A small stray dog was abandoned on the streets of Los Angeles and living day by day when Hope For Paws received a call to help her. “When we received the call about Ocean, it was already after midnight,” explains Eldad Hagar. “I asked Loreta Frankonyte to join me even though we already had a…
When rescuers with Animal Aid Unlimited, India arrived to save Almond, he was bleeding profusely from a huge gash in his leg. The street dog didn’t know it, but his wound was life-threatening and needed to be treated immediately. Given how dangerous a situation Almond was in, and the fact that he was likely in…
While Sidewalk Specials, a dog rescue group in South Africa, was signing up dogs for sterilization, they were approached by an owner and were asked to euthanize an old, sick dog on his property. Unicorn barked and ran under a house, afraid as they approached. But after some gentle persuasion, they got Unicorn in their…
A street dog lay heartbroken and defeated in a gutter filled with sewage, waiting to die and he would have had rescuers not received a call. Animal Aid Unlimited, India got a call to their helpline about the emaciated and sick dog. “We found him lying in the filthy water with flies swarming around his…
Three terrified newborn puppies were saved after being discovered in a carrier bag hidden in a bush. “I was out walking with a friend when I came across a dog walker who said he’d heard noises coming from a hedge, and indicated at the place where the noises were coming from,” said Susanna Bergamaschi, an…
Animal shelters can be a noisy place. Dogs often barking in fear and confusion, sometimes barking as they eagerly await a “fur-ever” home. That’s why animal shelter volunteer Jeff Molenda wanted to do something to help relax and destress the animals. He began a fundraiser to get a sound system installed at the shelter. Studies…
New York Bully Crew received a call about a young dog who was tied up to a tree in the woods in the Bronx without water or food. The dog was very afraid and growling when they tried to free her. But with persistence, lots of snacks, and Craig Field’s rescue experience in handling fearful…
Tiny Ben was severely emaciated when Humane Society of United States rescued him from a property in Jones county, Mississippi. His rescuers could tell immediately that he was undernourished and “needed some groceries. As he lay quietly in his rescuer’s arms, Ben didn’t know his life was about to change. “He is now happily recovering…
Bella spent most of her life confined to a small kennel at a city shelter in Romania. Howl of A Dog rescued her and, as they were on her way to the veterinarian, she immediately fell asleep on her rescuer’s lap. She was so exhausted but seemed to know she was finally safe and in…
An emaciated puppy was hiding in a room in a box filled with garbage. The street dog was exhausted from hunger and mange and so malnourished his bones protruded. He was terrified of even the lightest touch, but Animal Aid Unlimited India took the starving street dog to their shelter. Just a few months later,…
A heartwarming video of “wheelie dogs” from an animal shelter in Morocco is warming the hearts of dog lovers. SFT Animal Sanctuary, based in Tangier-Tetouan, shared the video of some of its wheelchair-dependent rescue dogs playing an energetic game of tag. The shelter is home to 16 “wheeliebabies”, many having survived terrible ordeals. One such…
When it comes to survival, the weakest animal in a litter will always have the hardest time. Sometimes a mother will have a baby that is not feeding properly because she has too little milk or, sometimes the bigger siblings push the weaker one aside, so it cannot get enough food. Breeders and animal rescuers…
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