Beans was alone and tied to a tree in the morning sun when neighbors first noticed him. By afternoon, someone brought him a bowl of water. By evening, they knew the heartbreaking truth. The dog had been dumped. That’s when they called Stray Rescue of St. Louis, and Donna, the shelter’s Chief Lifesaving Officer, came…
When dogs Penny and Teddy escaped through a gate accidentally left open at the Martland family’s farm, they disappeared without a trace. For four nights, the Australian family searched for the dogs, growing increasingly worried and desperate to find the pair. Every morning, the kids, Tom and James Martland, asked if there had been any…
“The rescue gods were with us,” says Stray Rescue of St. Louis, describing a recent rescue missing where they rescued seven skinny puppies and their mama from an abandoned home. The house, damaged by the May 16th tornado and years of neglect, turned out to be filled with hidden dangers. Stray Rescue had originally been…
A driver and his beloved dog have been reunited after a terrible car accident sent them both to the hospital. Miles Heagy, a truck driver, and his dog Rowdy were injured when an alleged drunk driver spun out of control and collided with Heagy’s truck on the I-5 freeway in Redding, California. Rescuers extracted Heagy…
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…
The life of a dog rescuer is far from glamorous, but Donna Lochmann and the team at Stray Rescue of St. Louis is experienced. From venturing into derelict homes to crawling under houses and digging through tornado wreckage, they’ll do almost anything to bring home a dog in need. But this recent case brought a…
Dog rescuers know the heartbreaking hotspots. Those rural roads and hidden corners where unwanted dogs are often dumped. Kristin Erwin, president of Streethearts Project in Texas, is no stranger to these places. On a last-minute detour home, she decided to check one out — and what she found was something she had to share. She…
It was a harrowing scene caught on home security footage in Southern California—a young stray dog, alone and outnumbered, surrounded by a pack of coyotes. For nearly 45 minutes, the dog held his ground, fending off the wild animals just outside the home of Steve and Melissa Shatynski near Brea Canyon in Orange County. The…
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…
When Mildred, an English Mastiff, entered Lee Asher’s life three years ago, no one could have imagined just how deeply she would touch the hearts of so many. Rescued by the Tacoma Humane Society, she arrived skin and bones, suffering from numerous health issues—including Lyme disease—after nearly nine years of neglect. But at the Asher…
It’s not every day you meet a Golden Retriever in Thailand but when Niall Harbison came across a very sick and starving one, he had no idea how deeply she would impact his life. The dog, later named Tina, was shackled to a short chain and in extremely poor health. Something about her reminded Niall…
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