A shelter dog taken out for a “dog day out” didn’t realize she wasn’t returning to the shelter—because she had persuaded a woman to adopt her. Recently, Haleigh (TikTokker @haleighcw_xx) visited Burlington Animal Services to volunteer to give a shelter dog named Ruby a deserved day out of the shelter. Daily excursions help shelter dogs…
Norman first showed up as a stray at a person’s house in Georgia, lingering for two weeks as if he was waiting for someone to notice him. When animal control finally picked him up, he spent a month at the shelter, still hoping for a second chance. That chance came when Waldo’s Rescue Pen arranged…
A starving mama dog who appeared in front of a Dollar General store pleading for help is a different dog a year after her rescue. Shoppers at the store in Jetersville, Virginia, noticed the Pit Bull quietly sitting outside, looking in with pleading eyes. Good Samaritans set out food and water for her before calling…
This mischievous dog decided to play a game with his mom by pulling a kitchen towel off the handle of the oven right in front of her. How do we know he’s being playful? He happily wags his tail the whole time his mom is telling him “no.” Watch the adorable mischief maker in the…
Piper, a six-and-a-half-year-old Pittie mix, was adopted at four months old from a humane society in Minnesota. Living in Eden Prairie means braving snowy winters, but that’s no problem for Piper. She absolutely loves playing in the snow. In fact, it’s one of her favorite hobbies! Her family shares, “She has grown into a loving,…
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…
For two days, a stray dog had been seen running in a local park in Wichita, enduring subfreezing temperatures. Despite attempting to catch him, no one could get close to him. With the temperatures dipping below 30 degrees Farenheit (-1 C), a concerned Good Samaritan contacted Wichita Animal Action League (WAAL). On the first day,…
Some dogs are just like kids when it comes to meeting Santa Claus—they each have their own unique reactions! Kya the Shiba Inu completely freaked out (in the most adorable way), while Fenway, a resilient pup who overcame illness, was overjoyed when Santa came to his door. Now, we can add Akira, a sweet black…
Meet Peanut. When the Pit Bull mix puppy arrived at an Arizona shelter she was very sick and in desperate need of help. Nadine Sipos Swart was at the Willcox Animal Shelter when Peanut was there and learned the poor puppy would be put down if no one stepped forward to help. Nadine advocates for homeless animals in the Arizona and photographed…
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…
When Bullit the white Pit Bull hears a “fart” noise he doesn’t like it…or does he? Bullit is minding his own business when his human makes a fart sound. Immediately his ears perk up. What was that sound his human just made? Was it a fart? At first he looks almost upset and sad that…
Rescuers found Scooch under an abandoned home at the end of a gravel road surrounded by other abandoned houses. It was pitch black but they could see the tan Pit Bull with their flashlight. He was crouched in a corner and as Donna with Stray Rescue of St. Louis crawled over to him he let…
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