcoWatch

Via Andre Seale / VW PICS / Universal Images Group
18
A bald eagle delivered 2 eggs in a California nest watched by web cam

Read more of the story here:Katu

Via FoBBV
19
A dog protected young girls for hours after getting lost in woods

Read more of the story here:CBS

Via CBS
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20
A new state law was passed that prevents animal abuse offenders from owning pets

Read more of the story here:ValleyCentral

Via cheezburger
21
A homeless mother left a note with her dog for whoever found her, and an animal shelter reunited them

Read more of the story here:CBS

Via MCKAMEY ANIMAL CENTER
22
A dying baby turtle survived after drifting 4,000 miles to Ireland

Read more of the story here:Washington Post

Via Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium
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23
We got rare good news from the Amazon: gigantic fish are thriving again

Read more of the story here:NPR

Via Bruno Kelly for NPR
24
An alligator believed to have been stolen from a zoo more than 20 years ago returned to the same zoo

Read more of the story here:CBS

Via cheezburger
25
A calf born with smiley face on its tummy was spared the abattoir after being nicknamed Happy

Read more of the story here:Mirror

Via Bellbrook Holsteins
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26
A flurry of wolf births offered hope for a California comeback

Read more of the story here:The Guardian

Via California department of fish and wildlife
27
Mountain gorillas began to rebound thanks to a Ugandan veterinarian

Read more of the story here:CBC

Via Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media
28
A Mexican family gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles

Read more of the story here:Mongabay

Via Mongabay
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A captive orca was set for release into her 'home waters' after 50 years at the Miami Seaquarium

Read more of the story here:CNN

Via CNN
30
A dog was reunited with its family 7 days after falling from cliff on Vancouver Island

Read more of the story here:CTV

Via CTV News
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Almost every cat that was featured in a viral Tik Tok posted by Kansas City animal shelter was adopted

Read more of the story here:KMBC

Via cheezburger
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32
The world's oldest ever dog celebrated its 31st birthday

Read more of the story here:EuroNews

Via EuroNews
33
Platypuses returned to Sydney's Royal National Park after disappearing for decades

Read more of the story here:ABC

Via ABC
34
A dog who survived 72 days in the mountains after its owner's death is regaining weight and is back on hiking trails

Read more of the story here:AP News

Via Dana Holby / AP
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35
A dog led its family to their missing cat that fell into a 30-metre mineshaft

Read more of the story here:Global News

Via Facebook / Calweton Veterinary Group

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The Most Wholesome Animal News Stories Of 2023 For An Uplifting End Of The Year (2024)

Scarborough, Yorkshire, cancelled their New Year's fireworks...

Pennsylvania city banned declawing cats

The Netherlands were working to ban flat-nosed dogs and folded-ear cats to prevent animal suffering

Scientists taught pet parrots to video call each other...

Border Collie that was ejected from a car during Sunday crash was found on a sheep farm, herding sheep

The US Senate unanimously passed a bill to curb private ownership of big cats

An abandoned dog was seen wandering Detroit streets with a stuffed toy was rescued and received care

India celebrated 50 years of project ‘bringing tigers back from brink of extinction’

Cemetery staff took out a personal ad for a goose whose mate died and found her a new match

10 states have now banned the sale of cosmetics tested on animals

A tiny, 'beautiful' endangered turtle hatchlings was spotted in the wild for first time in four years

Scientists cured 22 year old former race horse's behavioral disorders after 15 years of symptoms

A cat that was missing for nearly 6 years was reunited with owner thanks to a microchip

A missing toddler was found sleeping on top of family dog 3 miles away from Michigan home

The eagle who adopted a rock became a real dad to an orphaned eaglet

There was a 'thrilling' success of breeding an endangered mouse in captivity, with tiny squeaks heard from nests

After a 17-year absence, white rhinos returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A bald eagle delivered 2 eggs in a California nest watched by web cam

A dog protected young girls for hours after getting lost in woods

A new state law was passed that prevents animal abuse offenders from owning pets

A homeless mother left a note with her dog for whoever found her, and an animal shelter reunited them

A dying baby turtle survived after drifting 4,000 miles to Ireland

We got rare good news from the Amazon: gigantic fish are thriving again

An alligator believed to have been stolen from a zoo more than 20 years ago returned to the same zoo

A calf born with smiley face on its tummy was spared the abattoir after being nicknamed Happy

A flurry of wolf births offered hope for a California comeback

Mountain gorillas began to rebound thanks to a Ugandan veterinarian

A Mexican family gave up fishing to monitor and rescue sea turtles

A captive orca was set for release into her 'home waters' after 50 years at the Miami Seaquarium

A dog was reunited with its family 7 days after falling from cliff on Vancouver Island

Almost every cat that was featured in a viral Tik Tok posted by Kansas City animal shelter was adopted

The world's oldest ever dog celebrated its 31st birthday

Platypuses returned to Sydney's Royal National Park after disappearing for decades

A dog who survived 72 days in the mountains after its owner's death is regaining weight and is back on hiking trails

A dog led its family to their missing cat that fell into a 30-metre mineshaft

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