Burkhardt said, 'She is no longer the same as she was. But I'm still in love with her. Every time I go back home, I think it's a sad moment.'

Nothing can stop 90-year-old Peter Burkhardt from cycling all the way to meet the love of his life. Peter's wife is 17 kilometers away in a hospice in Apeldoorn.  

"Cold doesn’t bother me and with rain, you can put on a rain jacket. If it's really bad I’ll take a cab and else one of my sons will bring me. So I’ll always get to my wife," said Burkhardt in an interview posted by @u/kleutscher.  

When asked why is he doing this, he said, "Because I want to see my wife and be with her. We are married for 63 years so then you want to be together." 

It takes him an hour to cycle to the hospice from Diepenveen where he stays and an hour to cycle back. Burkhardt gets ready in his outfit which is a blue (ski) suit with a body warmer on top.  He looks left and right and cycles the roundabout at Zwolseeweg in Deventer. He then crosses a railway bridge, goes up a steep slope and finally takes a straight road toward his final destination, as reported by De Stentor. Burkhardt has been going to Apeldoorn for the past seven years.  

He said, “I have to take the situation as it is. I just want to be with her every day. I just can't miss her. I did it by car for a while. But even then I alternated it with the bike." Every morning, he packs his tricycle in the shed in his house as he hasn't had a car for some time.  

Moreover, his driver's license was not approved. He had his cycle in the shed so he took it out for the travel. Burkhardt has covered more than 40,000 kilometers in more than three years, which he finished in December last year. He sometimes does take more than an hour to reach Apeldoorn. He said, “It takes me about an hour. But in the heavy wind for a little more than an hour." "Without support, I really wouldn't make it anymore." He doesn't find the ride dangerous at any time of the day or night.  

However, he thinks the cycle path on the railway bridge at Deventer is too narrow. He wants them to do something about it. He said, “It really is a disaster. You can barely get past each other there with the two of you." Burkhardt knows that he is getting older and he agreed that there were many things that he could do 5-6 years ago but now he can't. He said, “I hope I can keep doing it. I walk a lot less now, but cycling is still going well."  

He was asked if his wife knows what he does for her every day. He said, "No, not that. It is completely outside her realm of experience. But when I'm back, I notice that she gives me a very nice hug every now and then." His only motivation to do this is in Apeldoorn.

Burkhardt said, “I want to see her, hear her voice. When I enter the nursing home I immediately know where she is. She is no longer the same as she was. But I'm still in love with her. Every time I go back home, I think it's a sad moment."

 An 82-year-old Walmart employee has been able to retire after a TikToker raised more than $100,000 for him.

Navy veteran Warren Marion of Cumberland, Maryland, received a check for $108,682 thanks to the generosity of online donors. Rory McCarty was shopping at Walmart when he met Marion. He learned that Marion was working 40-hour weeks at 82 years old.

Inspired by a video where a woman started a GoFundMe to help an elderly Walmart employee retire early, McCarty decided to try and help Marion in the same way.  

He wrote on GoFundMe: "Recently seeing a GoFundMe for a 82 yr old lady working at Walmart on Tik Tok, and seeing they raised money for her to retire for good. I wanted to help this Navy Veteran to live the remainder of his years traveling to see his kids in Florida. Get him off his feet for 8 hrs at a time. And do the things he would love to do that he may not be able to for financial reasons"   

"I just wanted to put something in motion and the Lord did the rest," McCarty said. McCarty's fundraiser received $118,575 from over 5,000 online donors. He hand-delivered Marion a cashier check for the full amount donated (after the GoFundMe fee was subtracted).

@fox5newyork Rory McCarty went to Walmart where he met Marion, the cashier who checked him out. He set up a GoFundMe, and it took just days to meet the goal. #kind ♬ original sound - Fox 5 New York

Marion said the funds will pay off his house and allow him to travel to Florida to see his children.  "All I can tell you is the good Lord has blessed me for what I did in my younger years," Marion told the Cumberland Times. 

This makes this video even more amazing, here are 30 hummingbirds peacefully enjoying a bath together:

 

This is Helen, a blind bison that has spent years at Oregon’s Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary without making a single friend. She was nervous, suspicious and seemingly destined to live out the rest of her life sad and alone. But then came Oliver. The young Jersey calf was curious from birth and soon managed to break down the barriers that Helen had constructed around herself. She came to trust him, and they became firm friends.

Now, the pair are inseparable. Helen seems to have ‘adopted’ Oliver, and Oliver’s fur has even changed colors as he grew older and now it matches hers.

                  

“He’s actually turned into a baby buffalo,” Lighthouse Sanctuary’s Gwen Jakubisin told USA Today. “The change in her demeanor is incredible, her joy is palpable.”

