When bomb disposal leader Sean Laidlow was inspecting a collapsed building in Syria, he had no way of knowing that he would be saving a life and making a best friend. In February 2018, Laidlow was stationed in Raqqa as a private contractor in charge of clearing bombs in the area. During one of their…
Blossom the dog was found on the porch of an empty house. She was so scared that she would run away when anyone tried to approach. Thankfully, Woof Pet Rescue managed to build trust with Blossom and brought her back to their shelter in Woodward, Oklahoma. The stray dog had mange and and needed lots…
A sick street dog found the exactly right place to take a nap when she wandered into the office of Humane Society International (HSI) India. She wasn’t noticed by busy staff at first, but when they did notice her quietly curled on a chair they knew she was in grave condition. She had a severe…
A Pit Bull and adult Flemish giant rabbit aren’t the first pair of animals to come to mind when you think snuggle buddies. But that’s what’s happened in Mindy Hayes’ home. “My pitbull is amazing and this shows that it’s NOT the breed. Grace originally was used for fighting, later ended up tied to a…
Trip spent nine years stuck in a puppy mill cage. With only three legs (from an unknown injury), rotten teeth and really long nails, the tiny Chihuahua didn’t know what life outside a cage was like. But in September, Trip was finally rescued from his terrible life by National Mill Dog Rescue. They drove him…
A dog who was languishing at a shelter kept on being passed up because she was deemed too quiet and low energy. No one wanted Lhotse — until Noël and her boyfriend saw her picture and wanted to adopted her right away. She and her boyfriend went to get the dog, but the staff told…
A tiny street puppy in India had such a badly infected eye and must have been in terrible pain. But thankfully he was about to get the help he urgently needed. “This little sweetheart was broken-hearted in pain from a terribly infected eye,” writes Animal Aid Unlimited. “The kind man who was feeding him called…
A dog owner and his dog got a helping hand from a Good Samaritan after they both ended up in an icy river in Russia. Bun the puppy and her owner were walking by the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg when Bun accidentally fell over the bridge and into the cold waters below. The man…
A cardboard box lay next to a trash bin by the side of a road. Not an unusual sight. But it was what was they found inside the box that alarmed animal rescuers in Serbia. Inside, seven puppies, only about two weeks old – far too young to have been taken from their mother. “How…
An abandoned dog chained to a tree isn’t a new sight for rescuers, but this Pit Bull’s predicament was a new low. The dog, now named Max, was so tightly secured to a tree that he could not even move his head. Thankfully, the dog caught several people’s attention and they knew exactly who to…
Two 16-week-old St. Bernard cross puppies are safe after spending several days stranded on a ledge of a cliff in Mission, British Columbia. For four days residents in the rural area could hear whimpering and crying coming from the forest. “It’s day four that I’ve been listening to them whining and crying. They’re obviously in…
A dog who was returned to a shelter for being too well-behaved. That’s according to Arizona Animal Welfare League & SPCA, who said that a one-year-old dog named Binx was given back to them ““because the dog was considered by its erstwhile new owner as being ‘too good.’” “No Seriously! I was adopted and returned…