You’ve probably seen it before – a picture of a dog with a chip bag over their head. The photo is shared on the Internet as a joke to be funny. But the truth is a dog with a chip bag over his/her head anything but funny; it’s highly dangerous. Hundreds of dogs die from…
A man in Leesburg, Virginia, faces animal cruelty charges after his dog drowned while wearing a 13-pound weighted diving belt and playing fetch in a lake, according to an arrest report. The arrest report states that Dennys Luque was playing fetch with his German Shepherd, who was wearing a weighted belt, at Lake Harris from…
A Beagle is lucky to be alive after he was shot, tied up in a trash bag and dumped in the middle of Tennessee. Fortunately for the dog, a resident out walking found him and notified Winchester Police Department. Officer James Wrisner responded to the call and noticed blood coming from the back of his…
A stray dog stepped on a cruel trap and suffered for six days long days with her foot caught until a special group of rescuers came to her aid. Hope For Paws was called out to South Carolina to help catch Hermione, who had been living in a forest for a year, before her accident….
This is not your typical lost dog story. In fact it’s a not lost dog story. A large tan dog who has been appearing alone in parking lots or near trailheads in the Fraser Valley of Vancouver, British Columbia, may look like a lost dog, but he isn’t. The dog’s human recently posted an explanation…
Akita dogs are a big part of life in Japan’s Ōdate city, which is known as the birthplace of the beloved Japanese dog breed. So to give visitors to the northern Japanese city a unique perspective, three Akita-Inus – Ako, Asuka and Puuko – were employed by Google to map the city from a dog’s…
A tiny dog’s owner thought she was dead, but when Riverside County Department of Animal Services arrived they found the dog severely matted and infested with maggots. The California animal shelter was initially contacted by the dog’s owner, who called the agency to have them retrieve his “dead” 8-year-old Lhasa Apso. But when officers arrived…
A senior Husky who lived his entire life tied to a heavy chain is now experiencing the comforts of family for the first time when fate intervened. Emergency workers in New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were responding to a call after a roof of a home being demolished had collapsed, when they noticed the Husky tied out…
Just when Stray Rescue of St. Louis thought they’d heard it all, they got a call. “I bought a house and there is a Pit Bull chained up in the basement,” said the person on the other side of the line. “I’m not sure how long it’s been down there.” When rescuers arrived at the…
A tiny stray puppy had crawled into a hole to hide after his leg had been severed after being hit by a train. Rescuers at Animal Aid Unlimited, India were called to help and found him afraid and in excruciating pain. His leg was completely broken and almost torn off just below the shoulder. His…
A senior dog was homeless and living on the streets after his owners had moved away an over a year ago. He was lucky enough to have neighbors provide him food and water but he had no place to call home until word got to Hope For Paws. When Lisa Arturo and JoAnn Wiltz arrived,…
A puppy found tucked under a car’s engine has been rescued thanks to a lucky car repair. Jeff Dan Bullion submitted the following story to DogHeirs.com and shared: “A friend of mine was working on a truck today and got a cool surprise. Apparently a puppy was between the gas tank and exhaust.” “He adopted…