After passing an airport every day on his commute, Army veteran Paul Steklenski finally decided in 2013 that he would take a shot at learning how to fly a plane.…
We have all heard about the food chain, and many of us have the perception of animals as always instinctively hunting other animals that are smaller or weaker than them.…
Hope For Paws was contacted in the middle of the night to rescue a dog found in the bushes. The stray was scared and wouldn’t let anyone near, so they…
Spyder started life neglected and ignored before being dumped on the streets of North Carolina. He was abandoned along with his friend and unfortunately his friend didn’t make it —…
A picture is worth a thousand words – and one picture of rescue dog Henley indeed speaks volumes. One look at this dog and you feel an immediate sore in…
The Humane Society of the United States was assisted by the Wolfeboro Police Department in the rescue of 84 Great Danes from a New Hampshire home. The suspected puppy mill…
First and foremost: we don’t think wild animals belong in zoos. Chimpanzees, for example, should be allowed to live their lives in freedom. No matter how much space they have…
It should go without saying when we make the decision to bring an animal into our lives, that includes accepting the responsibility of caring for them and providing them with…
Hope For Paws received a call about a stray pit bull who was injured from kids throwing rocks at him. Buddha would just cower behind trash cans, afraid of the…
This is Dorothy – completely alone, wounded, and wandering alongside the road. During this time, Dorothy met kind strangers who would soon become her loving caretakers. But at first, Dorothy…
I can’t imagine leaving my pet at an animal shelter to be euthanized to make room for more dogs without loving homes. It would break my heart. A Dallas family…
No paws here, but this one is incredible! When a man found a stranded octopus and released it back into the water, he had no idea it was about to…
Photographer Rebecca Rood was walking through the Whitfield County Animal Shelter when she came across a sad dog sitting in the corner of his kennel. Stewart seemed as if he were trying…
It was just another day at Stray Rescue of St. Louis when they received a call unlike any other: “I just bought a house and there is a pit bull…
Plumber Carlos Carrillo and his work partner were heading to a job one day when they noticed a strange figure on the side of the road. They decided to pull…
Four years ago, Baron Kratu von Bearbum (“Kratu” for short) was saved from an abusive situation as a puppy by UK-based rescue group Wood Green. He was then adopted by…
Lola the pit bull had been neglected for eight years, chained to a wall with no escape from the elements. Despite everything, she still wagged her tail when rescuers approached.…
Ruggles the tiny Shih-Tzu puppy was rescued from a puppy mill and then introduced to a new friend to signal a brand new beginning. His unlikely pal, Chompers the kitten,…
Asher was freed from a chain by Dogs Deserve Better in Smithfield, Virginia, and he can’t hold back his feelings. The dog shows his appreciation by crawling all over the employee and…
In Thailand, dogs who do not have homes end up on the streets, in the shelter, or in the meat market trade. But for Kanya and nine other dogs, they…
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