A dog given away for free on Facebook turned up two weeks later at a shelter with facial injuries much to the alarm of a rescue group. Happy Tails Animal Rescue shared Trixie’s heartbreaking story to caution dog owners to never advertise their dogs for free online. The Australian rescue wrote: “THIS IS WHY YOU…
A dog who was was fearful of humans is on his way to a better life thanks to neighbors who refused to give up on the abandoned dog. Moomba was one of three dogs dumped in a residential area of Los Angeles. His two companions were rescued by neighbors, but Moomba was wary of people…
About 200 dogs at a dog shelter based in southern Greece got specially pampered in preparation to find them homes. “The DASH (Dream of A Safe Heaven) dog shelter is based in Kalamata, southern Greece. It was built by volunteers, it is being run by volunteers and it is based on donations alone, like all…
Two scared homeless dogs were living on the streets of LA, and Hope For Paws came to rescue them. A neighbor who had been helping them told Eldad Hagar that bigger dogs had been attacking them. But Hope For Paws was about to put a stop to that! Hummus and Falafel are with LA Animal…
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…
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…
Eri spent her first year living on the streets, her second year in a shelter and her third year in a foster home. But rescuers are hoping that someone will see her for the happy, healthy dog she is and give her a home. When Eri was rescued from the streets of Greece, she suffered…
Archie was found wandering the streets with a chain embedded in his neck. He probably had it on as a puppy and as he grew, it slowly strangled him, creating a deep wound that threatened his life. Fortunately a vet found him and saved his life. He was taken in by Howl of A Dog….
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…
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 dumped pregnant one-year-old Pit Bull and her puppies are safe thanks to a kind Good Samaritan who spotted the dog hiding in the thorn bushes at the side of a road in Lemoore, California. At first the woman couldn’t find the dog’s puppies, but she called Kings SPCA Halfway Home for help, and with…