A stray dog found wandering the streets during a fire in Harrisburg, PA, now has a home after one of the firefighters responding to the call decided to rescue her. Lieutenant Kyle Gaul, who works at the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department, responded to a call about a house fire when he spotted the young Pit…
A small dog is alive thanks to a neighbor who saved her from plummeting from an apartment window. Yasmin Saraiva was at home in her apartment in Guarulhos, Brazil when she heard a noise outside her window. When she went to look she saw a group of people on the street below her apartment. They…
A terrified stray Pit Bull freezing on the streets of Detroit is now safe, thanks to the kind workers who found her shivering outside. Rebel Dogs Detroit was tagged in a social media post about the large dog found outside Glasco Corporation. Workers had been trying to secure her without success since discovering her at…
A rescue dog who escaped from his caregivers has spent several months surviving on the streets of New Orleans is back safe at home. The tiny terrier mix escaped not once but twice and has survived it all: hurricanes, street cars, blizzards and even being shot. Throughout his escapades his stardom rose and he is…
Jagger, a rescue dog living in Watertown, Wisconsin, paid it forward this week by saving the life of a man he found unconscious in the cold. Katey Higgins, Jagger’s mom, was taking him to her parents’ house when he signaled that something was wrong. “[Jagger] comes through the house as [a] regular routine, and he…
When Gateway Pet Guardians received reports of a dog with a bucket stuck on his head they didn’t know it would become one of the “wildest” rescues in their history. The animal rescue, based in East Saint Louis, Illinois, was told that the dog had the bucket on his head for at least the last…
A Pit Bull living on the streets with her puppy is so grateful to be adopted. Nixi had been trying to survive in Houston, Texas, during the winter. Normally, the weather wouldn’t be a serious threat, but temperatures were expected to drop below freezing. An animal rescuer named Andrea heard about the mama dog and…
Among the many dogs seized from a hoarding situation in rural Missouri was a two-year-old whose condition broke the hearts of those who found her. Snow Drop’s legs were covered with open wounds that were exposed to the bone and both her legs were swollen with infection. But rescuers didn’t know how badly Snow Drop…
Sprout was found wandering the streets of Chicago carrying over 30 pounds of severely matted fur. Animal Control called One Tail at a Time for help, wanting to give the Tibetan Mastiff the best care. She had to be carried out and they immediately took her to the vet to get her sedated and groomed…
What started as a mission to save one suffering puppy turned into a heartwarming rescue of three. When Stray Rescue of St. Louis heard about an 8-month-old puppy in worsening condition on a rural property, they went out to help. Stray Rescue wrote on Facebook, “Neighbors were seeing this puppy running for awhile. They noticed…
Lara, a sweet blind Pit Bull, was returned to the shelter twice through no fault of her own. When Brian learned what had happened to her, he decided he would adopt her. Having fostered Lara before, he knew he couldn’t let her face rejection again. So he went to the shelter to meet her, though…
Brooklyn Henderson never expected to find a stray dog hiding in her ferns late one night. Living in the countryside of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, she was used to the sounds of wildlife at night, but when she heard rustling outside as she headed to her car, she decided to investigate. Expecting to see a raccoon…
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