A couple of months ago, Iraq war veteran Brian Hallows read a news story about a dog that had been saved by Open Arms Rescue WNY from a shelter in Ohio, after the dog had suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her owner.  Aurora, a sweet German Shepherd mix, had been looking for a home since the summer. "[After] what she's been through is amazing that she can be so loving and so affectionate...

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I want to briefly tell a sad story, but one that I hope will end well. It is the true story of a dog named Legion, a badly abused pit bull.   One night, a man tried to murder Legion's mistress by choking her. Legion bit the man's hands and kept him away from her. For his heroic action, Legion was deemed an aggressive dog and sentenced to death. You will likely consider his act...

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Madi has fully recovered after she was found abandoned and abused. Photo: Facebook Madi, a Pit Bull who was found abandoned and injured as a puppy last September, has made a full recovery thanks to her rescuers. Madi was only 8 weeks old when she found by a Good Samaritan wandering in the bushes at the side of the road in Surrey, Canada. The little puppy was open scars on her face, leg deformities, eye...

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