In all the years Lee Asher of the Asher House has rescued dogs, no one has ever thought to give him a dog. But recently, a close friend of Lee’s decided to surprise him with a Newfoundland Dog. It’s a breed of dog Lee has always wanted but never rescued. So this friend found a…
When Jennifer Hoyt walked into the doors of the Oahu SPCA shelter and asked about Pirate they were shocked. The senior dog had spent half her life in the shelter being overlooked, seven years to be exact. That anyone would express interest in Pirate seemed like a dream come true. There was a small catch…
A group of bicyclists in Portugal came across an abandoned dog tied to a tree and saved her life. The video, shared on Facebook by the Spanish animal welfare group, Asociación Animalista Libera (Free Animal Association), went viral after they posted it. They wrote [translated]: “It takes a very bad person to leave a defenseless…
Every morning, Gamja plays with her Golden Retriever stuffed toy, Chip. Sometimes, she would look sad, and her mom took notice and decided to get a second dog sooner rather than later. So six months later, a puppy came home, and they named him Chip! Gamja wasn’t the friendliest dog with other dogs, but she…
A dog that had wire tied around his body, cutting him and causing him tremendous pain is on the mend. The setter showed up at a couple’s yard in the mountains of a village in Greece and they reached out DAR Animal Rescue for help. When Ermioni arrives she learned that the dog had been…
Mick the Boston Terrier was born with Swimmer Puppy Syndrome. The Mia Foundation out of Rochester, New York was called to see if they would help the 6-week-old puppy. With Swimmer Puppy Syndrome, puppies’ legs splay out so they cannot walk, stand or even sit. Most puppies born with this condition are euthanized. But the…
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