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Dog In Prison Foster Program Found Dead in Cell of ‘Blunt Force Trauma’
An animal rescue group says a dog placed in a program that pairs Ohio inmates with foster dogs was found dead in a cell, beaten to death.
Joseph’s Legacy, an animal rescue charity in southwester…
A hero – small dog saves family after bear walked into their home
A small dog is being hailed a hero for saving her family after a bear walked into their North Carolina home late last week. According to multiple sources, Pickles, weighing in at just five pounds, …
Duke’s family promised to love him, then they said they had no time
Handsome Duke, a two-year-old German shepherd, had a family not long ago…a family who promised to love him forever. A family who undoubtedly soaked up his sweet puppy breath and fuzzy puppy fur…
Owner would have dumped bonded seniors in shelter parking lot
A bonded pair of senior dogs would have been dumped in the shelter parking lot, had Riverside Animal Shelter not been able to take the dogs. According to a volunteer, the heartbreaking story for th…
Dog Found Lying In The Road With Stones Around Him Needed Help In The Worst Way
A woman driving by in her car noticed an injured dog lying in the street. She pulled over and put stones around him to help protect him from other vehicles and then called the Animal Aid helpline. …
Dog Falls Overboard During Storm, Owner Thought He Would Never See Him Again
The ocean is beautiful and serene, but that can change at a moments notice. A man and his dog found out how rough life at sea can be when a storm hit causing their boat to spin out of control.
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Leave It To A Golden Retriever To Become Best Friends With A Duck
Leave it to a Golden Retriever to become best friends with a duck! Barclay lives with a flock of seven ducks, but he took to Rudy more than the others. Mom thinks they formed the strongest bond bec…
Missing Dog Somehow Knows To Show Up To Owner’s Funeral
The family of the late Doña Rosalba Quiroz gathered at the funeral service to say a final goodbye and discovered the unthinkable. Quiroz’s missing dog, Bayron, had somehow found and made his way to…
Lab Report: Bonded brothers Mario & Jack have found themselves in rescue at age 12
Grumpy old men? HARDLY!
These two sweet, old boys are brothers. And because their family was moving, they have found them…
Short spine, feel fine! Cute “pibble” Cuda is the queen of the house.
Cuda’s family adopted her at five months, not knowing what was “wrong” with her. It turned out: nothing, really! Cuda was born with short spine syndrome, a condition caused by inbreeding. Aside fro…
Florida pup swims three miles to safety after falling off sailboat in storm
Harley has had quite the adventure, one neither he, nor owner, Shane Hale, are likely looking to experience again!
Hale and Harley were happily reunited this week after the small pup fell overbo…
Stray Runs To Friends For Protection, But They Know Rescuers Are There To Help
Hope For Paws was contacted about an abandoned Chihuahua. When they arrived, the dog was seen weaving in and out of traffic, so they’d have to approach cautiously. A neighbor told the rescuers the …
Despite Warnings From The Shelter, Couple Drives Six Hours To Adopt Sad Dog
Jessica Williams and her boyfriend, Jared, had just moved into their pet-friendly apartment. But she just couldn’t wait a few more months until her birthday to get a dog — she had to have one now. …
Woman Spots Abandoned Baby Animal & Her German Shepherd Finds New Bestie.
Shannon Lugdon heard an unmistakable sound early one morning in June near her Maine home. It was a young moose calling for it’s mother.
Lugdon heard the calf crying for most of the day, and bein…