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New Zoo Friends

Update on “Punch” the monkey:  If you somehow missed it, a baby monkey at a zoo in Japan went viral last month because he didn’t have any friends . . . just a stuffed animal he dragged around. Now he’s got at least one REAL friend.  It looks like one of the other monkeys in his pen has fully accepted him.  There’s a video making the rounds of…
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Helping the Homeless

A guy in Philadelphia named Joe Richardson is in the news for running a mobile laundromat for the homeless.  He’s an ex-con who spent 14 years in jail.  He came up with the idea when he was still locked up in 2010. His business is called Spin & Go.  He spends several hours a week driving his trailer around and doing their laundry for free.
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Canine Rescue

An 89-year-old guy in Canada fell outside, and his neighbor’s dog saved him.  Mickey McKinney was moving his snowblower this month when he slipped and fell.  He tried to get up, but couldn’t. His neighbor’s seven-year-old rescue pup named Rosa heard him yelling for help.  The owner didn’t know why she was barking, and went outside to find out.  Mickey ended up with some stitches in his knee, but…