A dog was abandoned in an industrial location and finally found safety at a neighboring firefighters’ facility. The dog had been resting on a burning couch at night and hiding beneath automobiles during the day. Rudy, one of the veteran firefighters there, noticed the dirty homeless dog and realized he had to act. He promptly contacted Hope For Paws Rescue …
Rescuers Katelyn Mannion, Kim Reid, and Fiona Mc Clintock were unfazed when lightning streaked over the black and blue sky. They knew there were two terrified German shepherd sisters out there who needed rescue. They weren’t going to give up until they located them. The squad, which frequently assists in the rescue of abandoned animals in Fermanagh, Ireland, acted quickly …
When Animal Aid Unlimited rescue personnel arrived to save a puppy with a neck injury, it was a race against time. When they came, the poor little animal was laying on the ground, unable to raise her head. The little dog didn’t have a broken neck; rather, she had nerve damage as a result of bite wounds. Perhaps the most …
One dog in particular stood out when a group of canines came at The Little Guild in West Cornwall, Connecticut, from the overcrowded Habersham County Animal Shelter in Georgia. Shelter staff could tell Jodi was special right away, and after speaking with the Habersham County shelter manager, they discovered that everyone in Georgia thought so, too. “Jodi meant a lot …
A girl with epilepsy is cared for by Jerry, a dog that no one wanted. Keanna, a 3-year-old with uncontrolled epilepsy, must learn to detect the signals of an imminent seizure, so he saves her life every day. Jerry alerts the rest of the family 30 minutes before Keanna is due to have a seizure. Keanna’s family buys time to …
The elderly homeless dog witnessed the end of his life right in front of his eyes. But it took days for anybody to consider that his life may be spared. For a homeless dog named Bhaloo, life has always been a series of nightmares. Nonetheless, he managed to survive on the streets for several years on his own. Finding his …
For the past five years, Gerardo Ortiz’s Peruvian restaurant, Ajilalo, has had an uncommon customer. A homeless dog prowling the streets chose to halt at the restaurant’s door, delivering a sincere look that indicated he was hungry. Although Gerardo could simply refuse the homeless dog, he instead made a delicious complementary lunch for him. Since then, the man has established …
After a dog fell down a deep hole, she swam in circles for hours, anxiously hoping for help. She eventually grew so fatigued and weak that she couldn’t swim any more, and that’s when she was discovered. A local eventually discovered the unfortunate dog anxiously hanging to the well’s side and phoned Animal Aid Unlimited, hoping for assistance. The rescue …
Deafness affects 5–10% of dogs in the United States. Some dogs develop deafness as they mature, while others are born deaf. Hereditary deafness is frequently caused by a cochleosaccular gene mutation. This form of deafness is common in dogs with white coats and blue eyes. Blu is a deaf pit bull with a white coat and piercing blue eyes. She …
The smile of an adopted dog touched the hearts of his rescuers, who were pushing for him to find a home after he had been overlooked for far too long. Petey, a dog that arrived from a high-intake shelter in North Carolina to SPCA Wake in early October after being overlooked by adopters, received an adoption update from the SPCA …
