When Drew went to the dog shelter looking for a best friend, he had no idea that the dog would teach him what real love and friendship means. And that he would have a bark that sounds like a seal or maybe a squealing pig! Drew was drawn to the odd dog named Dennis with…
Rescuers with Animal Aid Unlimited got a call that a street dog had just been hit by a train and rushed to his aid. “We found him next to the tracks, his nose horribly cut, breathing with great difficulty and very disoriented,” the animal welfare group in India wrote. He was in very bad shape…
Stray Rescue of St. Louis saw a very pregnant stray female dog and could tell she would give birth at any moment. Or that’s what they thought, until they realized the “she” was a “he”. They followed the dog back to a garage, where he rolled over and wagged his tail when they approached. His…
When Holly’s dog Sam went for a day at the lake with his family recently, the outing turned into a funny, but slightly scary, experience for her sister. Or as Holly put it, ”Well it was a nice lake day until my dog nearly drowned my sister.” Let her explain. Meet Sam. Sam is a 2…
A mother and her three puppies were fending for themselves in a desert when a kind woman noticed them and would end up saving their lives. “When a Good Samaritan saw this family abandoned on an off road in the desert (2.5 hours east of Los Angeles), she started feeding them… mom and three babies,”…
A sweet dog found wandering on Detroit’s west side is missing her tongue. The Good Samaritan who picked the stray dog up didn’t realize it at the time but she drove the dog to the veterinary office and Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue was contacted. “Sweet Helen was found on the streets of Detroit last…
Two abandoned puppies are lucky to be alive thanks to an rescue volunteer who spotted them on the side of a road in a remote suburb of Athens, Greece. The puppies had been left to fend for themselves but in the harsh and dry environment they were quickly starving, dehydrated and covered in hundreds of…
The family of a missing a toddler is sighing with relief and crediting their dog for keeping the little girl alive in rural Kentucky after she disappeared for nearly two days. Charlee Campbell, 2, and her Pit bull Penny emerged from the woods in Lebanon Junction after mysteriously disappearing early Thursday morning. “This is our…
Hope For Paws received an urgent call about a homeless dog whose mouth was burnt with acid. They soon realized that Alice was in much worse shape than they expected. But wait until you see this sweet girl two, and then six months after her rescue! She makes the most incredible transformation. Not only that,…
Arbuckle was 60 pounds overweight, depressed and couldn’t even take short walks — but now that’s all melting away. When rescuers found him abandoned in a field it was heartbreaking to see. Arbuckle should have weighted 50 pounds, but weighed an astounding 116 pounds. He couldn’t walk on his own so A Purposeful Rescue used…
A tiny puppy collapsed on their porch, covered with bite marks. The puppy had been used as “bait” for other dogs learning to bite and savage for the purposes of illegal dog fighting. The puppy somehow had escaped, or maybe he was dumped. But he crawled until he found help. Unleashed Pet Rescue saw a…
A brave and lovable military dog was honored before being euthanized due to aggressive cancer of the bladder and pancreas. Febe served in Iraq for 10 years and worked with Tech Sgt. Tommy Hollis, who took him home when he retired. His family bid him a tearful farewell, and the dog was honored with a…