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 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…
When rescuers first met Molly, a mature loggerhead sea turtle, they could barely recognize the majestic creature beneath the weight of her suffering. Her shell was blanketed in barnacles, fishing…
On a quiet street corner in Southern California, two dogs huddled together day after day, waiting for someone to notice them. The pit bull and her tiny Yorkie-mix friend had…
At 13 years old, Bruiser the dog knows what he likes — and more importantly, what he doesn’t.Routine is everything to this big, stubborn sweetheart from upstate New York. “Bruiser…
When Deja first arrived at Patty Baker Humane Society Naples in 2022, she was already a two-time shelter dog. She’d come from Gulf Coast Humane, where no one had chosen…
For more than two and a half years, Tracy waited. Day after day, the energetic, goofy pup watched other dogs leave PAWS Chicago with their new families. She’d wag her…
For over eight months, volunteer Dharma Lorenz visited a sweet pup named Satchi, building a quiet bond with him during their time together at the shelter. Then one day, she…
Just days after the Fourth of July, a brown-eyed dog named Ricky was dropped off at a Los Angeles shelter. The person who brought him in claimed he was a…
When a family in Oklahoma decided to tear down an old, weathered barn on their property, they expected to find dust, hay, and maybe a few forgotten tools. What they…
Earlier this month, a tiny kitten managed to make a big impression at Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) in California — long before anyone even knew he was there. Staff…
At 7 years old, Peanut had already seen more than her fair share of change. The sweet, gray-faced pit bull arrived at the Humane Society of Broward County (HSBC) after…
Andy the Weimaraner is a curious, playful pup with a big heart — and, sometimes, a little too much curiosity for his own good. Recently, while exploring his backyard, Andy…
As dawn broke over the shoreline, Miss Sayé Yabandeh sat quietly in meditation, soaking in the stillness before sunrise. When she finally stood to leave, something inside her urged her…
When Maria Yagoda stepped outside one morning, she was shocked to find her car covered in handwritten notes. Each one carried the same urgent message: There’s a kitten trapped inside…
When officers from the Springville Police Department in Alabama picked up the phone last week, they didn’t expect the call to lead to one of their most unusual rescues yet.…
When rescuers from the Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center (CWCC) got a call about a group of orphaned baby skunks in need of help, they didn’t hesitate for a second. Somewhere…
When firefighters in Boone, Iowa, rushed to the scene of a barn fire last spring, they were told that a litter of kittens might be trapped inside. Amid the smoke…
When Florida photographer Suzanne Cosme set out early one morning to capture the sunrise at House of Refuge beach, she was expecting the quiet beauty of the ocean — not…
When the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network received a call about a dolphin trapped in a shallow lagoon tucked inside a South Carolina neighborhood, rescuers could hardly believe it. A dolphin…
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