Letter from Pit Bull’s Rescuer to Her Former Owner is as Heartbreaking as It is Heartwarming
After a Pit Bull was abandoned by her former owner in an apartment in New York she was taken to a shelter. The dog named Cathy had been used for …
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Abandoned and Depressed Rottweiler Undergoes Amazing Transformation
A very sick Rottweiler was rescued off the streets in Taiwan and nursed back to health. His transformation was so remarkable that he not only won over his rescuers, he …
Dog Finds a Box of Kittens in the Trash and Takes Them Home One-By-One
A former street dog came to the rescue of a litter of kittens abandoned in a trash heap. Banzé (or “Scamp”) found the kittens when he was out in a …
Heroic Dog and Firefighters Work Together to Save Her Puppies from Drain Hole
A stray dog helped firefighters in Turkey save her puppies after they became stuck in a drainage canal in the town of Bodrum in the Turkish province of Muğla. A …
Elderly Blind Dog Saved from Drowning by Kayakers After Being Tied and Thrown in River
From the DogHeirs archives comes the dramatic rescue of an elderly dog named Lucio, bound and dropped in a river to perish. Given how he was found, his recovery is …
Abandoned Hunting Dog Won’t Stop Crying, But Days Later She Gives Rescuers Hope
Galgos del Sol Animal Rescue comes to the rescue of galagos – Spanish hunting greyhounds – dogs who are abandoned or killed by the thousands each year at the end …
Paralyzed Dog Bravely Crawls Out from Under Abandoned Home into Rescuer’s Awaiting Arms
Rescuers found Scooch under an abandoned home at the end of a gravel road surrounded by other abandoned houses. It was pitch black but they could see the tan Pit …
Man Breaks Into Hot Car to Help Dog Struggling to Breathe
A man in New Mexico came to the rescue of a dog he heard barking from a hot car. But he says he hesitated at first, not knowing if it …
‘Fattest Dog In Bangkok’ Travels to North America for Life-Changing Surgery and to Find a Home
A street dog who was made fun of for being morbidly obese has travelled halfway around the world for a better life. Mercedes began life as an abandoned dog – …
Severely Matted Dog Kept Under a Bed For 2 Years Makes Stunning Recovery
Staff with the Richmond SPCA in Virginia are calling it one of the “most appalling” neglect cases they’ve seen in decades. A dog, kept under a bed for two years, …