A beautiful puppy found dumped at a landfill has a long, happy life to look forward to thanks to a rescuer’s daily routine. Finding dogs at the local landfill is an almost daily occurrence for animal rescuer Takis Proestakis. In fact, it was his rescue of one abandoned dog at the garbage dump that lead…
A mother dog who was abandoned with her puppies on a rural road in Ireland is now safe thanks to a Good Samaritan. Photos released by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) show the dog chained to a gate with her puppies suckling at her belly. The heartless act has…
The Dunn County Humane Society says it is the worst case of animal abuse they have ever seen – a dog so starved he could hardly stand up. The Wisconsin shelter is looking after the emaciated dog after a deputy with the Dunn County Sheriff’s office found the dog abandoned on the side of the…
Whether on patrol or sniffing out contraband, Vancouver’s police dogs are hard-at-work keeping the community safe. They also put in some time every year to help a good cause while having some fun. Every year, the Vancouver Police Department Foundation releases a calendar featuring the Vancouver Police Dogs in action, with proceeds going to charity….
A dog sitting alone on a bus garnered plenty of attention on social media and is on her way to a new life because of it. The surprising transit passenger was spotted by Gemma Louise Burton while she was traveling on a bus in Bradford, England. She noticed the Staffie-cross sitting quietly in a seat…
A friendly dolphin struck up an unusual friendship with a dog that lasted for years. The friendship began when a young dolphin nicknamed “Duggie” by Tory Island residents was first sighted in the harbor of the picturesque and remote Irish island in April 2006. She became a regular fixture for several years, following the ferry…
For over 8 years Officer Rick Broz has been dedicated to protecting animals in Lorain, Ohio. He has helped reunite hundreds of lost dogs with their families and championed stronger animal cruelty legislation. He has also personally rescued neglected and abused dogs. One such dog was Herbie, a Pit Bull mix who he found after…
A Dachshund who was abandoned with a disabled kitten steadfastly refused to leave her companion’s side. The two were found dumped together at the bottom of a driveway by Seminole County Animal Services in Florida. Idgie, a 2-year-old Dachshund, growled and protected Ruth when the animal control officers approached. The 7-month-old cat did not have…
Taryn Coates and her husband Dave began fostering a Great Dane late in March after the dog was found abandoned in the wilderness in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She was named Jez. Her rescuers suspect she had been fending for herself for 1 to 2 months before she was found. The two-year-old dog was in…
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 breeding and been badly abused. Although her future looked bleak, she was rescued and recovered thanks to her new family. Her new guardian wrote this…
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 won the hearts of dog lovers overseas and earned recognition for his amazing recovery. Poor Tiny was first saved by a local rescue group in…
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 neighborhood near São Paulo’s Jardim Aeroporto (Garden Airport) in Brazil. Banzé sniffed out the kittens in a cardboard box. As soon as he found them,…
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