While driving to the animal shelter, Valia and Marcia took a wrong turn. It was a mistake that ended up saving Basu, a stray dog on the outskirts of Athens. “It wasn’t me who rescued Basu, it was Marcia,” says Valia. “She had adopted Sophie [a rescue dog] a year ago from Save a Greek…
A naughty dog named Princess decided to pretend to be pauper to mooch junk food from strangers in Oklahoma City. Betsy Reyes caught Princess moonlighting as a stray in the McDonald’s parking lot near her home. She caught her dog acting on camera and shared the proof on video. “If you see my dog @…
Elsa the German Shepherd was injured and alone when she got stuck in an industrial lot in Los Angeles. She was trapped without food or water, she was very dehydrated and starving. Her foot was broken and she had an embedded collar at some point that had hurt her neck, but luckily for her, someone…
This little puppy was about to die. She lay unconscious, her breathing was labored, the kind of breathing that usually comes just before death. “Our rescue team rushed her to Animal Aid where we discovered she was in shock with severe dehydration, probably caused by untreated diarrhea,” writes Animal Aid Unlimited India. “We immediately started…
For her most recent project, canine photographer Alicja Zmysłowska traveled to remote northern locations to photograph dogs among the stunning landscapes. Entitled “Craving Miracles”, the series was created over three years. The young Polish photographer visited Iceland, Norway, and Alaska with her own dog, Ciri, and other dogs, to capture them among icy beaches, beautiful…
A shelter dog who survived the gas chamber and went on to change animal welfare in St. Louis and across the United States has passed away. Quentin was 1-year-old when he survived the gas chamber at a city pound in St. Louis in 2003. The Pit bull Basenji mix became the face of Stray Rescue…
A Blue Heeler who was abandoned in a shelter’s parking lot has found a wonderful new family after video that was released of him chasing after the man who left him there went viral. In late September, video was released of a man dropping off the Blue Heeler at the front door of Hawkins County…
Two abandoned dogs are on their way to better lives thanks to the Good Samaritans calling for help. China and Dublin needed someone to help them when both were found abandoned on the same day. Thanks to JoAnn Wiltz and Lisa Arturo of Hope For Paws, the two dogs are safe and looking for a…
Severely injured fighting off a dog, this mama dog’s life was in danger. “We got a call to rescue a badly injured mama street dog,” writes Animal Aid Unlimited. “Our rescuers found her standing by her puppies after she had recently defended them against an attack by another dog, according to the locals who had…
Letting dogs onto the bed could help people living with chronic pain sleep better and ease feelings of anxiety and loneliness. A new study from the University of Alberta reveals that letting a dog sleep with chronic pain sufferers can help them. The findings are contrary to the commonly-held advice prescribed by doctors. “Typically, people…
Dave Mellor’s dream job as the groundskeeper for his beloved Red Sox at Fenway Park wasn’t enough to wipe away the mental and physical pain from being struck by a car twice when he was younger. But with the help of a service dog named Drago, Mellor has been able to cope with the post…
“Pit Bulls are some of the most misunderstood dogs out there. Unfortunately, they usually end up in the hands of the wrong people, and wrong people mistreat them, abuse them and eventually abandon them or get rid of them one way or the other,” writes Valia Orfanidou of Orphan Pet. Matilda is one such dog….