Unfortunately, shelter dogs are often overlooked because of their age or traumatizing past. Sadly, some spend their entire lives in the shelter and never get to experience what it’s like…
Back in 2011, Tracy Whyatt decided to pursue her passion for saving the lives of unloved and unwanted dogs from kill shelters and then finding them their forever homes. Since…
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This video about a shelter dog named Suzie will capture your heart. With a simple gesture, this video from Save A Hound, shows the importance of adopting a pet from…
Older animals in a shelter often have a harder time finding new adoptive families. No one tends to want an older dog, mainly because of their health issues and medical…
In a shelter with many other dogs, Ginger Rogers found an adorable way to stand out. Every time someone walked by her cage, she’d dance her little heart out! All…
“What happens when your last available dog gets adopted? Your staff and volunteers jump into the kennels to celebrate!” one happy animal shelter staff member posted on Monday. The Humane…
It was the dog’s first taste of human kindness. In Robstown, Texas, two employees from Shoreline Plumbing, plumber Carlos Carrillo and his colleague, were en route to a job location when…
Animal shelters in Brazil are underfunded and overcrowded, and many families automatically bypass shelter pets — choosing to purchase a pricey puppy rather than adopt a free rescue. One Brazilian…
Zuzu the 2-year-old German shepherd was abandoned at the Downey Animal Care Center in California, after her dad had passed away and her owners found her too sad to deal…
Though they’ve proven time and time again that they can be just as sweet and loving as any other dog, pit bulls are still largely assumed to be dangerous and…
Ruggles and Chompers are two tiny friends who have amazing stories. And they couldn’t be more adorable! Ruggles is a tiny shih-tzu who was rescued from a puppy mill bust…
Chris and Mariesa, a kind-hearted dog lover couple lived a crazy enough life together already with a handful of big dogs to wrangle at home. But one day at their county…
Most people think of Las Vegas and wild nights when they think of a bachelor party, but for one Michigan groom, his night out with the boys turned into an…
As police officers were leaving a call at a Florida home this week, they heard something that stopped them in their tracks. A faint whimpering. As the St. Lucie County…
There are millions of pets in animal shelters across the nation in desperate need of a home. One breed, in particular, faces a major challenge to being adopted. Pit bulls…
Most elderly cats and dogs are sweet animals who love relaxing and hanging out with their favorite humans. These older animals are big fans of showering their owners with love…
Two dogs named Lucy and Sully happened to arrive at a Humane Society shelter at around the same time. Sully was only a puppy, and he had been adopted and…
Receiving allowance is such a special thing that many kids get. I never did, and was always jealous of those who got it. But hey, every parent is different. And…
One day, Baltimore Ravens player Ronnie Stanley went to BARCS animal shelter with his girlfriend Emily and teammate Alexander Lewis to adopt a new dog. Stanley walked up to the…
A 92-year-old woman was forced to put her senior dog into a shelter after her care facility wouldn’t allow dogs. The woman had to undergo surgery before entering the facility…
