Hope For Paws received an email about a dog who was abandoned at a fast food restaurant, so they headed out right away to help. The pit bull would retreat…
It is truly unbelievable how cruel some people can be to animals. We’ve seen stories of pets being rescued from terrible home situations in shocking conditions. But thankfully, there are…
Many people make a “bucket list” as they get older—a list of things they want to do before they “kick the bucket.” This often includes things like travel destinations or to try…
It’s heartbreaking to think about all the dogs who have been victims of dog fighting rings. These dogs are abused and forced to fight, and even when the illegal rings are…
Gentle giant Bear has always been so loved and spoiled by his mom and dad. They got him as a puppy from a family who just had a baby and…
Stray Rescue of St. Louis arrived on scene to a scared and cold pit bull huddled up in the brush near an abandoned building. Rescuers didn’t want to spook her…
Roxy’s owner no longer wanted her, so he gave her away to some local kids. These kids didn’t know the best way to care for the dog, so she fell…
When Fido the Pit Bull got adopted into a home in Bel Air, the workers at West County Shelter decided to do something special for their cute longtime resident. After…
Max was surrendered to the shelter by his owners because they no longer wanted him. But it wouldn’t be easy to rehome him as he was a pit bull. In…
For almost a year, 6-year-old Halo the Pit Bull mix couldn’t find a stable home with someone to love and keep her. Her previous owners surrendered the precious pooch to…
It’s always heartbreaking when people surrender their pets to shelters. Some people simply change their minds after adopting, or realize it’s too much work, and ditch their dogs without caring. But other times,…
We’ve all seen our dogs perk up at the sight of a wild squirrel, though it’s usually because they want to chase them down. They seem like natural enemies, you’d never…
All shelter dogs are waiting to be adopted, but some unfortunately end up waiting longer than others. The sad reality is that oftentimes, people decide on their new pet based…
Some dogs get unfairly stereotyped because of their breed, and no one has it worse than the pit bull. Pit bulls have long been feared by the public and seen…
It’s wrong to stereotype a dog by its breed. Their behavior is more about the way they’re raised than their genetic makeup… but that hasn’t stopped many dogs from suffering…
No animal should be kept in chains, especially not an innocent dog. But apparently some heartless person decided to put a giant heavy chain around a stray dog’s neck. It was…
Blue King the Pit Bull (or Blue for short) was assured that he would have a happy life when his got adopted into a nice home. But just after one…
Stray Rescue of St. Louis had been tracking a female pit bull for a week but couldn’t find her before the snow storm hit. They saw on trail cam that…
A woman was taking a ride downtown when she got stuck in traffic. As she waited for the road to clear up, her eyes automatically found the 2 Pit Bulls…
Lexus the homeless Pit Bull had nowhere to go when she went into labor. She crawled to a shabby backyard and cried through the night as she gave birth to…
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