A senior dog buried under piles of dirty, matted fur has a brand new life thanks to his rescuers. Animal Friends Connection Humane Society heard that Tony and another dog named Clive were being neglected in a backyard and went to the home. The dogs’ owner was in hospital and would not be returning. Rescuers…
A concerned French Bulldog named Kuma watches her newborn babies after she went into labor early and gave birth to three puppies prematurely. In the heartwarming video shared by her family, Kuma keeps a close eye on two of her puppies who were put in an incubator by veterinarians to help them as they were…
A Pit Bull named Stella was picked up in the streets in Atlanta, Georgia after her owners put her out on the street. A neighbor saw her running free and called animal control. She was set to be euthanized but picked up and rescued by Lifeline Project. While Stella was waiting for someone to adopt…
Before Phoebe came into Jazz Turner’s life she needed someone to be with her 24/7. But when the 25-year-old first met the Golden Retriever, the dog transformed her life. That’s because Jazz has a life-limiting progressive condition called hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which causes her joints to dislocate. This is because her body can’t produce collagen….
A dog named Monk was rescued off the streets of Memphis, Tennessee by Streetdog Foundation in terrible shape. The Great Dane / Pit Bull mix had mange so severe it had infected his blood stream and made him look like a burn victim. In fact, that is how veterinarians treated Monk when the saw him….
When rescue volunteers with the Animal Pad arrived at a shelter in Baja, California they had a huge task ahead of them. Almost 400 dogs were trapped and living in horrendous conditions in the Mexican “shelter” that exploited the dogs to get money. One dog, a Boxer called Iris, caught the eye of Lauren Botticelli,…
Lee Asher loves rescue days. The seasoned dog rescuer and founder of The Asher House regularly visits local shelters and rescues dogs who are either having health difficulties and need extra support that the shelters can’t easily provide or dogs who are having a hard time getting adopted. This time, Asher went to visit Luvable…
Salem the Doberman mix is a dog who doesn’t like the cold and has the cutest way to tell his mom, Lex, it’s time for him to wear his pajamas! As Lex explains on her TikTok channel (@siriuslysalem), “Anytime Vegas drops to 30 degrees F. Salem gets incredibly cold. He’s used to extreme heat 9…
A tiny puppy named Leela was found badly hurt and alone in an alley. Thankfully, the Great Pyrenees/Collie/English Foxhound mix was rescued and given a loving home, and most importantly, love. One of her rescuers, Lindsey Hanna, shared Leela’s story with DogHeirs: “This right here is my best friend at her worst hour. We found…
Little Steps Matter Foundation in Bali helps countless stray dogs and cats struggling to survive with their street feeding and treatment programs. They do a lot of community outreach as a result, helping assist locals in caring for the animals in their community. Recently, while out on one of their street feeding tours they were…
A Michigan man survived a harrowing ordeal thanks to his loyal Golden Retriever, Kelsey. At 10:30pm at night on New Year’s Eve, Bob went outside to grab another log for his fire when he slipped and broke his neck. Unable to move, he called out for help but Bob’s nearest neighbor lived a quarter-mile away…
Over the years, Tracey Ferrin says she’s been the one to surprise her husband with dogs. So when he called her to tell her he had found a stray dog he wanted to bring home she couldn’t say no. “When your husband tells you for the first time in 20 years that he found a…