Two young Pit Bulls were starving on the streets and in danger when Hope For Paws got a call. Goofy and Pluto – as rescuers named them – were wary of Eldad and Loreta when they approached. The two rescuers were worried that the dogs were wandering into traffic and lured them into a parking…
A stray dog chasing after a car driving away from her quickly went viral in Russia after it was released in social media with many viewers upset by the actions of the dog’s seemingly heartless owner. The heartbreaking video sees the dog running behind the car, and in one scary moment it looks like she…
Little Cinders lived all her short life on a chain. Every time she was on heat she was impregnated but she would lose each litter. Realizing she could not breed, her owners handed her tin to the pound to be euthanized. But Sidewalk Specials in Cape Town, South Africa didn’t want that to happen and…
Video taken by a guide dog captured footage of her human’s encounter with a rude commuter while they were on an escalator of the London Underground. Amit Patel and his guide dog, Kika, shared footage of their encounter on Twitter. Guide dogs are trained to “hold their ground” while on escalators to keep their humans…
Nicole Grimes will always remember the sadness she felt when she was separated from her beloved dog Chloe Bear nearly eight years ago. She was 10 years old when her grandmother surprised her with an adorable puppy – Chloe – who would become her best friend. Four years later, when she was 14, her dad…
Hope For Paws was called about a mama dog and her puppies living in a junkyard and headed out to find the family. A Good Samaritan had been feeding the mother for over a year and told them the dog had been skin and bones when she first met her, and had only let her…
Beaming a flashlight into a dark corner of a back lane, Hope For Paws spotted a small black dog hiding behind a car. A scared, abandoned dog wedged himself tightly between the car and a wall, making it virtually impossible for Hope For Paws to reach him safely. The dog didn’t know what was going…
When rescuers from Animal Aid Unlimited first saw Olivia, she had blood seeping from a large mass covering half of her face. They didn’t know what was wrong with her, but they scooped her up and took her back to their shelter where she was tested, and the results gave them hope. Not only was…
A family has been left heartbroken and looking for answers after their elderly dog went missing and was later found wrapped in wire and nailed to a tree. The Kingston family of Mountrath, Ireland, learned their dog, Hutch, had died after a couple found him on a riverbank and rescued him. Hutch was still alive…
Sisters Olivia and Pamela Dufresne are devoted to their dog, Yogi. They consider him to be a member of their family and so when Yogi was about to turn 12, Olivia decided to do something special to commemorate the occasion, much like humans do. It occurred to her that Yogi was turning the same age…
No dog lover wants to experience a dog attack. But when it happens, you would want the aggressive dog’s owner to at least be responsible for their dog’s actions and assist, if not pay, for any ensuing veterinarian costs. But as one woman learned from experience, that doesn’t always happen. Redditor OkReading shared her story…
When rescuers were notified about a very sick stray dog, living in a sewer drain somewhere in the outskirts of Athens they found a feral and aggressive dog who never had been around people. However, Save a Greek Stray refused to give up on him. They caught Monty with the help of a tranquilizer and…