Sunny is a sweet 1-year-old rescue dog who loves lounging and sleeping with a brick. It’s a curious think but his human mom, Ariana Smoak, jokingly says the brick is Sunny’s “best friend”. She shared adorable photos of Sunny snuggling with his “best friend” on Twitter, and the photos instantly went viral. She rescued Sunny…
OJ, a blind 12-year-old Dachshund and his best friend Dozer, a Pit Bull, are getting another shot at a forever home together after their last adoption went awry. The two dogs were brought in together to Richmond Animal Care and Control in Virginia when their original owner was no longer able to care for them….
A puppy rescued off the streets is adjusting to life at the shelter after a rough start. Valia with The Orphan Pet writes: “Mentee was found on the side of a busy road, in the outskirts of Athens, Greece. He was just sitting there, like he does in the video, gazing and waiting. Waiting for…
Lost and alone, living in filth, Jamie Lee was not happy to see rescuers from Stray Rescue of St. Louis. “We found her hiding in an electrical room in the hot basement of a house that was literally falling down,” they described. “Weeds grew through the cracks of the foundation and sweat dripped down our…
Audra Petraškienė was driving near her home in Lithuania on a road next to a river when she spotted a dog. The dog was sitting but not moving and was soaking wet. As no one was around she stopped to investigate and that’s when she noticed the dog had something around his neck. As she…
Eri spent her first year living on the streets, her second year in a shelter and her third year in a foster home. But rescuers are hoping that someone will see her for the happy, healthy dog she is and give her a home. When Eri was rescued from the streets of Greece, she suffered…
The distressed dog was heard in a Sainsbury’s car park in Sherborne, Dorset, yesterday afternoon when temperatures hit 23C. A witness said the dog was trapped in the car for around 20 minutes before the owner returned. The unnamed witness told Somerset Live: ‘I could hear the dog crying and howling and I could see…
A Texas animal shelter has sparked outrage after a dedicated volunteer posted to social media about a dog who she says was euthanized while in labor. Dacia Anderson volunteers at both the Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society and Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare. But what she saw on May 10, 2018, left her disgusted and horrified. Dacia…
When Animal Aid Unlimited arrived to rescue Phoenix, the street dog in India was taking her last breaths. She had collapsed in a sewer, and even though the water was not deep, she had no strength to keep from drowning. Her snout was dipping into the water and she was in severe shock. Animal Aid…
A Dachshund gave his family a huge shock when he ballooned to three times his size right in front of them. Trevor was having a regular morning with his owner, Jessica Jennings, when her mother noticed something strange and asked her: “Does Trevor look fat to you?” The normally slender Dachshund was inflating right in…
When Hope For Paws arrived to help a homeless German Shepherd hiding under a man’s van, her cries surprised Eldad Hagar. “Rain was scared and expressed it in a way that I have never heard in my life,” writes Eldad. “Her cry was heartbreaking, and I am so happy that Carey Linnell called Hope For…
A dog suffering from a rare skull tumor is having people from around the world mobilizing to save her life. The 2-year-old dog was surrendered by her owners to a kill shelter in Texas. Friends of Emma was contacted to see if they would help provide the dog end of life care, because Bliss was…