“I couldn’t believe someone would just come up to a park and push their dog out of a car and leave him.” That’s what Carl Anderson, an Air Force veteran, thought when he saw the Pit Bull dumped at night in the park across from where he lives in Colorado Springs last month. Anderson went…
With soaring temperatures in many States, over 100 million people have been cautioned to keep indoors and out of the heat. But what happens if you lose power, your air-conditioning and have dozens of dogs to look after? That’s the scary situation that faced the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center in Colombus, Ohio…
Toy dog breeds are tiny, agile and adorable. But fit for police duty? It doesn’t spring first to mind, but in Japan small breeds have been part of Japanese police departments for 21 years! A toy poodle named Hannah recently joined police in Okayama, western Japan after passing a rigorous test. She joins other small…
A dog stolen 11 years ago from his home gave his family a welcome shock. A few months ago, Michelle Carlos, Animal Control Officer with Stoughton Police Department in Massachusetts, spotted a tiny Yorkshire Terrier running loose on the street. She picked him up and brought him back to the shelter for care. “Animal Control…
Oaty is not “just your average sweetheart with mange” says Animal Aid Unlimited, India. The little dog was very scared when they arrived to rescue him, but the “second he was in our arms on that treatment table” Oaty was so grateful. The moment they began to give him treatment “Oaty’s tail started to wag…
A well-known animal rescuer in the community of Columbia, South Carolina has been charged with multiple counts of ill treatment of animals after deputies found 30 animals decomposing in her home. WIS reports that 47-year-old Caroline “Dawn” Pennington was arrested after deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a caller who told them…
A trapped dog was desperate to get out of a derelict home but rescuing him wasn’t without its challenges. “These abandoned houses are so dangerous. Donna fell through the floor but thank God she wasn’t hurt,” Stray Rescue of St. Louis writes of their long-time rescuer Donna Lochman, who went into the house to save…
When Katlin Pardy first spotted Rosy, the mama dog lead her up a road, onto a dirt path, and to an abandoned shack. There, Katlin found two puppies. Fortunately, rescuing the dogs was easy and Rosy followed Katlin to her car as she carried her puppies. Katlin found fosters for the puppies quickly, but finding…
Les Amis des Animaux heard about 8 Great Pyrenees dogs living in filth after their owner had died and saved them. The dogs were starving and dirty from living in a muddy enclosure. There was one that was blind, several that were sick and one that was pregnant. They found foster homes for five of…
How did Gertie get in there? That’s what we were wondering after seeing the dog’s rescue. The white terrier mix had been missing for five days before she was found trapped behind a concrete wall inside a garage in Cincinnati. Gertie’s family was hoping Gertie was close in the neighborhood. Finally, after 5 long days…
After a street dog got hit by car and couldn’t move Animal Aid Unlimited, India rushed to his aid. Rescuers noted Batani’s “wrenched and extended neck, his desperately pleading eyes, his stiff legs.” They were concerned the dog might have internal injuries so they rushed him to hospital. There, they determined he appeared to have…
A tiny puppy that got stuck inside a spare tire was freed thanks to a team effort determined to save her. Riverside County Animal Services Officer Jose Cisneros responded to a call in Coachella, Calif. about the 3-month-old Australian cattle dog. At first he tried to use oil to lubricate the pup’s head and attempted…
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