The Happiness Report (9.7.21)

Family Discovers What Their Dog Does Outside When No One's Watching

What does this dog named Hamilton do exactly when no one’s around to see it?

He has the time of his life — that’s what.

Recently, Hamilton’s family set up a Ring security camera in their backyard to capture the happy pup in action when he’s on his own. And, well, it apparently doesn’t take long for things to get wet and wild.

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Source: The Dodo

Plumber Has Landed Record Deal After Music Mogul Heard Him Singing - While He Fitted His Bathroom

A plumber is flush with success after he landed a record deal when a music mogul heard him singing—while he fitted his bathroom.

49-year-old Kev Crane spent six weeks installing a new suite at the home of Paul Conneally—completely unaware he was the owner of a record label.

Kev would spend his working days singing along to his favourite tunes on the radio including David Bowie and Meat Loaf.

Record company boss Paul was so impressed with this dulcet tones he gave him a deal, and he’s now made his first album.

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Source: Good News Network

San Francisco Opera's 'tosca' Ends With A Romantic Proposal

It's not unusual for "Tosca" to end in tears. This time, though, they were tears of joy for a real-life couple.

During curtain call at San Francisco Opera, bass Soloman Howard proposed to soprano Ailyn Perez to raucous cheers from the crowd.

Howard asked Perez to marry him "in front of God, in front of my sisters and cousins, and most importantly in front of your mom and dad," according to San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook.

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Source: ABC

Mexico Is First Country In North America To Ban Animal Cosmetic Testing

Mexico becomes the first country in North America and the 41st country in the world to completely ban cosmetics testing on animals after Mexico’s Senate voted unanimously to do so.

This change in legislation is believed to have been influenced by the Humane Society’s International stop-motion animated film “Save Ralph,” a story of a rabbit cosmetic tester that garnered more than 150 million social media views and over 730 million tags on TikTok. The video encouraged more than 1.3 million people to sign a petition to halt cosmetic animal testing in Mexico.

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Source: The Optimist Daily

Meet Lily, A Little Girl Moving Mountains

A family, whose little seven-year-old, Lily, overcame the Leukemia that she was diagnosed with at the age of three, thanks to her devoted family and community, are once again reaching out to local people. But this time, it’s because they want to give back to kids in their community in a heartwarming, and pioneering way.

This family’s innovative vision is an indoor playground where kids with compromised immune systems can have fun and heal in safety, in their hometown of Tempe, Arizona, the US. It will be a hyper-clean space for sick children battling cancer, and other serious illnesses, as ABC15 outlines.

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Source: Goodnet