A Golden Retriever had been lying unresponsive for hours when Hope For Paws received a call on their emergency line. Eldad Hagar and Loreta Frankonyte knew they had to respond quickly and when they arrived they found the dog crouched behind some bushes in the corner of a building. “Antonio” looked at them with a…
A dog is very lucky to be alive after he was found stuck deep down inside a meat processing pit and wedged inside its grinder. Memphis Animal Services (MAS) officers responded to a call from a meat processing plant in Tennessee that said they had found a dog stuck about 12 feet down in their…
A 12-year-old boy left a Pit Bull puppy outside an animal shelter in a box with a stuffed toy and a heartbreaking note. In the letter, the young child explains that his father was beating the puppy so he was giving the puppy up to protect him and to give him a chance at a…
When rescuers first arrived to help an injured puppy, he lay unconscious in the dirt, his worried brothers huddled around him. He had been hit by a car and had suffered severe trauma. Animal Aid Unlimited brought the little pup they named Dil to their shelter and treated him for a brain injury, but they…
A street dog whose health was deteriorating was saved from a slow death when rescuers received a call. Animal Aid Unlimited knew right away that she was “succumbing to advanced mange”. They could see she was in the grip of “intense itchiness, and crusted skin which broke apart in massive cracks.” They noted that she…
A mama dog was found abandoned on a roadside dragging a crate behind her with four puppies inside. According to the McIntosh County Animal Services (MCAS) of Darien, Georgia, the mama dog was tied to the crate and on dirt road when a father and son noticed them. MCAS wrote on Facebook: “We know there…
Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac, Serbia got a call about a dog who was sleeping in a drainage pipe by the side of the road. With the cold winter weather conditions, rescuers were concerned about the dog’s welfare. They were told the dog would emerge from the pipe if someone passed by, indicating the dog was…
In September of 2019 an extremely scared mini Schnauzer was rescued from a midwestern puppy mill by National Mill Dog Rescue. Named Remus, the tiny dog was frightened of any human interaction. When Remus was first loaded off the van by rescuers he was very scared. During first contact he was cowering in the corner…
With winter weather taking a nasty turn in many parts of North America, it’s important for dog lovers to be vigilant of dogs at risk from being left out in the cold. Many states and provinces do not allow dogs to be left out in cold weather without adequate shelter, food and water. Yet every…
A dog put in a suitcase and dumped at wintery park is in good health despite the cruel way she was abandoned. Joggers in a Toronto park spotted a suitcase lying on the ground and when they saw it move. The joggers were on a little-used trail in Lambton Park in Etobioke when they unzipped…
A dog reunited with his owner five days after a car crash on New Year’s Eve separated them. Max the Chihuahua went missing at the crash site on New Year’s Eve in Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida. Detectives with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office returned to the crash scene daily to try and find the dog….
A sweet family dog rescued a stray kitten after finding the cat in the pouring rain. Hazel, a Yorkie, Chihuahua and poodle mix, lives in Abilene, Texas and surprised her mom, Monica Burks, by bringing home the abandoned kitten. Hazel had been let outside for her bathroom break by Monica but didn’t come back right…