“First blankets, first comfort, first steps toward home.” National Mill Do Rescue (NMDR) has a tradition with every group of dogs they welcome to their shelter. They provide them with a blanket. The gesture marks a new beginning in more ways than one, providing the dogs with a kindness that ushers in a new beginning….
Stray Rescue of St. Louis thought Caliope, a homeless dog they went out to rescue, just had a broken leg. But she was hiding a secret, one that threatened her life. Donna Lochmann went out alone to rescue the dog, who was so scared she wouldn’t let Donna leash her. Donna could see that Caliope’s…
Audray with Lucks’ Rescue got a call early in the morning about two dogs deep in the woods of a park in North Georgia. She drove out immediately and found two abandoned, matted miniature Schnauzers. The two dogs were shivering and afraid. Audray and her friend spent an hour trying to get closer to them…
For two months, a couple visited the Humane Society of Preble County in Ohio every single day to spend time with a golden Labrador mix named Richie Rich. Richie was a special case at the shelter. He was only 10 months old when he first arrived as a stray, but by the time this couple…
Jake and Cassie went to adopt a dog at their local shelter and were immediately drawn to Seiko because he was a bit of an outcast for being black in color (a studied phenomenon in animal shelters known as Black Dog Syndrome) and he had a small scar on his face just like they do….
Kirstin Erwin with Street Hearts Project regularly finds dogs on the rural roads in her Texas neighborhood. She usually doesn’t have the dogs showing up on her doorstep. But that’s what happened the other day when she and her husband put out some food and a camera to figure out what kind of animal was…
When Olive was rescued by Sidewalk Specials in South Africa, she was mangy, sick, and scared. Her family no longer wanted her and gave her up. But when Jess saw the little pup with cherry eye and a mange-covered body, she knew right away she wanted to take Olive home and give her the love…
“Twelve lives just got a lot better.” That’s what Kristin Erwin with StreetHearts Project said after she and fellow rescuers went to an abandoned home to pick up three friendly dogs—and ended up with twelve. One of the dogs had just given birth. For three weeks, a kind mail carrier had been leaving food and…
The San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) recently welcomed a very special stray — a 16-year-old dog found by a Good Samaritan and taken to an animal hospital that partners with the rescue organization. “It takes a village to save lives — and this sweet pup is living proof,” San Diego Humane Society shared on social…
Streethearts Project regularly rescues stray dogs in Texas. It’s an endless task, with more abandoned and stray dogs showing up in Houston every single day. Recently, Kristin Erwin with Streethearts was alerted to two small dogs who had been lying on someone’s driveway for three days. “Three days ago these little, scruffy girls showed up…
The Animal Rescue Center of California (ARC) received word about two hound puppies scrounging in an area of Thermal known as the “Dumping Ground,” a place where unwanted pets are abandoned every week. Kirk, founder of ARC, teamed up with Marcaria from RescueLyfe to save them. However, what started as a straightforward rescue quickly became…
When Officer Roy Peckham with Auburn Animal Control arrived at a duplex to investigate reports of a strong odor, he discovered what he described as a “sea of dogs” — so many that it looked “like the floor was moving.” There turned out to be more than 100 “Chiweenie” dogs (Chihuahua/Dachshund mixes) inside. Peckham immediately…
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