Dog missing after surviving car crash

- Marshall County, Indiana, USA -

44-year-old Dorcas Figueroa Hernandez lost her life in a car accident on Tuesday, October 15.

Her daughter, who was also involved in the crash, was airlifted to a Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

Ms. Hernandez’ dog, Jasmine, survived the accident but she is now missing.

A woman driving a yellow Hummer stopped to help and took Jasmine saying she would take her to a vet.

Nancy Cox, director of Marshall County Humane Society said that Jasmine was never brought in and now she is appealing to the public to find her and make sure she is safely returned to her family.

If you have any information regarding Jasmine, please contact Marshall County Sheriff’s Office on (574) - 936 - 3107 or the Marshall County Humane Society on (574) - 936 - 8300.

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One last wish

- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA -

A Veteran, Mr. John Vincent, was admitted to the Hospice Center at the Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center last week.

Mr. Vincent does not have any family in New Mexico and was forced to surrender his dog Patch.

Patch is in the care of Albuquerque Animal Welfare (AAW).

The organization posted on their Facebook page that Amy Neal, palliative care social worker said that Mr. Vincent had only one request, to see his beloved furbaby one last time.

Albuquerque Animal Welfare made it possible and arranged a reunion.

On Thursday, October 17, their Director Danny Nevarez, along with team members Joel Craig, Desiree Cawley and Celina Chavez-Fennell, took Patch to see his dad at the Hospice Center.

It’s heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time to see Mr. Vincent holding his furbaby while they are looking at each other with so much sweetness in their eyes.

They had a chance to spend precious time together that they will cherish forever.

Patch was taken back to AAW after saying goodbye to his dad.

Pictures by: Albuquerque Animal Welfare

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Tasmanian tiger officially extinct for 80 years, ready for a comeback……maybe

- Australia -

According to Australian officials, Tasmanian tigers who were officially extinct 80 years ago, have been spotted in the country a total of eight times.

The Daily Mail reports that: “The animal officially became extinct in Australia when the last known member of the species - named Benjamin - died at Hobart Zoo in 1936.”

The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, had a long cat-like tail, features like a fox or a wolf, and was a marsupial, meaning that the young is kept in the mother’s pouch like kangaroos.

A document released by the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE), reports that between September 2016 and September 2019, farmers, locals, tourists, and bushwalkers claim that they have caught a glimpse of the striped carnivorous animal.

As reported by USA Today, according to the DPIPWE’s report, in November at Hartz Mountains, south of Tasmania, a woman claimed she saw a Tasmanian tiger and two cubs.

According to another report, in July 2019, a man says he found a footprint on a hike up to Sleeping Beauty Mountain that he believes was a Tasmanian tiger’s.

When he returned home, he searched photos of the tiger's footprint and believed it matched up with what he found.

Despite the reports, experts remain cautious.

If they are really back and you get lucky enough to spot one, alert the authorities. Do not hunt them, do not harm them, do not scare them. PLEASE, leave them alone!!!

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