This is a story about one friendship. And not just any kind of friendship, but a close, innocent, and warm one between a fox and a Labrador.

When Gemma Holdway and her family found a litter of newborn fox cubs in the hay on their farm, they decided to wait for their mother to come back after them. But, as she didn’t show up, the Holdway family decided to take the cubs to an animal hospital so that they could receive the care they needed.

Gemma and her family intended to release the cubs back into the wild as soon as they were big enough to take care of themselves. But, it turned out that fate had other plans for these cute fox cubs.

Namely, Vixey, the female cub got so imprinted onto Gemma and her family that they decided to adopt her and take care of her themselves. If they released her into the wild, she might get attacked by other foxes as these may smell humans on her.

Being an Animal Science and Management student herself, Gemma takes care of Vixey properly. She bathes, gives food to, and walks her.

But, the interesting thing is that Gemma also has four other pets: Nidge, Jack Russells Raisin, Polar Bear, and Labrador Luna. Indeed, she’s got quite a big family and Vixey is a solid member of it.

Although the Labrador Luna didn’t like the fox the moment she saw her first, as time passed, they struck up a strong friendship. Gemma says:

“Luna, in particular, was very wary at first. She didn’t quite know what Vixey was and was unsure when she’d try to play with her. Now they absolutely love each other. They’re the very best of friends. Vixey follows the dogs everywhere, copying what they do. Raisin rules the roost, so has almost taken on the role of Vixey’s mum.”

And that’s not all – the Holdway family respects and takes into consideration the fact that Vixey is a wild animal so they make sure she enjoys a good, comfortable, easygoing lifestyle by letting her explore and run freely on their land. Gemma explains:

“She always makes her way home before dark. She’s very intelligent and can remember where she lives. She’ll then come into sleep for the night. She either sleeps on my bed or under the sofa. She is also completely house-trained, and either goes to the toilet outside, or in a litter tray. We have learned the hard way not to leave any shoes lying around though, as, for some reason, she sees them as toilets, so wees in them.”

What a unique friendship, don’t you agree?

King, is a 12-year-old dog that has had quite a difficult life to mention the least. The poor dog has spent most of his life living on the streets as he was abandoned by his owner and left to wander the streets all alone. And as if this wasn’t enough, King was also hit by a car and he lost one of his front legs.

After undergoing the surgery he needed, King was taken in by an animal rescue group, known as Marley’s Mutts, which offered to find him a new home.

Given the fact that the dog was 12 years old, finding him a new home wasn’t an easy task at all. Fortunately, after months passed, the host of TV show Dog’s Day Out, Rocky Kanaka, heard about this lovely dog’s story and offered to help him.

On Dog’s Day Out, Kanaka takes shelter pups out for the perfect day. And for King’s perfect day out, Kanaka took him to a pet shop and he literally bought the dog everything he touched – from food to toys.

When the TV host and King started their shopping tour, the first thing the excited dog touched was some dog food. When they came to the toy section in the store, King looked a little bit perplexed as he had never seen a toy before. Kanaka chose him a dinosaur toy which he immediately sniffed, and of course, bought it for him.

A toy rope, a rawhide bone, a big ball, and even a dog nerf gun were just some of the things that King picked out on the shopping spree. Oh, and yes, due to the fact that King was wagging his tail constantly, it was evident that he was very content.

The good thing about all this was that after Kanaka posted the video of this three-legged cute dog, a woman saw it and decided to adopt King.

Thrilled that King would get a new home, Kanaka took him on another shopping spree. Of course, the dog chose lots more treats and toys.

Well, all we can say is that King may not have had an easy life, but he now has a new, warm home and a loving mother who takes care of him the way he deserves. Isn’t that great?

And if you want to know what else King picked out for himself, check out the photos and video below.

Ever heard of Theresa Kachindamoto? Well, remember well that name because this woman undeniably fits into the category of modern-day superheroes.

Besides being one of the world’s least-developed countries, Malawi, a landlocked country in southeast Africa, also has the highest child-marriage rates globally. While many are turning a blind eye to this grave problem, Theresa Kachindamoto has taken up a critical stance on this practice after becoming the female chief of Malawi.

