After leaving a note and calling police, three members of the public took matters into their own hands to free three dogs trapped inside a hot car. The moment was captured on video recorded by one of the bystanders. The dog rescue occurred in Bristol, England, when outside temperatures reached 80.6F (27C). The three dogs…
Two stray small dogs had been evading capture for several weeks when Hope For Paws arrived to save them. Loreta Frankytone hit the ground twice trying to catch the dogs in the old school yard where they had sought refuge. It was a big space to cover, and Eldad Hagar and Loreta had to act…
Hope For Paws arrived to save a Pit Bull who was supposedly lactating. She wasn’t but, her story was about to get “weird”. They offered her some treats and discovered “Cinnamon” was incredibly friendly – she rolled over for a belly rub after taking a few snacks from them! That’s when the dog’s story took…
Howl of a Dog was driving home from a veterinary clinic when the spotted an injured dog limping on side of the road. “We pulled over and rushed toward him, trying to stop him from going any further into the thick bushes,” the animal rescuers in Romania wrote. “He was so desperate and the moment…
These former addicts are helping rescue pit bulls as part of their recovery in a unique program in Alberta, Canada. The program pairs men enrolled in a year-long addiction recovery program at Our House. They volunteer to help the rescued Pit Bulls at Pit Bulls for Life Foundation of Alberta, as part of a joint…
A dog with a near fatal wound was aided by a woman who found him and rescuers who rushed to his side. “We got a call to rescue a dog who had a huge laceration wound covering almost half of his back. The woman who found him stayed by his side and gave him love…
A dog given away for free on Facebook turned up two weeks later at a shelter with facial injuries much to the alarm of a rescue group. Happy Tails Animal Rescue shared Trixie’s heartbreaking story to caution dog owners to never advertise their dogs for free online. The Australian rescue wrote: “THIS IS WHY YOU…
After five days of being trapped underground, a beagle mix stuck in a sewer was finally freed. Two firefighters used a pickaxe, sledge hammer and shovel to save the terrified dog, named Lulu, in a two hour operation in Brazil. The adorable dog accidentally entered an open drain near where she lives in Ituporanga, south…
“The temperature is unbearably hot. It hasn’t rained in days, so there are no puddles to drink from. The only available food is the trash found next to dumpsters in alleys and abandoned houses. These are things that strays are forced to endure day in and day out,” writes Stray Rescue of St. Louis. Arlington…
Taking a decent photograph of a dog is always a challenge, but taking a great one? That takes extra patience, skill and a little luck. That’s why these winning photographs from this year’s ‘Dog Photographer Of The Year’ competition are so inspiring. Not only do the photographers capture beautiful pictures of “Man’s Best Friend” but…
A homeowner “was just horrified” when he reviewed his security camera and saw a woman dumping a dog on the side of the road in his neighborhood. His fast actions have lead to the arrest of the suspect and the dog’s rescue. The video Glenn Blake of Greene County, MO, posted to social media shows…
Poor Troy was so infected with mange that he would not let anyone touch him. Animal Aid Unlimited got a call about the stray dog and wrote: “We got a call to rescue a street dog whose body was covered in painful scabs and who was itching himself so much that his skin was bleeding….