Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Joe the All-Terrain Bunny

Joe the bunny was born paraplegic. His owner built a mobility device to allow him to move more easily.



Link via Neatorama

 

Zombie-Proof House

A house that converts into a fortress just incase of a zombie apocalypse.

Link via Neatorama

 

Laughter Yoga With Clowns

A Calgary teenager, who was born with a rare liver disease and became paralyzed three years ago, received some therapy through laughter. Two therapeutic clowns, Jumpa (Fif Fernandes) and Sparkle (Cheryl Oberg) at the Alberta Children's Hospital
assisted Micaela in yoga laughter classes to help reduce pain and stress and increase oxygen intake through breathing and laughing. These exercises helped exercise slowly speak again and gain some mobility back. Laughter is indeed the best medicine.

Link via Arbroath

 

Dog submerged herself in bathtub to survive raging fire

A Belgian Malinois named Mia survived a house fire for six hours by seeking refuge in a water-filled bathtub in the basement of a burning house. The Southern Carolinian family insists the dog had always been smart. The dog had learned to open doors and would have had to open four doors to get to the bathtub in the basement.

Link via Arbroath

 

Factory workers forced to pledge not to commit suicide

At least 14 works in Apple's factor in China have committed suicide in the past sixteen months. This number does not include failed suicide attempts. Staff members are being forced to sign written promises to not commit suicide.

In addition, the staff members must also promise that if they did end their lives, their families would not seek damages beyond the legal minimum. One executive accused victims of committing suicide to win compensation payouts for relatives.

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I Want by the Animal Humane Society



 

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