After spending 27 years working as a secretary at a city college in another district in Malawi, the youngest of 12, Kachindamoto, didn’t expect to become Malawi’s female chief. But, thanks to her reputation for being “good with people,” Kachindamoto was chosen as the next senior chief.

Although there was a law that banned marriage before the age of 18 in Malawi, children in this country could still marry due to parental consent.

Seeing girls as young as 12 walking around with their teenaged husbands and babies was not something that Kachindamoto could be indifferent to. She disapproved of this practice so much that as soon as she rose to power, she put an end to it. She annulled 850 child marriages. She said: “I told them: ‘Whether you like it or not, I want these marriages to be terminated.’”

How determined she was to end child marriages completely can be seen in the fact that she even fired 4 chiefs that refused to ban this practice.  

Kachindamoto also took up a hard stance against “kusasa fumbi” – a sexually abusive tradition which includes sending young girls to camps where they’re trained to perform sex acts and taught how to please their future husbands.

And that’s not all – Kachindamoto sent many girls back to school and even helped financially the families who couldn’t afford to send their children to school. She said: “I don’t want youthful marriages. They must go to school… no child should be found loitering at home or doing household chores during school time.”

The firm attitude and effective measures of this mild-mannered woman have undoubtedly made her an essential ally in the fight for children’s and women’s rights.

Therefore, I believe we can all agree that she truly is a modern-day superhero and an inspirational person.

As soon as you send any parcel of buy something online or on any united states post office, you fill in our address details to get the merchandise to our location. While for many laypersons, the postcode is simply a mixture of letters and numbers, it has a lot of unusual applications that do not readily come to one’s mind when thinking of postcodes. So, why are they important? How are they used? Can a shipment reach its addressee in case it has a wrongly indicated postcode? Experts of Pkge.net clarify some of these things and open the hidden world of postcodes’ significance in our lives.  

What Is a Postcode? 

The postcode, which is also referred to as a postal code or ZIP code, is the combination of letters and numbers (an alphanumeric code) designating a certain postal address and used globally for the purpose of simplified mail sorting. Postcodes emerged in the 1860s in large European cities to ease the process of locating the areas of postal deliveries. By the middle of the 20th century, both large and small cities had zip codes assigned to their areas and districts, and the modern system of postal codes emerged. 

As a rule, the postal codes simplify postal service tracking because they enable quick, automated location of the postal office to which the parcel has to be shipped. Thus, though the postcode does not connect to a specific address as such, it indicates the small area such as a district, a part of the city, or a street for speedy post tracking and other purposes. 

How Are Postcodes Used? 

Besides the traditional international parcel tracking purposes for which a postcode may be applied, it has a number of hidden applications, such as: 

• Demographic profiling 
• Monitoring of crime levels by district 
• Insurance premium determination 
• Data analysis for marketing purposes 
• Analysis for house pricing 
• Catchment areas for schools and healthcare institutions. 

Why Is a Postcode Significant? 

The importance of knowing and using postcodes is often underestimated – why care about such a tiny code if you know the exact address? However, making a mistake in a lengthy address is much easier than in a short postcode. Thus, the provision of this information increases the likelihood of your package arriving at the point of destination without any losses and deviations from the route. 

What role do postcodes play in the international package tracking process? They serve as the initial sorting information for the carrier to allocate each parcel to a specific location. Those who do not understand the post office tracking system may indicate the ZIP code wrongly hoping that the parcel will still reach the addressee because they provide a correct address. However, it’s not that simple – with the growth of e-commerce and overall expansion of the global population, postal carriers handle millions of deliveries every day across the globe, so the initial process of their sorting is automated.

The machines read ZIP codes as the only machine-friendly information and sort parcels for their delivery to the next sorting stage. Thus, in case your ZIP code is wrong, your parcel may go to another city or area. After that, it will be quite a challenge to locate it and bring it back to the right address. 

So, in case you realize that you have provided a wrong ZIP code, it’s time to contact the postal carrier and ask, “find my package, please.” Maybe it hasn’t gone too far yet!