When animal control officers in Eastford, Connecticut, found a 4-year-old dog named Ginger wandering alone, they couldn’t help but notice her unusual charm — she had only one ear perched…
A driver in Greece was on their way down a quiet country road when they noticed something strange — a black trash bag lying by the roadside that seemed to…
In Romania, Sonia Antonela Costas has made it her life’s mission to protect the animals no one else will. Through her small, home-based rescue — Sonia’s Safe Animal Haven —…
A few weeks ago, Marty McAdams was enjoying a quiet Saturday at home when his neighbor called with a puzzling message: “She said, ‘You need to come get your puppy…
In the middle of a torrential downpour in South Texas, a tiny puppy sat motionless on an old onion sack, surrounded by rising water. His fur was soaked, his body…
When two frightened puppies, later named Mimi and Momo, were abandoned in rural Georgia, they didn’t know where to turn. Lost and alone, they crawled into a narrow drainpipe, seeking…
A few months ago, while driving to a doctor’s appointment on a quiet country road in Lajas, Puerto Rico, Dellymar Bernal spotted something that made her heart stop. At an…
On an ordinary morning in Bali, Indonesia, dog rescuer Selina Dey spotted a heavily pregnant stray wandering through an abandoned house. Hoping to help, she approached — but the mama…
Early last month, the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS) received a troubling call: a litter of puppies had been dumped on the side of a local road.…
Late one night, volunteer rescuer Arturo Flores got a call that made his heart stop. Someone had found a dog tied to a railing in a dark alley — and…
When Jessie Shaw, cofounder of Fetch Dog Rescue in Westport, Connecticut, opened a message from her partners at Roadside Rescue Network in Mississippi, she wasn’t expecting to have her heart…
When veterinary technician Kel Izumine first held the tiny, 5-ounce pit bull puppy in her hands, she couldn’t believe anyone would want to end her life. The puppy’s front leg…
When Stewie arrived at a California shelter earlier this month, the 1-year-old pup was completely overwhelmed. The noises, the new smells, the unfamiliar people — everything terrified him. Even the…
When residents of a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood stepped outside one morning, they couldn’t believe what they saw. Nestled among a pile of discarded furniture were two tiny, matted dogs…
It was an ordinary August afternoon in Missouri when a call came into Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) — someone had spotted a small, fluffy figure hiding dangerously close…
When rescuers from Raf.kw in Kuwait saw a video of a lone dog wandering the desert, they knew time was running out. The temperature that day was a staggering 122°F,…
When rescuers brought in a litter of puppies from Texas, the little group was full of life — tails wagging, paws tumbling, tiny barks echoing through the shelter. All except…
In Houston, Texas, one little girl’s love for a dog she had never met changed his life forever. Scrolling through Facebook a few months ago, she and her mom, Michelle,…
When Erin Abay first brought home her Shih Tzu puppy, Ducky, he was a little ball of silky dark fur with bright eyes and a big personality. Over time, his…
One summer evening in Los Angeles, rescuers received a desperate call about a tiny dog who refused to leave his hiding spot beneath a parked car. No matter how many…
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