Two abandoned puppies are safe after being rescued from the top of a dangerous riverbed on the Greek island of Crete. In the video, a rescue worker from Gouves Animal Shelter valiantly cut through the heavy vegetation with secateurs to try and reach the puppies, but it was a challenge to keep them out of…
Steve-O is an actor/performer most well known for his crazy performance stunts on the TV series Jackass, but he showed off his softer side on a recent behind-the-scenes video of his trip to Peru. Steve-O explains he’s on a mission to learn how to mountain climb in Peru, but while there he wanted to find…
A German Shepherd Dog mix was close to death when Chris and Bob Thornton ran across her, chained outside an empty home in a remote region of Mount Sagra, near Alicante, Spain. It was Christmas Day and the English couple were on a walking holiday with friends, when they found the dog tied up with…
This is a truly heartwarming video of how a starving and abandoned Pit bull mix was healed by her rescuer, and later on returned the favor and helped him heal from a family tragedy. Judy’s guardian writes: “This is Judy, an amazing animal. She appeared on my doorstep barely able to move and dying of…
This is one of the most moving submissions we’ve received so far. DogHeirs member Robert Banks sent us this photo of his best friend Maybelle, and wrote the following: “My name is Maybelle. When I was a sick, stray puppy with nowhere to go, my human gave me a home… you might say he saved…
Matt Bentley was out with his dog to celebrate her birthday when he spotted a malnourished dog in the middle of the desert! Matt Bentley was four-wheeling in Utah’s West Desert salt flats when he saw a dog running in the distance. “Just going 4-wheeling, it’s actually my dog’s birthday [Tuesday], so I wanted kind…
A rescued dog who lost her puppies is finding comfort in her stuffed animals to help her through her loss. Kiah the dog was found by the Cherokee County Humane Society in Atlanta, Georgia after she was found wandering the streets and pregnant. Examination revealed the Pit Bull had a troubled past. “Her x-ray showed…
Perla was sleeping on the sidewalk when Hope For Paws arrived to save her. The yellow Labrador Retriever had been dumped on the streets of Los Angeles and was scared and all alone. From her physical condition, the rescuers could tell she had been used for breeding and then cast aside when she could no…
Two abandoned puppies would have frozen to death if the box they were in hadn’t been spotted by a man walking by an empty lot. He saw the box lying on the ground and decided to investigate – the two puppies were freezing and unconscious inside. He raced the two frozen puppies to KC Pet…
Animal control officers in Saginaw County frequently receive calls about dogs left outside in the freezing cold. They are particularly busy this year, with the temperatures in the area falling below zero. Now they plan on spending the night outside in the freezing cold to help raise awareness about the dangers of leaving dogs outside…
A street dog was rescued just in time after she was seen stumbling and dizzy with pain. Animal Aid Unlimited India knew something was seriously wrong when they first saw Pauline walking on the streets. She seemed disoriented and flinched when touched and her head was hugely swollen. They immediately took Pauline back to their…
When rescuers first laid eyes on Lazarus the dog, his fur was so overgrown he looked more like a wooly sheep than a dog. He had been trapped inside a barn for who knows how long and the barn was so filled with feces that the door was blocked. “This poor dog is a 6…
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