Hope For Paws received a call about a stray mama and her puppies living in a junkyard, so they set out to locate them. Lisa Arturo and JoAnn Wiltz arrived…
You’ve probably heard the term “junkyard dog” before, but it’s difficult to accept that there really are dogs out there living in piles of trash, scraping to get by. The…
Over the summer, Hope For Paws received an urgent call from a tourist who spotted an injured dog stranded in the L.A. River near Santa Monica. The dog was a…
This is a story of a starving, homeless cocker spaniel rescued off the streets of Los Angeles. When an abandoned cocker spaniel was reported to be roaming around a neighborhood…
Hope For Paws got word of a senior dog who was dumped on the streets after his family moved away. When rescuers arrived, they spotted Pumba where the neighbors had…
Rescuing animals is a beautiful thing, really. The peace we get from rescuing them is immeasurable. Hope For Paws received a call about two homeless pit bulls living in a…
A starving Cocker Spaniel living under a house was taken off the streets when Hope For Paws made the saving. Sweet little Amos is now ready for his forever home!…
Oh my, I have never seen such a level of neglect on a poodle..just look at her matted fur. Luckily, Hope For Paws intervened and save this adorable pooch from…
Hope For Paws received word of a stray dog who wandered into a stranger’s yard and collapsed. They rushed to the location to find out what was wrong. The dog…
Edie was one of these dogs. She had been brought into a shelter and her fur was filled with mattes. Edie was so scared to be in the shelter that…
Hope For Paws received word of a dog living on the railroad tracks and immediately responded to the call. They had to rescue her right away from this dangerous living…
When Lisa Arturo and JoAnn Wiltz from Hope For Paws heard about an injured Shar-Pei living on the train tracks in Los Angeles they immediately ran out to rescue the…
An elderly Shar Pei named Wally wandered onto a vacant lot, unable to see or smell because his face was so swollen. Fortunately for him, a kind person spotted him…
Hope For Paws received a call about a dog who had been hit by a car and was taking refuge under a shipping container. The small Chihuahua had survived for…
Hope For Paws was called about a tiny dog living between the L.A. River and the railroad tracks. When they arrived, they realized the dog was in a precarious spot…
It’s always a relief when I see a dog who has been cast aside and abandoned get rescued and taken off the streets! Oakley is one of those homeless dogs!…
Hope For Paws received a call about a severely matted Maltese living on the streets. Her normally white fur was grey with dirt and matted clumps hung from her muzzle.…
Dogs have such forgiving, loving natures as this story demonstrates! When Annie Hart from Rescue From The Hart and Eldad Hagar from Hope for Paws received an urgent call that a…
Scotty the poodle survived on the streets for 5 months, and found refuge under a house. He was so petrified of people that he would not let anyone approach him.…
After living on the streets for who knows how long, Yankee Poodle seemed to have given up when Hope For Paws came to rescue him. But shortly after meeting a…