Jakubisin sees their relationship like that of a loving nanny who cares for a baby. “Betsy (Oliver’s mom) usually drops Oliver off at ‘daycare’ and roams around while Helen watches over him for the rest of day, and she’s cool with that,” she said.

“I catch them grooming each other which is amazing because I don’t think Helen has ever had that opportunity to express that motherly instinct before.”

The powerful friendship has brought Helen out of her shell, giving her the confidence to go and befriend other animals in the sanctuary, too.

 Ellie, a one-year-old puppy, clung to the last thing left in the world after being abandoned at a shelter: a large teddy bear. Ellie, a Blue Lacy dog, once resided with a household not far from Dallas, Texas (United States). However, she was sent to a nearby shelter in June.

According to independent rescuer Jennifer Jessup,

After taking the bother to acquire her all the necessary vaccinations, a spay, and a microchip, “they just left her off at the closest shelter after keeping her for months.” In essence, she lost all she had ever known and, at the age of 1, found herself in a chaotic, frightening environment where people make sacrifices to make more room.

Fortunately, Ellie didn’t stay in the shelter for very long. Florida-based Jennifer’s brother had been trying to adopt a dog and had contacted his sister for assistance in finding a rescue. Jennifer started looking online, and with the assistance of TAGG Rescue, she found Ellie in the Texas shelter.

Jenna stated:

“I called a buddy I have in Texas, and he responded, “Sure, I’ll go fetch her.” He then transported her with her teddy bear from the shelter to the housing facility, where she received a wash, all the necessary paperwork was completed, and she had through a thorough screening “.

Ellie spent one night in a temporary foster home before being sent to Florida. Once she got inside a house, the pup’s condition improved a little bit, but she continued to cling to her teddy bear.

It’s nо sսrрrisе thаt dоgs аrе rеgаrdеd аs thе finеst соmраniоns оf реорlе оn thе еаrth.

Rеlаtiоnshiрs bеtwееn оwnеrs аnd thеir реts аrе еssеntiаl, аnd аrе sоmеtimеs սnbrеаkаblе. Dаniеl Hоvе аnd his fаithfսl dоg Gսnnеr hаd shаrеd а lifеtimе оf аdvеntսrеs tоgеthеr, bսt whеn Gսnnеr sеnsеd his lоving mаstеr’s

dе.а.t.h wаs nеаr, hе соսldn’t imаginе living withоսt him. Dаniеl Hоvе wаs а wеll-knоwn firеmаn whо sреnt mоst оf his саrееr in thе Air Fоrсе bеfоrе rеtսrning tо his hоmеtоwn оf Bսrnsvillе tо hеlр his соmmսnitу. His dаսghtеr

Hеаthеr rеmаrkеd, “Hе wаs sоmеоnе thаt his dераrtmеnt trսlу соսntеd оn tо сrеаtе, tеасh, trаin, аnd stау սр with nеw firе-fighting tесhnоlоgiеs.” Sаdlу, thе brаvе аnd sеаsоnеd firеmаn wаs fоrсеd tо rеtirе in 2012 аftеr bеing

diаgnоsеd with раnсrеаtiс саnсеr in 2011. Dаniеl wаs sսrrоսndеd bу lоvеd оnеs whеn hе gоt his саnсеr diаgnоsis, inсlսding his dоg, Gսnnеr. Hоvе’s 11-уеаr-оld рսрру wаs nеаrlу аlwауs bу his sidе. Thеу арреаrеd tо bе vеrу

соnnесtеd. Unfоrtսnаtеlу, Hоvе’s hеаlth dеtеriоrаtеd rарidlу in his lаtеr уеаrs. Dеsрitе thе fасt thаt Gսnnеr is а 90-роսnd dоg, thе twо wеrе still hսgging. “Until thе vеrу еnd, thеу wеrе grеаt friеnds.” Thеу wеnt оn hսnting triрs

with thеir bеst раls аnd trаvеlеd еvеrуwhеrе tоgеthеr. Bесаսsе thе twо wеrе insераrаblе, it’s nо wоndеr thаt Gսnnеr bесаmе ill; Hоvе is nеаring thе еnd оf his lifе. Hеаthеr сlаimеd shе nоtiсеd Gսnnеr wаs аbоսt tо givе սр thе bаttlе

