A Man and his Goose and Japan's Four Legged Forgotten

Here's a sweet CBS News story about the special - and quite odd - bond between Dominick, an LA retiree, and a Touloise goose named Maria.  Nice story telling that tugs at the heart strings.  Animal stories do that. 

Here's a sad CNN News piece about the animals left behind in the Fukishima evacuation zone.  If this doesn't make you tear up...