Derrick Campana first began building prosthetics for humans, but one day that all changed when he built his first prosthetic for a dog.
A woman and her family spend their time rescuing and rehabilitating koalas in their home in Australia; Crikey the koala, a baby found alone and very sick, becomes well enough to release back into the wild.
British Marine Pen Farthing is the founder of Nowzad, Afghanistan’s only official animal sanctuary; when a U.S. soldier rescues six puppies while deployed and can’t bring them back home, Pen and his team are on a mission to get them reunited.
Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips, two of the most effective animal crusaders in the world, found Animal Defenders International in 1990 and target the abuse of animals in circuses.
Katherine Conner drops out of school at 16 to work as a professional dancer in London’s West End, her life’s dream; at the age of 21, while on vacation in Thailand, she meets a baby elephant named Boon Lott that changes her life forever.
Chimp expert Estelle Raballand has formed an incredible bond with Ponso, a chimp who lives alone on an island and has been dubbed the loneliest chimp in the world. She’s determined to find him a companion and thinks she has found the perfect match.
Sam Brittain and Melanie Croce run Seal Rescue Ireland, the only seal rescue in the entire country. Alongside devoted volunteers, they do everything to save and rehabilitate orphaned and injured seals so that they can return to the wild where they belong.
Cute Cumber, an orphaned baby dwarf pony with leg deformities, was saved by Ashely and her 3-year-old son, Deacon and brought to their home rescue, Twist of Fate Farm. Now, they are determined to find this fragile animal the perfect family.
After two years of devoted care by Julius, an orphaned baby elephant named Malkia is ready to return to the wild.
Seven-year-old social media sensation Roman McConn and his mom, Jen, have saved over 1,500 shelter dogs by connecting them with adopters around the country. They have one month to find homes for over 100 shelter dogs, including Noah, Rocky and Migo.
Theresa and Tony “Scruff” Matthews turned their dream retirement home in Australia into a full-time kangaroo rescue. They’re ready to release kangaroos Lisa, Luna, and Barbie, but an injury might threaten one of them returning to the wild.
With the help of her two daughters and husband Phil, Donna Stepan runs Sleepy Burrow Wombat Sanctuary. She takes in a new orphaned baby in critical condition and the next 24 hours become a fight for its life.