
Handwritten Note on Sealed Box Leads to Heartbreaking Discovery
On a rainy spring day in Missouri, a routine walk turned into a dramatic rescue after a volunteer with Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) noticed something strange on the…
On a rainy spring day in Missouri, a routine walk turned into a dramatic rescue after a volunteer with Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) noticed something strange on the…
One Tuesday in September, Lea Perugini started to worry when she hadn’t seen her 7-year-old orange tabby, Eli, all day. Eli was known for lounging around his Boston neighborhood, but…
When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California last month, most people rushed to find safety. But one little dog in Los Angeles faced the tremors alone. At the end of…
One quiet night in Arizona, Meredith Warfel glanced into her backyard and spotted what she thought was a coyote curled up on her patio furniture. The animal had the right…
When 17 severely neglected dogs were rescued from a hoarding situation and brought to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah, it was clear they had endured years of hardship. Buried…
When staff at Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) arrived at work one morning, they discovered two dogs—an English bulldog and a Chihuahua—tied to the shelter’s front gate. The pair had been…
In the middle of winter, a kind-hearted person made a surprising discovery at the bottom of their empty recycling bin—a tiny dormouse curled up and trying to hibernate in the…
Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL) has been stretched to its limits. With every kennel full and more dogs arriving than leaving, the shelter recently made the difficult decision to…
Hank once had a family — until they left him alone in the woods. Alongside him sat a bed, a bag of unopened food he couldn’t access, some old toys,…
When Debbie was found all alone in her home, her situation was heartbreaking. After her owner’s sudden passing, Debbie had been left to fend for herself for two long weeks,…
You should never judge a dog by his coat — and Sonny is living proof of that. When Sonny was picked up as a stray by the Jackson County Animal…
It was just an ordinary day at Happy Cat Cafe in Grand Rapids, Michigan — until something unusual happened. An employee heard the doorbell chime, but no customers appeared at…
Earlier this week, a car burst into flames along a wooded stretch of Interstate 91 near Springfield, Massachusetts. Firefighters from the West Springfield Fire Department quickly arrived to extinguish the…
When Pepper, a tiny stray kitten, wandered into the Pioneer Memorial Library in Fredericksburg, Texas, the book-filled sanctuary quickly became her home. Library visitors adored seeing her curled up beside…
When Sandy Williams, director of the Tunica Humane Society, got a call about an abandoned dog, she had no idea what to expect. A concerned local man had spotted the…
In 2021, a young black pittie named Cider was rescued from an illegal dog fighting operation and brought to the Pennsylvania SPCA. Safe at last, Cider began his journey of…
At Logan’s Legacy dog rescue, founder Suzette Hall and her team know that rescues can change in an instant — and that’s exactly what happened during a recent search mission.…
Just a few weeks ago, a sick dog arrived at a county shelter in Texas in heartbreaking condition. Her skin was cracked and infected, and her entire body was coated…
In the summer of 2023, a sweet tan-and-white pit bull named Patience finally got the news she’d been waiting for: she was adopted. After a long stay at her New…
On a cold suburban street outside Pittsburgh, a tiny black-and-white cat summoned the last of her strength to drag herself up an icy driveway. Starved, sick, and barely clinging to…