Dogs are simply amazing animals, and their title of ‘man’s best friend’ couldn’t be more appropriate. Sadly, mankind doesn’t exactly return the friendship. After seeing this story, however, another title might also…
When rescuer Donna Lochmann set out in her Jeep one February morning, her focus was on an emergency call. As Stray Rescue of St. Louis’ chief life saving officer, Donna…
At House with a Heart Senior Pet Sanctuary, founder Sher Polvinale is used to tough phone calls. But one recent call stopped her in her tracks. On the other end…
It was the most unusual animal drop-off anyone at the shelter had ever seen—but it catapulted this stray dog to internet fame and even a new home. On July 9, workers at the Riverside…
This picture is one of the most tragic things I have ever seen. A dog who has been abandoned by its owner, staring at the wall and frozen in fear.…
There’s nothing more precious than the love between a boy and his first pet dog. But one pair of new friends has something extra special in common—and miraculously found each other…
It’s truly heartbreaking how some people treat animals: we’ve seen too many stories of dogs and cats being discarded and abandoned in terrible ways. But thankfully, there are also people…
It always hurts to hear about animals in distress, but the silver lining is that there are also people out there who are willing to do everything they can to…
After a fire broke out at a doggy daycare, all the animals made it out safe and sound — thanks not just to the firefighters but to neighbors who rushed…
Some dogs go through a lot of hardship in life, suffering from human neglect. But thankfully there are also people in the world willing to give these dogs a second…
Nirvana didn’t understand why her family had left her behind. All she knew was that she had a blanket, a little food, and the spot where they’d said goodbye. So…
Eden has always had a gentle heart. As a stray in Southern California, she spent her days sleeping under a tree, quietly watching as kind strangers left her food. Whenever…
Hogan’s spirit was breaking. Trapped in a California shelter and facing the threat of euthanasia, the gentle dog curled into a corner of his kennel, trembling and crying — as…
At a crowded California shelter, a sweet pit bull named Hogan curled into the corner of his kennel. Overcome with fear, he shook and cried, sensing that time was running…
Winter in Wannaska, Minnesota, usually means endless blankets of snow. So when a group of drivers spotted a large black shape in the middle of the white landscape, they slowed…
On a chilly, windy afternoon in Valdese, North Carolina, Avery Rogers clocked in for another shift at her family’s food truck, Lucky Dogs NC. She thought her day would be…
Jill Henke wasn’t expecting to start a rescue mission when she pulled up to a community center in Washington Park, Illinois. She was just there to drop off cat food…
At just a year old, Bruno’s life already bore the weight of hardship. Chained outside day after day, he had no way to escape when another dog attacked him, leaving…
For close to a decade, a dog named Rockland roamed the halls of an apartment building — a loyal presence without a family to call his own. He wasn’t anyone’s…
For nearly ten years, a dog named Rockland lived in the hallways of an apartment building — a loyal presence with no family of his own. He wasn’t “anyone’s dog,”…
