Deaf and blind toy Poodle scooped up by a hawk found by a neighbor a few blocks away from her home

- Pennsylvania, USA -

On Thursday, February 20, a female toy Poodle was scooped up by a hawk who then flew off taking the pup away.

It happened while the deaf and blind pooch, a 16-year-old named Porschia, was out on the upper back deck of her family home in Whitehall.

Porschia’s mom, Ms. Deborah Falcione, gathered some friends to look for her furbaby but when after 28 hours there was no sign of her, Ms. Falcione lost hope and thought she was never going to see her again.

Surprisingly, on Friday, the Banfield Pet Hospital called her to say they had Porschia.

She was found by a neighbor after she was dropped by the hawk nearly four blocks away from her home.

A vet had her in a heating tank. She was very lethargic but had no broken bones.

Falcione said: “How she got away, I'll have no idea. How she survived it, I will never know. But I know one thing: By the grace of God, this dog is still alive."

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Rare Rainbow Snake spotted in the Ocala National Forest

- Florida, USA -

Hiker Tracey Cauthen spotted a rare Rainbow Snake while hiking in the Ocala National Forest, 47 miles north of Orlando, and took pictures.

The Florida Museum of Natural History confirmed to the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute that this colorful 4-foot-long reptile has not been seen in Marion County since 1969.

The museum said rainbow snakes are nonvenomous and harmless.

The FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute wrote in their Facebook post that: “Rainbow snakes are highly-aquatic, spending most of their life hidden amongst aquatic vegetation; seldom seen, even by herpetologists, due to their cryptic habits. Burrowing near creeks, lakes, marshes, and tidal mudflats, rainbow snakes specialize in eating eels, earning the nickname “eel moccasin”.

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Another dog purchased at Petland dies a few days after being brought into a new home

- Missouri, USA -

Ms. Hunter Cason (pictured below) is heartbroken over the loss of her baby French Bulldog she named Fendi.

Although Fendi passed away in November, Ms. Cason just recently came forward with her story when she saw on the news that something similar had happened to another person.

She wants to warn people to be careful so she contacted News 4.

Ms. Cason bought Fendi from Petland in Lake St. Louis.

She said when she saw Fendi it was love at first sight and she just had to get her.

Fendi went everywhere with her mom and immediately created a bond with her human siblings.

Sadly, only six days after they brought Fendi to what was supposed to be her loving and furever home, she passed away.

Ms. Cason explained in an interview that one day after drinking from a water dish she just stopped breathing and collapsed.

When she called Petland, reportedly, they told her they were not going to refund the $8,000 she financed to get Fendi, but they could replace her.

To that, Ms. Cason rightfully responded that you don’t replace a family member that you love.

She tearfully said: “It took me forever to put her in a box. I did not want to.”

A similar experience broke another person’s heart.

Ms. Myrna Evert got her Maltese puppy named Crystal from Petland and sadly she did not survive more than two weeks.

Petland did not refund Ms. Evert either.

Crystal is the white pooch in the last picture with Fendi.

Petland previously told the TV network that all pets are examined by three vets before they are sold.

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