A disturbing online ad came to the attention to an animal rescuer, prompting her into action. Lori Silva Joseph, the founder of Forever Friends K9 Rescue in Texas, spotted the ad on a Houston Classifieds and immediately reposted it to get help. “HEADS UP! This is what we are up against in rescue. Make this go viral…
A young dog had been hit by a car and somehow made his way into a small factory where he then collapsed. The factory workers wanted to help him so they called our helpline to report his injury,” Animal Aid Unlimited, India explained. “We found him in so much pain that he just couldn’t stand.”…
A terrified dog who fled her home during a thunderstorm is lucky to be alive thanks to a teenager who saw her in danger and saved her life. Bebe the Put Bull terrier had bolted from home after becoming frightened by thunder in Yorktown, VA. Her owners, Bob and Terry Taylor, were frantically searching for…
A dog went on a solo ride in search of his owner when he escaped his home and jumped on a commuter train all without his family even knowing. Dorte Petersen thought Marley the dog was at home with her in Scarborough, Ontario until she got a call from someone on the GO Train heading…
Gus Kenworthy and his boyfriend Matthew Wilkas have welcomed a new puppy into their home. The Olympic skier announced the news when he shared a photo of his new puppy, Birdie, on Instagram. He adopted Birdie two months after his beautiful Beemo, died of a heart condition in May. Birdie comes from the very same…
A dog survived the deadly wildfires in Greece by hiding in an outside oven as flames devastated the town of Mati. The poodle-mix, was found by animal rescue volunteer Artemis Kyriakopoulou as she scoured the village looking for surviving animals last week. The white poodle mix’s fur was singed yellow and he was covered in…
A young puppy living on the street was suffering from advanced mange. His body was covered in sores and the top of his head and ears were severely infected. Despite the considerable pain he was in, his tail wouldn’t stop wagging when rescuers approached. Rescuers gently picked him up and rushed him to their shelter…
A bus driver in Chile posted a video of a dog he discovered sitting on his bus, which has since been viewed millions of times. The driver is seen walking down the bus aisle only to find the dog sitting comfortably in a seat, looking out of the window. The dog casually looks over at…
A champion marathon runner reunited a lost dog with his family a year after he went missing. Esther Atkins, who won first place at the USA Marathon Championships in 2014 was out walking her dog when she saw a stray pit bull “frolicking in a mud puddle” in the park across the street from her…
A tiny stray dog lay unmoving on the porch of a house, drenched from a rainstorm. He had puncture wounds around his neck and it looked like he was slipping away when Stray Rescue of St. Louis spotted him. “Nathanial was found in shock, completely soaked to the bone from the downpour, and had puncture…
A puppy’s heartbreaking cries were finally heard after he collapsed in a gutter. “We received an urgent call on our helpline reporting a puppy who had been heard crying from within a closed sewage gutter,” wrote Animal Aid Unlimited, India. “Our rescuers had to lift a large slab of cement covering the gutter, and laying…
Greece has been facing the worst wildfires in recent memory as flames swept through the Athens region claiming the lives of nearly 100 people. Among the many victims were animals too. The Orphan Pet, based in Athens, Greece, has put together this video as a tribute “to all the innocent animals that suffered and died…