Luna the Belgian Malinois was abandoned by her owners at the veterinary clinic after she sustained an injury that required her leg to be amputated. The 1.5-year-old dog’s family couldn’t imagine her living with only three legs so they asked the vets to euthanize her. But the vets refused and she came to the attention…
As a stray Rosie was scalded after people threw hot water on her because they thought she was a pest. Sidewalk Specials came to the Cape Town neighborhood to help her but she didn’t want to be caught. But they managed to get her and bring her to a vet and learned they had rescued…
Mothers have a certain sparkle in their eye when they have given birth that can only be called loving pride. There’s exhaustion in their faces too, of course. But there’s also that certain something and it doesn’t matter what species of animal. Take, for instance, the dogs in the following photos. Each shows in their…
Dr Dave with Vet Ranch sets out to help Gracie, a dog with a badly hurt paw after she was rescued from neglect by Tracy’s Paws Rescue. The super sweet dog was hurting from an old injury to her paw and facing amputation. But before she could be treated, she pays it forward by helping…
A dog cared for her newborn puppies in a ditch by the road where she had been cruelly abandoned. But thanks to Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac, Serbia, she and her puppies will have a chance at new lives. When rescuers arrived, the mama dog was protectively holding one of her pups in her mouth. She…
No one likes to find poop outside their home or at their favorite park. Unfortunately, there are dog owners that just don’t clean up after their dogs and spoil it for us all. This unseemly display of bad manners often leads to general unpleasantness between neighbors (City bylaws! Fights!). But it can also lead to…
A tiny puppy lay on the ground, bleeding and in shock when rescuers arrived to help him. His worried mother had led the Animal Aid Unlimited team right to him, her tail wagging furiously as if asking them for help. Poor “Trinket” was covered in blood and had been hit by a car. He needed…
When a stray dog arrived at the shelter, she wouldn’t let anyone close to her. She was so “aggressive” that the pound decided she had to the end of the day to leave the kennel or be put down. That’s when Martha arrived to take her away. But ‘Mulan’ (as she was named) was so…
Here’s a cute craft project for how to make a puppy-shaped flower bouquet. It’s a great gift for the dog lovers you know and can be given on any special occasion! It’s pretty simple to make and you don’t need that many supplies to get started. As you’ll see in the videos below, you can…
Watger was attacked by another dog and left for dead. But thanks to Sidewalk Specials and their supporters he’s all better now. After Watger was attacked, his family tried to care for his injuries but didn’t have the money or resources to help him heal. That’s when his owners reached out to the South African…
Ariel was scruffy and scared and stuck living next to a canal in a rural area of California. When Danny from A Safefurr Place Animal Rescue answered the call to save her he noticed Ariel was limping. Seeing her with splinters in her paw was heartbreaking. And after several attempts to catch her Danny enlisted…
The tiny dog was sick, alone and lying helplessly in the bushes in a rural area of Greece when a woman walking her dog noticed him. She posted a photo of him to Facebook and the dog’s plight came to the attention of DAR Animal Rescue, who responded immediately. Ermioni could tell immediately that the…