Hope For Paws got a call from Good Samaritans who were running a garage sale when they say they saw a dog be hit by a car and the dog walked to their table. The moment they arrived he fainted right in front of them. Eldad Hagar knew Tux was in very bad shape and…
French Heartworm, or Lungworm, as it is commonly referred to in the United Kingdom, is caused by a parasitic nematode (roundworm or lungworm), Angiostrongylus vasorum. The roundworm infects dogs and other canine species, such as foxes and wolves, and causes canine angiostrongylosis. Dogs of all ages and breeds can become infected with French Heartworm /…
Mimi the Maltese was left at the shelter when she was pregnant, unwanted and alone. Given her situation, if Mimi had given birth in the shelter it was most likely many of her puppies would not have survived. Fortunately, Mimi had a guardian angel looking out for her and she was saved by Brandie with…
As any fan of the Harry Potter books will tell you, one of the most memorable things in the stories are the spells the wizards can cast. And although the series has all kinds of animals – owls, cats, and magical creatures, there aren’t any dogs. But dog lover Anna Brisbin decided to change that…
When it comes to dog dancing in the performance circuit there has been all kinds of award-winning routines. Some have been inspired by fairy tales, others by cowboys, and then there’s this one is inspired by Roman gladiators. Hailing from France, Thierry Thomas along with his Border Collie Ubac Du Mas De La Rabeyrine began…
A tiny dog was filmed displaying concern for his human after the man fell and seriously hurt himself. Filmed in Ipeúna, São Paulo, Brazil by a bystander, the dog is seen being held by a group of people (possibly neighbors or friends), who are comforting him as he barks. But at 1.05 minutes he breaks…
A group of bicyclists in Portugal came across an abandoned dog tied to a tree and saved her life. The video, shared on Facebook by the Spanish animal welfare group, Asociación Animalista Libera (Free Animal Association), went viral after they posted it. They wrote [translated]: “It takes a very bad person to leave a defenseless…
When Pia first saw Hercules lying in the street his eyes weren’t shining – he had given up on living. He was so skinny and frail that she cried, she couldn’t believe no one had stopped to help him. She didn’t think he would make it through the night, but she brought him to a…
It was a surprising start to the new year for one Wisconsin woman after she found a stranger in her home, sleeping on her dog’s bed alongside her 150-pound mastiff, Benton. Benton is a Boerboel, a breed known for being fierce guardians. But on this occasion Benton seemed to sense the drunk man in his…
An animal rescuer on route to his shelter made an unexpected stop to save a dog abandoned on the side of the road. Dogs in Serbia are commonly abandoned on the street or in the woods and the founder of Dog Rescue Shelter Mladenovac is often the one rescuing them. That’s how this beautiful two-year-old female…
An abandoned Shar-Pei mix puppy had been left outside in the freezing cold, chained and forgotten. Malnourished and suffering from a severe eye infection that was threatening her vision, the dog desperately needed help. When rescuer volunteers arrived to save her, they found the water in her dirty bowl frozen solid. They took her to…
A Good Samaritan first spotted the sweet Beagle/Hound mix at a construction site. The remote location turns out to be a popular dumping spot for dogs. This particular dog, however, couldn’t stand up and the Good Samaritan learned she had been out in the cold lying in the dirt for a few days. He went…
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