There is never an excuse to abandon an animal. While we understand every family faces individual challenges, we will never understand why a family would leave their pet behind. A…
Heartless monsters continue to use innocent dogs for their entertainment. Dogfighting still exists, especially in parts of the world where it isn’t illegal or the laws aren’t strictly enforced. Sometimes…
When teachers head off to school each morning, they expect to see students, buses, and the hustle and bustle to get the day started. They never expect to see a…
Many of us worry who will care for our pets if something happens to us. This story is a lesson to us all: be prepared. We never know what tomorrow…
Veer, a one-year-old Indian Pariah Dog, grew up on the streets and had a very rough life. He was suffering from mange and was severely malnourished. He laid in the…
Clyde is a big dog with a mushy heart. These days, he is all about kittens. He often has “serious conversations” with his dad trying to coax him into getting…
When this sweet senior stray went looking for food, she was tragically hit by a car. She had dared to cross a busy highway since she couldn’t find food elsewhere.…
A young girl approached the Sidewalk Specials Outreach program with tears in her eyes over a dog who was tied up in the scorching heat. The seven-year-old dog appeared here…
Loyalty is a trait most dogs willingly exhibit to the humans they love. Ask any dog-parent and they will tell you countless stories where their dog remained true despite time,…
The Suffield police in Connecticut received an alert that someone tried poisoning their dog with a hot dog bun laced with peanut butter and brown pellets. The brown pellets were…
Rescuers found a dog, collapsed in a pile of garbage. He was emaciated, weak, and could no longer move. Rescuers think he chose this spot to lay in where he…
This poor pup, later named Mika, was put inside a cardboard box and then dumped in the middle of nowhere. Her callous owner did not want her to be found.…
When a man went to throw out his trash at a nearby dump, he came across something that was utterly tragic. A dog with a severe brain injury was lying…
If dogs are “man’s best friend” then it is only natural that these special relationships begin at a young age. Science suggests that dogs can actually smell when a newborn…
For four long, lonely years, a precious dog sat tethered to a heavy chain attached to a tree. His body wasted away, his bones protruded, and he became a statistic.…
This video will surely warm your heart as you watch the story of how Sgt. Jacob Fisher of the United States Marine Corps and one puppy saved each other. Source:…
Hope For Paws received word of a dog who was left behind at an auto shop eight months ago when her owner moved out. The poor girl hid under a…
An unwanted De Doorns litter of puppies was discarded in the trash and left to die. Thankfully, residents stumbled upon the pups and contacted Sidewalk Specials. By then, three of…
Sally and Jon Watkinson were walking their puli dogs, Kato and Hugo, when they noticed a little creature had hitched a ride. A frightened baby possum latched onto the coat…
Several years ago, Christie Chipps Peters, shelter director of Richmond Animal Care & Control (RACC), came up with a great idea as she imagined people getting together with friends and family for…
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