Dogs are such loyal and protective animals. In emergencies, they will often step up to protect their loved ones. That was the case recently, when one heroic Labrador retriever shielded…
Alone and exhausted, a thin brown-and-white dog wandered aimlessly down a quiet Iowa street, her strength nearly gone. With no one to care for her and nowhere to turn, she…
A senior dog was struggling stranded in the middle of a canal — but after being rescued and given some much-needed love and care, she now has an amazing new…
While walking near a canal in Arizona, a Good Samaritan noticed something strange — a shopping cart stranded in the middle of the rushing water. Looking closer, she realized someone…
Molly has lived a rough life. Her owner not only neglected her but tried to kill her three different times. Thankfully she survived and managed to escape her life of…
It’s always heartbreaking when someone abandons their dog, but some people are especially cruel — like one person who hurled their dog over the fence of a Cincinnati animal shelter.…
Life can be lonely for a shelter dog, so it’s good to have a friend by your side. At one South Carolina shelter, two long-term shelter dogs named Boone and…
Fostering a dog is such a kind thing to do, opening up your home to an animal in need who would otherwise be in a kennel. It’s usually only temporary,…
Halloween is just days away, and people everywhere are getting ready to show off their fun and clever costumes — and in many cases, their pets’ costumes! Costumes for cats…
One evening in Kentucky, a local pastor arrived at his church to prepare for service — and found an unexpected surprise waiting on the steps. A cardboard box, with something…
In April, a woman named Caryn logged onto Facebook and stumbled upon a heartbreaking post — a group of dogs had been found abandoned, struggling to survive in miserable conditions…
For weeks, a lonely dog in Los Angeles had the same heartbreaking routine: she wandered the streets, stopping at house after house, peering through gates as if asking, “Can I…
When a staff member at the SPCA of Petersburg & Colonial Heights noticed a cardboard Lay’s chips box sitting outside, they didn’t think much of it — until they looked…
All shelter dogs dream of finding their forever home, but it takes some longer than others. Some wait months or even years before getting adopted. Like one sweet dog named…
There’s nothing more heartbreaking than when a pet goes missing. You search everywhere, but as weeks and months go by you worry your furry friend might be gone for good.…
When Triton arrived at VCA Greater Savannah Animal Hospital with a broken leg, it seemed like he was finally going to get the care he needed. But instead of taking…
When Breanna Gilliam pulled into work at the Yadkin County Animal Shelter one morning, she noticed a dark shape near the sign at the end of the driveway. She didn’t…
When Niall Harbison began feeding the stray dogs of Koh Samui, Thailand, he never expected one little pup to turn the kindness around and start giving back. For him, the…
Recently, a Pennsylvania resident spotted a small cardboard box sitting outside their home, with a simple, heartbreaking message scrawled on the side. “The caller reported there was a box in…
When Claudia Papp agreed to foster a dog named Chapo from Diamonds in the Ruff Animal Rescue, she knew he’d had a rough start — but she wasn’t prepared for how…
