In mid June, a young skinny Pit Bull arrived at Stray Rescue of Saint Louis weighing just 33 pounds. Every one of her ribs and hip bones was visible on her emaciated frame. “But those big, beautiful eyes look right into our souls,” the rescue animal shelter wrote. One of their vet techs named her…
A foster dog had a “big moment” recently when she realized she could use a dog bed. The sweet video, shared by her foster parents on TikTok, shows Meadow sniffing around the dog beds. Each time, she decides instead to lie down in front of them on the carpet. But then, she takes a tentative…
A one-year-old stray pup named Elisa arrived at Stray Rescue of St. Louis after another shelter realized they couldn’t provide the emergency care she desperately needed. Poor little Elisa had what looked like burns on the back of her head but it turned out to be mange. In her desperation, Elise scratched the area “absolutely…
When the team at Labor of Love Transport Rescue first saw Griselda’s shelter photo, they recognized the heartbreak in her eyes but they didn’t yet know just how much she had endured. They immediately asked to meet her, writing: “The look in her eyes, her ribs showing, her splayed feet… she reminded us of so…
A mama dog with an unusual appearance is now safe after she was found tethered outside in extreme heat. In May, Arizona Humane Society (AHS)’s field team rescued a mama dog and her nine puppies who were left outside in high temperatures. But what immediately stood out about Rainbow Brite, a 5-year-old Pit Bull mix,…
When some God Samaritans saw a Pit Bull “hey saw him “walking alone, every rib protruding, looking for food” they brought him to their workplace and immediately called Stray Rescue of St. Louis. As soon as the stray dog caught sight of Donna and the rescue team he wagged his tail happily. They wrote: “When…
A shelter dog taken out for a “dog day out” didn’t realize she wasn’t returning to the shelter—because she had persuaded a woman to adopt her. Recently, Haleigh (TikTokker @haleighcw_xx) visited Burlington Animal Services to volunteer to give a shelter dog named Ruby a deserved day out of the shelter. Daily excursions help shelter dogs…
A six-year-old shelter dog has taken to covering herself with her bedding—an apparent attempt to escape the harsh reality of life in a kennel. Linda, who has been at Miami Dade Animal Services since December 2024, has spent over five months waiting for a home. Now, Pawssion 4 Dogs is hoping that bringing attention to…
When 40 Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd mixes were found crammed into a small apartment in Queens, New York, rescuers were stunned by the conditions they were living in. The dogs were hidden in closets and cupboards, with no access to fresh air or sunlight. After the horrific discovery, it was “all hands on deck.”…
An unexpected DNA test has led a long-time shelter dog to his forever home. Duke was a resident of the Northampton County shelter for 827 days, and the staff didn’t know why. He was well-behaved, knew many basic commands, and even some tricks. When the shelter received a donated DNA testing kit, they decided to…
Slim Jim was found wandering the streets of North Carolina and picked up by animal control. When the large Pit Bull arrived at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Shelter, he was terrified—shaking in his kennel and clearly in pain from a damaged eye. Leslie Cloer, a foster with the shelter, couldn’t stop thinking about him. Something about…
Meet Bunny — a foster pup who desperately needed medical care after being savagely bitten by another dog. Enter Caitie Evers. Caitie has saved over 700 dogs since founding her nonprofit, Caitie’s Foster Fam, in 2021, and she’s personally fostered more than 300 dogs. Caitie received a call from a vet hospital asking if she…
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