Buddy

A piping plover chick named Tweedy at Montrose Beach in Chicago has died, marking the second chick death in a week. The chick, one of four hatched in June, faced challenging weather conditions that may have contributed to its death. The remaining siblings, named after Chicago music legends, include Buddy and Frankie, while another sibling, Mavis, died on June 29.

Buddy, a dog, survived eight days buried under rubble from his collapsed home in Venezuela after June 24 earthquakes. Rescuers located him through a faint bark and extracted him through a concrete hole, as his owner had nearly given up hope.

A McDonald's in Caraballeda, Venezuela, has become a makeshift hospital and pet recovery center after two earthquakes devastated the region on June 24. Gabriela Alves reunited with her missing dog Buddy at the site, while volunteers led by Angel Matute treat injured pets and search for lost animals amid the rubble.

Venezuelan earthquake survivors are reuniting with missing pets at a McDonald’s restaurant in Caraballeda, which has been converted into a temporary health center. The facility, dubbed 'Hospital McDonald’s,' provides medical care for both humans and animals following earthquakes that killed over 2,295 people and injured 11,000. Volunteer teams, including veterinarians and doctors, are rescuing and treating 140 animals while searching for more missing pets.