As a heavy thunderstorm rumbles, dogs often end up panting, trembling, and looking for a place to hide. So, when a shelter worker, Shanda Antle, at Homeward Bound City Pound…
In June of 2014, the Cleveland Police Department received a call about a dog being brutally beaten in the middle of the street. And a certain officer took it upon himself to…
Angela Adan is a dog rescuer, so she sees a lot of sad situations that tug at her heartstrings. She rarely cries for the dogs she rescues, as she wants…
Sam Clarence often volunteered as a dog-walker in a nearby shelter. That’s how he met the painfully shy Stanley, a Bully breed rescue dog. Sam knew that the skittish Stanley…
If Baxter the dog had a theme song, it would be, “I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me.” This pooch just wanted to enjoy a summer’s day by taking a…
46-year-old George Conner was out strolling near a Cliffside in Sussex with his dog named Max, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, when, out of the blue, Max started acting strange. …
In this day and age, there really is no excuse for pet owners to be ignorant of the dangers of leaving an animal in a hot car. And since we…
Stormy, a 2-year-old Pit Bull, was in for a rude shock when his family dumped him in a kill shelter just before having their fifth baby. Stormy was nothing but…
Some veterinary clinics just know how to connect with their customers and make their visits easier. By putting hilariously unique phrases on the signs in front of their buildings, they…
Rosie the rescue dog entered the county animal shelter in a very pregnant state. Knowing she was so far along, the kind folks at Neuse River Golden Retriever Rescue took…
Mark Woodbury went to run a few quick errands but he could never have expected what he’d return home to. Right before his eyes was black smoke pouring out of…
Neo, a Great Pyrenees mix, was sadly neglected by his former “owners” and wound up in a shelter. He became extremely sick with heartworms and was also covered in open…
Just like a child, a puppy is unaware of so much. They learn as they go. They’re taught how to do things by emulating their mother or the humans that…
There is no bond quite as strong as a mother’s instincts to protect her babies. For one cat being heralded as a hero in Brooklyn, New York, her feline mom…
If you’re having a bad day, close your eyes and picture a giant, fuzzy-wuzzy, Grizzly Bear doing an epic belly flop into a backyard swimming pool. Or, you could just…
The impending reality for many homeless dogs, old and young and in between, is heartbreaking. While I myself am an advocate of euthanasia for pain and suffering, it is hard…
If you think for one second that the love of a momma dog and her baby is any less real than that of a human’s, I invite you to meet Sadie…
We, unfortunately, read stories about heartless individuals who do things we can never understand. Some stories end tragically despite all efforts made. But for this puppy, she would fight so…
Potate, Tate for short, was living on the streets. The stray puppy longed for a family of her own. She finally found one and then she found her very best…
Rescuers of “Stray Rescue of St. Louis” heard about a sick dog lurking in a shabby neighborhood. When they arrived at the block, they were horrified to find the dog…
