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Police Stops Runaway Driver that Hit and Left Injured Dog
On Oct. 26, 2015, police officer Fernando Zurita from Arica, Chile, was directing traffic when he witnessed a vehicle hit a dog and then take off to avoid helping or acknowledging what he had done….
Educational Trip Turns into Rescue Mission
Last month, volunteers from Lucky Dog Animal Rescue in Arlington, Va., traveled to Puerto Rico to meet with local animal rescuers they partner with to learn more about the dogs they help get off th…
Loyal Dog Stands Next to Fallen Friend and Gets Rescued
How many times have we seen the sad photo of a stray dog standing guard next to another stray dog who unfortunately lost his life on the streets (most of the time hit by a car). And how many times …
Neighbors Help Save Garbage Puppy with Tapped Snout
We would never understand why anyone would think it is okay to throw puppy in a garbage container, let alone tie the dog’s muzzle with electrical tape, but that’s how rescuers found a puppy they’ve…
Security Guard Rescues and Adopts Dog from Canal
Boby used to be a stray dog no one wanted, but after falling in a canal and being close to death, the dog went from homeless to loved home pet.
On October 20, 2015, the stray dog was walking…
Stray Momma Dog Saves Puppies from Drowning
On June 7, 2014, Turkish firefighters tried saving eight puppies that were trapped inside a drainage canal, however, they were unable to because the pipe was too narrow for them to fit through and …
Expeditioners Rescue Puppy Rescued from Desert
Sufferpup is one lucky puppy. No one knows how this weeks-old puppy found its way all alone in the dessers, but thanks to National Geographic grantee expeditioners Cedar Wright and Alex Honnol…
Teen Fights Off Bear to Save Pet Dog
Fifteen-year-old Pierce Ormiston lives in Port Coquitlam, Canada, with his parents and dog named Dublin. The teen is used to seeing small bears in his backyard but he never thought one day he would…
Man Rescues Puppies After Disaster in Dominican Republic
Marcos Polanco and his rescue team went to the Dominican Republic to do a puppy rescue. He and his team of volunteers from SODOPRECA were called in to rescue some puppies after an earthquake, and …
Angel the Lucky Dog Survives Falling 600 ft.
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, Francine Banzali and her two-year-old white German Shepherd named Angel, were running down the Sam Merrill Trail in the Los Angeles, Calif., area. The dog slipped and fe…
Abused Stray Once Again Wags Tail
Back in July, Blossom was found as a stray puppy in Athens, Greece. She was very sick and sad, almost lifeless. Rescuers found her covered in hundreds of ticks, extremely malnourished and needed im…
Dog Buried by Mudslide Found Alive 18 Hours Later
Early morning on May 31, 2014, San Pedro Necta, Guatemala, experienced a devastating mudslide after consecutive days of torrential rain. A landslide claimed the lives of five people. Military rescu…
Train Conductor Stops Train and Rescues Dog
Many times, when a stray dog is found on train tracks, passengers on board the train arrive late to their destination because the train comes to a halt while authorities remove the dog. Another out…
Firefighters Save Dog Believed to Be Dead
On August 2, 2015, Peruvian firefighters responded to an emergency along the Ramiro Prialé highway. A car crash was reported and when rescuers arrived they found a damaged vehicle but no injured hu…