Some guys in Flint, Michigan are in the news after saving a raccoon from choking.  They smacked it on the back until it coughed up a piece of cheese, and the whole thing is on video.  It scurried off and was fine. No joke, they said they knew it was in trouble because it was making the universal choking sign . . . hands to the neck…………………… The founder of a rescue place in Wisconsin called Albert’s Dog Lounge recently took in a dog with a serious infection and no fur.  His name is Clyde.  His owners loved him but just couldn’t afford the medication. Thankfully, he’s doing great now.  And it inspired a new service called Clyde’s Closet.  The rescue place put a shed outside and keeps it stocked with pet products anyone can take for free, no questions asked………………And finally……………….. 

A nine-year-old girl in Pittsburgh named Ivy Larson had to say goodbye to her cat Steve last month when he passed away at 16.  And she wanted to honor his memory in some way. So she set up a lemonade stand in front of her house, and gave all the money to a cat rescue called Nose 2 Tail.  She raised $150 and plans to do it again on the Fourth of July this week to raise even more.