“Deisel is a happy-go-lucky kind of guy with a big smile and personality to match.”
By Lily Feinn
Published on Feb 28, 2020 at 4:55 PM
The RSPCA’s “Clear The Shelters” campaign was a huge success for over 700 animals who went to loving homes across New South Wales. But at the end of the whirlwind weekend, one dog found himself all alone in an empty shelter.
Deisel, a 5-year-old Staffordshire terrier, was the last dog left at the Hunter RSPCA shelter at Rutherford. His 149 sheltermates found homes, but he never seemed to be the right fit for the families who came by.
“Deisel did a meet a couple of families and the matching didn’t work out for Deisel and the families,” Dr. Debbie Jaggers, senior manager at Hunter Animal Care Services, told The Dodo.
This wasn’t the first time Deisel felt unwanted. Two months ago, Deisel was surrendered to the shelter when the energetic boy’s family could no longer handle his spunk. “He previously lived in a rural environment and the horses were a little too interesting for him,” the RSPCA wrote on his adoption profile.
The shelter now thinks that Deisel would be happier living an urban lifestyle, where he can frolic and enjoy the sunshine in a fenced-in backyard. “Deisel would be best suited to an urban backyard with no small animals or cats in the home as he might find them too interesting to chase,” Jaggers said. “Deisel seems to get on well with calm dogs and older confident children.”
The pup already has good manners and knows how to walk on a leash and perform basic commands, such as “sit.” He also loves to give kisses to anyone who gets close.RSPCA NSW
What he wants most is to be part of a family who will include him in their life — taking him on daily walks and giving him a cozy place inside where he can be close to his people.
“Deisel is a happy-go-lucky kind of guy with a big smile and personality to match,” his profile states.
And though Deisel is still in the shelter at the moment, the handsome boy’s positive attitude never fails. Shelter staffers are confident it’s just a matter of time before this loving boy finds the home he so deserves.
If you are interested in giving Deisel his forever home, you can apply on the RSPCA NSW’s website.
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Kayakers Find Box Buried In Mud — Then See Something Moving Inside
“We were so shocked to see anything alive in there at all.”
Carolina Diz was kayaking in the Lake of the Ozarks with her partner, Brittany, when she saw a strange-looking box poking up from the muddy shore. Curious, she and her partner decided to check it out, not expecting to find anything too unusual.
As she and Brittany peered down into the box, they noticed something moving inside the shallow water — some kind of animal. As the animal lifted his head, Diz realized something shocking: There was a turtle stuck inside.
As a video producer for The Dodo, Diz has learned a thing or two about turtles over the years. Since the water level inside the box was very low, Diz knew the turtle was in trouble.
“We knew that turtles needed to be in the water to survive, and anything in that box would freeze,” Diz told The Dodo.
Diz knew she couldn’t leave the turtle there, knowing he might not make it. She and her partner devised a plan to free him. They tried tipping the box over, but it was so deeply lodged in the mud that it was impossible to move. So they dipped their kayak paddle into the water to safely pick him up.
While they were poking their kayak paddle into the box, the couple realized something even more shocking: The turtle wasn’t alone. He was accompanied by not one, not two, but three turtle friends.
“We were so shocked to see anything alive in there at all, [and] when we saw more, we were determined to get all of them to safety,” Diz said. “The fact that there were four made us so glad that we got there just in time to help.”
Diz and her partner slowly but surely transported all four of the turtles back to the water’s edge. As soon as they were freed, the turtles knew exactly what to do.
“They immediately walked straight towards the water (very slowly but surely),” Diz said. “[I]t was so amazing to see their natural instincts in action.”
While a turtle rescue is the last thing Diz and her partner expected to do while on their kayaking trip, getting to help some animals was a fulfilling moment for the both of them.
“I felt so much joy seeing them go, knowing that we were doing the right thing and they were going back where they would be safe for the rest of the winter,” Diz said.
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