Dog Stories
Category13-year-old Edgar needs a soft bed and some kind words before he’s put to sleep at Texas shelter
At the Fort Worth Animal Care and Control Placement Network, both staff and volunteers are pleading with the public to share Edgar’s story. This 13-year-old senior is in need of rescue and, there is no doubt…
10 Shelter Dog Finalists In Dirty Dogs Contest Beg For Your Vote
The Dirty Dogs Contest is celebrating 12 years and the transformations are breathtaking. Many dogs arrive matted, underweight, and covered in dirt. It is amazing what a warm bath, grooming session, and love can do.
Malnourished Husky Puppies Thrown Over Fence At Michigan Shelter Adopted Together
There is a right way and a wrong way to surrender a pet you can no longer care for. A Michigan woman was captured on camera tossing two malnourished puppies over the fence of Jackson County Animal Shelter and driving off.
Animal Rescuers Called In To Save Dozens of Cats Abandoned in Scorching Abu Dhabi Desert
The story unfolded when a group of United Arab Emirates residents stumbled upon these helpless animals, leading to an urgent rescue mission that has prompted outrage and calls for systemic changes in the treatment of stray animals.
Subaru Helps Special Needs and Senior Dogs Find Homes With National Make a Dog’s Day
They understand that dogs are part of the family and want to give back in a big way to the dogs that are overlooked. It is clear the car company loves dogs just as much as their customers. Their commercials often feature…
Black Trash Bag In Blueberry Field Is Really A Mangled Dog
While driving along the blueberry fields, Shena spotted what she initially thought was a black bag of garbage. As she got closer, she realized it was actually a black dog lying motionless. Unresponsive to Shena’s voice…
Dumped & Brokenhearted, Dog Scoured The Sea Looking For His Owner
When a dog, later named Ocean, was abandoned on a beach, the local community came together to help him find a new home. The heartwarming story of Ocean’s rescue and eventual adoption is a testament to the power…
Used By An ‘Unscrupulous’ Breeder All Her Life, Dog Hugs Man That Freed Her
Sophie, a five-year-old dog, was found in mid-February in a dump in Tijuana, Mexico. She was sitting on a worn-out blanket among mountains of trash, her body covered in scars, and her ears were bleeding. Sophie had been…
Bony Dog Was Stiff And Cold But Fought For His ‘Happy Ending’ With Vigor
A little dog named Roger was left in a cardboard box in terrible condition. He was less than two years old and was on the brink of death. His body was stiff, cold, and pale, and he was in and out of consciousness.
Puppies Huddled Together With Shared Scars Of Trauma They Both Carried
On a desolate stretch of highway, two young puppies huddled together, forsaken and frightened. The nearest town was over six miles away. The only signs of life were the cars speeding by, leaving clouds of dust in their wake.
Owner leaves 14-year-old dog at shelter to be put to sleep
… Symon is Rip. Owner called shelter later on again today to check if they already euthanized him, and why shelter was still holding him… shelter vet evaluated him and he was deaf, blind and very disorientated, they have not choice to apply the Eu.
Surrendered 18 yr old dog clings to kind woman at shelter
After being surrendered to a busy, high intake animal control agency in California, an 18-year-old dog had little to find comfort in…until a kind woman stopped to hold her. Photographer John Hwang was present when
One last chance to save ‘Hooch’ from dying at NYC shelter
Meet Hooch; this young dog is scheduled to be euthanized at anytime now, and like so many other dogs at the Brooklyn shelter for New York City’s Animal Care Centers, Hooch has been struggling with the stress and anxiety…
Bertie County Humane Society’s worst emergency: Needs help placing dogs
In Windsor, North Carolina, the Bertie County Humane Society has announced they are facing the worst emergency they have ever announced. The 14 dogs, currently at the shelter, will need to be out of the shelter by the end of the week.