When Hope For Paws arrived to help Hulk, the Pit Bull was lying down dangerously near the train tracks, so close, that the local sheriff had to stop the train so that they could save him. As Eldad Hagar approached the dog, he saw that Hulk had a huge gash in his shoulder. The poor…
More than 70 dogs in Australia have been struck down by a debilitating and incurable disease – and investigators are turning their attention to a popular dog food in a search for answers. According to ABC News in Australia, Melbourne University have confirmed 74 cases of megaesophagus, and in all cases the dogs ate Advance…
Sadie, a 13-year-old dog was overcome with grief after the sudden passing of her human dad, says her mom Julia Beaulieu. The dog was so distraught she stopped eating, but it wasn’t until she got to say a proper goodbye at the memorial service that she began to eat again. A heartbreaking photo of Julia…
The fuzzy white caterpillar may look harmless, but the oak processionary moth (OPM) packs a toxic punch that can cause severe skin rashes, eye irritation, and breathing issues in humans and can kill dogs. Health officials in England are warning people “it’s time to be vigilant” after the caterpillars with poisonous setae (hairs) are flourishing…
A dog was rescued in Ulysses, Kentucky after becoming trapped on a river bank for days, according to a man who helped rescue the dog. Ginger went missing from her home for a number of days before she was heard howling from a nearby river. Darrell Perkins found the dog and called the dog warden…
Many say that reading can improve your life and make you better. And it seems it’s not only true for people, but also for one particular stray dog. The dog recently stole a book and it changed his life forever! The university bookstore, Infinity Livraria, in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil shared surveillance video of the dog…
Imagine being blind, homeless, and without the ability to speak for yourself. That was Pharaoh’s situation when Hope For Paws received a call about the senior dog who had spent all of his life on the streets, 10 years to be exact! Pharaoh was not comfortable with anyone approaching him, let alone trying to put…
Dogs cannot get autism, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned, after the “anti-vaccine” movement is spreading to pets. ‘Anti-vaxxers’ believe that immunizations and vaccinations have harmful side effects – ones that they believe cause autism in children. The beliefs have been widely debunked by the medical community, but it seems the ideas are now…
When a uniquely bonded pair of dogs were surrendered to the Richmond Animal Care and Control shelter after their owner became homeless, the shelter wanted to have them adopted together. The dogs were, but their would-be happy ending took a dramatic turn that no one was expecting. OJ, a 12-year-old blind Dachshund, relies on 6-year-old…
Hope For Paws received a call about a dog who had given birth in an industrial area. The mother didn’t respond to food, but instead kept a close eye on her puppies, prompting them to have to try and enclose the large area, filled with many nooks and crannies for puppies and their small mother…
Stray Rescue of St. Louis spotted a stray, dirty white mama dog living on the side of the road. They knew she had recently given birth because she was engorged with milk and roaming and looking for food. They were following her when they heard a shrill cry. Investigating, they discovered one of her puppies…
Firefighters weren’t sure why a dog they were called to help decided to stick his head in a sewer pipe, but they were sure he was very stuck. St. Louis Fire Department responders helped free a dog who had got himself in quite a predicament. They wrote, “Not sure what was inside this sewer pipe…
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