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Senior Dog Left On The Streets When Owners Moved Away Is Rescued Just In Time
Hope For Paws received a call about an abandoned senior dog, so Lisa Arturo and JoAnn Wiltz set out to rescue him. They learned the dog had been left behind when his owners moved away, and he’d bee…
Dog Had Been Chained Up His Entire Life, Finally Runs Free For The First Time
Ever since Peanut was just a few months old, he’d been chained up on a rural property in Pennsylvania. His owners lived there too but weren’t real interested in him. They weren’t being harsh on pur…
Sad Dog Sits In The Corner Of Kennel But Totally Opens Up When Belt Is Removed From Neck
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 to make him…
Cop Approaches Box On Side Of The Road And Sees 10-Week-Old Puppy Lying Beside It
Deputy Earl Hanners was out on an 87 degree day in Atlanta, Georgia, when he got a call about a puppy abandoned in a box on the side of the road.
A passerby had discovered the box and opened it …
Touching Photo Captures Emotional Farewell Between a Man and His Best Friend
This photo shows Dakota’s dad tenderly cradling her as they share one of their final moments together.
Sara Robertson explains to DogHeirs that she took this photo of her husband, Adam, and thei…
Stray Puppy Hit By Train and in Unfathomable Pain Wags His Tail in His Rescuer’s Arms
A tiny stray puppy had crawled into a hole to hide after his leg had been severed after being hit by a train.
Rescuers at Animal Aid Unlimited, India were called to help and found him afraid and…
Animal Shelter Writes Emotional Letter to Owner Who Dumped Pregnant Dog
A dumped pregnant one-year-old Pit Bull and her puppies are safe thanks to a kind Good Samaritan who spotted the dog hiding in the thorn bushes at the side of a road in Lemoore, California.
At f…
3 puppies die after bees attacked home with excessive clutter
Three puppies in Glendale, Arizona lost their lives on Wednesday after a deadly swarm of bees attacked the backyard home of Esther Julian. The family dog had recently given birth to six healthy pup…
Pit Bull Puppy Chained In The Snow Has Her Cries For Help Answered By A Cop
Pit bulls have an unfair reputation and are often labeled as “vicious” and “aggressive.” This stereotype exists because of some bad owners, but the truth is that pit bulls are not naturally aggress…
Rescue Dog’s Agility Course Fail Makes For The Most Memorable Performance
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 Tessa Eagle Swan who would mak…
Humane Society International rescuing 80 dogs from South Korean meat farm
Humane Society International (HSI) is one of the leading global organizations working in countries across Asia to end the suffering on dog meat markets. On Sunday evening, the Animal Rescue Team be…
Loyal Dog Keeps Months-Long Vigil Outside Hospital Where His Best Friend Died
Most dog lovers know the story of Hachiko, the Japanese akita who waited every day at the train station for his owner, who had passed away, to come home. A statue of the dog, so famed for his l…
Dumbest thief: Masked man steals gumball machine from animal shelter
A masked man in Sacramento, California might very well be nominated for one of the “dumbest criminals” in the state. His idiotic attempt to grab a gumball machine from the foyer of the Front Street…
The Iditarod’s Deadly Secrets Revealed By Whistleblowers
The Iditarod race is a grueling 1000-mile trek that forces dogs to pull a sled through dangerous terrain at an inhumane pace. On top of the intense pressure and stress from pulling, temperatures ca…