Dog owners have a duty to protect their pups, and to give them immense love and affection. We should make sure that our four-legged friends live their best lives. They deserve it. Knowing that there are heartless owners who mistreat and abandon their dogs makes me very sad. In our following story, we will talk…
When her owner chased her from the only home she ever knew, Kontes felt like her whole world had collapsed in front of her eyes. The fifteen-year-old dog couldn’t stop crying as she looked at the house where she used to live with her family. Kontes was in a terrible state, neglected and infested with…
At just two months old, little Daisy faced a tough start to life. Lying immobile on the ground with a swollen belly and struggling to breathe, she seemed in a hopeless situation. Fortunately, a compassionate girl stumbled upon Daisy and promptly took her to a nearby veterinary clinic, where doctors immediately sprang into action to…
Few dog breeds spark as much debate as Pit Bulls, but Brinks, the ever-cheerful Pit Bull, seems to bring smiles to everyone who meets him. Brinks was once a stray, wandering the streets of Brooklyn until he encountered Jon and his dog, Demo. This chance meeting turned out to be a perfect match, with all…
Late last year, a brown and white puppy named Hope waited in a crate abandoned near an apartment complex. Skinny and severely dehydrated, Hope wondered if anyone would find her. The pup’s prayers were answered when a Good Samaritan finally noticed her and contacted Kreitzer’s Critter Corral Puppy Rescue (KCCPR) for help. Meeting Hope, rescue staff were heartbroken to realize the…
For many animals, camouflage is among the most valuable of assets — allowing them to blend into their surroundings while on the hunt or keeping safe from harm. And like a great horned owl against the bark of a tree, or a bright white hare on fallen snow, this dog, too, found the perfect place to go incognito. Reddit/RB9k…
For almost a decade, a dog named Rockland called the hallways of an apartment building his home. He was “no one’s dog” and depended on kind building residents to feed and watch out for him. Otherwise, the resilient pup was left to fend for himself. When building tenants realized they could no longer care for Rockland, they…
Last week, while Southern California residents prepared for a historic hurricane, one lonely dog had nowhere to go. He paced around a Los Angeles neighborhood peering into each yard, hoping to find the family who’d left him behind. Neighbors noticed the large, white dog sulking past their homes but didn’t know how best to help…
Healthcare workers at Martin Luther King Hospital in Compton, California, are used to witnessing emotional scenes — it comes with the territory. But recently, they took in a patient who was in critical condition, and the love they witnessed at his feet moved them to tears. The patient lived within view of the hospital, and…
Tiffany Maki was leaving the park after a quick trip with her dogs when she noticed a fluffy little guy sitting in the grass all alone. He was tied to a collapsed crate and barking at people as they passed by. He hadn’t been there when Maki arrived, meaning he’d been abandoned sometime in the…