Distemper is one of the most common causes of death among unvaccinated homeless dogs. This contagious virus attacks the dogs’ respiratory, gastrointestinal and central nervous systems, and is often fatal.…
Officers from the Portland Police Department in Tennessee arrived to the home of a couple who’d left 7 two-week-old puppies out in the sun without their mother. The litter sat helplessly in…
A woman evicted from her Barstow, California, home left garbage outside for the morning trash pickup. And alongside all of the trash were her two dogs in a cage. The…
Stuart Edge went to a dog shelter to volunteer, and that’s when he realized just how sad it could actually be. The dogs were sleeping on the concrete floor in…
The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica started rescuing sloths in 1997 with the mission to rehabilitate, research, and release sloths while retaining a strong emphasis on conserving the Costa Rican rainforest and…
It was just a normal day for a UPS driver when the unthinkable happened. Without hesitation, he pulled his truck over and turned a bad situation into a good one.…
Eating is essential for survival, but some people love it more than others. And this applies to dogs as well! When you’re very vocal about food, it’s obvious it’s one…
Anil Prabhakar was with some friends on safari in Borneo when he came across an unusual act of kindness. Right there in the conservation forest, he witnessed a wild orangutan…
Shelter employees at Paws and Hooves Rescue Foundation in Stilwell, Oklahoma, showed up to work one morning to a pink container taped shut. They had a pretty good idea what may be…
A tiny kitten was abandoned at a grocery store, and CaliCatlady101 took the little guy in and documented his rescue on imgur. Their story is sure to make you smile. Ollie…
Meghan Specksgoor had to recently go on a trip to New York, New York, but she couldn’t take her dog with her. She’d adopted Chance from the Richmond Animal League (RAL)…
Hope For Paws received a call about an injured stray dog who was hiding in a corner on someone’s property. So JoAnn Wiltz and Katie McKittrick headed out for rescue.…
Holiday Inn & Suites employees in Clearwater, Florida, called the police after discovering that a dog had been locked inside a car in their beach parking garage. The windows were…
Java the Boxer was heavily pregnant when she was found in an enclosed rental property that was recently vacated. When the property owner contacted the previous family, they feigned ignorance…
Karen Alfano had just moved into her new home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. And she wasn’t expecting a visitor so soon when she heard the doorbell ringing. When she…
Dogs are man’s best friend, and dogs and kids share a special type of bond. This is very evident in the way that they have each other’s backs and help…
Fritz Brownell was out with his dog, Toad, near their Kuna home in Idaho when a rattlesnake seemed to come out of nowhere. The snake grabbed the dog and bit…
Monkey see, monkey do! Our pets are a bunch of copycats (and copydogs) and love trying to mimic everything they see us do. They look up to us so much,…
It’s hard to believe that people think it’s safe for their dogs to ride in the back of their trucks, but it’s reported by the Humane Society that over 100,000…
The Nienaber family takes daily walks through their Cleveland neighborhood where a large quantity of feral cats roam the streets. So when they’re out and about with their Basset Hound,…
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