The story of a junior high science teacher reportedly feeding a sick puppy to the turtle last week has caused outrage online and consternation in the small farming community of Preston, Idaho where it happened. Preston Junior High science teacher Robert Crosland is under fire after it was revealed that he fed the dying puppy…
Lasting friendships are built around love and caring, and a woman in Mexico was lucky enough to witness a touching scene between two dogs that will stay with her forever. Edith Govea was visiting a relative in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, when she noticed a small white dog trying to climb over a gate. The…
The family of a puppy who died during a flight is speaking out against the airline responsible. The 10-month-old French Bulldog died after a flight attendant forced the family to put the dog in an overhead compartment. 11-year-old Sophia Ceballos, her mother Catalina Robledo, and her two-month-old brother were on the United Airlines flight with…
Not all dogs rescued from terrible situations rehabilitate at the same rate. Some feral dogs might take a year or two before they will trust you enough to even get close. This is the case with Sheba. Sheba was saved by Dogs Deserve Better from Olympic Animal Sanctuary, an animal rescue that came under scrutiny…
A mother dog and her puppies are lucky to be alive after someone cruelly dumped them on a remote dirt road tied inside a sack. But thanks to a Good Samaritan who stumbled across them, their lives were all saved. Josiane Almeida is an animal rescuer from Lagoa da Prata, Brazil and was alerted by…
In this cute video, Chobi the long-haired Dachshund tries navigating a tricky maze of water bottles without knocking any down. Considering his got a long physique, he does pretty good weaving his way through the tricky maze!
A dog on death row gave her fosterer a big surprise when she turned up at his home very pregnant! It all began when Nicholas agreed to foster a dog his friend had spotted a dog at a shelter in Charlotte, North Carolina. The female dog named “Emma” was scheduled to be euthanized and time…
If you want to bond more with your dog, try “dog speak”. Scientists have found that the way we speak to our dogs is important in relationship-building, similar to the way “baby-talk” is to bonding between a baby and an adult. Researchers from the University of York wanted to test whether speaking to dogs in…
Cookie Dough the Shar Pei was rescued by Vet Ranch after the dog was left at a shelter in very poor shape. The dog had a skin infection and ulcers in her eyes and she had been used as a breeding dog at a puppy mill. Cookie Dough couldn’t see and was likely blind her…
A puppy living on the streets of India was in tremendous pain after his ear was damaged and nearly torn off. But rescuers from Animal Aid Unlimited were about to make his pain go away. They write, “We got a call to rescue a puppy whose ear was almost completely torn off. He was screaming…
Who doesn’t love the aroma of freshly baked bread. The enticing smell just makes you want to eat a piece right away. So who can blame Bear the Saint Bernard for wanting a slice of her mom’s fresh loaf, just out of the oven? In this adorable video, the giant dog pleads with her human…
A tiny 8-month-old dog survived an unspeakable act of cruelty thanks to a Good Samaritan who found her laying by the side of the road and rushed her to hospital. The dog, now named Glory, was found with her eyes and mouth super-glued shut early in the morning in Oaklawn, near Wichita, Kansas. She also…