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Heroic Man’s Quest to Save a Dog from Death’s Door
Wilson Martins Coitinho is a real hero. He’s not an officer of the law or a soldier fighting in a war; he’s a hero that rescues dogs from the brink of death. The following photos are on the graph…
Dogs Steal the Show in This Time-Lapse Pregnancy Video
When Monique told her guy Byron that they were expecting their first child, he decided to capture the entire experience by doing a time-lapse video. They planned to have the dogs in the s…
Dog Who Spent 15 YEARS in a Shelter Finally Has a Home
From the time he was a seven-week-old puppy until the age of fifteen years, Chip has been in a shelter. This is a pitiable life for any creature. But when one man found out about this, he mad…
Dog Found with Muzzle Taped Shut Making Remarkable Recovery
A pit bull named Caitlyn nearly lost her life because of the cruelty of one man, who has since been arrested for tightly taping her snout shut. Now she is getting tons of love and care, and is…
Dog Reunited With Family After Seven Year Separation
A woman from South Florida has been reunited with her Boston terrier after seven years of separation. Lola was assumed to have run away from home, and Julie Arango, Lola’s human, didn’t think …
Unlikely Friendship: Dog Cares for Baby Wallaby
We’ve heard of dogs caring for orphan kitties, chicks, sheep and ducks, but have you ever heard of a dog caring for a baby wallaby? Meet Poppy.+
In Cornwall, UK, a Labrador cross named Poppy has…
Wash. Firefighters Rescue Dog Trapped in Swamp
On May 31, 2015, firefighters from Port Orchard, Wash., received a call about a dog stuck in the South Kitsap County swamps. Rescuers were dispatched and found a black dog, knee deep in the swamps….
Police Officers Surprise Elderly Woman With Rescue Dog
Gene Coleman, an 80-year-old woman from Cleveland, Ohio, was devastated after someone killed her dog. Area police are investigating and have yet to solve the case. Meanwhile the officers wanted to …
They Found This Injured Pup Shaking In The Bushes…But She Wasn’t Alone
Hope For Paws helps countless abandoned animals find a second chance at happiness through their incredible rescue efforts. Each case tugs on our heartstrings and makes us wonder what kind of cruel …
FIRST Dog Scent-Trained To Detect Thyroid Cancer In Human Urine Samples
A trained scent dog accurately identified whether patients’ urine samples had thyroid cancer or were benign (noncancerous) 88.2 percent of the time, according to a new study, to be presented March …
Dog Rescued After 12 Years of Living in an Alley
Imagine hearing the painful cries all night long. Cookie is slowing dying and needs our help immediately! On Easter Sunday, Cookie was abandoned in a very small alleyway while her family got ev…
Committing to a Dog After Cancer
Steven and Billie, 1998
Leap Year Day, 1986: I drove up to a ramshackle house in Berkeley to pick out my first dog. It was a month before my two-year cancer anniversary, at which point I would be …
Teacher Chooses to Live in Car Rather Than Give Up Rescue Dogs
When English teacher Hillary Barrows couldn’t find work after returning to her native land, the UK, she was forced to live in her car. She could have stayed in emergency housing, but she refus…
Bonded Pair Thelma & Louise Deserve a Happy Ending
New York Bully Crew has some lovely bonded pairs who really need homes. Some were badly abused, and some were surrendered because their heartbroken owner lost his home. But all really need a fres…