South Haven Firefighter Braves Icy Waters To Save 12-Year-Old Chihuahua
Most of the time, it is people whom they save from fires and other dangers. They are also the heroes who brave wildfires and storms. Other times, they rescue cats stuck in trees, birds trapped in walls, and other animals in peril.
Rescuers Give Street Dog A Second Chance At Life With Emergency Surgery
Life is hard for street dogs and when they’re injured, they often suffer in silence. In some parts of India, dogs are seen as a pest and if they’re hit by a car or attacked by another animal, people don’t think twice about going…
Paralyzed Dog Abandoned At Shelter Learns To Run Again
Some people adopt dogs for work, but even working dogs deserve loving homes with people who care for them. Sometimes, though, animals are seen as little more than commodities and when they can’t perform anymore, they’re deemed worthless.
Rescue Puppy Tries To Eat Magazine Photos Of Tasty-Looking Food
Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and been captivated by mouthwatering-looking photos of food? When I was younger, my grandma would buy cooking magazines and all of the pictures of cake were enough…
Man Adopted 45 Unwanted Shelter Dogs And Let Them Run Free For The First Time
A shelter is no place for a dog to spend his or her life, but unfortunately, there are hundreds of thousands of dogs all over the world who face this bleak fate. Luckily, for these 45 dogs (and a grey wolf), they no longer…
Cops Help Dying Stray Pit Bull Complete His Bucket List Before It’s Too Late
Eddie, a Pit Bull, was found wandering the streets as a stray. Rescuers learned that he has an inoperable tumor and was sadly given less than one year to live. He is currently being cared for by Mikey’s Chance Canine Rescue…
Rescue Dog Is Stuck At Shelter For 94 Days Before His ‘Favorite Volunteer’ Brings Him Home
Dog shelters are incredible places — they take care of the animals that other people can’t (or won’t) care for. Although shelters have incredible staff and volunteers, they’re not the same as a forever home.
Little Dog Is So Very Happy His Family Built Him A Fence Window
Harry had always enjoyed hanging out in his family’s fenced-in backyard, but it didn’t offer much visual access to what lay beyond. The pickets on the fence were so closely spaced, it was pretty much impossible to look through them.
70 Cats Rescued From Ukraine Shelter And Brought To Poland To Find Loving Homes
A Ukrainian animal protection organization, UAnimals, has been helping feed, care, and evacuate animals since the Russian invasion began three weeks ago.
Ukrainian Woman Leads Disabled And Senior Dogs To Safety
Nastya Tikhaya, who helps run an animal shelter her parents own in the town of Irpin, near Kyiv, is being hailed a hero for helping abandoned and disabled animals escape the war-torn area.
Embark Discovers Recessive Gene That Causes Early Onset of Deafness in African Lion Hounds
“When we founded Embark in 2015, we did so to get to the root of genetic health disorders in dogs,” said Ryan Boyko. co-founder and chief executive officer of Embark. “This first health discovery is a significant…
Veterans Join Fight To Rescue Animals From War In Ukraine
When a British army veteran saw heartbreaking photos of animals trapped in Ukraine, he knew he had to do something to help. Now that former soldier, Tom, is leading combat veterans into Ukraine to rescue terrified animals trapped on the embattled country’s front lines.
Dog Who Looked Like He’d Turned To Stone Is Gorgeous Now
When Grinch first arrived at a shelter in South Texas, he looked more like a carved piece of stone than a dog. He was completely hairless and his skin was gray and scabby.
Tiny Drug-Detection Dog Is Doing His Job The Best He Can
Look out, would-be criminals — there’s a new drug-detection dog in town. And, well, he’s tiny. The other day, while passing through an airport in Colombia, passenger Agata Fornasa spotted a group of law enforcement officers. And they were not alone.