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Ned and Kasey. Claudia Kronenberg Photography In June of 2005, Ellen Rogers got the call every parent fears. Her 22-year-old son, Ned, had been in a car crash. He'd suffered brain injuries and was paralyzed from the neck down. The Rogers' lives changed in an instant, but they survived the ordeal, thanks to Kasey, an Argentinean capuchin monkey trained to assist the disabled. Rogers recounts the touching story in her new book, "Kasey to the Rescue: The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle," which hits stores this week. Rogers recently talked with Paw Nation about Ned, Kasey and life with a monkey. After your son's accident, why did you decide to adopt a helper monkey? It was ...

Video Courtesy of KSL.com This Salt Lake City pit bull is melting hearts, busting stereotypes, and proving that a disability doesn't have to slow you down. Piggy, a pit-bull/boxer mix, can walk with only her front legs. Her hind legs were paralyzed three years ago in a hit-and-run car accident that shattered most of her spine. No one specifically said the dog should be put to sleep, "but that was the implied recommendation," her owner, attorney April Hollingsworth, told KSL-TV. Yet Hollingsworth kept her dog alive, and now Piggy has a new purpose. Secured to a cart with wheels to help her get around, Piggy volunteers as a trained therapy dog at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Salt ...

Rounding up our favorite animal stories, photos, and videos on the Web each week! Tiny Toads on The Move African spray toads dodge extinction and find a new home in the Bronx Zoo. Apparently they'd always wanted to visit the Big Apple. [via NYTimes.com] Nurse Bunny A paralyzed rabbit works as a therapy pet at a hospital in Israel. Other, lazier, therapy animals are secretly annoyed with the overachieving bunny. [via People Pets] Blinded Turtle After having his eyes gouged out in Greece, this turtle finds a new life in the UK. [via Guardian.co.uk] Turtles Take A Wrong Turn An Aussie and her neighbors save hundreds of baby turtles who wandered into the ...