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…
Rescue workers from the Villalobos Rescue Center in New Orleans, USA, one day received a call that ended in a way they never could have expected. A security guard at a…
When authorities found Zara, a Schnauzer mix, almost a year ago she was barely recognizable. She was left in a crate in a vestibule of an apartment building to fend…
When Heather Vargas first saw a picture of a Schnauzer named Kingsley she fell in love with him. When she learned how he had been found and what had happened…
A pet owner brought their sick Chihuahua to a vet with an infected uterus that was life-threatening. The veterinarian performed surgery on Mia even though they were not sure Mia’s…
During a raid on a North Carolina puppy mill, The Humane Society of the United States found Billy, a Chihuahua who had been living in a cramped cage in terrible…
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…
Tiny Blossom was abandoned on the streets and left to fend for herself. But being a timid, little Chihuahua she had no way to take care of herself. Thankfully, a…
A man named Michael Chour changed everything for some dogs at a meat farm in Chomkachek, Cambodia, when he encountered a slaughterhouse — specifically, one dog named Sweety. The dog…
“When you’ve been forgotten, it’s good to know there’s someone who cares.” Emmy’s Hope was started by a young girl who wants to help shelter dogs find forever homes. Kleenex…
Dogs Deserve Better in Smithfield, Virginia, is a rehab center that helps dogs rescued from terrible situations overcome their unfortunate pasts. It’s not always an easy job, but someone has…
This dog was dumped in the parking lot of a Sam’s Club in Tennessee, and her owner never came back. The poor thing howled for days drawing the attention of…
A German Shepherd had been living in the woods near Echo Lake Park in Fort Worth, Texas, for several weeks when Judy Obregon of local animal rescue The Abandoned Ones finally had…
When found at the shelter, Apollo was in very bad shape from physical and mental abuse. He could not even look anyone in the eye. Vets were telling people that…
They said, “He’s strong, about 67 lbs, and he’s a puller but with some training he’ll be great.” Okay, I thought. Easy enough. But what they should have told me was…
Mimi the Maltese was left at the shelter when she was pregnant, unwanted and alone. If Mimi had given birth in the shelter it was most likely many of her…
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!…
David Loop was on his way to work when he saw a white dog lying in the middle of the road. At first he thought the dog was dead, but…
