A sweet Pit Bull mix found wandering the streets dragging a big chain around his neck has a companion he won’t let go of – his stuffed toy. Niko was picked up by Animal Services in Lockhart, Texas “wearing a black nylon collar…and dragging a length of big chain.” He was in terrible shape, but…
A tiny Havanese puppy was shaking from the cold when two students at the University of Missouri spotted her in the snow. With temperatures dipping below 4 degrees, Trevor Koelling and Riley Girardier tried to catch the puppy they spotted on the campus grounds just before midnight. But she escaped under a fence onto the…
Two stray female dogs were doing their best to keep their puppies safe by working together. The unusual pairing came to the attention of Northwest Dog Project (NDP) after a Good Samaritan found the mama dogs and their litters in an alleyway in Los Angeles, California. The woman who found them did not want to…
A dog who was found severely beaten and abused was likely the victim of a gang initiation rescuers say. The young Pit Bull was found tied to a fence with electrical cord in an alley in Los Angeles, suffering horrific injuries. Rescuers at the Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation were called to pick up the…
Rescuers on the East Coast of the United States are working hard to save stray and abandoned dogs at risk of succumbing to the harsh winter cold that has hit the region with full force. Among them is Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue. Within just the past week they’ve taken in a handful of stray…
Alarming footage of a large dog in the trunk of a small car has emerged from Russia. The dash cam video, recorded on January 13, 2019, shows a large dog, possibly an Alabai (Central Asian Shepherd Dog), struggling in a trunk of a car. Even more alarmingly, the dog is seen jumping out of the…
A tiny dog, smaller than a cat, was found living among the chickens in a chicken coop. He was not faring well. Underweight, riddled with mange and suffering from leishmaniasis – which is common in Greece – Feathers was almost blind from his neglect. Thankfully Save a Greek Stray was notified and they came to…
After patiently waiting 525 days for the “perfect person to walk through the doors”, a sweet homeless dog has finally found her forever home. Cassie arrived at the Humane Society of Great Dayton in Ohio back in August 2017. She was adopted a few times over that period of time, but returned when the families…
Boo the Pomeranian has passed away in his sleep at 12 years old. His humans announced the news on Sunday, January 20, 2019 on Instagram. The dog was once named the world’s cutest has crossed over rainbow bridge to join his best friend, Buddy, his family says. They say Boo wasn’t the same after Buddy…
Stuck in the basement of a condemned home for over a month, Mia’s barking was heard by a stranger passing by. The rescue that followed was both uplifting and heart-wrenching at the same time. Nick Scydick happened to be in the neighborhood when he heard a dog barking from an abandoned home. He called Stray…
A puppy’s mournful, frightened howls broke his rescuer’s heart when she came to save him from an icy cold lane. The puppy was huddled against a pole, shivering from the icy snow and was in pain from injuries. When Donna from Stray Rescue of St. Louis approached him he began to howl. “This poor soul…
A journalist covering a story at an animal shelter got swept up in his own story when one of the dogs grabbed hold of him and wouldn’t let go. In the short video clip posted to reddit, the dog is seen standing up on his hind legs and wrapping himself around the man’s leg. As…
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