Grieving son travels 2,650 miles to Mississippi Humane Society to rescue parent’s dog

June 21, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-cf92) In partnership with Two Forbes 30U30 Founders Transforming Mental Wellness Forbes 30 Under 30 winners founded [Aura]( to solve the $100B problem - mental wellbeing. Aura has quickly grown to 8 million users & 100k+ paying subscribers, and attracted investments from legendary Silicon Valley VCs & executives from Spotify, Facebook, and Apple. [The best part? You can invest now before the opportunity ends in a few days]([.]( [Grieving son travels 2,650 miles to Mississippi Humane Society to rescue parent’s dog]( The dog was so excited to see his human brother, everyone could feel it. Pets are lifetime companions that can quickly become part of your family, including extended family. Family members build their own unique bonds with pets residing in other family members' homes, especially if they visit frequently or are prone to longer visits. While it may be difficult to discern if an animal like a cat or pet snake misses their people when they're gone, dogs wear their hearts on their full body wagging tails. So [when a pet owner dies]( before the pet, it can be difficult for the dog left behind without a familiar face to reassure them. This human-pet bond was the cause one man to trek from Seattle, Washington all the way to Gulfport, Mississippi. Traveling from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf Coast to pick up his four-legged family member left behind. [Read the story]( [Watch 'aggressive' rescue cat completely transform with just one month of love and patience]( This is so beautiful. [Cats]( in general are too often mislabeled with unsavory personality traits, but [rescue]( cats really suffer the consequences of being misunderstood. When they hiss, growl or even scratch at their rescuer, it’s sometimes assumed that aggression is just their regular disposition, rather than a fear response. But when given consistent reassurance and a whole lotta patience, even the crabbiest kitty can [transform]( into a sweet cuddlebug. Just take Bruno’s word for it. According to his rescuer Grace, Bruce was the “most challenging” cat she had ever dealt with when it came to aggression. In a video posted to her TikTok account, titled [@kittyboyandfriends](, we see exactly when she means as Bruno ferociously swipes at Grace’s hand when she opens his carrier. [Read the story]( We'd love to learn a little more about you to help us deliver the stories you love most. Which generation do you identify with the most? [GenX (People born 1965 to 1980)]( [Millennials (People born 1981 to 1996)]( [Boomers (People born 1946 to 1964)]( [Gen Z (People born 1997-2012)]( [Baseball legend Reggie Jackson shares how team had his back when he faced racism]( "If I couldn't eat in a place, nobody would eat…" Baseball [Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson]( played for 21 seasons in the [major leagues](, starting with the Kansas City Athletics in 1967 and retiring as a Los Angeles Angel in 1987. But it was the year he spent playing minor league ball in Alabama that he opened up about in a [Fox Sports pregame show]( at Rockwood Field in Birmingham. Jackson had played [114 games with the Birmingham Athletics]( before being called up to the majors, and when Alex Rodriguez asked him how it felt to be back in that place, he said bluntly that it was "not easy." [Read the story]( [This blooper from 'The Carol Burnett Show' is still one of the funniest outtakes in TV history]( Vicki Lawrence dropped a perfectly timed a-bomb. ["The Carol Burnett Show"]( ran from 1967 to 1978 and has been touted as one of the [best television series of all time](. The cast and guest stars of the show included comedic greats such as Tim Conway, [Betty White](, Steve Martin, Vicki Lawrence, Dick Van Dyke, Lyle Waggoner, Harvey Korman and others who went on to have long, successful comedy careers. One firm rule Carol Burnett had on her show was that the actors stay in character. She felt it was especially important not to break character during the "Family" scenes, in which the characters Ed and Eunice Higgins (a married couple) and Mama (Eunice's mother) would play host to various colorful characters in their home. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](