оnе dау whеn shе glаnсеd аt him. Thеn thеrе wаs thе dау thаt еvеrуоnе fеаrеd. Gսnnеr’s dераrtսrе wаs simрlу а mаttеr оf timе fоr thе fаmilу. “Mу fаthеr wаs nоt rеsроnding; thе dоg wаs nоt rеасting,” shе еxрlаinеd. Sо wе knоw

it’s аррrоасhing whеn wе оbsеrvе thаt а dоg dоеsn’t mоvе mսсh аnуmоrе аnd isn’t fսnсtiоning wеll. “I соntасtеd mу оld vеt,” shе еxрlаinеd, “аnd thеу gоt mе in strаight sооn, аnd I tооk him սр thеrе, рսt him tо slеер.” Mу fаthеr

fоllоwеd sսit аbоսt аn hоսr аnd а hаlf lаtеr. Thе vеtеrаn’s dаսghtеr wаs оbviоսslу dеvаstаtеd bу hеr fаthеr’s d.е.а.t.h., bսt shе wаs thаnkfսl thаt hе didn’t hаvе tо sսffеr whеn hе lоst his bսddу in thе еnd. Gսnnеr’s mеntаl

brеаkdоwn, аnd еvеntսаllу his hеаlth, shе fееls, is thе rеsսlt оf hеr dаd’s disеаsе, sinсе thе twо саn’t tаkе bеing араrt. “I sаid I’m nоt sսrе whаt wоսld раin him mоrе,” I соntinսеd, “trуing tо рսt him tо slеер – tо stор his

misеrу, оr lеtting him livе thе dау his fаthеr is gоing tо раss аwау.” Wе knеw thеу’d соmрlеmеnt еасh оthеr. Wе jսst didn’t rеаlizе wе’d bе sераrаtеd bу hоսrs.” “Gսnnеr wоսldn’t bе thе sаmе withоսt mу fаthеr,” Niсоlеtti аddеd.

 

To save those in trouble is peculiar not only to people but also to animals.

Today, we will share an incredible story about how a dog helped bring out a baby seal on Lake Baikal, deciding that it was a puppy.

People who live and work as meteorologists on Lake Baikal found a small seal on the shore, which was already exhausted and practically did not move. The baby was taken to the station where they began to nurse. The dog, named Nika, also came to the rescue. People think that it took the baby for a puppy, it began to lick it and take care of it. A lot of affection and love gave its results and the seal began to recover.

To make the baby gain strength faster, people began to feed him with sliced fish. But it turned out that by nature seals eat in the water, so the baby was launched into the bath. At the same time, the dog did not move a step away from its ward. After a while, the seal was able to get out of the bath and crawled to Nicka.

It is certainly the desire of every safary-goer to see these magnificent animals up close. Still, seeing a cheetah next to you, and you didn’t expect it, isn’t at all pleasant. This is what these tourists experienced when one amazing animal decided to jump into their jeep. It is really not a pleasant situation to be near such animals.  Britton told Komo News that the animal approached to make sure no one wanted to harm her. This happened while tourists were watching other cheetahs. Then one of them jumped into the jeep.   Source

Every mother is a creator of their kids, doesn’t matter if they are animals or human. Also, every mother has the same love and care for their baby. Mother’s love is iconic, and they will do anything for their kids.

A man from Palu, India, saved his money for more than 10 year’s to buy a van to help homeless and stray cats and dogs in his city.

Balu, the man, who uses the van as an animal ambulance, offers his services to the NGOs, animal rescues, and pet owners to help them in the cats and dogs who needs to be taken to animal shelters, vet hospitals, and he even takes them to his home if he doesn’t find a place.

He expressed that he keeps six stray dogs with broken paws and legs at his home if he doesn’t find a room at shelters.

He also added that he was not sure how things would turn out when he started as he was somehow afraid of dogs.

Balu has learned how to give medication to the animals and even dress their wounds to the point where the animal agencies and vets entrust him for many animals. One of the rescues who works with Balu says that his ability to touch and catch stray dogs allows him to do a good job.

He takes 15 cents from the NGOs and pets’ owners for every mile to drive the animals to the vets to support his wife and himself. Actually, many people like what he does but there are also many other doesn’t like his work as he saves homeless dogs which they think that they are pests. But he insists to do his job to save as many animals as he can.

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In a crowd of gray elephants standing between the browns and greens of a marshy field, you can imagine how difficult it was to stand out. nBut one elephant seemed to be shining brightly against the rest, taking on a golden hue as it strode through the forest. Research professor Christopher Whittier captured the unusual scene while taking a break from veterinary work in the Central African Republic to visit the famous Dzanga Bai forest. bThe golden elephant is one of about 150 endangered African forest elephants that have visited the clearing. Mr. Whittier 48-year-old said the elephants had a ‘wonderful mud bath’ in a particularly yellow patch of soil.
He said: ‘It had rained pretty heavily before I took most of these pictures, so a lot of mud washed away many of the elephants. 
Mr. Whittier said he was able to observe the herd of elephants, each weighing about 3 tons and growing up to 8 feet, for three hours from an observatory 50 meters from the mud bath. He said: ‘It was really fun and exciting to watch this elephant and the others really enjoy covering themselves in the mud. Then he seemed very proud to walk past as he was fully covered in golden mud.’