Bart and Babs are two dogs who are the best of friends. Not only are they inseparable, but Babs depends on Bart to get around. When DFW Rescue Me took…
Joe Hawley, an NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was told his contract wasn’t being renewed. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he seized the new opportunity, happily. USA Today/BucsWire…
It was 18 months ago that Fred, Ethel and Ricky’s owner passed away, leaving the dogs to fend for themselves. The three dogs would stick around the house hoping their…
When Diamond was three years old, her owner and best friend sadly passed away. But as a young dog, Diamond’s life was far from over. She was an energetic, loving…
Three years ago, Jared noticed a dog chained up outside in the boiling Phoenix heat. As time passed, Jared would walk by the yard only to find the dog still…
There’s nothing more important than adoption day for a shelter animal. The 20 before and after photos below show that love makes all the difference in the world. We took…
For years, Kathleen Zuidema enjoyed her life in Friday Harbor, Washington, with her three dogs — the “Aussie Posse” — and they loved growing up in this town on San…
When firefighter Nick Newcomb was dispatched to a home following a report of an unresponsive person, he didn’t know he would be unexpectedly be getting a new family member in…
Everyone loves dogs, but it seems like the older they get, the less people love them, and want to get rid of them and get a new puppy instead. It’s…
Zuzu, a two-year-old German Shepherd mix, went viral in November 2016 for her sad story that broke hearts across the country. After her dad died, she became extremely depressed, moping…
The day a shelter dog gets adopted is one of the happiest days of its life. No matter where an animal came from or what it’s been through, suddenly it knows that…
A homeless, elderly Pit Bull named Stella would normally have been a statistic at an animal shelter. Yet another older dog – a Pit Bull at that – overlooked, ignored,…
This scared shelter dog just sat in the corner and wouldn’t look anyone in the eye. She just sat there as if she wanted to die. But there was one…
A dog was found nursing an orphan kitten near a creek. Officer Michelle Smith from Anderson animal control came to the area after receiving a call about a dog barking…
PJ is a recovering addict who wanted to get out and take a rescue dog along for the journey. So he adopted Clove, a dog who’d almost been euthanized twice.…
It’s always important to try to save a life whenever possible. Sometimes, though, when the situation looks dire, the best thing you can do is ensure that they pass away…
An image of a homeless mom and her puppies was texted to Hope For Paws. The stray had entered a woman’s yard and gave birth just shortly after, and the…
Months kept passing after Steve Greig’s beloved dog died, but he still felt crushed. That’s when he decided he should give another dog a good life. But not just any…
A lonely dog spent weeks living in a box on the porch of a house. After weeks of watching this dog sit, a passerby asked the owner of the home…
A dog named Ned had been stuck in a Chicago shelter, waiting for a home for a year and a half. At the same time, executive producers Michael Killen and…
