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…
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…